Olympus TG-610 vs Panasonic DMC-FT10

differences

Advantages of the Olympus TG-610

Much better wide angle

28 mm

35 mm

20% better wide angle

Much higher resolution screen

920k dots

230k dots

4x higher resolution screen

Significantly larger screen

3.0"

2.7"

More than 10% larger screen

Better macro capability

3 cm

5 cm

Focus on subjects 40% closer to the lens

Cheaper

$229.00

$262.16

The best price we've seen is $33 cheaper (more than 10% less)

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the Olympus TG-610

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-FT10

Wider aperture

f/3.5

f/3.9

At its widest zoom, the DMC-FT10's lens captures marginally more light (0.3 f-stops)

Smaller

100x64x22 mm

99x64x26 mm

Around 20% smaller

Better image stabilization

Lens

Sensor shift

Less risk of blur

Thinner

0.9"

Around 20% thinner

Much longer exposures

60s

15x longer exposures

Shoots slightly faster

4.6 fps

3.4 fps

Around 40% faster continuous shooting

Lighter

172 g

190 g

Around 10% lighter

Slightly less shutter lag

360 ms

530 ms

More than 30% less delay when taking photos

Significantly faster max shutter speed

1/1600s

1/1200s

Around 30% faster max shutter speed

Learn more about
the Panasonic DMC-FT10

recommendations

Relative to the best recent waterproof cameras, and ignoring price

Olympus TG-610

66	vs	58
Explain scores

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT10

Snapsort recommends the Olympus TG-610.

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Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

	Waterproof
	Great at the beach

Slow max shutter speed

TG-610:	1/1200s
DMC-FT10:	1/1600s

	Neither camera stitches together panoramas
	You could stitch photos in post

	Lower-end sensor types
	CCD

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

	Poor maximum light sensitivity
	1,600 ISO

	No touchscreens
	More buttons

	Both shoot high resolution HD movies
	720p @ 30fps

Poor wide angle

TG-610:	28 mm
DMC-FT10:	35 mm

Very narrow widest aperture size

TG-610:	f/3.9
DMC-FT10:	f/3.5

Poor zoom

TG-610:	5x
DMC-FT10:	4x

Compared to recent waterproof cameras

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

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

	No built-in GPS
	Missing geo-tagging

	Neither camera can take 3D photos
	No 3d support

competitors

Olympus TG310

Waterproof

$132

Is slightly less expensive

Compare the TG310 vs the TG-610

Compare the TG310 vs the Lumix DMC-FT10

Panasonic Lumix FT20

Waterproof

$241 - $249

Has a slightly wider wide angle lens

Is slightly smaller

Has a slower max shutter speed

Slightly worse macro focusing

Compare the Lumix FT20 vs the TG-610

Compare the Lumix FT20 vs the Lumix DMC-FT10

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT3

Waterproof

$408

Records higher quality movies

Has a built-in GPS

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is significantly more expensive

Compare the Lumix DMC-FT3 vs the TG-610

Compare the Lumix DMC-FT3 vs the Lumix DMC-FT10

Nikon Coolpix AW100

Waterproof

$280

Records higher quality movies

Records high-speed movies

Is slightly more expensive

Is slightly larger

Compare the Coolpix AW100 vs the TG-610

Compare the Coolpix AW100 vs the Lumix DMC-FT10

Fujifilm FinePix XP50

Waterproof

$170 - $200

Records higher quality movies

Slightly higher maximum light sensitivity

Is thicker

Significantly worse macro focusing

Compare the FinePix XP50 vs the TG-610

Compare the FinePix XP50 vs the Lumix DMC-FT10

Olympus Tough TG-320

Waterproof

$190 - $202

Creates panoramas in-camera

Captures 3D images

Doesn't shoot as fast continuously

Compare the Tough TG-320 vs the TG-610

Compare the Tough TG-320 vs the Lumix DMC-FT10

Olympus mju Tough 8010

Waterproof

Slightly closer macro focusing

Has a faster max shutter speed

Lacks boost light sensitivity

Is slightly heavier

Compare the mju Tough 8010 vs the TG-610

Compare the mju Tough 8010 vs the Lumix DMC-FT10

Olympus Tough TG-810

Waterproof

$429 - $445

Has a GPS

Much faster max shutter speed

Shoots slower

Heavier

Compare the Tough TG-810 vs the TG-610

Olympus TG-620

Waterproof

$305 - $324

Higher resolution movies

Has in-camera HDR

Significantly lower resolution screen

More expensive

Compare the TG-620 vs the TG-610

Panasonic Lumix FT4

Waterproof

$458 - $562

Much better wide angle

Higher resolution movies

Larger

Thicker

Compare the Lumix FT4 vs the Lumix DMC-FT10

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT1

Waterproof

Much better wide angle

Wider aperture

Shoots slower

Heavier

Compare the Lumix DMC-FT1 vs the Lumix DMC-FT10

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OlympusTG-610 vs Panasonic LumixDMC-FT10

Olympus TG-610

Reasons to buy the Olympus TG-610

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT10

Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT10

recommendations

Relative to the best recent waterproof cameras, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Olympus TG-610

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-FT10

recommendations

Relative to the best recent waterproof cameras, and ignoring price

advice

Need help deciding?

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Compared to recent waterproof cameras

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Olympus TG310

Panasonic Lumix FT20

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT3

Nikon Coolpix AW100

Fujifilm FinePix XP50

Olympus Tough TG-320

Olympus mju Tough 8010

Olympus TG-610 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Olympus Tough TG-810

Olympus TG-620

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT10 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix FT4

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT1

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Olympus
TG-610
vs
Panasonic Lumix
DMC-FT10