OM System OLYMPUS Tough TG-7 Red Underwater Camera, Waterproof, Freeze Proof, High Resolution Bright, 4K Video 44x Macro Shooting (Successor Olympus TG-6)

Solid waterproof point & shoot camera
This is like a classic point-and-shoot digital camera, the kind that were popular in 20 years ago. They made it ruggedly waterproof and updated it a bit with more modern technology, so it can shoot high quality video, it can do burst mode at a very high speed to capture rapid action, but the sensor size is the same size as a cell phone camera, so don’t expect it to deliver much better low-light performance than a good phone camera. This does outperform my phone in terms of being waterproof, with double-locking hatches for where you’d connect cables or insert batteries or memory cards. It also has a much bigger, more powerful flash than a phone, and a true optical zoom lens instead of a system of multiple cameras on the back. If you take this on vacation because you want to use it while snorkeling, you might well use it for a variety of other travel photos as well.Compared to using a GoPro or other action camera to take pictures when you’re in and around water, then this has some big advantages: Instead of an extremely wide-angle fixed-focus lens as you’d find on an action camera, this has an optical zoom lens that takes pictures in an ordinary range of focal lengths, from somewhat wide angle into a moderate telephoto range. Combined with the option to shoot raw images (so you can adjust them more after shooting, using a program like Lightroom) and optional manual controls, you can get nice still images out of this that look different from what you could get with an action camera. Of course, this is bigger than an action camera, although it’s still pocketable and highly portable if you tie it to something. This does have a lot of buttons, options, and controls, so it’s a good idea to look through at what the controls do before you’re out snorkeling with it, because there are a lot of buttons to futz with in adjusting it.Compared to a camera with a bigger sensor or interchangeable lenses, the only big advantages are size, weight, water resistance, and possibly its speed in burst mode. But the water resistance alone makes this more useful on some vacations than higher priced travel cameras like famous the Sony rx100 line, even if this lacks the larger sensor of an rx100.

Satisfied So Far With This Little Gem
It really is super small and compact. I went with the super bright red option because I will be using this primarily for scuba diving underwater photography and videos. I am a little concerned with the battery life so far as it runs down fast even when not in use or while flipping through the screen options. I dislike the battery compartment and find it super easy to insert the battery the wrong way. A person must buy multiple batteries I believe to stay completely satisfied and the OM battery charger sold separately is a wise investment as well. The battery door and USPC compartments are a little flimsy as well. The image quality is very good, and it is a fairly easy camera to operate. I have only taking it diving 4 times since I purchased it and it seems pretty sturdy and tough. Overall, I would recommend this camera to anyone who doesn’t want to invest too much in heavy weight, lenses, and needs a good compact camera for basic photography purposes.

Aún cuando no he aprovechado todas sus características, esta cámara se siente sólida y la calidad excelente.Desde hace años Olympus ha sido “mi cámara”. Ahora se llama “OM System”, pero para mí nada ha cambiado, además del nombre. Sé que entre los profesionales no es la primera elección, pero para mí ha sido excelente.

I have had the camera for only a few weeks. It has a lot of features, and I am not familiar with very many of them yet, but I will keep learning in the coming weeks. So far I am very satisfied.

O ponto alto dessa máquina é o fato de poder molhar sem se preocupar, ela tira fotos lindas da paisagem (dependendo da luz a resolução não é TÃO boa quanto do iPhone, mas serve), o modo microscópio é PERFEITO mas como não comprei pra isso não me serviu muito, mas é divertido! As fotos debaixo da água são melhores que os vídeos mas acredito que para ter uma qualidade melhor preciso adquirir os acessórios como lentes etc, apesar disso, para viagens de lazer me serviu muito bem, apenas comprei uma cordinha flutuante na decatlon e pronto, preocupação zero.