Olympus Tough TG-820 Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - compact
ISO (Max)
6400
Sensor Resolution
12.0 Megapixel
Sensor Type
BSI-CMOS
Optical Zoom
5x
Display
3" LCD display
Battery Type
Olympus Li-50B Lithium Ion

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Olympus Tough TG-820
Product Type Digital camera - compact
Height 6.5 cm
Width 10.1 cm
Depth 2.6 cm
Weight 206 g
Body Material Metal
Enclosure Colour Black | Red | Silver | Blue
Protection Waterproof, crushproof, freezeproof, shockproof, dust-resistant
Digital Zoom 4x
Optical Zoom 5x
SENSOR Olympus Tough TG-820
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 Pressure sensor
PROCESSOR Olympus Tough TG-820
Image Processor TruePic VI
LENS Olympus Tough TG-820
Type Zoom lens - 5x zoom - 5 - 25 mm - f/3.9-5.9
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 28 - 140mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic
Min Focus Distance 60 cm
Macro Focus Range 3cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive
Lens Construction 8 groups / 11 elements
Features Built-in lens shield, ED glass, aspherical lens
FOCUSING Olympus Tough TG-820
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF
Face Detection Face-priority AF function, Pet Detection
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Olympus Tough TG-820
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, self-portrait, fireworks, 3D image, panorama assist, night scene, sports mode, sunset, indoor, cuisine, candle, beauty, night scene with portrait, underwater macro, underwater wide 2, underwater wide 1, documents, underwater snapshot, dog, cat, backlight correction HDR
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-820
Type 3" LCD display
Display Format 1,030,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in
Display Features Display brightness control
FLASH Olympus Tough TG-820
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-820
Digital Video Format QuickTime, MJPEG
Image Recording Format JPEG, MPO
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080
Microphone Operation Mode Mono
MEMORY Olympus Tough TG-820
Internal Storage 46.8 MB
Memory Card Slot SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card
Image Storage JPEG 3968 x 2976
JPEG 3264 x 2448
JPEG 2560 x 1920
JPEG 2048 x 1536
JPEG 1600 x 1200
JPEG 640 x 480
JPEG 3968 x 2232
JPEG 1920 x 1080
Video Capture MJPEG - 1920 x 1080
MJPEG - 1280 x 720
MJPEG - 640 x 480
MJPEG - 320 x 240
BATTERY AND CHARGING Olympus Tough TG-820
Battery Type Olympus Li-50B Lithium Ion
Details Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 220 shots
CONNECTIONS Olympus Tough TG-820
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-820
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, 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, Panorama Capture, distortion control, Multi-motion Movie Image Stabilisation (IS), Intelligent High Speed (iHS) technology
OTHERS Olympus Tough TG-820
Included Accessories 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 10 m

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