As well as being compared against other pro digicams and compacts, the Olympus Tough TG-5 is also often compared to mirrorless, boutiques, travel zooms, super zooms and digicams. The Olympus Tough TG-5's top rivals come from Nikon (such as the Coolpix W300 and the Coolpix AW110) and Olympus (such as the Stylus Tough TG-870 and the Tough TG-850 iHS )
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 slightly wider wide angle lens (25 mm vs 28 mm), significantly higher maximum light sensitivity (12,800 ISO vs 6,400 ISO), shoots faster continuously (20 fps vs 8 fps) and has a much longer battery life (340 shots vs 240 shots).
However, on average it has a slightly lower resolution screen (460k dots vs 920k dots), is slightly larger (compact (113×66×32 mm) vs compact (104×67×26 mm)), has worse image stabilization (sensor shift vs lens), doesn't have an OLED screen (LCD vs OLED) and is thicker (1.3" vs 1").
Generally, some of the advantages of the Olympus Tough TG-5 compared to other pro digicam competitors include: it shoots faster continuously (20 fps vs 8 fps), has a significantly longer battery life (340 shots vs 240 shots) and is newer (may 2017 vs january 2013).
However, on average it has a slightly smaller sensor (1/2.3" 6.17x4.55mm vs nikon CX 13.2x8.8mm), has a slightly lower resolution screen (460k dots vs 1,040k dots), has worse image stabilization (sensor shift vs lens), takes slightly lower resolution photos (9.7 MP vs 20 MP) and doesn't have a touch screen.
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 6 fps), is newer (may 2017 vs february 2015), is slightly smaller (compact (113×66×32 mm) vs standard size (139×80×42 mm)) and is thinner (1.3" vs 1.8").
However, on average it has a much lower resolution screen (460k dots vs 1,037k 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 boutique competitors include: it is slightly smaller (compact (113×66×32 mm) vs prosumer size (140×79×88 mm)), shoots faster continuously (20 fps vs 5 fps), is thinner (1.3" vs 3.5"), is slightly lighter (250 g vs 635 g) and is slightly less expensive ($449.00 vs $3,495.00).
However, on average it has a slightly lower resolution screen (460k dots vs 1,040k dots), takes slightly lower resolution photos (9.7 MP vs 24 MP), doesn't have a touch screen, doesn't have a screen which flips out and has a marginally smaller sensor (1/2.3" 6.17x4.55mm vs APS-C 23.6x15.7mm).
/leica-x-u-(typ-113)_front_small.jpg "Leica X-U (Typ 113)")
Generally, some of the advantages of the Olympus Tough TG-5 compared to travel zoom competitors include: it has a significantly wider aperture (f/2 vs f/3.5), slightly higher maximum light sensitivity (12,800 ISO vs 3,200 ISO), shoots faster continuously (20 fps vs 5.9 fps), has a CMOS-family sensor (CMOS vs CCD) and has a significantly longer battery life (340 shots vs 250 shots).
However, on average it has a much narrower wide angle lens (25 mm vs 4 mm), doesn't have a built-in GPS, has a slightly 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.
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/3.3), is significantly smaller (compact (113×66×32 mm) vs large (130×94×119 mm)), slightly higher maximum light sensitivity (12,800 ISO vs 6,400 ISO), shoots faster continuously (20 fps vs 5.9 fps) and has a slightly longer battery life (340 shots vs 205 shots).
However, on average it has significantly less zoom (4x vs 83.3x), has a slightly narrower wide angle lens (25 mm vs 20 mm), has a slightly 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.
/panasonic-lumix-dc-fz80-(lumix-dc-fz82)_front_small.jpg "Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ80 (Lumix DC-FZ82)")
Generally, some of the advantages of the Olympus Tough TG-5 compared to digicam competitors include: it has a significantly 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 doesn't have a screen which flips out, is slightly more expensive ($449.00 vs $119.95) and doesn't have a viewfinder (none vs digital).
/leica-x-u-(typ-113)_front_icon60h.jpg "Leica X-U (Typ 113)")
/panasonic-lumix-dc-fz80-(lumix-dc-fz82)_front_icon60h.jpg "Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ80 (Lumix DC-FZ82)")
