Olympus TG-1
Rugged Camera
vs Olympus TG-2
Rugged Camera

What’s good about the Olympus TG-1 iHS

Best price $400
  • Smaller body size 10 in³ vs 13 in³
  • Significantly cheaper street price $400 vs $700
  • Better video capture 1080p 60fps vs 1080p 30fps
  • Has 3D capture capabilities TG-2 does not have 3D

What’s good about the Olympus TG-2 iHS

Best price
$700
  • Newer camera March 2013 vs June 2012
  • Better built-in flash range 26′ vs 18′

What the Olympus TG-1 and Olympus TG-2 have in common

  • Weigh about the same 7.8 oz vs 8.1 oz
  • Similar sensor resolutions 12 MP
  • Similar image sensor size 28 in²
  • Similar viewscreen resolutions 610k dots
  • The same maximum ISO setting 6400 ISO
  • Similar optical zoom range 4.0×
  • Same viewscreen size 3.0″
  • Similar continuous shooting speed 5 shots per second
  • HDR processing
  • HDMI port
  • panorama mode
  • GPS tagging
  • waterproof housing

What’s missing from both the Olympus TG-1 and the Olympus TG-2

  • No external microphone jack
  • No RAW capture
  • No hot shoe
  • No Wi-Fi
  • No flip out viewscreen

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