Olympus TG-850 camera new compact SUV

Olympus has introduced a new camera and one of them is added directly to their Tough series, which includes models with a high resistance to all kinds of situations and aggression. The key points of the new Olympus TG-850 are its off-road capabilities , a versatile optical and folding screen that will help display the frame when we are in some difficult positions. This model is very compact and lightweight, perfect to carry in a pocket if you’re playing sports or doing any activity abroad, which are two of the situations for which it is designed. It has a sensor of 16 megapixels for large images and ensures a good quality lens. It also has several systems that make it faster and better results, even in low light.

The resistance is the main feature of the Olympus TG-850 . Your body is made ??of aluminum and weighs only 218 grams, but do not be fooled by its lightness, the TG-850 holds everything you throw. To begin supporting blows to heights of 2.1 meters, well over the usual bumps that usually have this type of cameras. It also supports 100 pounds of crushing pressure and is water resistant to 10 meters. To top it off, you can easily operate to -10 ° C , so it also applies to trips to the snow.

The lens is one of its strong points for its versatility. It has a focal length of 21-105 mm, so it covers a wide range that goes from a wide angle to a telephoto lens to frame further afield, as well as allowing objects do macro 1 cm away. These figures are equivalent to five optical zoom increases, but also has digital zoom x2 high resolution and normal digital zoom x4. Its opening is between f/3.5 and f/5.7 focal according to use and has a system autofocus with several options (center, multi-area, selective, object tracking, face detection and continuous).

The Olympus TG-850 has a BSI CMOS sensor of 16 megapixels that has been designed to work in low light. Also has a processor TruePic VII with IHS technology that reduces noise and increases thespeed of response. One of its most striking features is the one that allows Time Lapse sequences,shooting up to 99 images in succession with intervals of 10 seconds to 60 minutes. The screen is 3 inches diagonally , has 460,000 pixels and as we have said is swing 180 degrees.

This model also record video Full HD , has optical stabilizer and various exposure modes and scenesto adjust parameters according to the situation. For example features a water mode, sports, fireworks, night scene, super macro or sunset among others. The Olympus TG-850 will go on sale from next month in March and will cost 300 euros.