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Olympus TG-6 vs Sony WX220

Portability
90
Imaging
39
Features
54
Overall
45
Olympus Tough TG-6 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX220 front
Portability
96
Imaging
43
Features
41
Overall
42

Olympus TG-6 vs Sony WX220 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
  • Announced May 2019
  • Superseded the Olympus TG-5
Sony WX220
(Full Review)
  • 18MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 12800
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 25-250mm (F3.3-5.9) lens
  • 121g - 92 x 52 x 22mm
  • Released February 2014
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Olympus TG-6 vs Sony WX220 Overview

Its time to look more closely at the Olympus TG-6 vs Sony WX220, former being a Waterproof while the latter is a Ultracompact by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a substantial difference between the sensor resolutions of the TG-6 (12MP) and WX220 (18MP) but both cameras offer the same sensor size (1/2.3").

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The TG-6 was announced 5 years later than the WX220 and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus TG-6 being a Compact camera and the Sony WX220 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going straight to a in depth comparison, here is a concise summation of how the TG-6 grades versus the WX220 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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Reasons to pick Olympus TG-6 over the Sony WX220

 TG-6 WX220 
ReleasedMay 2019February 2014Fresher by 65 months
Manual focus Dial precise focus
Screen resolution1040k460kClearer screen (+580k dot)

Reasons to pick Sony WX220 over the Olympus TG-6

 WX220 TG-6 

Common features in the Olympus TG-6 and Sony WX220

 TG-6 WX220 
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Screen dimensions3"3"Equal screen size
Selfie screen No selfie screen
Touch friendly screen Neither includes Touch friendly screen

Olympus TG-6 vs Sony WX220 Physical Comparison

For anyone who is aiming to carry your camera regularly, you will need to factor its weight and measurements. The Olympus TG-6 features external dimensions of 113mm x 66mm x 32mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.3") with a weight of 253 grams (0.56 lbs) and the Sony WX220 has proportions of 92mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.9") having a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are working with during that time. The following is a front view size comparison of the TG-6 versus the WX220.

Olympus TG-6 vs Sony WX220 size comparison

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the TG-6 and WX220 is 90 and 96 respectively.

Olympus TG-6 vs Sony WX220 top view buttons comparison

Olympus TG-6 vs Sony WX220 Sensor Comparison

Generally, its difficult to envision the gap between sensor sizing merely by reading a spec sheet. The visual below will help give you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the TG-6 and WX220.

Clearly, both the cameras have the same sensor dimensions albeit not the same MP. You can expect the Sony WX220 to offer you more detail with its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The younger TG-6 will have a benefit with regard to sensor tech.

Olympus TG-6 vs Sony WX220 sensor size comparison

Olympus TG-6 vs Sony WX220 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus TG-6 vs Sony WX220 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus TG-6 Portrait photography information
Sony WX220 Portrait photography information
40
you can focus manually
provides face detect focus
exports RAW files
manual mode not available
external flash not possible
sensor resolution not great (12MP)
sensor is small (1/2.3")
37
sensor resolution is decent (18 megapixels)
offers face detection autofocus
focusing manually not possible
manual mode not possible
cannot use external flash
small sensor (1/2.3")
does not have RAW support
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Street Comparison

Olympus TG-6 Street photography highlights
Sony WX220 Street photography highlights
65
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
exports RAW files
environment sealing
screen is fixed
sensor is small (1/2.3")
heavier than others in class (253g)
59
built in image stabilization (Optical)
screen is fixed
small sensor (1/2.3")
does not have RAW support
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Sports Comparison

Olympus TG-6 Sports photography factors
Sony WX220 Sports photography factors
47
fast continuous shooting (20.0 frames/s)
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
provides tracking focus
environment sealing
great battery power (340 CIPA)
lack of shutter priority mode
sensor resolution not great (12 megapixels)
sensor is small (1/2.3")
lack of phase detect auto focus
46
built in image stabilization (Optical)
sensor resolution is decent (18MP)
offers tracking autofocus
no shutter priority mode
small sensor (1/2.3")
does not have phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Travel photography with Olympus TG-6
Travel photography with Sony WX220
68
great battery power (340 per charge)
environment sealing
built-in flash
reasonably wide (25mm)
fast max aperture (f2.0)
heavier than others in class (253g)
sensor resolution not great (12MP)
screen isn't selfie friendly
69
sensor resolution is decent (18MP)
flash built-in
pretty wide (25mm)
very long zoom (250mm)
doesn't have Timelapse recording
doesn't posses selfie friendly screen
slow maximum aperture (f3.3)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus TG-6 Landscape photography factors
Sony WX220 Landscape photography factors
57
you can focus manually
reasonably wide (25mm)
fast max aperture (f2.0)
screen size is decent (3")
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
exports RAW files
environment sealing
great battery power (340 CIPA)
cannot change lenses (fixed lens mount)
manual mode not available
sensor resolution not great (12MP)
sensor is small (1/2.3")
44
pretty wide (25mm)
pretty good screen size (3 inches)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
sensor resolution is decent (18 megapixels)
focusing manually not possible
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
slow maximum aperture (f3.3)
manual mode not possible
small sensor (1/2.3")
does not have RAW support
doesn't have Timelapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Olympus TG-6
Vlogging with Sony WX220
34
reasonably wide (25mm)
fast max aperture (f2.0)
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
provides face detect focus
video res high (3840 x 2160 pxls)
screen isn't selfie friendly
lack of mic socket
heavier than others in class (253g)
34
pretty wide (25mm)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
offers face detection autofocus
high quality video (1920 x 1080 pxls)
slow maximum aperture (f3.3)
doesn't posses selfie friendly screen
doesn't have external microphone support
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Olympus TG-6 vs Sony WX220 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus TG-6 and Sony WX220
 Olympus Tough TG-6Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX220
General Information
Brand Olympus Sony
Model Olympus Tough TG-6 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX220
Class Waterproof Ultracompact
Announced 2019-05-22 2014-02-12
Physical type Compact Ultracompact
Sensor Information
Powered by TruePic VIII Bionz X
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 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Maximum resolution 4000 x 3000 4896 x 3672
Maximum native ISO 12800 12800
Lowest native ISO 100 100
RAW data
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch to focus
Autofocus continuous
Single autofocus
Autofocus tracking
Autofocus selectice
Autofocus center weighted
Multi area autofocus
Live view autofocus
Face detection focus
Contract detection focus
Phase detection focus
Number of focus points 25 -
Lens
Lens mounting type fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 25-100mm (4.0x) 25-250mm (10.0x)
Maximum aperture f/2.0-4.9 f/3.3-5.9
Macro focus range 1cm -
Crop factor 5.8 5.8
Screen
Screen type Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen diagonal 3" 3"
Screen resolution 1,040 thousand dots 460 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch operation
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None None
Features
Lowest shutter speed 4s 4s
Highest shutter speed 1/2000s 1/1600s
Continuous shooting rate 20.0fps 10.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual mode
Custom white balance
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash range - 3.70 m (with Auto ISO)
Flash modes Auto, Red Eye Reduction, Slow sync. (1st curtain), Red-eye Slow sync. (1st curtain), Fill- in, Manual, Flash Off Auto, on, slow synchro, off, advanced
External flash
AE bracketing
WB 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 PC 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i), 1440 x 1080 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Maximum video resolution 3840x2160 1920x1080
Video file format MPEG-4, H.264 MPEG-4, AVCHD
Microphone support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS Built-in None
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 253 gr (0.56 lb) 121 gr (0.27 lb)
Physical dimensions 113 x 66 x 32mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.3") 92 x 52 x 22mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.9")
DXO scores
DXO All around 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 images 210 images
Type of battery Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery model LI-92B NP-BN
Self timer Yes Yes (2 or 10 sec, portrait)
Time lapse recording
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC card (UHS-I support) SD/ SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Pro Duo/ Pro-HG Duo
Card slots One One
Pricing at launch $449 $198