Canon PowerShot SX730 HS vs. Olympus Tough TG-5

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Canon PowerShot SX730 HS 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 SX730 HS vs. Olympus Tough TG-5 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon PowerShot SX730 HS Olympus Tough TG-5
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - compact Digital camera - 4K - compact
Height 6.38 cm 6.6 cm
Width 11.01 cm 11.3 cm
Depth 3.99 cm 3.19 cm
Weight 276 g 250 g
Weight Details Camera only: 276 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 300 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 250 g
Enclosure Colour Black | Silver Black | Red
Protection - Waterproof, crushproof, freezeproof, shockproof, dust-resistant
Digital Zoom 4x -
Optical Zoom 40x 4x
Navigation - GPS/GLONASS/QZSS receiver
SENSOR Canon PowerShot SX730 HS Olympus Tough TG-5
Sensor Resolution 20.3 Megapixel 12.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type 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" 1/2.33"
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 60 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 SX730 HS Olympus Tough TG-5
Image Processor DIGIC 6 TruePic VIII
LENS Canon PowerShot SX730 HS Olympus Tough TG-5
Type Zoom lens - 40x zoom - 4.3 - 172 mm - f/3.3-6.9 Zoom lens - 4x zoom - 4.5 - 18 mm - f/2.0-4.9 - zoom
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 24 - 960mm 25 - 100mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic
Min Focus Distance 1 cm 10 cm
Macro Focus Range 1-50cm 1cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive Motorised drive
Lens Construction 11 groups / 13 elements 7 groups / 9 elements
Filter Size - 40.5 mm
Features UD glass, built-in lens shield, aspherical lens Built-in lens shield, aspherical lens
FOCUSING Canon PowerShot SX730 HS Olympus Tough TG-5
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 Face Detection AF/AE/FE/WB, Face Detection Self-timer, Wink Self-timer, Smile Shutter Yes
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon PowerShot SX730 HS Olympus Tough TG-5
ISO (Max) 3200 12800
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 80, ISO 1600, ISO 3200, ISO auto (80-1600) ISO auto, 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 Portrait mode, slow shutter, self-portrait, fireworks, low light, sports mode, super vivid, poster effect, hi-speed burst, smart shutter, fisheye effect, miniature effect, smooth skin, toy camera effect, soft focus, monochrome, creative shot, handheld night scene -
Special Effects Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, fisheye, soft focus, monochrome, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Vivid Green, vivid blue, Vivid Red, miniature, Positive Film, Toy camera, Posterisation, Super Vivid -
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Fluorescent, cloudy, tungsten light, daylight, fluorescent light (warm white) Fluorescent, sunlight, tungsten light, overcast, Underwater
Max Shutter Speed 1/3200 sec 1/2000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 15 sec 4 sec
Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
X-sync Speed 1/2000 sec -
DISPLAY Canon PowerShot SX730 HS Olympus Tough TG-5
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Display Format 922,000 pixels 460,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Built-in
Display Features Display brightness control Display brightness control
FLASH Canon PowerShot SX730 HS 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 Flash +/- compensation AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control
Effective Flash Range 0.5 m - 4 m (wide lens)
2 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 SX730 HS Olympus Tough TG-5
Digital Video Format H.264 AVI, MJPEG, H.264, MOV
Image Recording Format 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 SX730 HS 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 JPEG 5184 x 3888
JPEG 5184 x 3456
JPEG 5184 x 2912
JPEG 3648 x 2736
JPEG 3648 x 2432
JPEG 3648 x 2048
JPEG 2048 x 1536
JPEG 2048 x 1368
JPEG 2592 x 1944
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 640 x 480
JPEG 640 x 424
JPEG 640 x 360
JPEG 3888 x 3888
JPEG 2736 x 2736
JPEG 1536 x 1536
JPEG 480 x 480
RAW 4000 x 3000
JPEG 4000 x 3000
JPEG 640 x 480
Video Capture H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 p - 30 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 SX730 HS Olympus Tough TG-5
Battery Type Canon NB-13L Lithium Ion Olympus Li-92B Lithium Ion
Details Canon NB-13L Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Olympus Li-92B Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1350 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 250 shots
Photo shooting - 355 shots (ECO mode)
Video recording - 0.83 hours
Playback - 5 hours
Photo shooting - 340 shots
Video recording - 1.8 hours
CONNECTIONS Canon PowerShot SX730 HS Olympus Tough TG-5
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth 4.1 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, Exif Print 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 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 SX730 HS Olympus Tough TG-5
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 2sec, 12sec, 1 - 30 sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 2.3 frames per second, 4.6 frames per second, 5.9 frames per second 5 frames per second, 20 frames per second, 15 frames per second
Additional Features Digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, i-Contrast (Intelligent Contrast Correction) system, digital tele-converter, USB charging, HS System, Zoom Framing Assist, 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 SX730 HS Olympus Tough TG-5
Included Accessories Battery charger, carrying case, wrist 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
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