Olympus TG-3 vs Sony A850

Let's look more closely at the Olympus TG-3 versus Sony A850, former is a Waterproof while the other is a Advanced DSLR by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a considerable gap among the image resolutions of the TG-3 (16MP) and A850 (25MP) and the TG-3 (1/2.3") and A850 (Full frame) offer different sensor dimensions.

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The TG-3 was unveiled 4 years after the A850 which is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras have different body design with the Olympus TG-3 being a Compact camera and the Sony A850 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before delving straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a short overview of how the TG-3 scores vs the A850 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus Tough TG-3 & Sony Alpha DSLR-A850. The full galleries are provided at Olympus TG-3 Gallery & Sony A850 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to travel with your camera often, you are going to need to think about its weight and proportions. The Olympus TG-3 comes with outside measurements of 112mm x 66mm x 31mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.2") along with a weight of 247 grams (0.54 lbs) whilst the Sony A850 has measurements of 156mm x 117mm x 82mm (6.1" x 4.6" x 3.2") with a weight of 895 grams (1.97 lbs).

Check out the Olympus TG-3 versus Sony A850 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are working with during that time. Below is a front view scale comparison of the TG-3 against the A850.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the TG-3 and A850 is 90 and 54 respectively.

Sometimes, its difficult to picture the contrast in sensor dimensions only by checking out a spec sheet. The pic here will offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the TG-3 and A850.

As you can see, both of these cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The TG-3 having a smaller sensor is going to make achieving bokeh harder and the Sony A850 will show more detail having an extra 9 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop pics more aggressively. The newer TG-3 provides an advantage in sensor tech.