Nikon 170 vs Olympus TG-5

Olympus TG-5 advantages over Nikon 170

• Slower slow-motion
  480 fps vs 240 fps
  Supports slower slow-mo
• Focus peaking
  Peaker vs Non-peaker
  Your camera will highlight what's in focus
• In-Camera Image Stabilization
  Yes vs No
  Reduces the effects of camera shake at slower shutter speeds
• Larger lens aperture
  f/2.0 vs f/2.8
  Take photos in low-light or isolate your subject
• RAW file ability
  Yes vs No
  Gives you more flexibility to develop your photos later
• More telephoto lens reach
  100 mm vs 15 mm
  Capture objects farther away
• Built-in GPS
  GPS vs None
  Geotag your photos
• Longer stills battery life
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  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 250 shots
  Capture more photos
• Internal flash
  Internal flash vs None
  Useful in a pinch for fill flash
• Manual focus
  Yes vs No
  AF is for the weak. Real photographers focus manually.
• Thinner
  31 mm vs 42 mm
  Thinner
• More dots on screen
  461k vs 345k dots
  Can mean greater resolution or a brighter screen
• More pixels
  12.0 vs 8.3 megapixels
  Higher resolution photos
• Has anti-aliasing filter
  Filter vs No Filter
  Reduces unsightly moiré in photos
• Longer exposure
  4 vs 1/2 sec
  Long exposures for night shots
• Higher extended ISO
  12800 vs 1600 ISO
  Higher extended ISO can give more low-light flexibility