Olympus Tough
TG-810
 vs
Olympus Stylus
Tough 8010

Olympus Tough TG-810

76

  
Olympus Stylus Tough 8010

65

  

Reasons to buy the Olympus Tough TG-810

Screen size
 Large screen
3.0"
Screen resolution
 High resolution screen
920k dots
GPS
 Built-in GPS
Great for travel
 

Reasons to buy the Olympus Stylus Tough 8010

Size
 Really small
Compact 95x62x22 mm
 

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
Longest exposure Slightly longer exposures 4s vs 1/4s
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 16x longer exposures
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Advantages of the Olympus Tough 8010
Size Smaller 95x62x22 mm vs 100x65x26 mm
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 More than 20% smaller
Macro focus Better macro capability 1 cm vs 3 cm
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 Focus on subjects 3x closer to the lens
Thickness Thinner 0.9" vs 1"
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 Around 20% thinner
Weight Slightly lighter 215 g vs 221 g
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 Almost the same
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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 65
Explain scores
Olympus Stylus Tough 8010 Olympus Stylus Tough 8010
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
TG-810:4s
Tough 8010:1/4s
Weight Heavy Help
TG-810:221 g
Tough 8010:215 g
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
TG-810:0.7 fps
Tough 8010:0.3 fps
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
Aperture Very narrow widest aperture size Help
f/3.9
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
28 mm
Movie format HD (720p) video Help
TG-810:720p @ 30fps
Tough 8010:720p
Zoom Poor zoom Help
5x

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

$173 - $179
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Light sensitivity Significantly higher maximum light sensitivity
Compare the TG-820 vs the Tough TG-810
Compare the TG-820 vs the Stylus Tough 8010
Nikon Coolpix AW100

Nikon Coolpix AW100

Waterproof

$221 - $260
Movie format Records higher quality movies
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Size Is slightly larger
Compare the Coolpix AW100 vs the Tough TG-810
Compare the Coolpix AW100 vs the Stylus Tough 8010
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS3

Waterproof
Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
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 8010
Olympus TG-1 iHS

Olympus TG-1 iHS

Waterproof
Aperture Has a much wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Thickness Is thicker
Size Is slightly larger
Compare the TG-1 iHS vs the Tough TG-810
Compare the TG-1 iHS vs the Stylus Tough 8010
Olympus TG-320

Olympus Tough TG-320

Waterproof

$136 - $149
Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Panorama Creates panoramas in-camera
Battery life Has a slightly shorter battery life
Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing
Compare the Tough TG-320 vs the Tough TG-810
Compare the Tough TG-320 vs the Stylus Tough 8010
Olympus TG-610

Olympus TG-610

Waterproof
Continuous shooting Shoots faster continuously
Shutter lag Has much less shutter lag
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 8010
Olympus Tough TG-830 iHS

Olympus Tough TG-830 iHS

Waterproof

$279
Movie format Records higher quality movies
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Thickness Is thicker
Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing
Compare the Tough TG-830 iHS vs the Tough TG-810
Compare the Tough TG-830 iHS vs the Stylus Tough 8010

Olympus Tough TG-810 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

No significant competitors found that are specific to the Olympus Tough TG-810.

Olympus Stylus Tough 8010 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS2

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS2

Waterproof
Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Image stabilization Better image stabilization
Macro focus Significantly worse macro capability
Size Larger
Compare the Lumix DMC-TS2 vs the Stylus Tough 8010

appearance

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discussion

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Avatar for Snapsort Snapsort (7:55 PM, August 08, 2011)
If you are referring to the resolution, then that is because Snapsort uses True Resolution, which is based on the size of the cameras sensor: http://snapsort.com/learn/sensor/true-resolution
 
Avatar for Pedro Beça aka Zoink Pedro Beça aka Zoink (10:56 AM, August 08, 2011)
Hi.

The information about 8010 is no totally correct, look at:
http://www.olympus.pt/consumer/208_comparecameras.aspx?mode=result&pId1=N4298792&pId2=N3836492