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differences
Advantages of the Olympus TG-810
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920k dots vs 230k dots
3.0" vs 2.7"
Digital, Sensor shift vs Digital
100x65x26 mm vs 115x58x28 mm
1" vs 1.1"
1/2000s vs 1/1500s
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Advantages of the Pentax WG-1 GPS
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f/3.5 vs f/3.9
1 cm vs 3 cm
167 g vs 221 g
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recommendations
Which camera do we recommend? Relative to the best recent waterproof cameras, and ignoring price
similarities
Compared to recent compacts
Common Strengths
 | Built-in GPS |
| Great for travel |
 | Waterproof |
| Great at the beach |
Common Weaknesses
 | Short max exposure time |
| 4 seconds |
 | Lower-end sensor types |
| CCD |
 | Neither camera stitches together panoramas |
| You could stitch photos in post |
 | No RAW support |
| Less editing fidelity |
 | Slow continuous shooting |
| 0.7 fps |
 | Neither has in-camera HDR |
| You could do HDR manually |
 | Poor maximum light sensitivity |
| 1,600 ISO |
 | No flip-out screens |
| Less flexible |
 | Poor wide angle |
| 28 mm |
 | Both shoot high resolution HD movies |
| 720p @ 30fps |
| Very narrow widest aperture size | |||
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 | Poor zoom |
| 5x |
Compared to recent waterproof cameras
Common Strengths
 | Each has a built-in flash |
| Usually standard |
| Thin | |||
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Common Weaknesses
 | Neither has an external mic jack |
| Limited to the in-camera mic |
 | No high speed movie support |
| Not supported |
competitors
Shared Competitors
Advantages
Disadvantages
Olympus Stylus Tough 8010
Waterproof
$329
| Is slightly smaller |
| Is thinner |
| Lacks boost light sensitivity |
| Is slightly heavier |
Nikon Coolpix AW100
Waterproof
$280
| Records higher quality movies |
| Records high-speed movies |
| Has a slower max shutter speed |
| Has a slightly narrower aperture |
Olympus TG-610
Waterproof
$240
| Has a slower max shutter speed |
| Doesn't have a built-in GPS |
Olympus Tough TG-810 Competitors
Advantages
Disadvantages
Olympus Stylus Tough TG-3
Waterproof
$349 - $398
| Much wider aperture |
| Higher resolution movies |
| Significantly lower resolution screen |
| Larger |
Olympus TG-820
Waterproof
$238
 | Takes 3D photos |
| Higher resolution movies |
| No built-in GPS |
Olympus Tough TG-850 iHS
Waterproof
$249
| Significantly better wide angle |
| Higher resolution movies |
| Significantly lower resolution screen |
| No built-in GPS |
Olympus Tough TG-320
Waterproof
| Takes 3D photos |
| Wider aperture |
| Much lower resolution screen |
| Smaller screen |
Pentax Optio WG-1 GPS Competitors
Advantages
Disadvantages
Canon PowerShot A1300
Compact
$400
 | Has a viewfinder |
| Smaller |
| No built-in GPS |
| Worse macro capability |
Pentax Optio WG-2 GPS
Waterproof
| Higher resolution movies |
| Has a CMOS-family sensor |
| Larger |
| Heavier |
Canon ELPH 300 HS
Compact
$229
| Significantly wider aperture |
 | Supports 24p |
| No built-in GPS |
| Worse macro capability |
Canon Rebel T3
Entry-level DSLR
$349 - $380 body only
$399 - $429 with 18-55mm lens
 | Faster autofocus |
 | Has interchangeable lenses |
| Much larger |
| No image stabilization |
Canon Rebel T1i
Entry-level DSLR
$890 body only
| Faster autofocus |
| Much higher resolution screen |
| Much larger |
| No image stabilization |
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