OM System Olympus TG-6 Red Underwater camera, Waterproof, Freeze proof, High Resolution Bright, 4K Video 44x Macro shooting

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OM System Olympus TG-6 Red Underwater camera, Waterproof, Freeze proof, High Resolution Bright, 4K Video 44x Macro shooting
OM System Olympus TG-6 Red Underwater camera, Waterproof, Freeze proof, High Resolution Bright, 4K Video 44x Macro shooting

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  • Water proof (50 feet /15 meter), dust proof, shock proof (7 feet / 2.1 meter), crush proof (100 kgf), freeze proof (14 degree Fahrenheit / -10 degree Celsius), anti-fog
  • High resolution F2.0 lens, maximum 8x zoom, true pic VIII, back illuminated CMOS image sensor
  • Variable macro system comprised of 4 macro shooting modes, magnified shooting up to 1 centimeter from the end of the lens
  • 5 underwater shooting modes including underwater microscope, 3 underwater white balance modes
  • 4K movie and full HD 120 fps high speed movies can be recorded. Battery life - Approx. 340 Images (using Toshiba SDHC UHS-I Card Exceria with is on, based on CIPA testing standards). Approx. 50 minutes (under standard JEITA testing). Approx. 110 minutes (when zoom and other operational functions are not used). When repeatedly recording at the maximum time of 29 minutes
  • Water proof (50 feet /15 meter), dust proof, shock proof (7 feet / 2.1 meter), crush proof (100 kgf), freeze proof (14 degree Fahrenheit / -10 degree Celsius), anti-fog
  • High resolution F2.0 lens, maximum 8x zoom, true pic VIII, back illuminated CMOS image sensor
  • Variable macro system comprised of 4 macro shooting modes, magnified shooting up to 1 centimeter from the end of the lens
  • 5 underwater shooting modes including underwater microscope, 3 underwater white balance modes
  • 4K movie and full HD 120 fps high speed movies can be recorded. Battery life - Approx. 340 Images (using Toshiba SDHC UHS-I Card Exceria with is on, based on CIPA testing standards). Approx. 50 minutes (under standard JEITA testing). Approx. 110 minutes (when zoom and other operational functions are not used). When repeatedly recording at the maximum time of 29 minutes

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  1. The video shows where I almost lost the camera. The media could not be loaded.  My long story (Pros and cons are below for brevity):I bought this camera as a birthday gift for myself in August 2019. As soon as I started using the camera, I regretted the purchase but I feel better now. I have taken about 4,500 shots (most deleted). So far, I have used the SCN, A, P, C1, C2, Underwater, Macro, and auto. In other words, I am still getting used to it and haven’t taken enough photos to say if I am at a 2 or 4, so my rating is a 3.AUTO MODE is complete and utter trash. Before Thanksgiving the options I used the most were scenery (landscape), aperture priority, and Macro. When I went to visit family for Thanksgiving, my camera setting was in macro when they decided to do a quick cousin picture. I had to be in the picture so I hurriedly turned the dial to Auto before handing it over…thinking it would work. NEGATIVE! The camera flash wasn’t activated, the ISO was put to 1600 and the photo was extremely grainy. Afterward, I tried to turn the flash on and it was grayed out. I’ve owned about six point and shoot cameras before this one. All of them gave me the ability to turn the flash on in Auto mode. Typically I can choose, full flash, no flash, or auto flash. The auto mode in the TG-6 does not give you the option. The setting was evening time around 6 PM. The lighting was low because it was getting dark outside and we were on the patio. My suggestion, use custom 1 or 2 and set the maximum ISO to 400. Custom gives you the flexibility to choose the flash. Also set-up the camera early so you won’t be caught off-guard.As I mentioned before I have had other point and shoots. My point and shoots from 2002-2010 either had an internal lens protector that closed and protected the lens or an external lens cover. The TG-6 has neither, I bought a converter that had a lens cover. I’m astonished a $450 camera would not have a lens cover.I accidentally dropped the camera. The strap was difficult to pull through all the way and because I didn’t have it fully pulled, it fell onto the concrete when I was walking in the parking garage. I had it for about one week at that time. Since I had a screen protector on the camera, the screen is fine, the protector cracked and chipped. The camera survived.The MANUAL is online, which works for me. Yes, you need the manual. I have bought an external charger with extra batteries. However, I haven’t used the extra batteries yet. I had a beach day. I was on the beach from 10 AM – 4 PM. I took a combination of 1,003 pictures and videos. My battery had about 60% energy left. I am impressed by the battery life. Speaking of a beach day, the day I went to the beach, the water was livid. The sand filled waves pummeled me underwater, stole my glasses, and almost stole my camera. Despite not putting my camera directly in the sand, the camera was filled with it from the waves. Now the dials are difficult to turn because of the sand. I hear a crunch every time I spin the dial or open the door for the SD card or charger. The same day I took pictures using the custom shutter and the AUTO-FOCUS was trash. I have had issues with the auto-focus on this camera at times. This is the first point and shoot camera where I have used the manual focus before. I’m not sure why the autofocus sometimes fails me.In my beach pictures, the camera was set on the underwater – snapshot option. The lighting changed throughout the day due to it raining off and on and also the sun’s regular rising and setting. The images were dramatically different from overexposed to underexposed. In low-light settings, I suggest WB Auto Keep Warm Color: OFF. I noticed the photos in low light can be very orange if you have WB Auto Keep Warm Color: On.The aperture is limited to 2.0-8.0, so don’t expect anything fancy. The camera can do RAW but the quality of the RAW images are terrible. I was disappointed with the zoom feature, I thought maybe my camera zoom was stuck but it really doesn’t zoom out very far (4x zoom).Camera manufacturers should consider remotes or remote capabilities for the camera. You can pair the camera to the phone to take images but I bought a camera so I don’t have to use the phone. I’d like to put it on the selfie stick or tripod and use the remote to take a few quick snaps. I am grateful for and love the custom feature that allows me to set it to shoot after 4 seconds and then take 8 photos in succession. That reminds me, the BATTERY/SD card door is next to the tripod mount, so if you have to change the battery or quickly change the SD card, you have to remove the tripod.The TG-6 is touted as an impressive macro camera. It’s great but it isn’t magnificent. The camera tends to underexpose the images. That means if you don’t use flash with a DIFFUSER, your images will need a higher ISO. In low light settings, you need to use flash, so you can use a low ISO. High ISO in this camera is extremely grainy. The flash without a diffuser is bright even when I have cut the flash down to 1/64. At the same time, it depends on what you are shooting. If it’s a bug that does not have any metallic body parts like a butterfly, then it’s not an issue. Shiny bugs need a diffuser. The LG-1 is used with the LED light, it is not waterproof, and it’s too harsh for shiny creatures. FD-1 is waterproof, uses the flash, and softer which is better for non-reflective bugs. LG-1 is more of a focused light than a diffuser, FD-1 is a diffuser. The light can be adjusted in FD-1 because the flash can be reduced between 1/1.3 to 1/64. Focus stacking option in Macro is my favorite but you need to keep the camera very still. Since I don’t always use my tripod, the default I use is Microscope.In all, aside from the macro photography, I feel I should have bought the go pro. I didn’t know it existed until a month after I bought the camera. At the same time, I don’t hate the camera, it just doesn’t seem worth it for me. Note there is a steep learning curve to get the full benefit of the camera. PRO:WaterproofRAWLong-lasting batteryRuggedMacroProcapNONCOMMITAL:Manual onlineExternal battery chargerImage qualityCON:Auto modeAuto-focusNo lens coverLimited apertureZoomNo remote capability (outside of phone)Battery door located by the tripod mountCostRAW photo qualityNot good with sand Summary:Whether you should buy this camera depends on what you’re buying it for and your pet peeves. The image quality depends on the lighting, your photo taking abilities, the scene or setting of the camera, and your knowledge of the camera. The more you learn the better the images (to an extent) because you will learn the camera’s limitations. The cost of the camera is high considering it lacks some basic accessories. It does decent underwater and Macro scenes.Accessories I purchased:2 LI-90B/92B batteries and charger7 piece filter (don’t buy) – I only like the ND filterFD-1 waterproof filter diffuser (uses flash)LG-1 Light guide (uses LED)Olympus CLA-T01 conversion lens adapter (has lens cover)Waterproof mini tripodScreen protectors (recommended) – Screen Protectors Compatible Olympus Tough TG-5, AFUNTA 2 Packs Anti-Scratch Tempered Glass Protective FilmsMC 40.5mm UV protection filter with a multi-resistant coat – love but not necessary

  2. Nicholas Lafferty April 22, 2021 at 12:00 am

    Best camera under $2000, best rugged camera, best point and shoot. Here’s a couple of photos I took on the first day without changing any settings. One is normal, one is with an added filter from an app.This is much better than the phone I’ve been using. I have a Goppro 8 black and this Tg-6 is better in every regard except it’s not quite as good with antishake and the focus makes a little whiring noise thats audible in playback. The video is much better than some footage I’ve seen on youtube, so it’s going to depend a lot on the settings, the camera person and the postprocessing.I bought this for photos. As far as picture quality, it seems to be as good or better than most phones, right out of the box. I feel like it keeps up with most cameras of higher cost and is superior to anything else at this price point.I’m very new to photography, but was getting some good night shots so far. It’s actually better than I thought it would be with those indoors shots under incandescent, fluorescent and LED lighting.I’ll be using it for landscapes, nature and taking photos in cities and towns. The photo quality is excellent in my opinion and it works great without being to imposing or cluttered. It turns on in maybe two seconds, so I can stop the bike, be sure of a great picture and be moving again, making great time. Some days I get rained on really good and this camera is a perfect addition to my contingency gear. It should also do well in the colder conditions. It feels durable and I’m sure it will do well if I drop it or if it gets crushed around in my baggage on a tough day. I did buy the jj brand lens cap and a glass screen protector to keep from scratching those parts, but thats just extra and not totally necessary.I also picked up the led diffuser accessory for macro photography. Results on a $20 bill are pictured, here. Works perfectly…well worth the extra 35.00 or so, considering the possibilities it unlocks. I’ll probably pick up the flash dispersing accessory also, after seeing this work as well as it does.All these things considered, and with hands on, out of the box use, I’ll be confident to invest my hard earned dollars in the teleconverter, wide angle and fisheye lenses and maybe even down the line, the deep water case if the opportunity to go diving presents itself. The camera works great with or without them.The firmware on the camera takes a day to learn, with all the little extras embedded in there, but after that navigation is relatively easy. Even though it is I think classified a “point and shoot” everything is customizable- and even more so, once you know a couple of tricks that are mentioned online in various places. Most anybody however, can simply pick this up, click it on auto mode and get great pictures without confusion.The app (I got for my android) was very easy to connect with. The camera puts out the wifi signal and the phone connects to that, so it can be done without an actual internet connection. Photos import within a few seconds each and can be edited in any other app from there. I take a 4:3 ratio pictures and after importing, crop it to whatever size from there.I’d love to speak on GPS and the Windows Olympus software, but have not gotten that far just yet. From what I’ve seen, and if you don’t know yet, this goes pretty deep with what information you can attach to the photos and video. Pretty sure that if I decided to go that route, I’d be able to automatically have photos all on a map of where they were captured. Geotagging is still a subject of contention these days, though. But it’s there if needed along with barometric pressure (manometer), compass and altitude (altimeter?). Can also add a little audio voice note to individual photos as well. It’s possible to convert the proprietary file format of the RAW photos to be able to edit on other software if necessary.Only thing left is maybe some filters and a lens hood for extra usefulness, a floating wrist strap for beach and stream excursions, and a respectable case and bag. Those are all extras but now that I know I will be enjoying this camera for many years to come I’m sure it’s worth it.

  3. Buen producto, 100% recomendado. Sirve muy bien y es de calidad

  4. Great adventure camera. I bought this as a new everyday-carry camera after finally getting sick of the pointless madness of smartphone cameras. It’s worth it, if you ask me.Good stuff:- Decent picture quality in daylight, but likely outperformed by a fancy phone.- Outstanding picture quality at night, way beyond what any phone I’ve seen can do.- Decent optical zoom, though only a little bit of it.- Easy to cram into a back pocket without worrying about damaging it. Nice build quality without being too excessively bulky.- Starts up quickly; ready to go in about one second from pressing the power button. I really appreciate this, since one of my biggest frustrations with phone cameras is how they often take insane amounts of time just to start up.- Takes RAW photos.- Manual focus, which I was surprised to find because I was assured by the reviews I read that it did not have manual focus. It sure does, though, and it’s surprisingly good. The super-macro setting is very impressive too.- MicroUSB charging, which is less nice than USB-C, but much better than the terrible proprietary connector that the old models had.- Impressive waterproofing. Unless you’re a scuba diver, this is basically a true underwater camera (and if you are, I hear there’s a deep-water housing available too). It’s not like phones tend to be where they claim it’s waterproof, but then specify in the fine print that it’s only good to one meter of depth for half an hour or whatever – no, this is a camera you can actually take swimming with you.Bad stuff:- There doesn’t seem to be any exposure bracketing function apart from the internal HDR scene mode, which is frustrating because the scene mode processing is terrible (see next point).- Seems to have an extremely mediocre image processor, maybe not even any better than the one included in the earliest models in the Olympus Tough series. The JPEGs it produces are extremely crunchy (RAW is worth using for this reason), and the scene mode filters are kind of a joke. You can’t capture RAWs when using them, and it only saves 3-MP photos despite this being a 12-MP camera (which is already a little on the low side compared to what phones are doing these days, especially for a camera that costs about the same as a decent phone). If you aren’t planning on shooting RAWs all the time and doing all your processing afterwards, I really don’t recommend this camera.- Almost every preset mode locks out most of the manual controls, seemingly for no reason. For example, if you’re using the candlelight mode, you’re simply not allowed to use manual focus. There doesn’t seem to be any particular reason for this, since the focus is entirely independent of anything candlelight mode is actually changing (exposure, aperture, and sensitivity, I guess), so this makes no sense. Also, every time the camera silently changes your settings like this, it doesn’t change them back when you return to a mode where they’re allowed again, making it an ongoing hassle to go through and put everything back how you want it. The frustration of this is quickly training me to never touch any of the scene modes or other presets. It’s really aggravating to go out and take a bunch of photos, only to discover that none of them were saved as good-quality RAWs because the camera silently turned off RAW capture on me.- Video files are limited to 4GB in size, even when using an exFAT SD card (so this is not a real technical limitation, just an arbitrary one imposed by lazy code). Worse still, they simply did not bother to add any way to make it automatically restart recording when hitting the file size limit (which would have been a trivial software modification that is already seen in other Olympus cameras), and if even that wasn’t bad enough, there aren’t even any low-resolution video format options that could squeeze more time out of the 4GB limit. The longest video you can record with this camera is 29 minutes long, period. All of the possible workarounds have been defeated, seemingy for no reason, and most formats are limited to even shorter durations (around 10 minutes for 1080p60, 5 minutes for 4k30, and just a few seconds for the high-speed modes). Despite the marketing suggesting otherwise, this is NOT a video camera. If you’re buying this to record video, expect to be disappointed.Overall, I’d say that this is a decent camera to use for basic indoor and outdoor photography, especially in low-light conditions. While it’s hardly a proper DSLR, it has enough manual controls to at least not be a downgrade from smartphones in that regard, and it’s a lot more likely to survive an exciting trip than either of those are. It’s far from perfect, and the video limitations are a huge letdown, but I think I do still prefer it over a horribly busted smartphone camera.

  5. Tem recursos de sobra para ótimas fotografias e é muito resistente; Perfeita para quem trabalha em campo.

  6. MR Jacques Damy June 3, 2023 at 12:00 am

    Overall this is a fantastic camera for macro photos and underwater use; I’ve used it while swimming in lakes and tidepooling without issue, and apart from the user problem of shaky hands making macro photos difficult to get, I’ve been extremely impressed by the macro mode and the built-in focus stacking and bracketing.There are two problems I have with the camera, after using it a lot for a few months. First, it’s just not at all good at long-distance photos; my Google Pixel 7 Pro takes better pictures of things at distance, such as birds. That’s fine, though; it’s just a limitation you should be aware of.The second problem I have, and more substantial, is with the GPS logging. For whatever reason, I find the Olympus TG-6 doesn’t geotag the photo files themselves, even with the “Record GPS Location” feature set to “on” (I know the switch on the top of the camera and the Record GPS menu option are different – I turn BOTH on when trying to get geotagging data). All the camera does is create a log of GPS locations in a .LOG file, without timestamps, and the locations appear to be very inaccurate. I turned on the GPS recording and flipped the log switch before going for a lake swim recently, only to later find that zero photos were geotagged and that the .LOG file didn’t have time (so I couldn’t use it to easily geotag the photos) and was also just inaccurate once laid on a map, with most of the points on the edge or outside of the lake I was swimming in.In the future I’ll be sticking to my phone’s GPS recorder for all geotagging purposes. I don’t know what the intended use case is here, but despite an hour of googling I haven’t found a way to get good data from whatever the TG-6 recorded on my excursion, and manually geotagging 151 photos is going to be a huge pain.Apart from that weird issue, though, this is a wonderful camera that I’ve been very happy with, and luckily it’s easy enough to just not use the GPS feature and use a proper track from your phone or other GPS device instead.

  7. Disons le tout de suite : avec son petit capteur, et quoi que vous tentiez, l’Olympus TG6 ne vous offrira jamais de meilleures images qu’un DSLR ou mirrorless, même bas-de-gamme mais qui disposent tous de capteurs incomparablement plus grands. Et il y a même de fortes chances que vous obteniez de meilleurs résultats avec un simple iPhone !Alors quel est l’intérêt du TG6 ? – tout simplement dans le fait d’être capable de prendre des photos dans des conditions qui détruiraient n’importe quel autre appareil, et en particulier de prendre des photos sous l’eau, jusqu’à une profondeur d’environ 10 mètres, donc en snorkeling, sans équipement spécial.C’est donc un appareil “de niche”, que je n’emporte personnellement qu’en vacances et lorsque je me rends à des endroits où j’ambitionne de prendre des photos sous-marines.Et dans le cadre de cette – importante – limitation, le TG6 est tout simplement le meilleur appareil du marché… ce qui ne m’empêche pas de rêver à un TG7 qui disposerait quant à lui d’un capteur plus grand, comme un 1″…

  8. Amazon Customer August 27, 2023 at 12:00 am

    Je l ai utilisé dans une piscine pour filmer et photographier les enfants.Très bon rendues à la fois des photos et des videos.

  9. All of the Promise, None of the Problems. I purchased the Olympus TG 6 for a trip I have coming up. There were a few things in the written reviews that concerned me a bit initially. Those concerns quickly got crushed!First the hype was that this camera was all that for toughness. It CLEARLY is! Gaskets and sealing locks are on everything. Make sure they are all set properly. It has a LOT of customizability that is rarely seen in P&S cameras. The first thing I corrected was the 1/30th of a second low shutter speed setting. That won’t work for much of anything that has even a modicum of movement! I also restricted the ISO settings. The cold hearted reality is that P&S cameras just don’t work well past the 400 ISO range. But in low light conditions, I know realistically I may need a range of from 100 – 800 ISO. A quick change of the settings and BAM, there it is.One of the selling points was the ability to log on to it with my cell phone so I can send friends and family photos from wherever I may be instantly as well as upload to my Frameo home frame while traveling. The reviews indicated that the software sucked and people were lucky to hook up. Well, I DO have an IT degree and am a professional photographer so linking it up was a cake walk! I easily moved photos from the camera to my phone with just a little use of my background. I can understand if one isn’t tech savvy, how it COULD be a problem. But reality is, one just needs to follow the instructions.My previous SD cards from my old waterproof camera are just not enough for this camera if I use 4K video (and I will). I upgraded to the fastest 128 GB SD cards I could lay my hands on. The photos from this camera are quite pleasing for a P&S camera. My upcoming trip with this in tow will really ring it through its ropes and then and only then, will I truly now how it handles hard stress!

  10. Nicholas Lafferty August 14, 2024 at 12:00 am

    GREAT Camera! Highly recommended. This is such a versatile camera. I use it underwater mostly but it is great for topside photography also. I actually had my housing flood at 60 feet, but because the camera is allegedly waterproof to 50 feet, the camera was not damaged.Having said that, even though the camera is advertised as waterproof to 50 feet, I would not trust taking it underwater without the housing. I believe the water pressure without the housing might, indeed, cause a leak in the camera itself. I’m not willing to take that chance. But I feel comfortable that any time my housing floods, my camera is still safe.I have gotten some great images with this little camera and would highly recommend it for novices and experienced photographers alike.

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