Here we are comparing TG-870 and G1 X III, two Compact cameras from Olympus and Canon. Olympus Stylus Tough TG-870 is a Ultracompact class camera and Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark III is a Large Sensor Compact class camera.
Olympus TG-870 was introduced to the market in January 2016 and Canon G1 X III was launched in October 2017. There is 22 months difference between TG-870 and G1 X III so we don't expect to see a huge technology difference between these two cameras but it would still give an advantage to younger G1 X III, 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. Olympus TG-870 is ranked
#3 out of 152 Ultracompact cameras with an overall score of 46 whereas Canon G1 X III is ranked
#7 out of 67 Large Sensor Compact cameras with an overall score of 68.
Here is a brief look at the main features of the Olympus TG-870 and Canon G1 X III before getting into our more detailed comparison.
Let's read on in the following sections in order to better understand in detail how the Olympus TG-870 and Canon G1 X III compare and hopefully end up with enough arguments to decide which one is better for you.
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