Olympus TG-5 vs Sony RX100 VI

In this article, we are looking at the Olympus TG-5 vs Sony RX100 VI, former being a Waterproof while the other is a Large Sensor Compact by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There is a noticeable difference among the image resolutions of the TG-5 (12MP) and RX100 VI (20MP) and the TG-5 (1/2.3") and RX100 VI (1") enjoy totally different sensor sizes.

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The TG-5 was released 12 months prior to the RX100 VI which means that they are both of a similar age. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus TG-5 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 VI being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before delving straight into a detailed comparison, below is a simple summary of how the TG-5 matches up against the RX100 VI for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus Tough TG-5 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus TG-5 Gallery & Sony RX100 VI Gallery.

In case you're looking to lug around your camera regularly, you are going to need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus TG-5 has exterior measurements of 113mm x 66mm x 32mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.3") along with a weight of 250 grams (0.55 lbs) whilst the Sony RX100 VI has dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 43mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.7") and a weight of 301 grams (0.66 lbs).

Look at the Olympus TG-5 vs Sony RX100 VI in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are utilising at the time. The following is the front view measurements comparison of the TG-5 and the RX100 VI.

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the TG-5 and RX100 VI is 90 and 88 respectively.

Generally, its difficult to envision the gap in sensor measurements purely by viewing technical specs. The photograph below might provide you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the TG-5 and RX100 VI.

As you can tell, each of the cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The TG-5 because of its smaller sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field harder and the Sony RX100 VI will render extra detail as a result of its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop photos a little more aggressively. The older TG-5 will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.