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Olympus Tough TG-830 iHS

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Olympus TG-830 iHS is a 16.0MP Waterproof camera with a 1/2.3Read more
Review posted 5/16/2013Quick TakeProsTough and waterproof features are nice to find in this price pointCamera has a well-built, sturdy feelVery easy to use camera, including brief on-screen explanations of most featuresOlympus recently dropped the price on the TG-830Built-in LED helps with extreme lowRead more
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Pros

  • The menu system is easy to use
  • Image quality is good and as well as being waterproof
  • images are sharp with good colours

Cons

  • Olympus TG-830 iHS have Touch Screen
  • Purple fringing is kept to a minimum in contrasting areas
  • loss in detail at ISO 800 which causes the images to become a little soft

Key specs

  • CMOS
  • 6.17x4.55 mm
  • 16 Mpx
  • 4608, 3456 px
  • 3.6
  • Face detection, Tracking Auto Focus
  • 3.0 in
  • no

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Olympus Tough TG-830 iHS - Pros & Cons

Olympus Tough TG-830 iHS

Pros

  • The menu system is easy to use
  • Image quality is good and as well as being waterproof
  • images are sharp with good colours
  • Footage is sharp and colors are accurate

Cons

  • Olympus TG-830 iHS have Touch Screen
  • Purple fringing is kept to a minimum in contrasting areas
  • loss in detail at ISO 800 which causes the images to become a little soft
  • high-speed modes are restricted to just 3 megapixels
  • image quality really suffers
  • Image quality is very poor at ISO 6400
  • not the brightest
  • doesn't have any connections for external microphones and headphones
  • Does the Olympus TG-830 iHS have Weather Sealing
  • has a rather slow f/3
  • have nearly as many pixels in its 3 inch display

Olympus Tough TG-830 iHS - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
3 in
Best:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Screen size: 6.7 in
IconISO maximum
6400
Best:
Pentax KP
ISO maximum: 819200
IconEffective pixels
16 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
4608 x 3456 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

Olympus Tough TG-830 iHS - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCMOS
Sensor size0.24 in
Effective pixels16.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
Max resolution4608 x 3456 px
Other resolutions
  • 3264x2448
  • 2560x1920
  • 2048x1536
  • 1600x1200
  • 1280x960
  • 640x480
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom5.0 x
Digital zoom4.0 x
Minimum aperture3.9
Maximum aperture3.6
Focal length equiv28 - 140
Focus adjustmentAuto
Contrast adjustmentyes
Saturation adjustmentyes
Autofocus
  • Face detection
  • Tracking Auto Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lockyes
Manual focusNo
Normal focus range19.69 in
Macro focus range0.39 in
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Photography features
Shooting modes
  • Movie
  • Scene
Camera shutter typeMechanical
Minimum shutter speed4.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
Shutter priorityno
Aperture priorityno
Manual exposure modeno
Exposure compensation plus2
Exposure compensation minus-2
Expousure compensation steps1/3
Auto exposure lockyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 12
WB BracketingNo
Subject / scene modesyes
Built-in flashyes
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
External flashno
Scene modes
  • Fireworks
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Underwater
  • Landscape
Self-timeryes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Spot
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 12
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Audio features
Built-in microphoneyes
Microphone typeMono
Speaker typeMono
Voice recordingyes
Supported audio file formatsPCM
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Dimensions
Weight7.55 oz
Width4.31 in
Height2.62 in
Depth1.12 in
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Power
Power source typeBattery
Battery life (CIPA)300
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Number of batteries supported1
On/off switchyes
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Other features
Timelapse recordingno
GPSyes
Orientation sensoryes
Electronic compassyes
Energy Star certifiedno
Tripod mounting supportedyes
Image editing modesResizing
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Image
ISO
  • 125
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
ISO Autoyes
ISO high autoyes
ISO minimum125
ISO maximum6400
Maximum image resolution3264 x 2448 px
White balance presets5
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Fluorescent
  • Sunny
  • Tungsten
Custom white balanceyes
Supported image file formatsJPG
Image stabilizeryes
Image stabilization typeSensor-shift
Supported aspect ratios
  • 3:2
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
Uncompressed formatNo
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size3.0 in
Articulated LCDno
Screen technologyLCD
Screen dots460000
Touch screenno
Live viewyes
ViewfinderNone
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Videography features
Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px
Video recordingyes
Recording resolutions
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
HD typeFull HD
Supported video file formatsM-JPEG
Camera playback
  • Movie
  • Single image
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Design
Body typeCompact
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Red
  • Silver
Waterproof up to10
Freezeproof up to14.0 °F
Environmentally sealedyes
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Storage
Internal storage39.0 mB
Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Memory slots1
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Camera file system
  • DCF
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
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Connectivity
Type Dyes
HDMI ports quantity1
HDMI connector typeMicro
USB version2.0
DC-in jackyes
Remote controlNo
PictBridgeyes
AV outputyes

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