Olympus Tough TG-1 Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - 1080p - 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 Tough TG-1
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - compact
Height 6.45 cm
Width 10.02 cm
Depth 2.6 cm
Weight 221 g
Body Material Metal
Enclosure Colour Dark silver
Protection Waterproof, crushproof, freezeproof, shockproof, dust-resistant
Digital Zoom 4x
Optical Zoom 4x
Navigation GPS receiver
SENSOR Olympus Tough TG-1
Sensor Resolution 12.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type BSI-CMOS
Total Pixels 12,700,000 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 Tough TG-1
Image Processor TruePic VI
LENS Olympus Tough TG-1
Type Zoom lens - 4x zoom - 1.5 - 18 cm - f/2.0-4.9
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 25 - 100mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic
Min Focus Distance 60 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, ED glass, aspherical lens
FOCUSING Olympus Tough TG-1
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 Tough TG-1
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
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, beach/snow, night portrait, self-portrait, fireworks, 3D image, low light, panorama assist, night scene, sunset, indoor, cuisine, candle, beauty, underwater macro, snow, underwater wide 2, underwater wide 1, documents, underwater snapshot, dog, cat, backlight correction HDR, super sport mode
Special Effects Fisheye, soft focus, Water Colour, miniature, Drawing, Pop Art, pin hole, Punk, Sparkle, dramatic, Reflection, Fragmented
White Balance 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 Tough TG-1
Type 3" OLED display
Display Format 610,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in
Display Features Display brightness control
FLASH Olympus Tough TG-1
Camera Flash Built-in flash
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes
Effective Flash Range 0.2 m - 3.5 m: ISO 800 (wide lens)
0.5 m - 2.5 m: ISO 800 (tele lens)
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Olympus Tough TG-1
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV
Image Recording Format JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo
MEMORY Olympus Tough TG-1
Memory Card Slot SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card
Memory Card 8 GB SDHC
Image Storage JPEG 3968 x 2976
JPEG 3264 x 2448
JPEG 2560 x 1920
JPEG 2048 x 1536
JPEG 1600 x 1200
JPEG 1280 x 960
JPEG 640 x 480
JPEG 3968 x 2232
JPEG 1920 x 1080
Video Capture H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Olympus Tough TG-1
Battery Type Olympus Li-90B Lithium Ion
Details Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 220 shots
CONNECTIONS Olympus Tough TG-1
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
FEATURES Olympus Tough TG-1
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 5 frames per second, 15 frames per second (3MP), 60 frames per second (3MP)
Built-in Light LED lights
Additional Features Audio recording, 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, face detection, USB charging, built-in help guide, dual image stabilization, Shadow Adjustment Technology, tap control, Backlight Correction HDR, Shade Correction, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Eye-Fi Card Ready, Panorama Capture, distortion control, Multi-motion Movie Image Stabilisation (IS), Intelligent High Speed (iHS) technology
OTHERS Olympus Tough TG-1
Included Accessories Carrying case, AC power adaptor, USB cable, wrist strap, A/V cable
Software Drivers & Utilities, [ib] software
Min Operating Temperature -10 °C
Underwater Use Yes
Underwater Depth Up to 12 m

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