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Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS3

82

"Water proof, shock proof and outdoors proof."
digitalcamerastop.com | talking about the DMC-TS3's build-quality
"The higher light sensitivty made possible by the on-chip micro lenses has dramatically improved the picture quality."
digitalcamerastop.com | talking about the DMC-TS3's image-quality

Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS3

Aperture
Wide aperture
f/3.3
Movie format
Full HD
1080p @ 30fps
GPS
Built-in GPS
Great for travel
Longest exposure
Long exposures
60 seconds
Olympus Tough TG-810

69

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
Fastest shutter speed
Fast shutter speed
1/2000 of a second

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
Size Smaller 100x65x26 mm vs 104x63x27 mm
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Around 10% smaller
Macro focus Better macro capability 3 cm vs 5 cm
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Focus on subjects 40% closer to the lens
Fastest shutter speed Much faster max shutter speed 1/2000s vs 1/1300s
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Around 40% faster max shutter speed
Thickness Thinner 1" vs 1.1"
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Around 10% thinner
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Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-TS3

Aperture Significantly wider aperture f/3.3 vs f/3.9
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At its widest zoom, the DMC-TS3's lens captures marginally more light (0.5 f-stops)
Movie format Higher resolution movies 1080p @ 30fps vs 720p @ 30fps
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Shoots higher resolution Full HD (1080p) video
Image stabilization Better image stabilization Lens vs Sensor shift, Digital
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Less risk of blur
Continuous shooting Shoots faster 3.7 fps vs 0.7 fps
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Around 5.5x faster continuous shooting
Longest exposure Much longer exposures 60s vs 4s
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15x longer exposures
Weight Lighter 197 g vs 221 g
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More than 10% lighter
True resolution Slightly higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 9.7 MP
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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
69 vs 82
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Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS3.

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
GPS Built-in GPS Help
Great for travel
Waterproof Waterproof Help
Great at the beach
Weight Heavy Help
TG-810:221 g
DMC-TS3:197 g
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
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
1,600 ISO
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Size Large Help
TG-810:100x65x26 mm
DMC-TS3:104x63x27 mm
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
28 mm
Zoom Poor zoom Help
TG-810:5x
DMC-TS3:4.6x

Compared to recent waterproof cameras

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

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

3D Neither camera can take 3D photos Help
No 3d support

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix AW100

Nikon Coolpix AW100

Waterproof

$280

High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Light sensitivity Slightly higher maximum light sensitivity
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Aperture Has a significantly narrower aperture
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS4

Panasonic Lumix TS4

Waterproof

$274 - $400

Panorama Creates panoramas in-camera
3D Captures 3D images
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing
Olympus TG-820 iHS

Olympus TG-820

Waterproof

$299

Size Is slightly smaller
Light sensitivity Significantly higher maximum light sensitivity
GPS Doesn't have a built-in GPS
Aperture Has a significantly narrower aperture
Sony Cybershot DSC-TX10

Sony Cybershot TX10

Waterproof

$329

Wide angle Has a slightly wider wide angle lens
Size Is significantly smaller
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
GPS Doesn't have a built-in GPS
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS20

Panasonic Lumix TS20

Waterproof

$169

Wide angle Has a slightly wider wide angle lens
Size Is significantly smaller
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
GPS Doesn't have a built-in GPS
Olympus Stylus Tough 8010

Olympus Stylus Tough 8010

Waterproof

$155 - $165

Size Is slightly smaller
Macro focus Slightly closer macro focusing
Light sensitivity (boost) Lacks boost light sensitivity
Weight Is slightly heavier
Olympus TG-610

Olympus TG-610

Waterproof

$229 - $250

Lowest price Is significantly less expensive
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
GPS Doesn't have a built-in GPS

Olympus Tough TG-810 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

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

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS3 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

No significant competitors found that are specific to the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS3.

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Olympus Tough TG-810 Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS3
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