As well as being compared against other compacts, the Olympus Tough TG-5 is also often compared to boutiques, mirrorless, travel zooms, digicams and super zooms. The Olympus Tough TG-5's top rivals come from Panasonic (such as the Lumix DC-TS7 (Lumix DC-FT7) and the Lumix DC-ZS70 (Lumix DC-TZ90)) and Nikon (such as the Coolpix W300 and the 1 AW1)
Generally, some of the advantages of the Olympus Tough TG-5 compared to other compact competitors include: it has a significantly wider aperture (f/2 vs f/3.9), has a built-in flash, has a slightly larger screen (3" vs 2"), significantly higher maximum light sensitivity (12,800 ISO vs 6,400 ISO) and shoots faster continuously (20 fps vs 10 fps).
However, on average it has a slightly lower resolution screen (460k dots vs 920k dots), is slightly larger (compact (113×66×32 mm) vs super compact (65×45×35 mm)), doesn't have a touch screen, is slightly heavier (250 g vs 179 g) and is slightly more expensive ($399.00 vs $255.20).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Olympus Tough TG-5 compared to boutique competitors include: it is much smaller (compact (113×66×32 mm) vs prosumer size (140×79×88 mm)), shoots faster continuously (20 fps vs 5 fps), is newer (may 2017 vs january 2016), is thinner (1.3" vs 3.5") and is much lighter (250 g vs 635 g).
However, on average it has a slightly lower resolution screen (460k dots vs 920k dots), takes slightly lower resolution photos (9.7 MP vs 16.1 MP), doesn't have a screen which flips out, has a marginally smaller sensor (1/2.3" 6.17x4.55mm vs APS-C 23.6x15.7mm) and has a significantly shorter battery life (340 shots vs 450 shots).
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Generally, some of the advantages of the Olympus Tough TG-5 compared to mirrorless interchangeable-lens competitors include: it has better image stabilization (sensor shift vs none), shoots faster continuously (20 fps vs 8 fps), is newer (may 2017 vs september 2013), has a CMOS-family sensor (CMOS vs LIVEMOS) and is thinner (1.3" vs 2.3").
However, on average it has a significantly lower resolution screen (460k dots vs 921k dots), doesn't have a viewfinder (none vs digital), takes significantly lower resolution photos (9.7 MP vs 23.7 MP), doesn't have a touch screen and doesn't have a screen which flips out.
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Generally, some of the advantages of the Olympus Tough TG-5 compared to travel zoom competitors include: it has a much wider aperture (f/2 vs f/3.4), slightly higher maximum light sensitivity (12,800 ISO vs 3,200 ISO), shoots faster continuously (20 fps vs 5.9 fps) and has a slightly longer battery life (340 shots vs 265 shots).
However, on average it has a slightly narrower wide angle lens (25 mm vs 24 mm), has a significantly lower resolution screen (460k dots vs 1,040k dots), has worse image stabilization (sensor shift vs lens), doesn't have a touch screen and doesn't have a screen which flips out.
Generally, some of the advantages of the Olympus Tough TG-5 compared to digicam competitors include: it has a much wider aperture (f/2 vs f/3.3), has a much wider wide angle lens (25 mm vs 30 mm), slightly higher maximum light sensitivity (12,800 ISO vs 1,600 ISO), shoots faster continuously (20 fps vs 10 fps) and has a significantly longer battery life (340 shots vs 220 shots).
However, on average it has a slightly lower resolution screen (460k dots vs 1,040k dots), doesn't have a screen which flips out and doesn't have a viewfinder (none vs digital).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Olympus Tough TG-5 compared to super zoom competitors include: it has a significantly wider aperture (f/2 vs f/3), is much smaller (compact (113×66×32 mm) vs 146×119×181 mm), slightly higher maximum light sensitivity (12,800 ISO vs 3,200 ISO), shoots faster continuously (20 fps vs 7 fps) and is thinner (1.3" vs 7.1").
However, on average it has way more less zoom (4x vs 125x), has a slightly narrower wide angle lens (25 mm vs 23 mm), has a significantly lower resolution screen (460k dots vs 921k dots), has worse image stabilization (sensor shift vs lens) and doesn't have a screen which flips out.
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