Olympus Digital Camera TG-820 Black
Olympus Digital Camera TG-820 Black
- 12 MP Cmos
- Waterproof (33FT)
- Shockproof (6.6 Ft)
- Freezeproof (14 Deg)
- 7 Frames per second shooting
List Price: $ 299.99
Best Price$ 249.00
Published on August 29, 2012 8:50 pm price update will lower price or up.
Drop it, dunk it, splash it, freeze it, The TG-820 is built to keep up at 7 frames per second
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about 8 months ago
Excellent camera!!!,
I have only had this camera for a week but I am in love! This is my second Tough camera. My first was the 1030SW and it was a phenomenal camera! I was sad it got water logged after several years of use. I’m pretty sure it was my doing too, not a malfunction in the camera. I replaced that camera with the Panasonic Lumix TS10 and really do not like that camera. Feel free to read my review of it to learn why.
*FYI – I’m not a professional photographer and I’m sure more technically minded people will have different opinions about small technical things.
This newest Tough TG-820 is awesome. The display screen is large and extremely clear. It’s like watching a mini-HDTV. I really like the video button since it is so easy to switch between photo and video. I have a toddler so this feature makes it easy to capture quickly the various silly things he does on a daily basis. I love how quickly a photo is displayed in the LCD after pressing down the shutter. I read that it can take multiple photos in a row if the file size is smaller but I haven’t experimented very much yet. The toggle is good and bad. This is my first toggle on a camera so I feel like it’s a bit sensitive to the touch but I’m sure I’ll get used to it. Everything is selected using the toggle (ie, flash, macro, timer, etc.). I like how the photos do a thumbnail slideshow when holding the toggle to the left or right. The auto-lens cover is loud when it closes. It actually has startled me. The camera is on the heavier side. It’s definitely larger than my first Tough camera. It has a power save feature and an auto-off feature but I think it takes about 10 minutes to shutoff. I haven’t yet tested this camera in the water but if it’s anything like my first Tough camera, I know I’ll be happy. The built-in speaker isn’t very good. One thing that I find as an annoyance with this newest model is that it did not come with a battery charger. The camera is supposed to be plugged in to charge the battery via USB or AC power adapter. Not exactly convenient. I am happy to still have the battery charger from my first Tough camera so I don’t have to worry about this. I recommend buying a battery charger and extra batteries.
I only gave this camera 4 stars due to the various small issues listed above but overall, I think this camera is great and I highly recommend it. It is an expensive camera but the quality is outstanding.
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|about 8 months ago
Great Little All Around Camera,
Purchased the TG-820 camera in mid-May for an upcoming trip to Bermuda and both my wife and I were extremely impressed. We have not purchased a digital camera for about 6 years or more and no longer use our old digital video camera due to its size and complexity. I thought it would be a great idea to buy a camera to capture my snorkeling and our yearly trips. I was very skeptical about the waterproof feature since according to the reviews on virtually all of these underwater cameras there is a fairly high failure rate. Well, after snorkeling 3 times in Bermuda and capturing some great stills and video I can say that so far this camera is working extremely well. My wife also captured some great (and funny) video and stills as we zipped around the island on our scooter. I am not a photographer and neither is she but I found that using many of the different modes worked extremely well. In particular the sunset mode and panorama mode were especially useful. I will likely use many of the other modes as I become more familiar with the camera. I left the setting on the auto mode and this worked well for her shots from the back of the scooter. As far as the layout of the buttons, I have large hands and had no issues with the toggle switch and actually thought it worked rather well despite another review here. The LCD screen is great but I had some trouble seeing it when snorkeling and watching the video afterward on the camera screen was initially disappointing but when I transferred the video to my computer the video was amazing and I was thrilled at the videos of parrot fish I was able to shoot. The audio was weird and a bit disappointing initially but again when I transferred to my computer and played through the computer speakers it was much better. Really can’t expect much from such a tiny microphone/speaker. Overall this was a great purchase and I would highly recommend this camera. I took over 400 pictures/video which is way more than I ever have in the past which illustrates how much fun this camera was to use. Follow the directions for care after underwater use and you should be good to go. Buy & enjoy!
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