Olympus Tough TG-5 vs. Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Olympus Tough TG-5 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII. 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. Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Olympus Tough TG-5 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - compact Digital camera - 4K - compact
Lens Included - ZEISS
Height 6.6 cm 5.81 cm
Width 11.3 cm 10.16 cm
Depth 3.19 cm 4.28 cm
Weight 250 g 275 g
Weight Details Camera with battery and memory card: 250 g Camera only: 275 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 302 g
Enclosure Colour Black | Red Black
Protection Waterproof, crushproof, freezeproof, shockproof, dust-resistant -
Optical Zoom 4x 8x
Navigation GPS/GLONASS/QZSS receiver -
SENSOR Olympus Tough TG-5 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII
Sensor Resolution 12.0 Megapixel 20.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type BSI-CMOS Exmor RS CMOS
Total Pixels 12,700,000 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 (Steady Shot with Active Mode)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
Sensors Magnetometer, thermometre, pressure sensor Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Olympus Tough TG-5 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII
Image Processor TruePic VIII BIONZ X
LENS Olympus Tough TG-5 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII
Type Zoom lens - 4x zoom - 4.5 - 18 mm - f/2.0-4.9 - zoom ZEISS zoom lens - 8x zoom - 9 - 72 mm - f/2.8-4.5 Vario-Sonnar T*
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 25 - 100mm 24 - 200mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 10 cm 8 cm
Macro Focus Range 1cm -
Max View Angle - 84 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive Motorised drive
Lens Construction 7 groups / 9 elements 12 groups / 15 elements
Filter Size 40.5 mm -
Features Built-in lens shield, aspherical lens ED glass, aspherical lens, AA (advanced aspherical) lens, T* coating
FOCUSING Olympus Tough TG-5 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 25 357
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF, Real-time Eye AF, Touch AF
Face Detection Yes Face Detection AF/AE, Smile Shutter, Self Portrait Auto Shutter
VIEWFINDER Olympus Tough TG-5 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII
Viewfinder Type - Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.39"
Viewfinder Resolution - 2,359,296 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage - 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification - 0.59x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range - -4 to +3
Features - Viewfinder brightness control
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Olympus Tough TG-5 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII
ISO (Max) 12800 25600
Native ISO - 100-12800
Extended ISO (Max) - 25600
Extended ISO (Min) - 64
Light Sensitivity ISO auto, ISO 100-12800 ISO 80, ISO 64, ISO auto (100-12800), ISO 25600, ISO 100-12800
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, average, highlight-weighted
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic, aperture-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes Focus bracketing Dynamic Range Bracketing, Flash Exposure Bracketing, white balance bracketing
Special Effects - Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, sunset, illustration, landscape, portrait, Water Colour, miniature, clear, deep, light, autumn leaves, Retro, partial colour, Toy camera, Posterisation, High contrast monochrome, Pop Colour, Soft High-key, Night Scene, Standard, Style Box
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Fluorescent, sunlight, tungsten light, overcast, Underwater Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), fluorescent light (daylight white)
Max Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec 1/32000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 4 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing - Yes
DISPLAY Olympus Tough TG-5 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 460,000 pixels 921,600 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Folding
Display Features Display brightness control Display brightness control, TRILUMINOS Colour technology
FLASH Olympus Tough TG-5 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII
Camera Flash Built-in flash Pop-up flash
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, auto mode, flash OFF mode, slow sync
Red-Eye Reduction Yes -
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control AF illuminator, flash exposure bracketing
Effective Flash Range 0.2 m - 7.9 m: ISO 1600 (wide lens)
0.2 m - 3.1 m: ISO 1600 (tele lens)
0.4 m - 5.9 m: ISO auto (wide lens)
1 m - 3.1 m: ISO auto (tele lens)
12.4 m: ISO 12800 (wide lens)
7 m: ISO 12800 (tele lens)
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Olympus Tough TG-5 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII
Digital Video Format AVI, MJPEG, H.264, MOV AVCHD, XAVC S
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format PCM Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel), Linear PCM
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
MEMORY Olympus Tough TG-5 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII
Memory Card Slot SD card Memory Stick PRO Duo 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, Memory Stick PRO Duo, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, 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
5472 x 3648
3888 x 2592
2736 x 1824
4864 x 3648
3648 x 2736
2592 x 1944
640 x 480
5472 x 3080
3648 x 2056
2720 x 1528
3648 x 3648
2544 x 2544
1920 x 1920
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
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i
BATTERY AND CHARGING Olympus Tough TG-5 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII
Battery Type Olympus Li-92B Lithium Ion Sony NP-BX1 Lithium Ion
Details Olympus Li-92B Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1350 mAh (included) Sony NP-BX1 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 340 shots
Video recording - 1.8 hours
Photo shooting - 260 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 240 shots (EVF on)
Video recording - 70 minutes (LCD Monitor on)
Video recording - 70 minutes (EVF on)
CONNECTIONS Olympus Tough TG-5 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth 4.1
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, PC Remote functions via Wi-Fi
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support, PRINT Image Matching DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching
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)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Olympus Tough TG-5 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec, 1 - 30 sec 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 5 frames per second, 20 frames per second, 15 frames per second 5 frames per second, 20 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 90 frames per second (Single Burst Shooting Hi), 60 frames per second (Single Burst Shooting Mid), 30 frames per second (Single Burst Shooting Lo)
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode, HDR Movie mode
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 Digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, Sweep Panorama technology, interval shooting mode, takes photos while film recording, Dynamic Range Optimizer, USB charging, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), High ISO NR, Superior Auto mode, Clear Image Zoom, noise reduction over long exposures, silent shooting, BRAVIA Sync function, Single Burst Shooting function, Blackout-free shooting
OTHERS Olympus Tough TG-5 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII
Included Accessories Hand strap, carrying case, AC power adaptor, USB cable AC power adaptor, wrist strap, micro-USB cable, shoulder strap adapter
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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