Olympus Stylus Tough TG-2 Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - compact
ISO (Max)
6400
Sensor Resolution
12.0 Megapixel
Sensor Type
BSI-CMOS
Optical Zoom
4x
Display
3" OLED display
Battery Type
Olympus Li-90B Lithium Ion

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Olympus Stylus Tough TG-2
Product Type Digital camera - compact
Height 6.65 cm
Width 11.15 cm
Depth 2.91 cm
Weight 230 g
Body Material Metal
Enclosure Colour Red | Black
Protection Waterproof, crushproof, freezeproof, shockproof, dust-resistant
Digital Zoom 4x
Optical Zoom 4x
Navigation GPS receiver
SENSOR Olympus Stylus Tough TG-2
Sensor Resolution 12.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type BSI-CMOS
Total Pixels 12,750,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 12,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/2.3"
Image Stabiliser Optical (image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes
Sensors Magnetometer, pressure sensor
PROCESSOR Olympus Stylus Tough TG-2
Image Processor TruePic VI
LENS Olympus Stylus Tough TG-2
Type Zoom lens - 4x zoom - 4.5 - 18 mm - f/2.0-4.9
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 25 - 100mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic
Min Focus Distance 10 cm
Macro Focus Range 1cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive
Lens Construction 7 groups / 9 elements
Filter Size 40.5 mm
Features Built-in lens shield, aspherical lens
FOCUSING Olympus Stylus Tough TG-2
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF
Face Detection Advanced Face Detection technology, face-priority AF function, Pet Detection
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Olympus Stylus Tough TG-2
ISO (Max) 6400
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic, aperture-priority
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, beach/snow, night portrait, self-portrait, fireworks, panorama assist, night scene, sports mode, sunset, indoor, cuisine, beauty, underwater macro, snow, underwater wide 2, underwater wide 1, documents, underwater snapshot, dog, cat, handheld starlight, backlight correction HDR, microscopic macro
Special Effects Fisheye, soft focus, Water Colour, miniature, Pop Art, pin hole, Punk, Sparkle, dramatic, Reflection, Fragmented
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Fluorescent, sunlight, tungsten light, overcast, Underwater
Max Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 4 sec
Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Retouch Beauty Retouch Mode
DISPLAY Olympus Stylus Tough TG-2
Type 3" OLED display
Display Format 610,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in
Display Features Display brightness control
FLASH Olympus Stylus Tough TG-2
Camera Flash Built-in flash
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes
Features AF illuminator
Effective Flash Range 0.2 m - 7.9 m: ISO 1600 (wide lens)
0.1 m - 3.1 m: ISO 1600 (tele lens)
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Olympus Stylus Tough TG-2
Digital Video Format AVI, MJPEG, H.264, MOV
Image Recording Format JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo
MEMORY Olympus Stylus Tough TG-2
Memory Card Slot SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card
Memory Card 8 GB SDHC
Video Capture H.264 - 1920 x 1080
H.264 - 1280 x 720
H.264 - 640 x 480
MJPEG - 640 x 480 - 120 fps
MJPEG - 320 x 240 - 240 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Olympus Stylus Tough TG-2
Battery Type Olympus Li-90B Lithium Ion
Details Olympus Li-90B Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 350 shots
Video recording - 2 hours
CONNECTIONS Olympus Stylus Tough TG-2
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support, PRINT Image Matching
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI output
Composite video/audio output
DC power input
FEATURES Olympus Stylus Tough TG-2
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 15 frames per second (3MP), 5 frames per second for 25 frames
Built-in Light LED lights
Additional Features Audio recording, built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, digital noise reduction, date/time stamp, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, cropping an image, resizing an image, saturation control, in-camera red-eye fix, Automatic Pixel Mapping (APM), USB charging, built-in help guide, dual image stabilization, Shadow Adjustment Technology, tap control, Advanced Face Detection Technology, Backlight Correction HDR, Shade Correction, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Eye-Fi Card Ready, Smart Panorama, distortion control, high-speed recording, Multi-motion Movie Image Stabilisation (IS), Intelligent High Speed (iHS) technology, FlashAir Card Ready
OTHERS Olympus Stylus Tough TG-2
Included Accessories Carrying strap, carrying case, AC power adaptor, USB cable, decoration ring
Software Drivers & Utilities, [ib] software
Min Operating Temperature -10 °C
Underwater Use Yes
Underwater Depth Up to 15 m

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