Olympus XZ-1
Premium Compact Camera
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Olympus TG-620
Rugged Camera
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What’s good about the Olympus XZ-1
Best price
$289
- Slightly cheaper street price $289 vs $349
- Significantly larger image sensor 45 mm² vs 28 mm²
- Higher resolution rear screen 614k dots vs 460k dots
- Has longer exposure available 60 seconds vs 4 seconds
- Faster continuous shooting speed 8 shots per sec vs 5 shots per sec
- Has a flash hot shoe connector TG-620 does not
- Has an External Mic jack TG-620 does not
- Has RAW image capture TG-620 does not have RAW capture
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Olympus XZ-1
What’s good about the Olympus TG-620 iHS
Best price
$349
$349
- Weighs a little bit less than the XZ-1 5.9 oz vs 9.7 oz
- Significantly smaller body size 9 in³ vs 19 in³
- Higher sensor resolution 12 MP vs 10 MP
- Newer camera February 2012 vs February 2011
- Longer optical zoom 5.0× vs 4.0×
- Better video capture 1080p 60fps vs 720p 30fps
- Has HDR on-board XZ-1 does not have HDR
- Has a waterproof camera body XZ-1 does not
- Has 3D capture capabilities XZ-1 does not have 3D
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Olympus TG-620 iHS
What the Olympus XZ-1 and Olympus TG-620 have in common
- The same maximum ISO setting 6400 ISO
- Same viewscreen size 3.0″
- HDMI port
- panorama mode
What’s missing from both the Olympus XZ-1 and the Olympus TG-620
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No GPS tagging -
No Wi-Fi -
No flip out viewscreen