Panasonic Lumix DC-G100 vs Olympus Tough TG-3

In this comparison, we will evaluate the Panasonic Lumix DC-G100 and the Olympus Tough TG-3, highlighting the advantages of each over the other, discussing their pros and cons, shared strengths and weaknesses, and providing a rating based on their available features and specifications to assist you in choosing the one that best suits your needs.

Panasonic Lumix DC-G100 was introduced in June 2020 and Olympus Tough TG-3 was introduced in March 2014. Let us first list highlights of the models.

Now that we've looked at the most essential specifications and gained a basic understanding of these cameras, we can delve into more details and see the differences between them.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Panasonic Lumix DC-G100 over Olympus Tough TG-3.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Olympus Tough TG-3 over Panasonic Lumix DC-G100.

We already listed pros and cons of each model. However, you may also find useful to look at their common strengths and weaknesses shown side-by-side.

Screen

Panasonic Lumix DC-G100 and Olympus Tough TG-3 have 3.0" screens with 1,840k dot and 460k dot resolutions respectively. Panasonic Lumix DC-G100 has a Fully Articulated screen which makes it selfie and vlogger friendly and generally very useful for video shooting. Olympus Tough TG-3 has a Fixed screen Panasonic Lumix DC-G100 also features touchscreen which has advantages such as easy menu navigation, intuitive controls, quick setting adjustment and most importantly a Touch-to-Focus functionality allowing users to select a specific point on the screen where they want the camera to focus. This feature can be helpful for achieving precise focus in both photo and video recording.

Electronic (OLED) Viewfinder on Panasonic Lumix DC-G100

Panasonic Lumix DC-G100 has a built-in Electronic (OLED) viewfinder with 3,680k dot resolution. It has a 100% coverage and 1.46x (0.73x 35mm equivalent) magnification. There is no built-in or optional viewfinder available on Olympus Tough TG-3.

Panasonic Lumix DC-G100 features a 20.3 megapixel Micro Four Thirds CMOS sensor with dimensions of 17.3 x 13 mm and a total area of 224.9 mm². Its native ISO range is 200 - 25,600 and expands to 100 - 25,600 in boosted mode. Olympus Tough TG-3 features a 16 megapixel 1/2.3-inch BSI-CMOS sensor with dimensions of 6.17 x 4.55 mm and a total area of 20.7 mm². Its native ISO range is 100 - 6,400 and expands to 100 - 12,800 in boosted mode.

Olympus Tough TG-3 has BSI-CMOS sensor, short for Backside Illuminated Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor sensor. In traditional CMOS sensors, the wiring and circuitry are located on the front side of the sensor, which can block some of the incoming light. BSI technology flips this design by placing the photosensitive elements (pixels) on the backside of the sensor, allowing more light to reach the pixels. This significantly enhances light sensitivity and improves low-light performance. BSI-CMOS sensors are particularly effective in low-light conditions, as they can capture more light, resulting in brighter and less noisy images. This makes them well-suited for indoor and night photography. BSI-CMOS sensors deliver a higher SNR and reduced cross-talk.

Panasonic Lumix DC-G100 can take pictures up to 5184 x 3888 resolution. Olympus Tough TG-3 is equipped with TruePic VII processor and can take pictures up to 4608 x 3456 resolution.

Olympus Tough TG-3 has an image stabilization.

Built-in GPS on Olympus Tough TG-3

Olympus Tough TG-3 has a built-in GPS (Global Positioning System) technology which allows you to automatically tag the location where you took your photos. You can later categorize, organize, and search for photos based on location. This is very useful for travel and outdoor photographers for documenting the locations where images were captured.
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Built-in Wi-Fi

Cameras have built-in Wi-Fi (802.11b/g/n 2.4 GHz on Panasonic Lumix DC-G100) which allows to easily transfer photos and videos from the camera to other Wi-Fi-enabled devices, such as smartphones, tablets, printers, or computers. This eliminates the need for cables and allows for quick and convenient media sharing and social media integration. It gives you the ability to control your camera remotely using a smartphone or tablet. This is particularly useful for taking self-portraits, group shots, or capturing images in challenging conditions without having to touch the camera. Firmware updates can also be downloaded and installed wirelessly.
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Bluetooth on Panasonic Lumix DC-G100

Panasonic Lumix DC-G100 has a built-in Bluetooth which lets you to connect the camera to a smartphone or a dedicated remote control device. This allows you to remotely trigger the camera, adjust settings and controls remotely through a paired mobile app. While Wi-Fi is generally faster for transferring larger files, Bluetooth can be used for small, selective transfers, it can provide real-time information about your camera's battery status, memory card capacity, and other key settings directly on your paired smartphone or smartwatch.
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USB Inputs and HDMI Outputs

Both models have USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) inputs for data transfer. Panasonic Lumix DC-G100 has a Micro HDMI and Olympus Tough TG-3 has a Micro HDMI connector for video signal output.

Battery

Panasonic Lumix DC-G100 comes with BLG10 battery pack with battery life of 270 shots and Olympus Tough TG-3 comes with LI-92B battery pack with battery life of 330 shots.

External Storage Slots

Panasonic Lumix DC-G100 has a single SD/SDHC/SDXC (UHS-II) card slot. Olympus Tough TG-3 has a single SD/SDHC/SDXC Memory card slot.

Shutter

Panasonic Lumix DC-G100 has Mechanical Focal Plane shutter and Electronic shutter. Shutter speed can go up to 1/16000 sec with electronic shutter and up to 1/500 sec with mechanical shutter on Panasonic Lumix DC-G100, and up to 1/2000 sec on Olympus Tough TG-3. Panasonic Lumix DC-G100 can shoot continuously up to 10.0 fps. Olympus Tough TG-3 can shoot continuously up to 5.0 fps.

Exposure

Exposure meterings of Panasonic Lumix DC-G100 ranges from 0 to +18 EV and you can set the exposure compensation within the ±5 EV range on Panasonic Lumix DC-G100. You can also do exposure lock, exposure bracketing and manual exposure adjustment on Panasonic Lumix DC-G100 and exposure bracketing and manual exposure adjustment on Olympus Tough TG-3.

Flash

Cameras have built-in flash with maximum range of 3.60 m at ISO 100 on Panasonic Lumix DC-G100. Panasonic Lumix DC-G100 also accepts external flash which can be connected via Hot Shoe..

Panasonic Lumix DC-G100 body has dimensions of 116 x 83 x 54 mm (4.57 x 3.27 x 2.13") and Olympus Tough TG-3 body has dimensions of 112 x 66 x 31 mm (4.41 x 2.6 x 1.22"). Panasonic Lumix DC-G100 weighs 352 g (0.78 lb / 12.42 oz) and Olympus Tough TG-3 weighs 247 g (0.54 lb / 8.71 oz).

Panasonic Lumix DC-G100

Olympus Tough TG-3

116 mm

83 mm

112 mm

66 mm

54 mm

31 mm