As well as being compared against other waterproofs and compacts, the Olympus Stylus Tough TG-870 is also often compared to travel zooms. 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 much wider wide angle lens (21 mm vs 28 mm), has a slightly higher resolution screen (921k dots vs 461k dots), has better image stabilization (lens vs sensor shift), significantly higher maximum light sensitivity (12,800 ISO vs 3,200 ISO) and has a screen which flips out.
However, on average it doesn't record high-speed movies (none vs 240 fps), doesn't record movies in 24p and slightly shorter exposures (4 seconds vs 60 seconds).
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), has better image stabilization (lens vs sensor shift), slightly higher maximum light sensitivity (12,800 ISO vs 6,400 ISO), has a screen which flips out and has a slightly longer battery life (300 shots vs 210 shots).
However, on average it has a significantly narrower aperture (f/3.5 vs f/2), doesn't record high-speed movies (none vs 240 fps), takes slightly lower resolution photos (9.7 MP vs 20 MP), doesn't have a touch screen and has a slightly smaller sensor (1/2.3" 6.17x4.55mm vs nikon CX 13.2x8.8mm).
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, has a slightly larger screen (3" vs 2.7"), has a slightly higher resolution screen (921k dots vs 460k dots) and has better image stabilization (lens vs sensor shift).
However, on average it has a slightly narrower aperture (f/3.5 vs f/3), doesn't record high-speed movies (none vs 1,000 fps), doesn't have an OLED screen (LCD vs OLED), has a slightly shorter battery life (300 shots vs 380 shots) and has a slower max shutter speed (1/2000 of a second vs 1/3200 of a second).
