Olympus TG310 vs Panasonic TS20

differences

Advantages of the Olympus TG310

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

1.3 fps

More than 4.5x faster continuous shooting

Better macro capability

2 cm

5 cm

Focus on subjects 2.5x closer to the lens

Slightly higher true resolution

9.7 MP

9.6 MP

Almost the same

Learn more about
the Olympus TG310

Advantages of the Panasonic TS20

Significantly better wide angle

25 mm

28 mm

More than 10% better wide angle

Takes 3D photos

Yes

Combines multiple photos into a 3D image

Has in-camera HDR

Yes

Combines multiple exposures to capture high dynamic range

Can create panoramas in-camera

Yes

Stitches together multiple photos for a wide perspective

Smaller

101x58x19 mm

96x63x22 mm

Around 20% smaller

Better image stabilization

Lens

Sensor shift

Less risk of blur

Thinner

0.7"

0.9"

Around 20% thinner

Lighter

142 g

155 g

Around 10% lighter

Learn more about
the Panasonic TS20

recommendations

Relative to the best recent waterproof cameras, and ignoring price

Olympus TG310

67	vs	71
Explain scores

Panasonic Lumix TS20

Snapsort recommends the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS20.

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

	Waterproof
	Great at the beach

Inexpensive

TG310:	$123.20
TS20:	$129.00

	Lower-end sensor types
	CCD

	Poor maximum light sensitivity
	1,600 ISO

	No touchscreens
	More buttons

	Very small screens
	2.7"

	Low resolution screens
	230k dots

Poor zoom

TG310:	3.6x
TS20:	4x

	Both shoot high resolution HD movies
	720p @ 30fps

Very narrow widest aperture size

TG310:	f/3.5
TS20:	f/3.9

Compared to recent waterproof cameras

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

Fairly small

TG310:	96x63x22 mm
TS20:	101x58x19 mm

Thin

TG310:	0.9"
TS20:	0.7"

Light weight

TG310:	155 g
TS20:	142 g

	No built-in GPS
	Missing geo-tagging

competitors

Panasonic Lumix TS25

Waterproof

$150 - $178

Has a slightly wider aperture

Slightly worse macro focusing

Compare the Lumix TS25 vs the TG310

Compare the Lumix TS25 vs the Lumix TS20

Olympus Tough TG-320

Waterproof

$133 - $149

Has a faster max shutter speed

Is thicker

Has a significantly shorter battery life

Compare the Tough TG-320 vs the TG310

Compare the Tough TG-320 vs the Lumix TS20

Nikon Coolpix AW100

Waterproof

$221 - $260

Records higher quality movies

Has a significantly larger screen

Is slightly more expensive

Is thicker

Compare the Coolpix AW100 vs the TG310

Compare the Coolpix AW100 vs the Lumix TS20

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX20

Waterproof

$189 - $330

Records higher quality movies

Has a significantly larger screen

Is slightly more expensive

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-TX20 vs the TG310

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-TX20 vs the Lumix TS20

Fujifilm FinePix XP50

Waterproof

$199 - $306

Records higher quality movies

Has a CMOS-family sensor

Is slightly more expensive

Is thicker

Compare the FinePix XP50 vs the TG310

Compare the FinePix XP50 vs the Lumix TS20

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS3

Waterproof

Records higher quality movies

Has a built-in GPS

Is thicker

Is significantly heavier

Compare the Lumix DMC-TS3 vs the TG310

Compare the Lumix DMC-TS3 vs the Lumix TS20

Fujifilm FinePix XP60

Waterproof

$180 - $199

Records higher quality movies

Significantly higher maximum light sensitivity

Is thicker

Is slightly heavier

Compare the FinePix XP60 vs the TG310

Compare the FinePix XP60 vs the Lumix TS20

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

Olympus TG-610

Waterproof

Much higher resolution screen

Significantly larger screen

Narrower aperture

Larger

Compare the TG-610 vs the TG310

Panasonic Lumix TS4

Waterproof

$240 - $250

Significantly wider aperture

Higher resolution movies

Significantly worse wide angle

Significantly larger

Compare the Lumix TS4 vs the Lumix TS20

Olympus TG-630 iHS

Waterproof

$169 - $199

Significantly larger screen

Higher resolution movies

Significantly worse wide angle

Larger

Compare the TG-630 iHS vs the Lumix TS20

Pentax WG-10

Waterproof

$249

Wider aperture

Has a CMOS-family sensor

Significantly worse wide angle

Significantly larger

Compare the WG-10 vs the Lumix TS20

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OlympusTG310 vs Panasonic Lumix TS20

Panasonic Lumix TS20

Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix TS20

Olympus TG310

Reasons to buy the Olympus TG310

recommendations

Relative to the best recent waterproof cameras, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Olympus TG310

Advantages of the Panasonic TS20

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

Panasonic Lumix TS25

Olympus Tough TG-320

Nikon Coolpix AW100

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX20

Fujifilm FinePix XP50

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS3

Fujifilm FinePix XP60

Olympus TG-310 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Olympus Stylus Tough-3000

Fujifilm FinePix XP30

Olympus TG-610

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS20 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix TS4

Olympus TG-630 iHS

Pentax WG-10

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