Olympus TG-830 iHS vs Panasonic FZ1000 II

Below is a thorough overview of the Olympus TG-830 iHS and Panasonic FZ1000 II, one being a Waterproof and the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom by brands Olympus and Panasonic. The resolution of the TG-830 iHS (16MP) and the FZ1000 II (20MP) is pretty close but the TG-830 iHS (1/2.3") and FZ1000 II (1") posses totally different sensor dimensions.

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The TG-830 iHS was brought out 7 years earlier than the FZ1000 II and that is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus TG-830 iHS being a Compact camera and the Panasonic FZ1000 II being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before going straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a simple introduction of how the TG-830 iHS scores vs the FZ1000 II in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus TG-830 iHS and Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ1000 II. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus TG-830 iHS Gallery and Panasonic FZ1000 II Gallery.

In case you're intending to lug around your camera frequently, you are going to need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus TG-830 iHS offers outside dimensions of 109mm x 67mm x 28mm (4.3" x 2.6" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 214 grams (0.47 lbs) and the Panasonic FZ1000 II has dimensions of 136mm x 97mm x 132mm (5.4" x 3.8" x 5.2") having a weight of 808 grams (1.78 lbs).

See the Olympus TG-830 iHS and Panasonic FZ1000 II in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you have attached at that time. The following is a front view over all size comparison of the TG-830 iHS and the FZ1000 II.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the TG-830 iHS and FZ1000 II is 91 and 55 respectively.

Sometimes, its difficult to visualise the gap in sensor measurements simply by looking through specs. The graphic below will help offer you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the TG-830 iHS and FZ1000 II.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras have different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The TG-830 iHS featuring a smaller sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field more difficult and the Panasonic FZ1000 II will provide you with extra detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop shots a bit more aggressively. The older TG-830 iHS will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.