Olympus Stylus Tough TG-870 vs. Nikon Coolpix W300

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Olympus Stylus Tough TG-870

Nikon Coolpix W300

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Megapixels

16.00

Max. image resolution

4608 x 3456

Sensor

Sensor type

CMOS

Sensor size

1/2.3" (~ 6.16 x 4.62 mm)

Sensor resolution

4612 x 3468

Diagonal

7.70 mm

Sensor size comparison

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Bigger sensors are more effective because they have more surface area to capture light. An important factor when comparing digital cameras is also camera generation. Generally, newer sensors will outperform the older.

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Actual sensor size

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Olympus Stylus Tough TG-870		Nikon Coolpix W300

Surface area:

28.46 mm²

Difference: 0 mm² (0%)

Tough TG-870 and W300 sensors are the same size.

Pixel pitch

1.34 µm

Pixel pitch tells you the distance from the center of one pixel (photosite) to the center of the next. It tells you how close the pixels are to each other.

The bigger the pixel pitch, the further apart they are and the bigger each pixel is. Bigger pixels tend to have better signal to noise ratio and greater dynamic range.

Difference: 0 µm (0%)

Tough TG-870 and W300 have the same pixel pitch.

Pixel area

1.8 µm²

Pixel or photosite area affects how much light per pixel can be gathered. The larger it is the more light can be collected by a single pixel.

Larger pixels have the potential to collect more photons, resulting in greater dynamic range, while smaller pixels provide higher resolutions (more detail) for a given sensor size.

Relative pixel sizes:

Pixel area difference: 0 µm² (0%)

Olympus Tough TG-870 and Nikon W300 have the same pixel area.

Pixel density

56.06 MP/cm²

Pixel density tells you how many million pixels fit or would fit in one square cm of the sensor.

Higher pixel density means smaller pixels and lower pixel density means larger pixels.

Difference: 0 µm (0%)

Olympus Tough TG-870 and Nikon W300 have the same pixel density.

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Specs

Olympus Tough TG-870

Nikon W300

Crop factor

5.62

Total megapixels

16.80

16.76

Effective megapixels

16.00

Optical zoom

Digital zoom

Yes

ISO sensitivity

Auto, 125-6400 (expands to 12800)

Auto, 125-6400

RAW

Manual focus

Normal focus range

10 cm

50 cm

Macro focus range

1 cm

Focal length (35mm equiv.)

21 - 105 mm

24 - 120 mm

Aperture priority

Max. aperture

f3.5 - f5.7

f2.8 - f4.9

Max. aperture (35mm equiv.)

f19.7 - f32

f15.7 - f27.5

Metering

Multi, Center-weighted, Spot

Exposure compensation

±2 EV (in 1/3 EV steps)

Shutter priority

Min. shutter speed

4 sec

1 sec

Max. shutter speed

1/2000 sec

1/4000 sec

Built-in flash

External flash

Viewfinder

None

White balance presets

Screen size

Screen resolution

921,000 dots

Video capture

Max. video resolution

1920x1080 (60p)

3840x2160 (30p/25p)

Storage types

SD/SDHC/SDXC

USB

USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

HDMI

Wireless

GPS

Battery

Li-50B lithium-ion battery

EN-EL12 lithium-ion battery

Weight

221 g

231 g

Dimensions

112.9 x 64.1 x 27.6 mm

111.5 x 66 x 29 mm

Year

2016

2017

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Diagonal

Diagonal is calculated by the use of Pythagorean theorem:

Diagonal = √

w² + h²

where w = sensor width and h = sensor height

Olympus Tough TG-870 diagonal

The diagonal of Tough TG-870 sensor is not 1/2.3 or 0.43" (11 mm) as you might expect, but approximately two thirds of that value - 7.7 mm. If you want to know why, see sensor sizes.

w = 6.16 mm
h = 4.62 mm

Diagonal = √

6.16² + 4.62²

= 7.70 mm

Nikon W300 diagonal

The diagonal of W300 sensor is not 1/2.3 or 0.43" (11 mm) as you might expect, but approximately two thirds of that value - 7.7 mm. If you want to know why, see sensor sizes.

w = 6.16 mm
h = 4.62 mm

Diagonal = √

6.16² + 4.62²

= 7.70 mm

Surface area

Surface area is calculated by multiplying the width and the height of a sensor.

Tough TG-870 sensor area

Width = 6.16 mm
Height = 4.62 mm

Surface area = 6.16 × 4.62 = 28.46 mm²

W300 sensor area

Width = 6.16 mm
Height = 4.62 mm

Surface area = 6.16 × 4.62 = 28.46 mm²

Pixel pitch

Pixel pitch is the distance from the center of one pixel to the center of the next measured in micrometers (µm). It can be calculated with the following formula:

Pixel pitch =	sensor width in mm	× 1000
	sensor resolution width in pixels

Tough TG-870 pixel pitch

Sensor width = 6.16 mm
Sensor resolution width = 4612 pixels

Pixel pitch =	6.16	× 1000	= 1.34 µm
	4612

W300 pixel pitch

Sensor width = 6.16 mm
Sensor resolution width = 4612 pixels

Pixel pitch =	6.16	× 1000	= 1.34 µm
	4612

Pixel area

The area of one pixel can be calculated by simply squaring the pixel pitch:

Pixel area = pixel pitch²

You could also divide sensor surface area with effective megapixels:

Pixel area =	sensor surface area in mm²
	effective megapixels

Tough TG-870 pixel area

Pixel pitch = 1.34 µm

Pixel area = 1.34² = 1.8 µm²

W300 pixel area

Pixel pitch = 1.34 µm

Pixel area = 1.34² = 1.8 µm²

Pixel density

Pixel density can be calculated with the following formula:

Pixel density = (	sensor resolution width in pixels	)² / 1000000
	sensor width in cm

One could also use this formula:

Pixel density =	effective megapixels × 1000000	/ 10000
	sensor surface area in mm²

Tough TG-870 pixel density

Sensor resolution width = 4612 pixels
Sensor width = 0.616 cm

Pixel density = (4612 / 0.616)² / 1000000 = 56.06 MP/cm²

W300 pixel density

Sensor resolution width = 4612 pixels
Sensor width = 0.616 cm

Pixel density = (4612 / 0.616)² / 1000000 = 56.06 MP/cm²

Sensor resolution

Sensor resolution is calculated from sensor size and effective megapixels. It's slightly higher than maximum (not interpolated) image resolution which is usually stated on camera specifications. Sensor resolution is used in pixel pitch, pixel area, and pixel density formula. For sake of simplicity, we're going to calculate it in 3 stages.

1. First we need to find the ratio between horizontal and vertical length by dividing the former with the latter (aspect ratio). It's usually 1.33 (4:3) or 1.5 (3:2), but not always.

2. With the ratio (r) known we can calculate the X from the formula below, where X is a vertical number of pixels:

(X × r) × X = effective megapixels × 1000000 →

X = √	effective megapixels × 1000000
	r

3. To get sensor resolution we then multiply X with the corresponding ratio:

Resolution horizontal: X × r
Resolution vertical: X

Tough TG-870 sensor resolution

Sensor width = 6.16 mm
Sensor height = 4.62 mm
Effective megapixels = 16.00

r = 6.16/4.62 = 1.33

X = √	16.00 × 1000000	= 3468
	1.33

Resolution horizontal: X × r = 3468 × 1.33 = 4612
Resolution vertical: X = 3468

Sensor resolution = 4612 x 3468

W300 sensor resolution

Sensor width = 6.16 mm
Sensor height = 4.62 mm
Effective megapixels = 16.00

r = 6.16/4.62 = 1.33

X = √	16.00 × 1000000	= 3468
	1.33

Resolution horizontal: X × r = 3468 × 1.33 = 4612
Resolution vertical: X = 3468

Sensor resolution = 4612 x 3468

Crop factor

Crop factor or focal length multiplier is calculated by dividing the diagonal of 35 mm film (43.27 mm) with the diagonal of the sensor.

Crop factor =	43.27 mm
	sensor diagonal in mm

Tough TG-870 crop factor

Sensor diagonal in mm = 7.70 mm

Crop factor =	43.27	= 5.62
	7.70

W300 crop factor

Sensor diagonal in mm = 7.70 mm

Crop factor =	43.27	= 5.62
	7.70

35 mm equivalent aperture

Equivalent aperture (in 135 film terms) is calculated by multiplying lens aperture with crop factor (a.k.a. focal length multiplier).

Tough TG-870 equivalent aperture

Crop factor = 5.62
Aperture = f3.5 - f5.7

35-mm equivalent aperture = (f3.5 - f5.7) × 5.62 = f19.7 - f32

W300 equivalent aperture

Crop factor = 5.62
Aperture = f2.8 - f4.9

35-mm equivalent aperture = (f2.8 - f4.9) × 5.62 = f15.7 - f27.5

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