Nikon S9500 vs Olympus TG-5

Olympus TG-5 advantages over Nikon S9500

• 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 1.26 microns
  Better low-light and dynamic range (all else equal)
• Shoot 4K video
  4K (UHD) vs 1080p
  Make sure you have a fast computer
• Larger lens aperture
  f/2.0 vs f/3.4
  Take photos in low-light or isolate your subject
• 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 230 shots
  Capture more photos
• Manual focus
  Yes vs No
  AF is for the weak. Real photographers focus manually.
• Newer
  8 years vs 12 years old
  Newer cameras often support more advanced features
• Faster JPEG shooting
  20.0 fps vs 7.5 fps
  Faster JPEG shooting (burst mode)
• Bigger JPEG buffer
  21 vs 5 shots
  Take more JPEG shots before waiting (burst mode)
• Higher extended ISO
  12800 vs 3200 ISO
  Higher extended ISO can give more low-light flexibility