Olympus TG310 vs Tough 8010

differences

Advantages of the Olympus TG310

Much less shutter lag

670 ms

1680 ms

2.5x less delay when taking photos

Wider aperture

f/3.5

f/3.9

At its widest zoom, the TG310's lens captures marginally more light (0.3 f-stops)

Shoots faster

5.9 fps

0.3 fps

More than 19.5x faster continuous shooting

Significantly lighter

155 g

215 g

Around 30% lighter

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the Olympus TG310

Advantages of the Olympus Tough 8010

Slightly smaller

95x62x22 mm

96x63x22 mm

Around 10% smaller

Better macro capability

1 cm

2 cm

Focus on subjects 2x closer to the lens

Slightly thinner

0.9"

Almost the same

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the Olympus Tough 8010

recommendations

Relative to the best recent waterproof cameras, and ignoring price

Olympus TG310

67	vs	65
Explain scores

Olympus Stylus Tough 8010

Too close to call! Snapsort considers these cameras too competitive to make a clear recommendation.

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

Good macro capabilities

TG310:	2 cm
Tough 8010:	1 cm

	Waterproof
	Great at the beach

	Neither camera stitches together panoramas
	You could stitch photos in post

Significant shutter lag

TG310:	670 ms
Tough 8010:	1680 ms

	Lower-end sensor types
	CCD

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

	Neither camera can take 3D photos
	No 3d support

	Poor maximum light sensitivity
	1,600 ISO

	No touchscreens
	More buttons

	Very small screens
	2.7"

	Poor wide angle
	28 mm

	Low resolution screens
	230k dots

HD (720p) video

TG310:	720p @ 30fps
Tough 8010:	720p

Very narrow widest aperture size

TG310:	f/3.5
Tough 8010:	f/3.9

Poor zoom

TG310:	3.6x
Tough 8010:	5x

Compared to recent waterproof cameras

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

Fairly small

TG310:	96x63x22 mm
Tough 8010:	95x62x22 mm

	Thin
	0.9"

	No built-in GPS
	Missing geo-tagging

competitors

Olympus Tough TG-320

Waterproof

$136 - $149

Creates panoramas in-camera

Captures 3D images

Has a slightly shorter battery life

Slightly worse macro focusing

Compare the Tough TG-320 vs the TG310

Compare the Tough TG-320 vs the Stylus Tough 8010

Olympus TG-820

Waterproof

$173 - $179

Records higher quality movies

Has a significantly larger screen

Has a slightly narrower aperture

Compare the TG-820 vs the TG310

Compare the TG-820 vs the Stylus Tough 8010

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS2

Waterproof

Has better image stabilization

Has boost light sensitivity

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is slightly heavier

Compare the Lumix DMC-TS2 vs the TG310

Compare the Lumix DMC-TS2 vs the Stylus Tough 8010

Nikon Coolpix AW100

Waterproof

$221 - $260

Records higher quality movies

Has a significantly larger screen

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is slightly more expensive

Compare the Coolpix AW100 vs the TG310

Compare the Coolpix AW100 vs the Stylus Tough 8010

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS3

Waterproof

Records higher quality movies

Has better image stabilization

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is thicker

Compare the Lumix DMC-TS3 vs the TG310

Compare the Lumix DMC-TS3 vs the Stylus Tough 8010

Olympus TG-610

Waterproof

Has a significantly larger screen

Has a much higher resolution screen

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is thicker

Compare the TG-610 vs the TG310

Compare the TG-610 vs the Stylus Tough 8010

Panasonic Lumix TS20

Waterproof

$129

Has a significantly wider wide angle lens

Has better image stabilization

Has a slower max shutter speed

Significantly worse macro focusing

Compare the Lumix TS20 vs the TG310

Compare the Lumix TS20 vs the Stylus Tough 8010

Olympus Stylus Tough-3000

Waterproof

Slightly larger

Slightly thicker

Compare the Stylus Tough-3000 vs the TG310

Fujifilm FinePix XP30

Waterproof

$296

Has a GPS

Better maximum light sensitivity

Narrower aperture

Much worse macro capability

Compare the FinePix XP30 vs the TG310

Nikon Coolpix S31

Waterproof

$107

Wider aperture

Slightly cheaper

No built-in flash

Much larger

Compare the Coolpix S31 vs the TG310

Olympus Tough TG-810

Waterproof

$300 - $451

Much higher resolution screen

Significantly larger screen

Larger

Worse macro capability

Compare the Tough TG-810 vs the Stylus Tough 8010

Olympus TG-1 iHS

Waterproof

Much wider aperture

Has an OLED screen

Larger

Thicker

Compare the TG-1 iHS vs the Stylus Tough 8010

Olympus Stylus Tough 8000

Waterproof

Wider aperture

Better image stabilization

Lower resolution movies

Worse macro capability

Compare the Stylus Tough 8000 vs the Stylus Tough 8010

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OlympusTG310 vs Olympus StylusTough 8010

Olympus TG310

Reasons to buy the Olympus TG310

Olympus Stylus Tough 8010

Reasons to buy the Olympus Stylus Tough 8010

recommendations

Relative to the best recent waterproof cameras, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Olympus TG310

Advantages of the Olympus Tough 8010

recommendations

Relative to the best recent waterproof cameras, and ignoring price

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Compared to recent waterproof cameras

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Olympus Tough TG-320

Olympus TG-820

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS2

Nikon Coolpix AW100

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS3

Olympus TG-610

Panasonic Lumix TS20

Olympus TG-310 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Olympus Stylus Tough-3000

Fujifilm FinePix XP30

Nikon Coolpix S31

Olympus Stylus Tough 8010 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Olympus Tough TG-810

Olympus TG-1 iHS

Olympus Stylus Tough 8000

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Olympus
TG310
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Tough 8010