Olympus Tough TG-6 Action Camera, 12 Megapixel, Digital Image Stabilisation, 4x Wide-Angle Zoom, 4K Video, 120 fps, Wi-Fi, Red

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The Lumix TOUGH TG-6 can also of course shoot 4k UHD video and you can see a TOUGH TG-6 4K video sample on Vimeo. The various doors and ports around the camera all have double-catch mechanisms – essentially dual locks that add a layer of redundancy to protect them from accidentally opening underwater. Still, while it would take a hammer to actually crack it, the screen certainly will (and certainly did, in our tests) pick up marks and scratches, so don't expect the display to stay looking pristine if you're knocking it about. For spectacular close-up shots, the Tough TG-6 has an advanced Variable Macro system that goes beyond the limits of what the human eye can see: boasting a closest focusing distance up to 1 cm from the end of the lens and a maximum shooting magnification of 7x 3, the camera captures high-quality images of microscopic worlds. We also noted that the images are slightly softer at the furthest reaches of the zoom lens losing detail on the edges of the subjects.

The camera is up and running from cold in a couple of seconds, and finds focus with a half-press of the shutter-release button in the blink of an eye – as with most compact cameras nowadays. That’s just a few of many accessories designed to help you get the best performance from your camera. All of the above suggests not only a useful camera for taking shots in situations that you might feel are too risky for your smartphone, but the Olympus Tough TG-6 is also a capable travel camera, with the ability to shoot Raw files as well as the standard JPEGs. at longer focal lengths, which means the shutter speed will decrease and ISO increase to balance this out. Some of the controls, which sit screen-adjacent, are a bit on the small and fiddly side when wearing thicker gloves, but get your settings sorted ahead of time and you’ll be ok.

You will be offered the best rate available based on your credit history and the lenders' credit decision policies. One of the issues often encountered with macro photography is that the depth of field becomes very shallow when you’re very close to the subject. Nevertheless, we do get a TruePic VIII processor, as found in Olympus’s OM-D E-M1 Mark II, and the Olympus Tough TG-6 can capture 4K video at 30fps, or shoot Full HD clips at high speed 120fps. To remove the lens ring, rotate the lens ring in the remove direction (to the left) while pressing down the remove button ( ).

Thanks to a system of seals and double lock construction, water, dust, dirt, snow and cold stay outside where they belong. The other headline upgrade is the screen which is increased in resolution from the TG-5’s 460k dots to 1040k dots. When you’ve got a camera like the TG-6 in your pocket, it’s not so hard to make those moments hold still. You can shoot images with long depth of field, and perform focus bracket shooting with setting the number of shots. It creates an immersive, exciting viewing experience that lets you tell better stories about your adventures.The backplate controls are pretty much identical to what you’d find on a non-ruggedized camera: small lozenge-shaped buttons, a shooting mode wheel and a four-way navigational control pad with the familiar ‘OK’ activation button at its center, all requiring fingertip or thumbnail operation. The macro system features four modes: Microscope, Microscope Control, Focus Bracketing and Focus Stacking. It’s an outdoor camera through and through, with environmental tools like an altimeter/depth gauge, compass, thermometer, GPS and accelerometer. The higher frame rates are nifty for slow motion, but it comes at the cost of decreased quality, with 480fps being extremely ‘fuzzy’ and prone to flicker (at 720p), and 120fps being available for Full HD. It uses a revolutionary new way of arranging imaging elements to let more light in while boosting low light performance.

If you're looking for an outdoor camera that can go in the sea, get covered in sand, be dropped onto concrete, and still take pictures and video even in freezing temperatures, this is the best everything-proof camera out there. Underwater mode enables you to take underwater pictures in appropriate settings by selecting a sub mode best suited for the subject or scene. You cannot include the date and time later using the camera function if your pictures are taken with the Date Stamp set to Off. The reason why so many people are excited about the Olympus Tough TG-6 is the impressive list of technical specs.For using the flash or LED light in Microscope Control, press the [ OK] button to display the Live Control and select the flash setting with the arrow pad Up and Down button. Leaning into the point-and-shoot ethos you have a range of shooting options that offer everything from full to semi-automatic modes. Take it up a rocky mountain trail one day, scuba diving the next and get spectacular shots every step of the way. Digital Camera World is part of Future US Inc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. The option to capture RAW data enables TG-6 users versatile editing options with Olympus Workspace or other image editing software supporting TG-6 RAW files.