Here we are comparing two cameras with different body types: Olympus TG-860, which was introduced in February 2015 is a Waterproof camera with a 16.0MP 1/2.3-inch sensor whereas Fujifilm XQ1, which was introduced in November 2013 is a Ultracompact camera with a 12.0MP 2/3-inch sensor. There is 14 months difference between TG-860 and XQ1 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-860, especially in sensor tech.
Fortunately, you can't go wrong with any of these cameras as we rank them amongst Top 10 cameras in their classes. Olympus TG-860 is ranked
#10 out of 75 Waterproof cameras with an overall score of 50 whereas Fujifilm XQ1 is ranked
#2 out of 152 Ultracompact cameras with an overall score of 52.
Here is a brief look at the main features of Olympus TG-860 and Fujifilm XQ1 before getting into our more detailed comparison.
Let's read on the following sections in order to better understand in detail how Olympus TG-860 and Fujifilm XQ1 compares and hopefully end up with enough arguments to decide which one is better for you.