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Olympus Tough TG-810 vs Pentax Optio WG-1 GPS
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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 |
 | Slow continuous shooting |
| 0.7 fps |
 | No RAW support |
| Less editing fidelity |
 | Poor maximum light sensitivity |
| 1,600 ISO |
 | Neither has in-camera HDR |
| You could do HDR manually |
 | Poor wide angle |
| 28 mm |
 | Both shoot high resolution HD movies |
| 720p @ 30fps |
 | Poor zoom |
| 5x |
| Very narrow widest aperture size | |||
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Compared to recent waterproof cameras
Common Strengths
 | Each has a built-in flash |
| Usually standard |
| Thin | |||
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Common Weaknesses
 | No high speed movie support |
| Not supported |
competitors
Shared Competitors
Advantages
Disadvantages
Nikon Coolpix AW100
Waterproof
$239
| Records higher quality movies |
| Records high-speed movies |
| Has a slower max shutter speed |
| Has a slightly narrower aperture |
Pentax WG-10
Waterproof
$496
| Slightly higher maximum light sensitivity |
| Has in-camera HDR |
| Has a slower max shutter speed |
 | Is significantly more expensive |
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS3
Waterproof
$380
| Records higher quality movies |
| Has better image stabilization |
| Has a slower max shutter speed |
| Is slightly more expensive |
Olympus Tough TG-810 Competitors
Advantages
Disadvantages
Olympus Stylus Tough 8010
Waterproof
$340
| Smaller |
| Better macro capability |
| Much lower resolution screen |
| Smaller screen |
Olympus TG-610
Waterproof
$241
| Shoots faster |
| Lighter |
| No built-in GPS |
| Much slower max shutter speed |
Olympus Stylus Tough 8000
Waterproof
| Wider aperture |
| Smaller |
| Much lower resolution screen |
| Smaller screen |
Olympus Stylus Tough TG-3
Waterproof
$350 - $360
| Much wider aperture |
| Records high-speed movies |
| Significantly lower resolution screen |
| Significantly larger |
Fujifilm FinePix XP200
Waterproof
$349
| Records high-speed movies |
 | Takes 3D photos |
| Significantly larger |
| Much worse macro capability |
Pentax Optio WG-1 GPS Competitors
Advantages
Disadvantages
Canon ELPH 300 HS
Compact
$229
 | Supports 24p |
| Significantly wider aperture |
| No built-in GPS |
| Worse macro capability |
Sony NEX-5N
Mirrorless interchangeable-lens
$449 body only
$803 with 16-50mm lens
| Better maximum light sensitivity |
| Supports 24p |
| No built-in flash |
| No image stabilization |
Canon Rebel T1i
Entry-level DSLR
$861 body only
 | Faster autofocus |
| Much higher resolution screen |
| Much larger |
| No image stabilization |
Pentax Optio WG-2 GPS
Waterproof
| Higher resolution movies |
| Has a CMOS-family sensor |
| Larger |
| Heavier |
Sony NEX-7
Mirrorless interchangeable-lens
$1,380 body only
$598 - $699 with 18-55mm lens
 | Much higher true resolution |
| Supports 24p |
| No image stabilization |
| Larger |
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