It’s a solidly built camera that’s tough enough to withstand the kind of use that would be the ruin of regular compacts and yet features enough clever design elements to handle well in difficult conditions. While it does lose some points on account of some niggly image quality issues, on the whole it’s one of the best tough cameras on the market.
Shooting performance was also great, with the camera out performing most compact digicams. With a street price of $369.99 USD, it falls right in line with the Panasonic Lumix TS-3 and the Canon PowerShot D20 in both price and features; while outdoing them in the performance department.
The Olympus Tough TG-1 iHS would be a very good camera even without a rugged design. Its go-anywhere design, GPS, fast f/2 lens, and impressive high ISO performance make it our Editors' Choice for rugged point-and-shoot cameras....
Better in most ways than other recent Olympus Tough cameras, the TG-1 features a strong, ergonomic physical design and impressive speed. The Olympus TG-1 boasts a fast maximum-aperture f/2.0 lens, and the images we took with it demonstrated strong...
Olympus cameras are no strangers to unfriendly terrains. The Tough series of point-and-shoots have been snapping away in unforgiving weather conditions for years. Up 'til now, rugged cameras from every major manufacturer have been good at surviving the...
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