Actually, you can, the TG-860 does not assign in one direction, they can do everything that you'd expect from a rugged camera and makes this even a super job. Usually it is so that this very universal devices while trying to cover all areas, but then usually fairly failure in detail and do no good really. There is fortunately different.
For whom the camera is thus thought? Actually, for each:
- Athletes who want to record your actions in pictures and sound
- Globetrotters who want to hold your impressions with rain, heat and dust
- People who want to worry whether your expensive treasures something happens
- People with children, where you can confidently entrust the camera as a fall, water and much more. robust TG-860 actually not mind
- Divers who want to make great pictures to 15m
- Art fans, because you can remotely control the camera using a smartphone, directly transfer images and much more.
Scope of supply:
Just like the camera the delivery is so spartan as practical: the camera, a hand strap, rechargeable battery, charger and a 2-piece Warranty Booklet. No more, no less.
The Camera:
When unpacking you feel the robustness of the TG-860th While there These are all plastic, but something klobigere form that locking mechanisms when battery and the breadth and depth of edge in the lens, leave no doubt about the purpose of the camera.
So quickly opened for double safety mechanism of the battery cover (a rotating lever and a push-button) and the "hatch" opens with a slight smacking noise. This is caused by the release of the rubber seal, which gives a very good and mainly dry impression. Then the battery and the SD card is inserted and hung to the charger (the charging socket is also under this security cover).
Of course, we have pulled through the full program for the first use: from his pocket, dropped in the sink and in the pond. Although Olympus has the plastic case worn slight injuries of it, but still works properly and everything has remained intact - test passed.
Use and operation:
First it was mentioned upward foldable displays which, although not very well dissolve, but of course gives a great first impression of what you have recorded visually. This can only be upwards, and not to the side, open. Who the Cam example to the bicycle (the TG-860 has 2 threads, in order to screw somewhere: once by default lower and once on the right side) will take, in the hand, etc., which can be as perfect Selfies (has the camera front, shoot under the Olympus logo, an additional trigger ... perfect for Generation Selfie) or be filmed in daring actions themselves. Also found this opportunity and benefit, if you even want to shoot a group photo, the camera turns off somewhere and controls on mobile phones. So you have a perfect view of what's all on the screen.
Photo and Videoqualiät:
Here may and should have no illusions. The wide-angle lens lets just in sports, really grandiose recordings and it's fun as hell, really everything, sports, action, underwater, rain, Downhill ... take nature. Of course, you may not perfectly exposed and completely noise-free images await you (just coming in the twilight a light to medium noise before), but for the or the many uses that Olympus is really an outstanding job! We have so far all pictures / videos completely convinced both photo books, big shots (1.20m x 1.50m) as well as for videos when snorkeling on vacation.
Conclusion:
We are really convinced of the Olympus. It makes no worse images than our old 269 camera, which offers the wide-angle lens and is sensational robust. We look forward immensely to motorcycle and bicycle trips this summer, afternoons and above all in the lake and to the Olympus recommend to anyone who wants a camera for every situation.
