Olympus TG-6 vs Sony QX100

Its time to look a little more in depth at the Olympus TG-6 and Sony QX100, one is a Waterproof and the other is a Lens-style by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the TG-6 (12MP) and QX100 (20MP) and the TG-6 (1/2.3") and QX100 (1") offer totally different sensor sizes.

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The TG-6 was released 5 years after the QX100 which is a fairly large gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus TG-6 being a Compact camera and the Sony QX100 being a Lens-style camera.

Before getting right into a complete comparison, here is a simple summary of how the TG-6 grades versus the QX100 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus Tough TG-6 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX100. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus TG-6 Gallery and Sony QX100 Gallery.