| Links | ||
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| Prices: | ||
| Manufacturer URL: | Manufacturer website | Manufacturer website |
| Predecessor: |
Olympus TG-2
TG-2 vs TG-3 |
Fujifilm X20
X20 vs X30 |
| Successor: |
Olympus TG-4
TG-3 vs TG-4 |
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| General | ||
| Model Number: | TG-3 | X30 |
| Alternate Model Number(s): | ||
| Camera Format: | Compact | Mid-Sized |
| Currently Manufactured: | No | No |
| Retail Price: | $349.99 | $599.95 |
| Street Price: | $349.00 | $499.00 |
| Date Available: | 2014-06-15 | 2014-09-30 |
| Tripod Mount: | Yes | Yes |
| Weight: |
8.7 oz
(247 g)
includes batteries |
14.9 oz
(423 g)
includes batteries |
| Size: |
4.4 x
2.6 x
1.2 in. (112 x 66 x 31 mm) |
4.7 x
2.8 x
2.4 in. (119 x 72 x 60 mm) |
| Waterproof: | Yes | No |
| Waterproof Depth: | n/a | |
| Image Sensor | ||
| Sensor Type: | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor Manufacturer: | BSI CMOS | |
| Effective Megapixels: | 16.0 | 12.0 |
| Sensor Format: | 1/2.3 inch | 2/3 inch |
| Sensor size: | 28.0735mm2 (6.17mm x 4.55mm) | 58.08mm2 (8.80mm x 6.60mm) |
| Approximate Pixel Pitch: | 1.34 microns | 2.20 microns |
| Focal Length Multiplier: | n/a | n/a |
| Aspect Ratio: | 4:3 | 4:3 |
| Color Filter Type: | RGBG | X-Trans II |
| Anti Aliasing Filter: | Not needed | |
| Self-Cleaning: | No | No |
| Sensor shift image stabilization: | Yes | No |
| On-Sensor Phase Detect: | No | Yes |
| DxO Sensor Score: | ||
| DxO Color Depth Score (bits): | ||
| DxO Dynamic Range Score (evs): | ||
| DxO Maximum Effective ISO Score (iso): | ||
| Image Capture | ||
| Image Resolution: | 4608 x 3456 (15.9 MP, 4:3) |
4000 x 3000
(12.0 MP,
4:3), 4000 x 2664 (10.7 MP, 3:2), 4000 x 2248 (9.0 MP, 16:9), 2992 x 2992 (9.0 MP, 1:1), 2816 x 2112 (5.9 MP, 4:3), 2816 x 1864 (5.2 MP, Other), 2816 x 1584 (4.5 MP, 16:9), 2112 x 2112 (4.5 MP, 1:1), 2048 x 1536 (3.1 MP, 4:3), 2048 x 1360 (2.8 MP, Other), 1920 x 1080 (2.1 MP, 16:9), 1536 x 1536 (2.4 MP, 1:1), 11520 x 1624 (18.7 MP, Other), 11520 x 1080 (12.4 MP, Other), 9600 x 1624 (15.6 MP, Other), 9600 x 1080 (10.4 MP, Other), 7680 x 1624 (12.5 MP, Other), 7680 x 1080 (8.3 MP, Other), 5760 x 1624 (9.4 MP, Other), 5760 x 1080 (6.2 MP, Other), 3840 x 1624 (6.2 MP, Other), 3840 x 1080 (4.1 MP, Other) |
| Image File Format: | JPEG (EXIF 2.3) | JPEG (Exif Ver 2.3), RAW (RAF format), RAW + JPEG |
| Continuous-mode frames/second: | 5.0 | 11.4 |
| Video Capture | ||
| Can take movies: | Yes | Yes |
| Movie Resolution: |
1920x1080 (30p)
1280x720 (30p) 640x480 (30p) 640x480 (120p) 432x324 (240p) |
1920x1080 (60p/50p/30p/25p/24p)
1280x720 (60p/50p/30p/25p/24p) 640x480 (30p/25p) |
| Movie File Format: | MOV/H.264 with stereo sound, AVI/Motion JPEG (High-Speed Movie, Time-Lapse Movie) | H.264 (MOV) with stereo sound |
| Composite Video Out: | Yes | No |
| NTSC/PAL Switchable Video: | Yes | n/a |
| Video Usable as Viewfinder: | n/a | |
| HD Video Out: | Yes | Yes |
| HD Video Connection: | HDMI | HDMI |
| Lens & Optics | ||
| Lens Mount: | n/a | n/a |
| Lens: | Olympus Lens, 9 lenses in 7 groups, with dual aspheric elements and 2 ED elements | Fujinon optical zoom lens; 11 glass elements in 9 groups, including 3 aspherical and 2 ED elements |
| Focal Length (35mm equivalent): | 25 - 100mm | 28 - 112mm |
| Focal Length (actual): | 4.5 - 18mm | 7.1 - 28.4mm |
| Zoom Ratio: | 4.00x | 4.00x |
| Aperture Range: | f/2.0/2.8/8.0 (wide) / f/4.9/6.3/18 (tele); 2-step aperture + ND filter | f/2.0 (W) / f/2.8 (T) - f/11 (7-blade aperture diaphragm) |
| Integrated ND Filter: | No | No |
| Normal Focus Range: |
10 cm to Infinity 3.9 in to Infinity |
50 cm to Infinity 19.7 in to Infinity |
| Macro Focus Range: |
1 cm to Infinity 0.4 in to Infinity |
1 -
100 cm 0.4 - 39.4 in |
| Filter Thread: | 40.5mm | 52.0mm |
| Thread Type: | n/a | Via optional adapter ring |
| Optical Image Stabilization: | No | Yes |
| Digital Zoom: | Yes | Yes |
| Digital Zoom Values: | Up to 4x (2x Super Resolution Zoom) | Up to 2x |
| Auto Focus | ||
| Auto Focus: | Yes | Yes |
| Auto Focus Type: | Contrast Detection: Face Detect AF, iESP, Spot AF, AF Tracking | Intelligent Hybrid AF (TTL contrast AF / TTL phase detection AF): Multi, Area, Tracking |
| Auto Focus Assist Light? | Yes | Yes |
| Manual Focus: | No | Yes |
| Viewfinder | ||
| Viewfinder: | No / LCD | EVF / LCD |
| Viewfinder Type: | 0.39-inch ~2,360K-dot OLED color viewfinder: 100% coverage, 0.65x magnification (at 50mm eq.), 17.5mm eyepoint, -4 to +2 diopter, built-in eye sensor | |
| Focus Peaking: | No | Yes |
| EVF Resolution: | n/a | 2,360,000 dots |
| Viewfinder Magnification (35mm equivalent): | 0.65x | |
| Viewfinder Magnification (nominal/claimed): | 0.65x | |
| Display | ||
| Eye-level Viewfinder: | No | Yes |
| Rear Display: | Yes | Yes |
| Rear Display Size (inches): | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Rear Display Resolution: | 460,800 dots (153,600 px) | 921,600 dots (307,200 px) |
| Touchscreen: | No | No |
| Articulating Screen: | No | Yes |
| Tilt Swivel Screen: | No | No |
| Selfie Screen: | No | No |
| Max Playback Zoom: | 10.0x | |
| Top Deck Display: | No | |
| Exposure | ||
| Maximum ISO (native): | 6400 | 12800 |
| Minimum ISO (native): | 100 | 100 |
| ISO Settings: | Auto, High, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400 | Auto, 100, 200, 250, 320, 400, 500, 640, 800, 1000, 1250, 1600, 2000, 2500, 3200, 4000, 5000, 6400, 12800 |
| Auto ISO Mode: | Yes | Yes |
| White Balance Settings: | Auto, Sunny, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent1, Underwater, One-touch | Fine, Shade, Fluorescent light (Daylight), Fluorescent light (Warm White), Fluorescent light (Cool White), Incandescent light, Underwater, Custom, Color temperature selection |
| Shutter Speed Range: | 1/2000 - 4 sec | 1/4000 - 30 sec |
| Bulb Mode: | No | No |
| Exposure Compensation: | +/- 2.0EV in 0.3EV steps | +/- 3.0EV in 0.3EV steps |
| Metering Modes: | Digital ESP Metering, Spot Metering | TTL 256-zones metering; Multi, Spot, Average |
| Program Auto Exposure: | Yes | Yes |
| Aperture Priority: | Yes | Yes |
| Shutter Priority: | No | Yes |
| Full Manual Exposure: | No | Yes |
| Creative Exposure Modes: | Scene Modes: Portrait, ePortrait, Landscape, Interval Shooting, Hand-held Starlight, Night Scene, Night + Portrait, Sport, Indoor, Self Portrait, Sunset, Fireworks, Cuisine, Documents, Beach & Snow, Under Water Snapshot, Under Water Wide1, Under Water Wide2, Under Water Macro, Snow, Panorama, Backlight HDR; Art Filters: Pop Art, Soft Focus, Pale & Light Color, Grainy Film, Pin Hole, Diorama, Dramatic Tone, Fish Eye, Sparkle, Reflection, Fragmented; Microscope Modes: Microscope, Focus Stacking, Focus Bracketing, Microscope Control; Photo Story | Scene Modes: Portrait, Portrait Enhancer, Landscape, Sport, Night, Night (Tripod), Fireworks, Sunset, Snow, Beach, Party, Flower, Text, Underwater; Motion Panorama 360; Film Simulation（PROVIA/STANDARD, Velvia/VIVID, ASTIA/SOFT, CLASSIC CHROME, PRO Neg Hi, PRO Neg. Std, MONOCHROME, MONOCHROME+Ye FILTER, MONOCHROME+R FILTER, MONOCHROME+G FILTER, SEPIA); Advanced filter (Toy camera, Miniature, Pop color, High-key, Low-key, Dynamic tone, Partial color, Soft focus) |
| Self Timer: | 2, 12, custom seconds | 10 or 2 seconds |
| Time Lapse (intervalometer): | Yes | Yes |
| High Resolution Composite: | No | No |
| Flash | ||
| Built-in Flash: | Yes | Yes |
| Flash Modes: | Auto, Red-Eye Reduction, Fill-In, Off, LED | Red-eye Removal OFF: Auto, Forced Flash, Slow Synchro., Commander, Suppressed Flash Red-eye Removal ON: Red-eye Reduction Auto, Red-eye Reduction & Forced Flash, Red-eye Reduction & Slow Synchro., Commander, Suppressed Flash |
| Flash Guide Number (ISO 100): | n/a | n/a |
| Flash Range Description: | ISO 1600: W: 0.2m - 7.9m; T: 0.1m - 3.1m | ISO AUTO: Wide : Approx. 30 cm - 7.0 m / 11.7 in. - 22.9 ft. Telephoto : Approx. 50 cm - 5.0 m / 1.6 ft. - 16.4 ft. |
| Max Flash Sync: | 1/1000 | |
| Flash Exposure Compensation: | ||
| External Flash Connection: | n/a | Hot Shoe |
| Built-In Wireless Flash Control: | Full TTL exposure | Trigger Only |
| Image Storage | ||
| Usable Memory Types: | SD / SDHC / SDXC | SD / SDHC / SDXC |
| UHS Support: | UHS-I | UHS-I |
| Other Memory: | ||
| Dual Card Slots: | No | No |
| RAW Capture Support: | No | Yes |
| Uncompressed Format: | RAW (RAF format), RAW + JPEG | |
| Movie File Format: | MOV/H.264 with stereo sound, AVI/Motion JPEG (High-Speed Movie, Time-Lapse Movie) | H.264 (MOV) with stereo sound |
| Included Memory: | 36.0 MB | 55.0 MB |
| Included Memory Type: | Internal | Internal |
| Connectivity | ||
| Built-In Wi-Fi: | Yes | Yes |
| NFC: | No | |
| Bluetooth: | No | No |
| Built-In GPS: | Yes | No |
| Microphone Jack: | No | Yes |
| Headphone Jack: | No | No |
| External Connections: | USB 2.0 High Speed,WiFi | USB 2.0 High Speed,WiFi |
| PictBridge Compliant: | No | Yes |
| DPOF Compliant: | No | Yes |
| Remote Control: | Yes | Yes |
| Remote Control Type: | Via Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi or optional wired |
| Connections (extended): | Multi-terminal (USB Connector, DC Jack, Audio/Video Output), Micro HDMI (Type D) | Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11b/g/n), Micro HDMI (Type D) |
| Performance Timing | ||
| Cycle time for JPEG shooting in single shot mode (seconds per frame, max resolution): | 0.71 | |
| Cycle time for RAW shooting in single shot mode (seconds per frame): | ||
| Buffer size for RAW shooting in single shot mode (frames): | ||
| Cycle time for RAW+JPEG shooting in single shot mode (seconds per shot): | 0.71 | |
| Camera penalizes early shutter press? | Yes | |
| JPEG shooting speed in burst mode (fps, max resolution): | 5.0 | 11.4 |
| Buffer size for JPEG shooting in burst mode (frames, max resolution): | 100 | 15 |
| RAW shooting speed in burst mode (fps): | 9.0 | |
| Buffer size for RAW shooting in burst mode (frames): | 11 | |
| RAW+JPEG shooting speed in burst mode (fps): | 8.9 | |
| Buffer Size for RAW+JPEG shooting in burst mode (frames): | 11 | |
| Shutter lag (full AF, wide/mid): | 0.28 seconds | |
| Shutter lag (full AF, tele): | 0.06 seconds | |
| Shutter lag (full AF, live view - DSLR): | ||
| Shutter lag (prefocused, live view - DSLR): | ||
| Shutter Lag (manual focus): | 0.039 seconds | |
| Shutter lag (full AF, with flash): | 0.18 seconds | |
| Shutter Lag (prefocused): | 0.021 seconds | |
| Shutter Lag (notes): | Full Autofocus Lag, AF-S, Center AF, Medium focal length = 0.172s | |
| Startup Time: | 2.1 seconds | |
| Play -> Record Time: | 1.0 seconds | |
| Flash cycle time, full power: | 5.3 seconds | |
| Power | ||
| Battery Life, Stills (CIPA Rating Monitor/Live View): | 380 shots | 470 shots |
| Battery Life, Still (CIPA Rating OVF/EVF): | ||
| Battery Life, Video: | ||
| Battery Form Factor: | Proprietary LI-92B | Proprietary NP-95 |
| Usable Battery Types: | Lithium-ion rechargeable | Lithium-ion rechargeable |
| Batteries Included: | 1 x Proprietary LI-92B Lithium-ion rechargeable | 1 x Proprietary NP-95 Lithium-ion rechargeable |
| Battery Charger Included (dedicated charger or AC/USB adapter): | Yes | Yes |
| Dedicated Battery Charger Included: | Yes | No |
| Internal Charging Supported: | Yes | Yes |
| Software | ||
| Included Software: | CD-ROM with Instruction Manual and Olympus Viewer 3 Software | Fujifilm CD-ROM |
| OS Compatibility: | Windows, Mac OS X | |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Notes & Features: | Waterproof (50 ft/15m), Crushproof (220lbf/100 kgf), Shockproof (7 ft/2.1m), Freezeproof (Down to 14F / -10C), Dustproof, built-in Wi-Fi and GPS, focus stacking. Available in red or black. | 12MP 2/3-inch X-Trans CMOS II sensor, EXR Processor II, new "Real Time Viewfinder" EVF, dual manual control rings, new "Classic Chrome" film simulation mode, built-in Wi-Fi. Available in black, or two-tone silver and black. |
