Olympus TG-6 vs Sony HX10V

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.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus Tough TG-6 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX10V. The whole galleries are available at Olympus TG-6 Gallery and Sony HX10V Gallery.

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).

Analyze the Olympus TG-6 vs Sony HX10V in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

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.

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

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.