Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II vs. Olympus Tough TG-5

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II and Olympus Tough TG-5. 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

Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II vs. Olympus Tough TG-5 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II Olympus Tough TG-5
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - compact Digital camera - 4K - compact
Height 6.09 cm 6.6 cm
Width 10.55 cm 11.3 cm
Depth 4.2 cm 3.19 cm
Weight 319 g 250 g
Weight Details - Camera with battery and memory card: 250 g
Enclosure Colour - Black | Red
Protection - Waterproof, crushproof, freezeproof, shockproof, dust-resistant
Digital Zoom 4x -
Optical Zoom 4.2x 4x
Navigation - GPS/GLONASS/QZSS receiver
SENSOR Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II Olympus Tough TG-5
Sensor Resolution 20.1 Megapixel 12.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type BSI-CMOS BSI-CMOS
Total Pixels 20,100,000 pixels 12,700,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,900,000 pixels 12,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1.0" 1/2.33"
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 59.95 fps 30 fps
Image Stabiliser Optical (Intelligent IS with 5-axis Advanced Dynamic Mode) Optical (image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
Sensors - Magnetometer, thermometre, pressure sensor
PROCESSOR Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II Olympus Tough TG-5
Image Processor DIGIC 7 TruePic VIII
LENS Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II Olympus Tough TG-5
Type Zoom lens - 4.2x zoom - 8.8 - 36.8 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 - 100mm 25 - 100mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic
Min Focus Distance 40 cm 10 cm
Macro Focus Range 5-50cm 1cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive Motorised drive
Lens Construction 9 groups / 11 elements 7 groups / 9 elements
Filter Size - 40.5 mm
Features UD glass, built-in 1/8 neutral density filter, aspherical lens, UA lens Built-in lens shield, aspherical lens
FOCUSING Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II Olympus Tough TG-5
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 31 25
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, AI Focus AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF
Face Detection Face Detection AF/AE Yes
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II Olympus Tough TG-5
ISO (Max) 25600 12800
Light Sensitivity ISO 800, ISO 125, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 160, ISO 320, ISO 640, ISO 500, ISO 250, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO 1000, ISO 1250, ISO 2000, ISO 2500, ISO 4000, ISO 5000, ISO 12800, ISO 25600, ISO 10000, ISO 8000, ISO auto (125-12800) ISO auto, ISO 100-12800
Exposure Metering Evaluative, spot AF area, centre-weighted Multi-segment, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, automatic, aperture-priority
Bracketing Modes - Focus bracketing
Shooting Programs Portrait mode, self-portrait, fireworks, panning, Underwater, soft background, miniature effect, toy camera effect, soft focus, Dynamic Range (HDR), creative shot, star nightscape, star time-lapse movie, handheld night scene, star portrait, grainy monochrome, oil painting effect, water-painting effect -
Special Effects Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, Standard, Fine Detail -
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Fluorescent, cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, Underwater, fluorescent light (daylight white) Fluorescent, sunlight, tungsten light, overcast, Underwater
Max Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec 1/2000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 1 sec 4 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
DISPLAY Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II Olympus Tough TG-5
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes -
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 460,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Built-in
Display Features Display brightness control Display brightness control
FLASH Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II Olympus Tough TG-5
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Built-in flash
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction Fill-in mode, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control
Effective Flash Range 0.5 m - 7 m (wide lens)
0.4 m - 4 m (tele lens)
0.2 m - 7.9 m: ISO 1600 (wide lens)
0.2 m - 3.1 m: ISO 1600 (tele lens)
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II Olympus Tough TG-5
Digital Video Format H.264, iFrame AVI, MJPEG, H.264, MOV
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - PCM
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
MEMORY Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II Olympus Tough TG-5
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 32 GB SDHC
Memory Card Included Yes Yes
Image Storage RAW 5472 x 3648
RAW 4864 x 3648
RAW 5472 x 3080
RAW 3648 x 3648
RAW 3648 x 2912
JPEG 4320 x 2880
JPEG 3840 x 2880
JPEG 4320 x 2432
JPEG 2880 x 2880
JPEG 2880 x 2304
JPEG 2304 x 1536
JPEG 2048 x 1536
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 1536 x 1536
JPEG 1536 x 1232
JPEG 720 x 480
JPEG 640 x 480
JPEG 720 x 408
JPEG 480 x 480
JPEG 480 x 384
RAW 4000 x 3000
JPEG 4000 x 3000
JPEG 640 x 480
Video Capture H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps - 35Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 23.98 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps
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
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II Olympus Tough TG-5
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 - 240 shots Photo shooting - 340 shots
Video recording - 1.8 hours
CONNECTIONS Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II Olympus Tough TG-5
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication) HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, PictBridge support DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support, PRINT Image Matching
Computer Connectivity Mac, Windows -
Connector Type USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
FEATURES Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II Olympus Tough TG-5
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 2sec, 12sec, 1 - 30 sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 8 frames per second, 5.4 frames per second 5 frames per second, 20 frames per second, 15 frames per second
Additional Features Audio recording, built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, in-camera red-eye fix, USB charging, in-camera RAW processing, Time-Lapse recording, GPS via mobile, Hybrid Auto 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
OTHERS Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II Olympus Tough TG-5
Included Accessories Battery charger, tripod, wrist strap Hand strap, carrying case, AC power adaptor, USB cable
Software Drivers & Utilities -
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C -10 °C
Underwater Use - Yes
Underwater Depth - Up to 15 m
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