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

This OM SYSTEM Olympus Tough TG-7 is an amazing camera. I used it for a marine biology class where I needed close-ups underwater. Microscope mode is very helpful. It’s not super simple right out of the box, but that’s also a byproduct of how many features it has. For class work, the underwater close-up ability is what mattered, and this delivered. Microscope mode made the small-detail shots much easier than trying to force a normal camera into that job. There is a learning curve. You’re not going to master every setting in five minutes, and that’s fair given what this camera can do. If you need a tough camera for underwater or close-up science work, this is a 5-star tool. Worth learning the menus. I’d use it again for the

I run a wildlife photography studio, Salt + Noelle, so I am constantly in the water documenting marine life. I got this TG-7 today and I absolutely love it. The microscope mode underwater is my absolute fave! It takes incredible macro shots, but it also takes great above water and regular shots too. There are tons of add on accessories available for it, which makes it super versatile. Battery life is fabulous, GPS coordinate recording is incredibly convenient. My only downside is how it handles sand. The LCD screen itself scratches really easily if you bump it on a sandy bottom, and I got sand in the turning buttons and they stick a bit now even after a long freshwater soak. If you are shooting anywhere with a bunch of fast moving sand, I definitely recommend getting a separate underwater housing for it to keep the dials clean. Overall it is an awesome camera!

The OM SYSTEM Tough TG-7 Black has finally got it right. I've owned all previous models of the Olympus TG 1-6 Tough cameras and this version finally fix my main concern. Previous models always had a clicking sound when filming n video and muffled out when zooming. The TG7 does not do that and has made me extremely satisfied. Overall this is a great all around camera, as it's tough as the name says. Granted i've never dropped a previous versions nor do I plan on dropping this one but it's made tough. Easy to use and functionality is super simple. Always better to carry a universal camera and not always drain your phone battery. You can charge additional batteries and have expandable memory. It's waterproof and takes great micro-photos... the microscope mode is what I enjoy best about this camera. Great product and great price... best medium range compact camera. 5 Stars from Us...

I really love this camera. I bought this camera for a Mediterranean cruise I was taking. I wanted something small enough that I can carry around in a small crossbody bag, but would still tae high quality photos. This camera did just that! The pictures all came out great! I even enjoyed taking underwater pictures with this camera being waterproof. I used the camera in salt water and had to rinse it in fresh water afterwards since the buttons (and specifically the zoom toggle) would get slightly stuck. I didn’t get very good low light photos, but also don’t know enough about the different settings to try to make it work. The zoom is decent, it zooms enough without making the picture too blurry, but not as much as a larger camera might. Overall this camera was perfect for what I needed, and I now take it on every trip with me!

I had used a TG-3 for almost 10 years in all kinds of harsh industrial environments and can attest that it was indeed "tough", but it did not survive a fall from a 10 ft. ladder onto concrete. The TG-7 seems like a very significant improvement and all the TG-3 accessories (flash diffuser, ring light, lenses) still work with the TG-7. The new camera feels a little heavier but much more solid, has better grips, and a better zoom level. The camera "modes" are a little different but I have yet to check them all out. Having two "custom" modes is a nice touch. The improvements in the photo viewer are many and much appreciated. The calendar view is awesome! I am not a water sports guy so I never had my TG-3 under water, and doubt that I'll ever have the TG-7 under water either -- it's just too nice a camera to take a chance with, at least for me. I can't speak to the photo quality yet, but for my use in an industrial setting, functionality is a lot more important than having the absolute best quality photos. I will update this review as I learn more about the new camera. But for now I can 100% recommend this camera if you need rock solid performance and durability.

Only had this about 2 months and had very high hopes for it. I will say that the macro and microscope feature is (was I should say) awesome and takes amazing up close shots. My issue with it is that is developed this purple glow directly in the center of the image and also causes it to become blurry. I am very familiar with cameras and the lens is clean, proper lighting with photos. The blurry purple spot also takes up about half the image with the use of microscope mode and a quarter with photo stacking mode. This camera has never been dropped or wet and has been treated like a high end camera. I was hoping to replace my big camera in the field with this for fungi taxonomy projects but looks like this will not be the case. Have to now send this back in for them to repair or replace. I bought this as a friend has one and has had no issues so I believe it might be a great camera but maybe just my bad luck of getting one with issues.

I've been a big fan of Olympus for quite some time, and I have quite a bit of micro 4/3ds stuff from the Pen series cameras. I needed a tough camera for work, as I'm often in wet and nasty locations taking photos for insurance claims. After dropping my Pen E-P5 lens down into a puddle of sewage on the concrete, destroying about $1,000 worth of glass, I realized that I cannot afford to keep using my good camera for dirty work. This one fits the bill. Not only is it designed to be drop resistant, waterproof and tough, but it has most of the control features I like about my mirrorless camera, in a point-and-shoot body. The camera has a fairly wide angle lens, and even better still, can accept adapters to give me even more flexibility. I added a screen protector, silicone cover and an aftermarket .45x wide-angle adapter, and the whole package cost me less than the lens I broke in the first place. The camera has built in GPS, which is nice to have when photographing scenes that may later be introduced in court as evidence, it produces good-quality video, and has a pretty decent zoom range, and great macro focus capabilities right out of the box. Add the fact you can go swimming with it and take photos underwater without an external case, and I'm pretty much set. It has remote software you can install on your phone or tablet, and you can download the images wirelessly, use the camera in live view mode and control the zoom from your phone. There's some downsides to it, as it doesn't integrate well with my estimating software, so I can't take photos and import them directly, which slows the workflow some, but the quality of the photos is outstanding and it's worth the extra bit of work. The software that goes with this has another big drawback, in that it only lets you register one camera at a time with the software - so if you own multiple Olympus products, you have to 'deregister' one with the software to use the other, and that requires setting up the wifi and Bluetooth connections all over again. The full manual isn't included with the package, and it took an email to customer service to get a copy I could download, as it doesn't even appear for this model on the Olympus website. I think Olympus has a fantastic product, and they continue to improve it, but once they release it, they seem to neglect all the other things that make the product really useable for their customers. All in all, though, I'll stick with the brand, and hope they do better on the rest.

These really are the best point-and-shoot cameras for underwater and heavy duty use, hands down. They are worth every penny! For Diving/Snorkeling - the pictures are fantastic out of the camera, but the buttons are too small for gloved hands and the camera is only good to 50'. So, make sure to get the Olympus brand Waterproof Case and a neoprene/floatie strap (the Olympus strap is crap, but it is "a strap"). The other Waterproof Case brands are not good enough, the Olympus fits properly and works every time if you do your part and follow the directions. For industrial work environments these are (again) excellent! I have several Olympus Tough cameras spanning quite a few years and they out-last all the other ones. They can be killed, they are not cockroaches, but it takes a good sized drop or serious effort to do so. So far, even with the worst mishap, the SD card survives every time at the very least. Highly recommended all around.

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.

Really good camera a little better than the TG6 But I prefer the focus on the TG6

Ainda aprendendo a lidar com a câmera. Objetivo são as fotos subaquáticas. Comprar a caixa estanque é essencial.

Bel appareil mais qui fait l'impasse sur le petit sac de transport. Après quelques usages, le zoom en vidéo est un carnage sonore dans l’enregistrement. Il faut choisir si zoom ou pas et le faire avant de filmer.

Very good camera, lots of control for professional images. It is tough. The TG-6 had bits that would crack off, this one doesn't so far (6 months.)