Olympus TG-810 vs Sony HX300

Let's take a more detailed look at the Olympus TG-810 vs Sony HX300, one is a Waterproof and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a crucial gap among the image resolutions of the TG-810 (14MP) and HX300 (20MP) but both cameras offer the same sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The TG-810 was released 18 months before the HX300 making them a generation away from one another. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus TG-810 being a Compact camera and the Sony HX300 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before we go right into a thorough comparison, here is a short summation of how the TG-810 scores against the HX300 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus TG-810 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX300. The complete galleries are available at Olympus TG-810 Gallery and Sony HX300 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to carry around your camera, you will need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus TG-810 has got outer dimensions of 100mm x 65mm x 26mm (3.9" x 2.6" x 1.0") with a weight of 215 grams (0.47 lbs) while the Sony HX300 has dimensions of 130mm x 103mm x 93mm (5.1" x 4.1" x 3.7") having a weight of 623 grams (1.37 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you have attached at that moment. The following is a front view scale comparison of the TG-810 vs the HX300.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the TG-810 and HX300 is 92 and 63 respectively.

Typically, its difficult to envision the difference in sensor sizes merely by researching technical specs. The picture here may provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the TG-810 and HX300.

As you can tell, both of these cameras have the same sensor dimensions but not the same megapixels. You should expect to see the Sony HX300 to provide you with greater detail as a result of its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop photos a bit more aggressively. The more aged TG-810 will be disadvantaged in sensor technology.