Canon SX520 HS vs Olympus TG-5

Olympus TG-5 advantages over Canon SX520 HS

• Waterproof
  Yes vs No
  Take photos underwater without destroying your camera!
• Focus peaking
  Peaker vs Non-peaker
  Your camera will highlight what's in focus
• Bigger pixels
  ~ 1.54 vs 1.34 microns
  Better low-light and dynamic range (all else equal)
• Shoot 4K video
  4K (UHD) vs 1080p
  Make sure you have a fast computer
• In-camera panoramas
  Yes vs No
  Stitches multiple shots into a panoramic photo
• Larger lens aperture
  f/2.0 vs f/3.4
  Take photos in low-light or isolate your subject
• RAW file ability
  Yes vs No
  Gives you more flexibility to develop your photos later
• Built-in Wi-Fi
  Wi-Fi vs None
  Share your photos wirelessly
• Built-in GPS
  GPS vs None
  Geotag your photos
• Longer stills battery life
  More info

  Longer stills battery life

  Cameras with longer battery life can take more photos before exhausting their batteries.

  Special note: The measurement standard for battery life stipulates that if a camera has an internal flash, it must be used for 50% of photos taken. For this reason, comparisons of one camera with an internal flash to another without will not be comparable

  340 vs 210 shots
  Capture more photos
• Thinner
  31 mm vs 91 mm
  Thinner
• Lighter weight
  250g vs 441g
  Lighter weight
• Shoots 60p video
  Yes vs No
  A faster framerate can give you more editing options
• Faster JPEG shooting
  20.0 fps vs 10.0 fps
  Faster JPEG shooting (burst mode)
• Slow-motion videos
  Yes vs No
  Shoot slow-motion videos
• Higher extended ISO
  12800 vs 3200 ISO
  Higher extended ISO can give more low-light flexibility