Olympus TG-2 iHS vs Sony RX100 VII

The following is a comprehensive assessment of the Olympus TG-2 iHS and Sony RX100 VII, one is a Waterproof and the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the TG-2 iHS (12MP) and RX100 VII (20MP) and the TG-2 iHS (1/2.3") and RX100 VII (1") feature different sensor sizes.

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The TG-2 iHS was brought out 7 years before the RX100 VII which is a fairly large gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras offer different body type with the Olympus TG-2 iHS being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 VII being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before getting through a detailed comparison, below is a concise view of how the TG-2 iHS matches up against the RX100 VII when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus Tough TG-2 iHS and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus TG-2 iHS Gallery and Sony RX100 VII Gallery.

For those who are looking to travel with your camera regularly, you will need to think about its weight and volume. The Olympus TG-2 iHS has got outer dimensions of 111mm x 67mm x 29mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.1") along with a weight of 230 grams (0.51 lbs) whilst the Sony RX100 VII has sizing of 102mm x 58mm x 43mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.7") along with a weight of 302 grams (0.67 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are utilising at that moment. Following is the front view proportions comparison of the TG-2 iHS vs the RX100 VII.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the TG-2 iHS and RX100 VII is 91 and 88 respectively.

Normally, it is very difficult to visualize the gap in sensor dimensions merely by researching technical specs. The image here might provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the TG-2 iHS and RX100 VII.

As you can tell, both cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The TG-2 iHS because of its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field tougher and the Sony RX100 VII will render more detail having its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop pictures far more aggressively. The more aged TG-2 iHS will be behind when it comes to sensor technology.