Canon PowerShot SX70 HS vs. Olympus Tough TG-6

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Canon PowerShot SX70 HS and Olympus Tough TG-6. Compare design, sensors, zoom functions, batteries and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect digital camera. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the camera that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Canon PowerShot SX70 HS vs. Olympus Tough TG-6 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon PowerShot SX70 HS Olympus Tough TG-6
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - compact Digital camera - 4K - compact
Height 9.09 cm 6.6 cm
Width 12.7 cm 11.3 cm
Depth 11.66 cm 3.24 cm
Weight 576 g 253 g
Weight Details Camera only: 576 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 608 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 253 g
Enclosure Colour - Black | Red
Protection - Waterproof, crushproof, freezeproof, shockproof, dust-resistant
Digital Zoom 4x -
Optical Zoom 65x 4x
Navigation - GPS/GLONASS/QZSS receiver
SENSOR Canon PowerShot SX70 HS Olympus Tough TG-6
Sensor Resolution 20.3 Megapixel 12.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type BSI-CMOS BSI-CMOS
Total Pixels 21,100,000 pixels 12,700,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,300,000 pixels 12,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/2.3" 1/2.3"
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 30 fps
Image Stabiliser Optical (Intelligent IS with 5-axis Enhanced Dynamic Mode) Optical (image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
Sensors - Accelerometer, magnetometer, thermometre, pressure sensor
PROCESSOR Canon PowerShot SX70 HS Olympus Tough TG-6
Image Processor DIGIC 8 TruePic VIII
LENS Canon PowerShot SX70 HS Olympus Tough TG-6
Type Zoom lens - 65x zoom - 3.8 - 247 mm - f/3.4-6.5 Zoom lens - 4x zoom - 4.5 - 18 mm - f/2.0-4.9 - zoom
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 21 - 1365mm 25 - 100mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic
Min Focus Distance 0 m 10 cm
Macro Focus Range - 0.54cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive Motorised drive
Lens Construction 11 groups / 15 elements 7 groups / 9 elements
Filter Size - 40.5 mm
Features UD glass, Ultrasonic Motor (USM), aspherical lens Built-in lens shield, aspherical lens, anti-fog coating
FOCUSING Canon PowerShot SX70 HS Olympus Tough TG-6
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 9 25
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF
Face Detection Yes Yes
VIEWFINDER Canon PowerShot SX70 HS Olympus Tough TG-6
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED -
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour -
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.39" -
Viewfinder Resolution 2,360,000 pixels -
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon PowerShot SX70 HS Olympus Tough TG-6
ISO (Max) 3200 12800
Light Sensitivity ISO auto (100-800), ISO 100-3200 ISO auto (100-1600), ISO 100-12800
Exposure Metering Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, automatic, aperture-priority
Bracketing Modes - Focus bracketing
Shooting Programs - Landscape, portrait mode, beach/snow, landscape-portrait, Children, fireworks, night landscape, panorama assist, sports mode, sunset, candle, e-portrait, handheld starlight, backlight correction HDR, portrait + nightscape, live composite
Special Effects - Soft focus, Water Colour, Diorama, Cross Process, partial colour, Grainy Film, Light Tone, Pop Art, Pale & Light Colour, pin hole, Gentle Sepia, Dramatic Tone, Bleach Bypass, Key Line, Vintage, Instant Film
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Fluorescent, cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade Fluorescent, sunlight, tungsten light, overcast, Underwater
Max Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec 1/2000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 15 sec 4 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
DISPLAY Canon PowerShot SX70 HS Olympus Tough TG-6
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Display Format 920,000 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Rotating Built-in
Display Features Display brightness control Display brightness control
FLASH Canon PowerShot SX70 HS Olympus Tough TG-6
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 Flash +/- compensation AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control
Effective Flash Range 0.5 m - 5 m (wide lens)
2 m - 2.5 m (tele lens)
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VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon PowerShot SX70 HS Olympus Tough TG-6
Digital Video Format H.264 H.264, MOV
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
Microphone Features Wind noise reduction -
MEMORY Canon PowerShot SX70 HS Olympus Tough TG-6
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 JPEG 5184 x 2912
JPEG 5184 x 3456
JPEG 5184 x 3888
JPEG 3648 x 2048
JPEG 3648 x 2432
JPEG 3648 x 2736
JPEG 2432 x 1824
JPEG 2432 x 1616
JPEG 2432 x 1368
JPEG 3888 x 3888
JPEG 2736 x 2736
JPEG 1824 x 1824
RAW 4000 x 3000
JPEG 4000 x 3000
JPEG 1280 x 720
Video Capture H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 119.9 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
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 SX70 HS Olympus Tough TG-6
Battery Type Canon LP-E12 Lithium Ion Olympus Li-92B Lithium Ion
Details Canon LP-E12 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Olympus Li-92B Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1350 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 325 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 255 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 405 shots (ECO mode)
Playback - 6 hours
Video recording - 85 minutes (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 340 shots
Video recording - 1.8 hours
CONNECTIONS Canon PowerShot SX70 HS Olympus Tough TG-6
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view
Print Standard Direct print, Exif Print support, PictBridge support DPOF support, Exif Print 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 Canon PowerShot SX70 HS Olympus Tough TG-6
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 2sec, 12sec, 1 - 30 sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 5.7 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 2 frames per second (3MP) 5 frames per second, 20 frames per second, 10 frames per second
Additional Features Built-in speaker, auto power save, digital image rotation, histogram display, cropping an image, resizing an image, in-camera red-eye fix, Zoom Framing Assist, Smart AUTO, primary colour filter, GPS via mobile Audio recording, built-in speaker, auto power save, date/time stamp, histogram display, shadow point display, interval shooting mode, highlight point display, digital tele-converter, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Time-Lapse recording, microscope image mode, Focus Stacking
OTHERS Canon PowerShot SX70 HS Olympus Tough TG-6
Included Accessories Battery charger, lens cap, neck strap, carrying case, lens cap strap Hand strap, carrying case, AC power adaptor, USB cable
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C -10 °C
Underwater Use - Yes
Underwater Depth - Up to 15 m
Service & Support Limited warranty - 2 years Limited warranty - parts and labour - 1 year
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