Olympus TG-Tracker

Jussi Hokkanen · Issue 92, Sep/Oct 2016 · pp. 25–27

Products mentioned: Olympus TG-Tracker, GoPro Hero4 Black, GoPro Hero4 Silver, Olympus PEN

If you are familiar with the Olympus Tough range cameras then you already know how the TG-Tracker feels and looks. The TG-Tracker is a miniaturised version of the tough camera that has been turned on its side. It feels very study but also light. The first thing you will notice of course is the screen. The screen can be folded against the side of the camera or used as a more normal video camera flip screen. It is small and not necessarily the greatest quality screen I’ve seen but extremely handy thing as long as you resist poking it as unlike GoPro ones the TG-Tracker screen is not a touchy one. This is due to the fact that it needs to be able to take 30m pressure as the whole unit is waterproof as it is without any extra casings. It goes without saying that the Tracker body is also shock- freeze-dust-etc-proof, so it is ready for some rough handling. The Olympus TG-Tracker is called TG-T…