Updated (February, 2012): Compare the Olympus TG-310 vs Olympus TG-620

Olympus TG-610

75

vs

Olympus TG-310

67

Olympus TG310

Runner-up
 
 
 
 

Reasons to buy the Olympus TG-610

Screen size
Large screen
3.0"
Screen resolution
High resolution screen
920k dots
 

Reasons to buy the Olympus TG310

Aperture
Wide aperture
f/3.5
 

differences

Advantages of the Olympus TG310

Aperture Wider aperture f/3.5 vs f/3.9
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At its widest zoom, the TG310's lens captures marginally more light (0.3 f-stops)
Size Smaller 96x63x22 mm vs 99x64x26 mm
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Around 20% smaller
Continuous shooting Shoots faster 5.9 fps vs 3.4 fps
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More than 70% faster continuous shooting
Weight Lighter 155 g vs 190 g
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Around 20% 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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Advantages of the Olympus TG-610

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
Shutter lag Less shutter lag 530 ms vs 670 ms
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More than 20% less delay when taking photos
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent waterproof cameras, and ignoring price

Olympus TG-310 Olympus TG310
67 vs 75
Explain scores
Olympus TG-610 Olympus TG-610
Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Olympus TG-610.

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Waterproof Waterproof Help
Great at the beach
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
TG310:f/3.5
TG-610:f/3.9
Zoom Poor zoom Help
TG310:3.6x
TG-610:5x

Compared to recent waterproof cameras

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

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

GPS No built-in GPS Help
Missing geo-tagging
Shutter lag Significant shutter lag Help
TG310:670 ms
TG-610:530 ms

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Olympus TG-320

Olympus Tough TG-320

Waterproof

$117

Panorama Creates panoramas in-camera
3D Captures 3D images
Olympus Tough TG-810

Olympus Tough TG-810

Waterproof

$309 - $451

GPS Has a built-in GPS
Fastest shutter speed Has a faster max shutter speed
Lowest price Is significantly more expensive
Thickness Is thicker
Olympus TG-620

Olympus TG-620

Waterproof

$129

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Light sensitivity Significantly higher maximum light sensitivity
Aperture Has a slightly narrower aperture
Olympus TG-630 iHS

Olympus TG-630 iHS

Waterproof

$185 - $199

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Light sensitivity Significantly higher maximum light sensitivity
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Aperture Has a slightly narrower aperture
Olympus Stylus Tough 6020

Olympus Stylus Tough 6020

Waterproof

Weight Is slightly lighter
Fastest shutter speed Has a faster max shutter speed
Aperture Has a slightly narrower aperture
Fujifilm FinePix XP20

Fujifilm FinePix XP20

Waterproof

Panorama Creates panoramas in-camera
Fastest shutter speed Has a faster max shutter speed
Macro focus Much worse macro focusing
Aperture Has a slightly narrower aperture
Olympus TG-820 iHS

Olympus TG-820

Waterproof

$169 - $174

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Light sensitivity Significantly higher maximum light sensitivity
Aperture Has a slightly narrower aperture

Olympus TG-310 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Olympus Stylus Tough-3000

Olympus Stylus Tough-3000

Waterproof

Size Slightly larger
Thickness Slightly thicker
Nikon Coolpix S31

Nikon Coolpix S31

Waterproof

$107

Aperture Wider aperture
Lowest price Slightly cheaper
Built-in flash No built-in flash
Size Much larger

Olympus TG-610 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

No significant competitors found that are specific to the Olympus TG-610.

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