Olympus Tough
TG-810
 vs
Olympus Stylus
Tough-3000

Updated (February, 2012): Compare the Olympus TG-820 iHS vs Olympus Stylus Tough-3000

Olympus Tough TG-810

76

  
Olympus Stylus Tough-3000

67

  

Reasons to buy the Olympus Tough TG-810

Screen resolution
 High resolution screen
920k dots
GPS
 Built-in GPS
Great for travel
 

Reasons to buy the Olympus Stylus Tough-3000

Weight
 Light-weight
159 g
 

differences

Advantages of the Olympus TG-810
Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen 920k dots vs 230k dots
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 4x higher resolution screen
Screen size Significantly larger screen 3.0" vs 2.7"
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 More than 10% larger screen
GPS Has a GPS Yes vs No
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 Automatically geotags your photos when traveling
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the Olympus TG-810

Advantages of the Olympus Tough-3000
Aperture Wider aperture f/3.5 vs f/3.9
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 At its widest zoom, the Tough-3000's lens captures marginally more light (0.3 f-stops)
Size Smaller 95x65x23 mm vs 100x65x26 mm
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 More than 10% smaller
Weight Significantly lighter 159 g vs 221 g
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 Around 30% lighter
Macro focus Better macro capability 2 cm vs 3 cm
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 Focus on subjects more than 30% closer to the lens
Thickness Thinner 0.9" vs 1"
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 More than 10% thinner
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent waterproof cameras, and ignoring price

Olympus Tough TG-810 Olympus Tough TG-810
76 vs 67
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Olympus Stylus Tough-3000 Olympus Stylus Tough-3000
Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Olympus Tough TG-810.

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Waterproof Waterproof Help
Great at the beach
Longest exposure Short max exposure time Help
4 seconds
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
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
1,600 ISO
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
28 mm
Movie format Both shoot high resolution HD movies Help
720p @ 30fps
Aperture Very narrow widest aperture size Help
TG-810:f/3.9
Tough-3000:f/3.5
Zoom Poor zoom Help
TG-810:5x
Tough-3000:3.6x

Compared to recent waterproof cameras

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

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

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

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages
Olympus TG-820 iHS

Olympus TG-820

Waterproof

$172 - $179
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Light sensitivity Significantly higher maximum light sensitivity
Aperture Has a slightly narrower aperture
Compare the TG-820 vs the Tough TG-810
Compare the TG-820 vs the Stylus Tough-3000
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS3

Waterproof
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Image stabilization Has better image stabilization
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Thickness Is thicker
Compare the Lumix DMC-TS3 vs the Tough TG-810
Compare the Lumix DMC-TS3 vs the Stylus Tough-3000
Olympus TG-610

Olympus TG-610

Waterproof
Continuous shooting Shoots faster continuously
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Thickness Is thicker
Compare the TG-610 vs the Tough TG-810
Compare the TG-610 vs the Stylus Tough-3000
Nikon Coolpix AW110

Nikon Coolpix AW110

Waterproof

$313 - $327
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Image stabilization Has better image stabilization
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Weight Is slightly heavier
Compare the Coolpix AW110 vs the Tough TG-810
Compare the Coolpix AW110 vs the Stylus Tough-3000
Olympus Stylus Tough TG-2 iHS

Olympus Stylus Tough TG-2 iHS

Waterproof

$331 - $349
Aperture Has a much wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is significantly heavier
Compare the Stylus Tough TG-2 iHS vs the Tough TG-810
Compare the Stylus Tough TG-2 iHS vs the Stylus Tough-3000
Sony Cybershot DSC-TX10

Sony Cybershot TX10

Waterproof

$485
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 significantly more expensive
Compare the Cybershot TX10 vs the Tough TG-810
Compare the Cybershot TX10 vs the Stylus Tough-3000
Olympus TG-320

Olympus Tough TG-320

Waterproof

$135 - $139
Panorama Creates panoramas in-camera
3D Captures 3D images
Compare the Tough TG-320 vs the Tough TG-810
Compare the Tough TG-320 vs the Stylus Tough-3000

Olympus Tough TG-810 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages
Nikon Coolpix AW100

Nikon Coolpix AW100

Waterproof

$221 - $260
Movie format Higher resolution movies
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Screen resolution Significantly lower resolution screen
Fastest shutter speed Slower max shutter speed
Compare the Coolpix AW100 vs the Tough TG-810
Olympus Stylus Tough 8010

Olympus Stylus Tough 8010

Waterproof
Size Smaller
Macro focus Better macro capability
Screen resolution Much lower resolution screen
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Compare the Stylus Tough 8010 vs the Tough TG-810
Olympus TG-1 iHS

Olympus TG-1 iHS

Waterproof
Aperture Much wider aperture
Screen type Has an OLED screen
Screen resolution Significantly lower resolution screen
Compare the TG-1 iHS vs the Tough TG-810
Olympus Tough TG-830 iHS

Olympus Tough TG-830 iHS

Waterproof

$249
Movie format Higher resolution movies
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Screen resolution Significantly lower resolution screen
Size Larger
Compare the Tough TG-830 iHS vs the Tough TG-810

Olympus Stylus Tough-3000 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages
Olympus TG-310

Olympus TG310

Waterproof

$121
Size Slightly smaller
Thickness Slightly thinner
Compare the TG310 vs the Stylus Tough-3000
Olympus Stylus Tough 6000

Olympus Stylus Tough 6000

Waterproof

$405
Image stabilization Better image stabilization
Size Smaller
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Weight Heavier
Compare the Stylus Tough 6000 vs the Stylus Tough-3000
Kodak Easyshare Sport C123

Kodak EasyShare Sport C123

Waterproof

$65
Longest exposure Slightly longer exposures
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Aperture Narrower aperture
Compare the EasyShare Sport C123 vs the Stylus Tough-3000
Canon PowerShot SD960 IS

Canon PowerShot SD960 IS

Compact
Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Size Smaller
Waterproof Not waterproof
Fastest shutter speed Slower max shutter speed
Compare the PowerShot SD960 IS vs the Stylus Tough-3000
Fujifilm FinePix F20 Zoom

Fujifilm FinePix F20 Zoom

Compact
Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Sensor size Much larger sensor
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
True resolution Much lower true resolution
Compare the FinePix F20 Zoom vs the Stylus Tough-3000

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