Olympus TG-5 vs Nikon W300

Olympus TG-5 advantages over Nikon W300

• Less expensive
  $299 vs $387
  Save money for lenses or accessories
• Slower slow-motion
  480 fps vs 120 fps
  Supports slower slow-mo
• 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)
• 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
• 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 280 shots
  Capture more photos
• Manual focus
  Yes vs No
  AF is for the weak. Real photographers focus manually.
• Faster JPEG shooting
  20.0 fps vs 7.0 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 6400 ISO
  Higher extended ISO can give more low-light flexibility