Here we are comparing X30 and TG-870, two Compact cameras from Fujifilm and Olympus. Fujifilm X30 is a Small Sensor Compact class camera and Olympus Stylus Tough TG-870 is a Ultracompact class camera.
Fujifilm X30 was introduced to the market in August 2014 and Olympus TG-870 was launched in January 2016. There is 16 months difference between X30 and TG-870 so we don't expect to see a huge technology difference between these two cameras but it would still give an advantage to younger TG-870, especially in sensor tech.
This will be an interesting match up as even though these two cameras doesn't have the exact same body type, they are both ranked amongst Top 10 cameras in their classes. Fujifilm X30 is ranked
#2 out of 263 Small Sensor Compact cameras with an overall score of 56 whereas Olympus TG-870 is ranked
#4 out of 155 Ultracompact cameras with an overall score of 38.
Here is a brief look at the main features of the Fujifilm X30 and Olympus TG-870 before getting into our more detailed comparison.
Let's read on in the following sections in order to better understand in detail how the Fujifilm X30 and Olympus TG-870 compare and hopefully end up with enough arguments to decide which one is better for you.
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