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Olympus TG-830 – A Camera With Impressive Set Of Features (Part 2)

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Performances

Additional sample photos and images of this product are available in the Equipment Database, where you can add your own opinions, photos and assessments.

Sample photos

Sample photos

Sample photos

The shots have good exposure and color reproduction. There is no red-eye effect shown in the portraits although the skin tones are not really impressive. Even under the water, the photos have good sharpness and colors.

Lens performance

Sample photos

Sample photos

Good level of detail is what has been recorded in the center of the frame, although it is a little softer than that towards the edges and corners, but this is quite typical for cameras that have the internal lens. Purple fringing is well control and kept at the minimum level in the contrast area. The minimum focus length of this lens is 3 cm, which enables macro shooting.

ISO noise level

ISO sample photos

ISO sample photos

The lowest noise levels are recorded at ISO 100 and 200, and a very slight reduction shown in image quality at ISO400. At ISO800, some details are lost which makes the images become a little softer, but this noise level becomes significant at ISO1600. At ISO3200, the image quality is really bad with a considerable loss of details. When ISO reaches 6400, we witness an extremely bad image quality. Therefore two highest ISO levels should be better avoided.

White balance

White balance testing sample photos

White balance testing sample photos

Under the tungsten light in your studio, shooting with the Auto White Balance gives us slightly orange shots, and if the tungsten preset is used, the result is much better. Under fluorescent light, the performance of AWB is perfect and the use of fluorescent produces shots with slight magenta color.

Panoramic mode

The panoramic pictures are a lot detailed and well stitched together, with a consistent exposure throughout.

Panorama

Panorama

Digital filters

The digital filters’ performances

The digital filters’ performances

To help shooting creative shots, the TG-830 comes with a set of magic digital filters. The example for each filter is given above.

Value

The Olympus TG-830 is available on the market with the price of $320.93. Other waterproof cameras include the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT5, available for $530.99, the Nikon Coolpix AW100, which costs $322.29, and the Canon Powershot D20 whose price is $382.5. To have further knowledge about these waterproof cameras, visit the Top 10 Best Waterproof Cameras.

A memory card and a case or bag to hold and secure your camera safe and protected would also be needed – have a look over our full instruction to purchase a good camera case.

Conclusion

If you are in the mood of buying a waterproof camera, the TG-830 is truly an excellent candidate as it owns a tough body and cheap price. Owning an impressive set of features such as 11.5fps continuous shooting, full HD 1080p recording and GPS, good image quality, waterproof, shockproof, freezeproof and crushproof, it is just so ideal for those who enjoy going out shooting in extreme conditions.

Advantages

·         Good image quality

·         Built-in GPS

·         Continuous shooting with the full resolution of 11.5fps

·         Waterproof, shockproof, freezeproof and crushproof

·         The panoramic mode automatically stitches the images

·         Good value for money

Disadvantages

·         Bad image quality at high ISO levels

·         Soft details at the corners

·         The skin tones in portraits are not very good

Specifications

Lens

·         Max Aperture: f/3.9 - f/5.9

·         35mm equivalent: 28mm - 140mm

·         Optical Zoom: 5x

Image Sensor

·         CCD pixels: 16Mp (Megapixels)

·         Pixels (W): 3968

·         Pixels (H): 2976

·         Sensor Type: Back-lit CMOS (B.S.I.)

·         Sensor Size: 1/2.3 inch

·         Sensor Size (width): No Data

·         Sensor Size (height): No Data

·         Aspect Ratio: 4:3 3:2 16:9 1:1

LCD Monitor

·         LCD Monitor: 3in

·         Screen resolution: 460,000 dots

·         Touch Screen: No

Focusing

·         Min Focus: 3cm

·         Focusing modes: Autofocus, Spot, Face Detection, AF Tracking

Exposure Control

·         Shutter speeds shortest: 1/2000sec

·         Shutter speeds longest: 4sec

·         Exp modes: Program, Scene modes, A

·         Metering: Spot, ESP Light Metering

·         ISO sensitivity: 125 - 6400

·         White balance: Auto, Outdoors/Daylight, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Underwater

·         Exposure Comp: +/-2

Shooting Options

·         Continuous shooting: 11.5fps

Video

·         Movie mode: Yes

·         Video Resolution: 1280x720 720p, 1920x1080

·         Video FPS: No Data

·         Stereo Sound: Yes

·         Optical Zoom with Video: Yes

Other Features

·         Image Stabilization: Yes

Interface

·         HDMI: Yes

·         USB: USB 2

·         Wi-Fi: No

Storage

·         Card Type: SD, SDHC, SDXC

·         File Type: JPG

Power Source

·         Battery Type: LI-50B Lithium-Ion Battery

·         CIPA Rating: No Data

Box Contents

·         Box Contents: LI-50B Lithium-Ion Battery, F-2AC AC Adapter, CB-USB8 USB Cable, Hand Strap, World Wide Warranty Card, Instruction Manual, Olympus Viewer 3 Software CD-ROM

Dimensions

·         Weight: 214g

·         Width: 109.5mm

·         Height: 66.5mm

·         Depth: 28.4mm

 

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