As well as being compared against other waterproofs and compacts, the Olympus Stylus Tough TG-870 is also often compared to travel zooms and mirrorless. The Olympus Stylus Tough TG-870's top rivals come from Olympus (such as the Tough TG-4 and the Stylus Tough TG-860) and Fujifilm (such as the FinePix XP120 and the XP90)
Generally, some of the advantages of the Olympus Stylus Tough TG-870 compared to other waterproof competitors include: it has a built-in flash, has better image stabilization (lens vs none), significantly higher maximum light sensitivity (12,800 ISO vs 1,600 ISO), has a screen which flips out and is newer (january 2016 vs february 2014).
However, on average it has a slightly narrower aperture (f/3.5 vs f/2.8), records higher quality movies (1080p @ 60fps vs 4K @ 12fps), doesn't record high-speed movies (none vs 240 fps), doesn't have an OLED screen (LCD vs OLED) and lacks and external mic jack.
Generally, some of the advantages of the Olympus Stylus Tough TG-870 compared to other compact competitors include: it has a much wider wide angle lens (21 mm vs 28 mm), slightly higher maximum light sensitivity (12,800 ISO vs 6,400 ISO), has a screen which flips out, has a slightly longer battery life (300 shots vs 210 shots) and is newer (january 2016 vs june 2012).
However, on average it has a significantly narrower aperture (f/3.5 vs f/1.8), doesn't record high-speed movies (none vs 240 fps), takes significantly lower resolution photos (9.7 MP vs 20 MP), doesn't have a touch screen and doesn't record movies in 24p.
Generally, some of the advantages of the Olympus Stylus Tough TG-870 compared to travel zoom competitors include: it has a significantly wider wide angle lens (21 mm vs 25 mm), has a built-in GPS, slightly higher maximum light sensitivity (12,800 ISO vs 6,400 ISO), has a screen which flips out and is newer (january 2016 vs february 2014).
However, on average it has slightly less zoom (5x vs 25x), has a much smaller screen (3" vs 4.8"), doesn't record high-speed movies (none vs 120 fps), lacks and external mic jack and slightly shorter exposures (4 seconds vs 15 seconds).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Olympus Stylus Tough TG-870 compared to mirrorless interchangeable-lens competitors include: it has image stabilization (lens vs none), has a screen which flips out, has a slightly longer battery life (300 shots vs 220 shots), is newer (january 2016 vs september 2013) and has a built-in GPS.
However, on average it doesn't have a viewfinder (none vs digital), doesn't record high-speed movies (none vs 1,200 fps), takes much lower resolution photos (9.7 MP vs 24 MP), doesn't have a touch screen and doesn't record movies in 24p.
