Olympus Tough TG-3 Review

Jim Decker · Issue 79, Jul/Aug 2014 · pp. 28–30

Products mentioned: Olympus Tough TG-3, UWL-04 wide angle lens

Olympus was kind enough to send along a pre- release sample of the newest Tough camera to The Digital Shootout, the TG-3. The tough series of cameras are truly tough—waterproof to 50 feet without a housing, crushproof to 220 pounds, drop proof from 6 feet, and freeze proof. Put the Tough TG-3 in a housing and it’s waterproof to 150 feet! Even if you have a partial flood of the housing at depth, the camera will survive. This makes it great for the person who is rough on their gear or for a rental department needing ultimate reliability. Macro Mode The Olympus Tough TG-3 doesn’t have a macro mode—it has microscope mode. In microscope mode you can get crazy close up macro—with no other accessory lenses needed. This camera will focus so close in microscope mode that if you have any lint or debris on the Olympus Tough TG-3 Review By Jim Decker inside of the housing lens, it will focus on that…