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Olympus TG-5 vs Sony TX200V

Portability
90 Imaging
38 Features
51 Overall
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Olympus Tough TG-5 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX200V front
Portability
96 Imaging
42 Features
48 Overall
44

Olympus TG-5 vs Sony TX200V Key Specs

Olympus TG-5
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 100 - 12800 (Bump to 12800)
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • 25-100mm (F2.0-4.9) lens
  • 250g - 113 x 66 x 32mm
  • Revealed May 2017
  • Succeeded the Olympus TG-4
  • Replacement is Olympus TG-6
Sony TX200V
(Full Review)
  • 18MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3.3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 64 - 12800
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 28-140mm (F3.5-4.8) lens
  • 129g - 96 x 58 x 16mm
  • Released January 2012
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Olympus TG-5 vs Sony TX200V Overview

Let's look closer at the Olympus TG-5 vs Sony TX200V, former is a Waterproof while the latter is a Ultracompact by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a considerable difference among the image resolutions of the TG-5 (12MP) and TX200V (18MP) but both cameras have the same sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The TG-5 was released 5 years after the TX200V which is a fairly large difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Olympus TG-5 being a Compact camera and the Sony TX200V being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going straight to a complete comparison, here is a brief summation of how the TG-5 grades vs the TX200V in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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Reasons to pick Olympus TG-5 over the Sony TX200V

		

		

			
 TG-5 TX200V 
ReleasedMay 2017January 2012Newer by 65 months
Focus manually  More accurate focusing
		

	

	
	

		

		
Reasons to pick Sony TX200V over the Olympus TG-5

		

		

			
 TX200V TG-5 
Screen dimensions3.3"3"Bigger screen (+0.3")
Screen resolution1230k460kCrisper screen (+770k dot)
Touch friendly screen  Quickly navigate
		

	

	
	

		

		
Common features in the Olympus TG-5 and Sony TX200V

		

		

			
 TG-5 TX200V 
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Selfie screen  No selfie screen
		

	

	

	
	
	
	

	

		

		
Olympus TG-5 vs Sony TX200V Physical Comparison

		

		

			
If you're planning to travel with your camera frequently, you will need to consider its weight and proportions. The Olympus TG-5 enjoys outer measurements of 113mm x 66mm x 32mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.3") with a weight of 250 grams (0.55 lbs) and the Sony TX200V has measurements of 96mm x 58mm x 16mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.6") accompanied by a weight of 129 grams (0.28 lbs).
Analyze the Olympus TG-5 vs Sony TX200V in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses
Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you use during that time. Following is a front view size comparison of the TG-5 against the TX200V.
Olympus TG-5 vs Sony TX200V size comparison
Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the TG-5 and TX200V is 90 and 96 respectively.
Olympus TG-5 vs Sony TX200V top view buttons comparison		

	

	
	

		

		
Olympus TG-5 vs Sony TX200V Sensor Comparison

		

		

			
In many cases, it's difficult to envision the difference in sensor dimensions only by viewing specs. The pic below might offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the TG-5 and TX200V.
As you can plainly see, each of the cameras provide the same sensor dimensions albeit not the same resolution. You can count on the Sony TX200V to provide you with extra detail as a result of its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs more aggressively. The younger TG-5 will have a benefit in sensor tech.
	
			Olympus TG-5 vs Sony TX200V sensor size comparison			
		

	

	
	

		

		
Olympus TG-5 vs Sony TX200V Screen and ViewFinder

		

		

					

		Olympus TG-5 vs Sony TX200V Screen and Viewfinder comparison	

	
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Photography Type Scores

		

	

	
Portrait Comparison
Olympus TG-5 Portrait photography features
Sony TX200V Portrait photography features
39
 you can focus manually
 offers face detection autofocus
 exports RAW formats
 manual exposure not available
 cannot use external flash
 low MP (12MP)
 sensor size is small (1/2.3")
36
 MP count good (18 megapixels)
 provides face detection focus
 lack of manual focus
 manual exposure not possible
 external flash not possible
 sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
 doesn't have RAW support
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Street Comparison
Olympus TG-5 Street photography info
Sony TX200V Street photography info
64
 has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
 exports RAW formats
 weather proofing
 screen does not articulate
 sensor size is small (1/2.3")
 more heavy than competitors (250 grams)
68
 built in image stabilization (Optical)
 features focus by touch
 weather proofing
 screen is fixed
 sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
 doesn't have RAW support
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Sports Comparison
Olympus TG-5 Sports photography features
Sony TX200V Sports photography features
46
 high frames per second (20.0 frames per second)
 has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
 offers tracking autofocus
 weather proofing
 great battery power (340 CIPA)
 lack of shutter priority mode
 low MP (12 megapixels)
 sensor size is small (1/2.3")
 lack of phase detect autofocus
49
 built in image stabilization (Optical)
 MP count good (18 megapixels)
 provides tracking autofocus
 weather proofing
 lack of shutter priority mode
 sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
 doesn't have phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison
Olympus TG-5 Travel photography factors
Sony TX200V Travel photography factors
68
 great battery power (340 CIPA)
 weather proofing
 built-in flash
 reasonably wide (25mm)
 good max aperture (f2.0)
 more heavy than competitors (250g)
 low MP (12 megapixels)
 doesn't feature selfie friendly screen
71
 weather proofing
 features focus by touch
 MP count good (18MP)
 flash built-in
 quite wide (28mm)
 does not have Timelapse mode
 display isn't selfie friendly
 sluggish max aperture (f3.5)
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Landscape Comparison
Olympus TG-5 Landscape photography details
Sony TX200V Landscape photography details
57
 you can focus manually
 reasonably wide (25mm)
 good max aperture (f2.0)
 screen is a decent size (3")
 has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
 exports RAW formats
 weather proofing
 great battery power (340 CIPA)
 lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
 manual exposure not available
 low MP (12 megapixels)
 sensor size is small (1/2.3")
47
 quite wide (28mm)
 pretty good screen size (3.3")
 built in image stabilization (Optical)
 MP count good (18MP)
 weather proofing
 lack of manual focus
 fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
 sluggish max aperture (f3.5)
 manual exposure not possible
 sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
 doesn't have RAW support
 does not have Timelapse mode
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Vlogging Comparison
Olympus TG-5 Vlogging factors
Sony TX200V Vlogging factors
34
 reasonably wide (25mm)
 good max aperture (f2.0)
 has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
 offers face detection autofocus
 video resolution high (3840 x 2160 pixels)
 doesn't feature selfie friendly screen
 does not have external microphone jack
 more heavy than competitors (250g)
35
 quite wide (28mm)
 touchscreen enabled
 built in image stabilization (Optical)
 provides face detection focus
 great video quality (1920 x 1080 pixels)
 sluggish max aperture (f3.5)
 display isn't selfie friendly
 does not have external microphone port
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Olympus TG-5 vs Sony TX200V Specifications

		

		

					

		
		

			Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus TG-5 and Sony TX200V
 Olympus Tough TG-5Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX200V
General Information
Make Olympus Sony
Model Olympus Tough TG-5 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX200V
Category Waterproof Ultracompact
Revealed 2017-05-17 2012-01-30
Body design Compact Ultracompact
Sensor Information
Powered by TruePic VIII BIONZ
Sensor type BSI-CMOS BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 6.17 x 4.55mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor surface area 28.1mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 12 megapixel 18 megapixel
Anti aliasing filter    
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and  16:9 4:3 and  16:9
Max resolution 4000 x 3000 4896 x 3672
Max native ISO 12800 12800
Max enhanced ISO 12800 -
Min native ISO 100 64
RAW photos    
Min enhanced ISO 100 -
Autofocusing
Focus manually    
Touch to focus    
Continuous AF    
AF single    
Tracking AF    
AF selectice    
AF center weighted    
AF multi area    
Live view AF    
Face detect focusing    
Contract detect focusing    
Phase detect focusing    
Number of focus points 25 9
Lens
Lens mount fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 25-100mm (4.0x) 28-140mm (5.0x)
Maximal aperture f/2.0-4.9 f/3.5-4.8
Macro focus distance 1cm 3cm
Crop factor 5.8 5.8
Screen
Range of display Fixed Type Fixed Type
Display size 3 inch 3.3 inch
Resolution of display 460k dot 1,230k dot
Selfie friendly    
Liveview    
Touch capability    
Display tech - 1,229,760 dots equiv. XtraFine TruBlack OLED display
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None None
Features
Minimum shutter speed 4 seconds 2 seconds
Fastest shutter speed 1/2000 seconds 1/1600 seconds
Continuous shutter speed 20.0 frames/s 10.0 frames/s
Shutter priority    
Aperture priority    
Manually set exposure    
Custom WB    
Image stabilization    
Built-in flash    
Flash range - 3.10 m
Flash settings Auto, redeye reduction, slow sync, redeye slow sync, fill, manual, off Auto, On, Off, Slow Sync
External flash    
AEB    
White balance bracketing    
Exposure
Multisegment metering    
Average metering    
Spot metering    
Partial metering    
AF area metering    
Center weighted metering    
Video features
Video resolutions 3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 102 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM 1920 x 1080 (60 fps), 1440 x 1080 (30 fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Max video resolution 3840x2160 1920x1080
Video data format MPEG-4, H.264 MPEG-4, AVCHD
Microphone jack    
Headphone jack    
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In None
Bluetooth    
NFC    
HDMI    
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS Built-in BuiltIn
Physical
Environment seal    
Water proof    
Dust proof    
Shock proof    
Crush proof    
Freeze proof    
Weight 250g (0.55 lb) 129g (0.28 lb)
Physical dimensions 113 x 66 x 32mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.3") 96 x 58 x 16mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.6")
DXO scores
DXO Overall score not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth score not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range score not tested not tested
DXO Low light score not tested not tested
Other
Battery life 340 photographs 220 photographs
Battery form Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery model LI-92B NP-BN
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 secs, custom) Yes (2 or 10 sec, Portrait 1/2)
Time lapse recording    
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC card (UHS-I compatible) Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo/Pro-HG Duo
Storage slots Single Single
Retail pricing $449 $500