Olympus Tough TG-5 vs. Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ200

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In depth comparison and review of Olympus Tough TG-5 and Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ200. Compare design, sensors, proximity features, memory capacities and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right camera for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the digital camera that will best fit your needs.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Olympus Tough TG-5 vs. Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ200 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Olympus Tough TG-5 Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ200
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - compact Digital camera - 4K - compact
Lens Included - Leica
Height 6.6 cm 6.64 cm
Width 11.3 cm 11.12 cm
Depth 3.19 cm 4.52 cm
Weight 250 g 298 g
Weight Details Camera with battery and memory card: 250 g Camera only: 298 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 340 g
Enclosure Colour Black | Red Black | Silver
Protection Waterproof, crushproof, freezeproof, shockproof, dust-resistant -
Digital Zoom - 4x
Optical Zoom 4x 15x
Navigation GPS/GLONASS/QZSS receiver -
SENSOR Olympus Tough TG-5 Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ200
Sensor Resolution 12.0 Megapixel 20.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type BSI-CMOS High Sensitivity MOS
Total Pixels 12,700,000 pixels 20,900,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 12,000,000 pixels 20,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/2.33" 1.0"
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 30 fps
Image Stabiliser Optical (image sensor shift mechanism) Optical (5-axis HYBRID O.I.S. +)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
Sensors Magnetometer, thermometre, pressure sensor -
PROCESSOR Olympus Tough TG-5 Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ200
Image Processor TruePic VIII -
LENS Olympus Tough TG-5 Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ200
Type Zoom lens - 4x zoom - 4.5 - 18 mm - f/2.0-4.9 - zoom Leica zoom lens - 15x zoom - 8.8 - 132 mm - f/3.3-6.4 DC Vario-Elmar - zoom
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 25 - 100mm 24 - 360mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 10 cm 50 cm
Macro Focus Range 1cm 3cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive Motorised drive
Lens Construction 7 groups / 9 elements 11 groups / 13 elements
Filter Size 40.5 mm -
Features Built-in lens shield, aspherical lens Built-in lens shield, ED glass, aspherical lens
FOCUSING Olympus Tough TG-5 Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ200
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 25 49
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function Depth From Defocus (DFD) technology
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF, Pinpoint AF
Face Detection Yes Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Olympus Tough TG-5 Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ200
Viewfinder Type - Built-in - electronic
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.2"
Viewfinder Resolution - 2,333,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Magnification - 1.45x
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Olympus Tough TG-5 Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ200
ISO (Max) 12800 25600
Light Sensitivity ISO auto, ISO 100-12800 ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 125, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 80, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto, ISO 12800, ISO 25600
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic, aperture-priority Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes Focus bracketing Focus bracketing, white balance bracketing, aperture bracketing
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Fluorescent, sunlight, tungsten light, overcast, Underwater Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade
Max Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec 1/16000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 4 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing - 3, 5, 7 steps in 1/3, 2/3 or 1 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing - Yes
Retouch - Clear Retouch function
DISPLAY Olympus Tough TG-5 Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ200
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 460,000 pixels 1,240,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Built-in
Display Features Display brightness control Touch AF
FLASH Olympus Tough TG-5 Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ200
Camera Flash Built-in flash Pop-up flash
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction Fill-in mode, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control AF illuminator
Effective Flash Range 0.2 m - 7.9 m: ISO 1600 (wide lens)
0.2 m - 3.1 m: ISO 1600 (tele lens)
0.6 m - 8 m: ISO auto (wide lens)
1 m - 3.9 m: ISO auto (tele lens)
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Olympus Tough TG-5 Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ200
Digital Video Format AVI, MJPEG, H.264, MOV AVCHD, H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format PCM -
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
MEMORY Olympus Tough TG-5 Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ200
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 32 GB SDHC -
Memory Card Included Yes No
Image Storage RAW 4000 x 3000
JPEG 4000 x 3000
JPEG 640 x 480
4864 x 3648
3456 x 2592
2432 x 1824
5472 x 3648
3888 x 2592
2736 x 1824
5472 x 3080
3840 x 2160
1920 x 1080
3648 x 3648
2592 x 2592
1824 x 1824
Video Capture MOV - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps - 102Mbps
MOV - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 102Mbps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 p - 30 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 p - 25 fps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps - 100Mbps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 100Mbps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps - 100Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 28Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 28Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 20Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 20Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 30 fps - 10Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 25 fps - 10Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps - 24Mbps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Olympus Tough TG-5 Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ200
Battery Type Olympus Li-92B Lithium Ion Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific
Details Olympus Li-92B Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1350 mAh (included) Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1025 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 340 shots
Video recording - 1.8 hours
Photo shooting - 370 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 250 shots (EVF on)
CONNECTIONS Olympus Tough TG-5 Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ200
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view -
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support, PRINT Image Matching Direct print, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Connector Type USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
FEATURES Olympus Tough TG-5 Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ200
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec, 1 - 30 sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 5 frames per second, 20 frames per second, 15 frames per second 2 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 6 frames per second, 7 frames per second, 30 frames per second (4K)
Additional Features Audio recording, built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, date/time stamp, digital image rotation, histogram display, AF lock, shadow point display, interval shooting mode, highlight point display, Shade Correction, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Eye-Fi Card Ready, Time-Lapse recording, FlashAir Card Ready, distortion correction function, Focus Stacking Audio recording, built-in speaker, date/time stamp, sharpness control, digital image rotation, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, saturation control, highlight point display, in-camera film editing, contrast control, USB charging, in-camera RAW processing, text stamp, Noise Reduction control, Light Speed AF, Focus Stacking, Post Focus function
OTHERS Olympus Tough TG-5 Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ200
Included Accessories Hand strap, carrying case, AC power adaptor, USB cable Hand strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature -10 °C 0 °C
Underwater Use Yes -
Underwater Depth Up to 15 m -
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