Updated (February, 2012): Compare the Canon PowerShot D20 vs Olympus TG-620

Olympus TG-610

66

Reasons to buy the Olympus TG-610

Screen size
Large screen
3.0"
Screen resolution
High resolution screen
920k dots
Canon PowerShot D10

56

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot D10

Aperture
Wide aperture
f/2.8
Fastest shutter speed
Fast shutter speed
1/5000 of a second

differences

Advantages of the Canon D10

Aperture Much wider aperture f/2.8 vs f/3.9
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At its widest zoom, the D10's lens captures slightly more light (1 f-stop)
Image stabilization Better image stabilization Lens vs Sensor shift
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Less risk of blur
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 3,200 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
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The D10's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better
Fastest shutter speed Much faster max shutter speed 1/5000s vs 1/1200s
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4.2x faster max shutter speed
True resolution Slightly higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 9.7 MP
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Almost the same
Shutter lag Slightly less shutter lag 330 ms vs 530 ms
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Around 40% less delay when taking photos
Longest exposure Longer exposures 15s vs 4s
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Around 4x longer exposures
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Advantages of the Olympus TG-610

Wide angle Much better wide angle 28 mm vs 35 mm
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20% better wide angle
Screen size Much larger screen 3.0" vs 2.5"
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More than 20% larger screen
Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen 920k dots vs 230k dots
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4x higher resolution screen
Movie format Higher resolution movies 720p @ 30fps vs 480p @ 30fps
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Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video
Size Smaller 99x64x26 mm vs 104x67x49 mm
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2x smaller
Continuous shooting Shoots faster 3.4 fps vs 1.1 fps
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More than 3x faster continuous shooting
Thickness Thinner 1" vs 1.9"
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Around 50% thinner
Lowest price Slightly cheaper $229.00 vs $248.00
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The best price we've seen is $19 cheaper (around 10% less)
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent waterproof cameras, and ignoring price

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56 vs 66
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Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Waterproof Waterproof Help
Great at the beach
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
3D Neither camera can take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
D10:35 mm
TG-610:28 mm
Movie format Poor movies Help
D10:480p @ 30fps
TG-610:720p @ 30fps
Zoom Poor zoom Help
D10:3x
TG-610:5x

Compared to recent waterproof cameras

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

Snapsort is not aware of any interesting strengths shared by these two products.

GPS No built-in GPS Help
Missing geo-tagging

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix AW100

Nikon Coolpix AW100

Waterproof

$280

Movie format Records higher quality movies
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Aperture Has a much narrower aperture
Olympus Tough TG-810

Olympus Tough TG-810

Waterproof

$429 - $445

GPS Has a built-in GPS
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Lowest price Is significantly more expensive
Olympus TG-310

Olympus TG310

Waterproof

$132

Continuous shooting Shoots faster continuously
Lowest price Is slightly less expensive
Aperture Has a significantly narrower aperture
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS3

Waterproof

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost light sensitivity
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing
Fujifilm FinePix XP50

Fujifilm FinePix XP50

Waterproof

$170 - $200

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Sensor type Has a CMOS-family sensor
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Macro focus Significantly worse macro focusing
Olympus Stylus Tough 8010

Olympus Stylus Tough 8010

Waterproof

$155 - $165

Macro focus Slightly closer macro focusing
Lowest price Is slightly less expensive
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Shutter lag Has significantly more shutter lag
Sony Cybershot DSC-TX10

Sony Cybershot TX10

Waterproof

$329

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive

Canon PowerShot D10 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot D20

Canon PowerShot D20

Waterproof

$329

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Aperture Much narrower aperture
Fastest shutter speed Much slower max shutter speed
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS4

Panasonic Lumix TS4

Waterproof

$274 - $400

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Aperture Narrower aperture
Light sensitivity Worse maximum light sensitivity

Olympus TG-610 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Olympus TG-620

Olympus TG-620

Waterproof

$305 - $326

Movie format Higher resolution movies
HDR Has in-camera HDR
Screen resolution Significantly lower resolution screen
Lowest price More expensive

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