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Olympus TG-6 vs Sony HX10V

Portability
90
Imaging
39
Features
54
Overall
45
Olympus Tough TG-6 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX10V front
Portability
91
Imaging
42
Features
46
Overall
43

Olympus TG-6 vs Sony HX10V Key Specs

Olympus TG-6
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 12800
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • 25-100mm (F2.0-4.9) lens
  • 253g - 113 x 66 x 32mm
  • Launched May 2019
  • Earlier Model is Olympus TG-5
Sony HX10V
(Full Review)
  • 18MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 12800
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 24-400mm (F3.3-5.9) lens
  • 234g - 105 x 60 x 34mm
  • Launched February 2012
  • New Model is Sony HX20V
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Olympus TG-6 vs Sony HX10V Overview

Lets look much closer at the Olympus TG-6 vs Sony HX10V, one being a Waterproof and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a significant difference between the resolutions of the TG-6 (12MP) and HX10V (18MP) but they feature the exact same sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The TG-6 was announced 7 years later than the HX10V and that is quite a sizable gap as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before we go straight into a thorough comparison, below is a short synopsis of how the TG-6 matches up against the HX10V in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Olympus TG-6 over the Sony HX10V

 TG-6 HX10V 
LaunchedMay 2019February 2012More recent by 88 months
Focus manually Dial accurate focus
Screen resolution1040k922kSharper screen (+118k dot)

Reasons to pick Sony HX10V over the Olympus TG-6

 HX10V TG-6 

Common features in the Olympus TG-6 and Sony HX10V

 TG-6 HX10V 
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Screen dimension3"3"Identical screen measurements
Selfie screen Lacking selfie screen
Touch screen Lacking Touch screen

Olympus TG-6 vs Sony HX10V Physical Comparison

For those who are planning to lug around your camera, you'll have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus TG-6 has outside dimensions of 113mm x 66mm x 32mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 253 grams (0.56 lbs) and the Sony HX10V has proportions of 105mm x 60mm x 34mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.3") and a weight of 234 grams (0.52 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are using at that time. The following is the front view measurement comparison of the TG-6 versus the HX10V.

Olympus TG-6 vs Sony HX10V size comparison

Using size and weight, the portability score of the TG-6 and HX10V is 90 and 91 respectively.

Olympus TG-6 vs Sony HX10V top view buttons comparison

Olympus TG-6 vs Sony HX10V Sensor Comparison

Oftentimes, its difficult to visualise the contrast between sensor measurements merely by reading technical specs. The photograph here may offer you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the TG-6 and HX10V.

As you have seen, both of those cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same megapixels. You should expect the Sony HX10V to offer you more detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The younger TG-6 is going to have a benefit in sensor innovation.

Olympus TG-6 vs Sony HX10V sensor size comparison

Olympus TG-6 vs Sony HX10V Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus TG-6 vs Sony HX10V Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus TG-6 Portrait photography advice
Sony HX10V Portrait photography advice
40
focusing manually
features face detect focusing
exports RAW files
no manual exposure
can't use external flash
low megapixels (12 megapixels)
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
38
decent MP (18MP)
has face detection focus
no manual focus
cannot use external flash
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
no RAW files
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Street Comparison

Olympus TG-6 Street photography info
Sony HX10V Street photography info
65
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
exports RAW files
environment sealing
fixed screen
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
heavier than competitors (253 grams)
62
has image stabilization (Optical)
lighter than competition in class (234 grams)
no moving screen
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
no RAW files
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Sports Comparison

Olympus TG-6 as a Sports photography camera
Sony HX10V as a Sports photography camera
47
high frames per second (20.0 frames per second)
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
features tracking focus
environment sealing
great battery power (340 CIPA)
no shutter priority
low megapixels (12 megapixels)
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
lack of phase detect AF
49
great zoom range (24-400mm 16.7 x zoom)
has image stabilization (Optical)
decent MP (18 megapixels)
has tracking autofocus
no shutter priority
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
no phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Olympus TG-6 Travel photography advice
Sony HX10V Travel photography advice
68
great battery power (340 per charge)
environment sealing
flash built-in
pretty wide (25mm)
good max aperture (f2.0)
heavier than competitors (253g)
low megapixels (12 megapixels)
screen isn't selfie friendly
69
lighter than competition in class (234g)
decent MP (18MP)
built-in flash
rather wide (24mm)
long reach (400mm)
missing Time Lapse recording
screen is not selfie friendly
slow maximum aperture (f3.3)
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Landscape Comparison

Landscape photography with Olympus TG-6
Landscape photography with Sony HX10V
57
focusing manually
pretty wide (25mm)
good max aperture (f2.0)
decent sized screen (3 inch)
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
exports RAW files
environment sealing
great battery power (340 per charge)
cannot swap lenses (fixed lens mount)
no manual exposure
low megapixels (12MP)
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
45
rather wide (24mm)
screen size is good (3")
has image stabilization (Optical)
decent MP (18 megapixels)
no manual focus
can't switch lenses (fixed lens mount)
slow maximum aperture (f3.3)
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
no RAW files
missing Time Lapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus TG-6 Vlogging details
Sony HX10V Vlogging details
34
pretty wide (25mm)
good max aperture (f2.0)
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
features face detect focusing
high quality video (3840 x 2160 pxls)
screen isn't selfie friendly
no mic jack
heavier than competitors (253 grams)
34
rather wide (24mm)
has image stabilization (Optical)
has face detection focus
high res video (1920 x 1080 pxls)
lighter than competition in class (234g)
slow maximum aperture (f3.3)
screen is not selfie friendly
missing external mic support
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Olympus TG-6 vs Sony HX10V Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus TG-6 and Sony HX10V
 Olympus Tough TG-6Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX10V
General Information
Brand Olympus Sony
Model type Olympus Tough TG-6 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX10V
Type Waterproof Small Sensor Superzoom
Launched 2019-05-22 2012-02-28
Physical type Compact Compact
Sensor Information
Chip TruePic VIII BIONZ
Sensor type BSI-CMOS BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1/2.3"
Sensor dimensions 6.17 x 4.55mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor area 28.1mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 12 megapixel 18 megapixel
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 4:3 and 16:9
Maximum resolution 4000 x 3000 4896 x 3672
Maximum native ISO 12800 12800
Min native ISO 100 100
RAW support
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
Autofocus touch
Autofocus continuous
Autofocus single
Tracking autofocus
Selective autofocus
Autofocus center weighted
Multi area autofocus
Autofocus live view
Face detection focus
Contract detection focus
Phase detection focus
Total focus points 25 9
Lens
Lens mount type fixed lens fixed lens
Lens zoom range 25-100mm (4.0x) 24-400mm (16.7x)
Maximum aperture f/2.0-4.9 f/3.3-5.9
Macro focusing range 1cm 5cm
Crop factor 5.8 5.8
Screen
Type of screen Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen sizing 3 inches 3 inches
Resolution of screen 1,040k dots 922k dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch function
Screen technology - XtraFine TruBlack TFT LCD
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None None
Features
Slowest shutter speed 4 seconds 30 seconds
Maximum shutter speed 1/2000 seconds 1/1600 seconds
Continuous shooting rate 20.0 frames/s 10.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation - Yes
Set white balance
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash distance - 5.30 m
Flash options Auto, Red Eye Reduction, Slow sync. (1st curtain), Red-eye Slow sync. (1st curtain), Fill- in, Manual, Flash Off Auto, On, Off, Slow Sync
Hot shoe
Auto exposure bracketing
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Supported video resolutions 3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 102 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PC 1920 x 1080 (60 fps), 1440 x 1080 (30 fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Maximum video resolution 3840x2160 1920x1080
Video format MPEG-4, H.264 MPEG-4, AVCHD
Mic support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In Eye-Fi Connected
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS Built-in BuiltIn
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 253g (0.56 lbs) 234g (0.52 lbs)
Dimensions 113 x 66 x 32mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.3") 105 x 60 x 34mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.3")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth rating not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating not tested not tested
DXO Low light rating not tested not tested
Other
Battery life 340 images 320 images
Style of battery Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery ID LI-92B NP-BG1
Self timer Yes Yes (2 or 10 sec, Portrait 1/2)
Time lapse recording
Storage type SD/SDHC/SDXC card (UHS-I support) SD/SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo/Pro-HG Duo
Card slots 1 1
Launch price $449 $616