The battery is a 1270mAh rated unit, so provides a decent amount of battery life, although extended use of GPS will reduce battery life. To access the full menu options you scroll to the bottom of the list, or press the menu button, where you'll find more advanced options as well as setup options for GPS, Tough, Beauty and Custom settings.īattery life - Battery life is rated at 350 shots according to CIPA / Olympus testing. Menus – The menus are clearly laid out and easy to navigate with a press of the left arrow bringing up the photo options on screen, so that you can see the changes the options make. The camera has a new aperture priority mode that lets you set the aperture, with f/2.0, f/2.8 and f/8,0 available at the wide end of the lens, and f/4.9, f/6.3, and f/18 available when fully zoomed. However the rest of the buttons feel large enough to use when wet. When wet the mode dial is quite difficult to turn as it's quite small, and would benefit from additional grip. The camera feels extremely well built with a chunky style, and each of the openings features a dual locking system to ensure they stay closed when you are using the camera underwater. Handling - There is a good amount of rubber grip on the camera, on the front, and rear for your right hand, as well as a strip on the left of the rear screen for when you hold the camera with two hands. Videos can be recorded at full 1080p HD Movie with HDMI Control and Multi-motion Movie IS, there is also stereo sound.Ĥx optical zoom lens, f/2.0, 25-100mm equivalentĥfps continuous shooting at full resolution, 60fps at 3mp There is also a 3D Photo Shooting Mode, Beauty Make-up Mode, Pet Detection Mode, In-Camera Panoramas, Magic Filters, HDR Backlight Adjustment, Advanced iAuto and AF Tracking, Face Detection and Advanced SAT (Shadow Adjustment Technology).Īs well as being waterproof down to 15 metres, it is also shockproof from 2.1 metres, has GPS & Electronic Compass, Tap Control, Manometer and LED Illuminator. The TG-2 has iHS Technology with modes including Low Light, Super Sports and Super Macro. We tested the Olympus Tough TG-1 with the fisheye adapter in our review here. The Olympus Stylus Tough TG-2, to give its full name, is this years update to the Olympus Tough TG-1, and features the same bright f/2.0 4x optical zoom lens, 12 megapixel backlit CMOS sensor, 3inch screen and tough credentials, but it is now tougher than the TG-1, waterproof to 15 metres, and slightly more shockproof from 2.1metres.Ī unique feature for this camera is the ability to add fisheye and tele converter lens via an optional adapter.

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