Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II vs. Olympus Tough TG-7

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II and Olympus Tough TG-7. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare design, sensors, proximity characteristics, memory capacities, but also other key features of both cameras and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the camera that best fits your needs and expectations.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II vs. Olympus Tough TG-7 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II Olympus Tough TG-7
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - compact Digital camera - 4K - compact
Height 6.09 cm 6.58 cm
Width 11.09 cm 11.39 cm
Depth 4.6 cm 3.27 cm
Weight 316 g 249 g
Weight Details Camera only: 316 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 340 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 249 g
Enclosure Colour - Black
Protection - Waterproof, crushproof, freezeproof, shockproof, dust-resistant
Digital Zoom 4x 14x
Optical Zoom 5x 4x
Navigation - GPS receiver
SENSOR Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II Olympus Tough TG-7
Sensor Resolution 20.1 Megapixel 12.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 20,900,000 pixels 12,710,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,100,000 pixels 12,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1.0" 1/2.33"
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 30 fps
Image Stabiliser Optical (5-axis Dynamic Image Stabiliser) Optical (image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
Sensors - Magnetometer, thermometre, compass
PROCESSOR Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II Olympus Tough TG-7
Image Processor DIGIC 8 TruePic VIII
LENS Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II Olympus Tough TG-7
Type Zoom lens - 5x zoom - 8.8 - 44 mm - f/1.8-2.8 Zoom lens - 4x zoom - 4.5 - 18 mm - f/2.0-4.9 - zoom
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 24 - 120mm 25 - 100mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic
Min Focus Distance 5 cm 10 cm
Macro Focus Range 5-50cm 1cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive Motorised drive
Lens Construction 11 groups / 13 elements 7 groups / 9 elements
Features UD glass, built-in lens shield, aspherical lens, UA lens Aspherical lens, anti-fog coating
FOCUSING Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II Olympus Tough TG-7
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 31 -
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function -
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch and Drag AF Face-priority AF
Face Detection Automatic Face Tracking technology, Face Detection AF/AE Face Recognition AF/AE
VIEWFINDER Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II Olympus Tough TG-7
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED -
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour -
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.39" -
Viewfinder Resolution 2,360,000 pixels -
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% -
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +1 -
Features Auto eye sensor, pop-up -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II Olympus Tough TG-7
ISO (Max) 25600 12800
Native ISO 125-12800 -
Extended ISO (Max) 25600 -
Light Sensitivity ISO 25600, ISO auto (125-12800), ISO 125-12800 ISO auto, ISO 100-12800
Exposure Metering Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, automatic, aperture-priority
Shooting Programs Portrait mode, self-portrait, fireworks, panning, Underwater, high dynamic, fisheye effect, miniature effect, toy camera effect, soft focus, star nightscape, star trails, star time-lapse movie, handheld night scene, star portrait, grainy monochrome, oil painting effect, water-painting effect, backlight hard, background defocus Landscape, portrait mode, beach/snow, landscape-portrait, Children, fireworks, night landscape, sports mode, sunset, candle, e-portrait, handheld starlight, backlight correction HDR, portrait + nightscape
Special Effects Neutral, Custom Effect, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, Standard, Fine Detail Document, sunset, soft focus, snow, landscape, Water Colour, Diorama, Cross Process, partial colour, Grainy Film, Light Tone, Pop Art, Pale & Light Colour, pin hole, Gentle Sepia, Dramatic Tone, Bleach Bypass, Night Scene, Key Line, Vintage, Fireworks, Beach, Night portrait, Candle light, Spot Colour, Instant Film, e-Portrait, Panorama
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white) 2000K - 14000K
Shutter Type Mechanical, electronic -
Max Shutter Speed 1/25600 sec 1/2000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 4 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
DISPLAY Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II Olympus Tough TG-7
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes -
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Built-in
Display Features Display brightness control Display brightness control
FLASH Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II Olympus Tough TG-7
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Built-in flash
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode Fill-in mode, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features Flash +/- compensation Flash +/- compensation
Effective Flash Range 0.5 m - 7 m (wide lens)
0.4 m - 4 m (tele lens)
0.2 m - 3.1 m: ISO 1600 (tele lens)
0.2 m - 7.9 m: ISO 1600 (wide lens)
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II Olympus Tough TG-7
Digital Video Format H.264 H.264, MOV
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG RAW
Max Video Resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format AAC Linear PCM
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features - Wind noise reduction
MEMORY Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II Olympus Tough TG-7
Memory Card Slot SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card Included No No
Image Storage RAW 5472 x 3648
JPEG 5472 x 3648
JPEG 3648 x 2432
JPEG 2736 x 1824
JPEG 2400 x 1600
JPEG 5472 x 3072
JPEG 3648 x 2048
JPEG 2736 x 1536
JPEG 2400 x 1344
JPEG 4864 x 3648
JPEG 3248 x 2432
JPEG 2432 x 1824
JPEG 2112 x 1600
JPEG 3648 x 3648
JPEG 2432 x 2432
JPEG 1824 x 1824
JPEG 1600 x 1600
RAW 4000 x 3000
RAW 640 x 480
Video Capture H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 120 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 59.94 fps
3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps - 102Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 102Mbps
1920 x 1080 p
1280 x 720 p
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II Olympus Tough TG-7
Battery Type Canon NB-13L Lithium Ion Olympus Li-92B Lithium Ion
Details Canon NB-13L Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1250 mAh (included) Olympus Li-92B Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1350 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 230 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 180 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 320 shots (ECO mode)
Video recording - 55 minutes (EVF on)
Video recording - 45 minutes (LCD Monitor on)
Playback - 5 hours
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CONNECTIONS Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II Olympus Tough TG-7
Interface HDMI, USB-C, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1 HDMI, USB-C, Wireless LAN, Bluetooth
Connectivity Features - Remote control via mobile devices
Supported Host Device Platform iOS, Android, Windows, MacOS -
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support DPOF support, Exif Print support
Connector Type USB (USB Type-C)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
USB 2.0 (USB Type-C)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
FEATURES Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II Olympus Tough TG-7
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 2sec, 12sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 8 frames per second, 20 frames per second, 30 frames per second 5 frames per second, 20 frames per second, 10 frames per second
HDR Mode HDR Movie mode Auto HDR mode
Additional Features Digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, resizing an image, USB charging, Backlight Correction HDR, Panorama Capture, Time-Lapse recording, primary colour filter, GPS via mobile, RAW burst mode Audio recording, built-in speaker, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, AF/AE tracking, Shade Correction, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), primary colour filter, distortion correction function, noise reduction
OTHERS Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II Olympus Tough TG-7
Included Accessories Battery charger, wrist strap, additional battery -
Software Canon Digital Photo Professional, Canon Map Utility, Canon Image Transfer Utility, Canon CameraWindow DC -
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C -
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C -
Underwater Use - Yes
Underwater Depth - Up to 15 m
Service & Support Limited warranty - 2 years -
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