Olympus TG-820 First Impressions Review

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Olympus TG-820 $299.99
By Jeremy Stamas February 11, 2012

First Impression

With its waterproof, shockproof, and coldproof design, the TG-820 is one tough cookie.

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Review Highlights

Rugged and waterproof design

1080p video mode and plenty of picture effects

Cramped, poorly-constructed buttons

Introduction

The Olympus TG-820 is a waterproof camera that both looks and feels like a tough-cam should. It doesn’t have a flashy or gimmicky design, but instead looks much like last year’s TG-810 camera from Olympus, albeit with a few minor alterations. The camera also has a new sensor, a new 1080p movie mode, and a few feature upgrades over its predecessor.

This review is organized into 9 pages
Page 1 Product Tour Read More...	Page 2 Handling The Olympus TG-820 doesn’t have a great grip or an ergonomic shape, and its design is more like a traditional camera than a rugged one. Read More...	Page 3 Modes The TG-820 has a new Full HD movie mode that shoots 1080p video, as well as a dedicated auto mode, a program auto mode, and a bunch of picture effects. Read More...
Page 4 Controls The Magic Art Filters sound silly, but we dare you to not play around with them at least once. Read More...	Page 5 Hardware The TG-820 has similar waterproof, freeze-proof, drop-proof, and crush-proof specs as the rugged-cam competition from other manufacturers. Read More...	Page 6 Conclusion Read our final conclusion of the Olympus TG-820. Read More...
Page 7 Photo Gallery Read More...	Page 8 Specs See all the specs for the Olympus TG-820. Read More...	Part 9 Comments Read what people are saying about the Olympus TG-820. Add your comments...