Olympus Tough TG-6 Waterproof Camera

Olympus expands rugged and underwater shooting capabilities with the new Olympus Tough TG-6, a compact digital camera with reliable Tough performance for shooting anytime and anywhere. It features a blazing fast, wide-angle ƒ2.0 lens, back-lit high-speed CMOS sensor, and powerful TruePic VIII image processor, providing the ability to capture stills and video with brilliant color and stunning detail. The Tough TG-6 is waterproof to a depth of 50 feet (15m), dustproof, shockproof to 7 feet (2.4m), crushproof to 100 kgf, freezeproof to 14ºF (-10°C), and features a dual-pane protective glass construction for superb anti-fogging performance. Its Variable Macro System goes beyond the limits of the eye with ultra-close-up shooting up to 1cm from the front of the lens. Full-featured underwater shooting modes and a new fisheye converter lens that supports circular fisheye photography are available for the Tough TG-6, along with a full lineup of other accessories for expanded shooting possibilities, making this truly the strongest field camera available.
 

• 12MP Hi-Speed Image Sensor
• Bright ƒ2.0 Hi-Speed Lens
• Powerful TruePic VIII Image Processor
• 4x Optical Zoom (35mm equivalent: 25mm-100mm)
• RAW Image Capture
• Waterproof to depths of 50 feet / 15m

In red - also available in black.

Tough TG-6 Specifications

Sensor / Processor

• Sensor Type: 1/2.3" BSI CMOS SENSOR
• Effective Pixels: 12 million
• ISO Sensitivity:
• AUTO ISO: 100 ? 1600 with customizable upper limit from 100 to 12800
• Manual ISO: 100 - 12800 (adjustable)
• Processor: Olympus TruePic VIII

Tough Capabilities

• Waterproof: IJIS/IEC protection class 8 (IPX8) - Waterproof to depths of 50 ft / 15 m
• Dustproof: JIS/IEC protection class 6 (IP6X)
• Freezeproof: Freezeproof to 14°F / -10°C
• Crushproof: Crushproof to 220 lbf / 100 kgf
• Shockproof: Shockproof from 7 ft / 2.1 m
• Lens Cover Glass: Anti-fog dual pane

Lens / Shutter

• Focal Length (35mm Equiv.): 4.5mm - 18mm (25mm - 100mm)
• Aperture Range: ƒ2.0 (wide) - ƒ4.9 (tele)
• Focus Range: Throughout entire zoom range : 0.1m - infinity (Super Macro: less than f=5.4mm, from 0.1m to 0.3m/above 5.4mm, from 0.01m to 0.3m, microscope : 0.01m - 0.3m)
• Shutter Speed: 1/2 - 1/2000 sec. (Night Scene, A mode: up to 4 sec.)
• Optical Zoom: 4x
• Image Stabilization: 2.5 EV* (Focal length set to 18mm. 35mm Equivalent Focal Length: 100mm) *Based on CIPA measurement conditions
• Live View Image Stabilization: Throughout entire zoom range : 0.1m - infinity (Super Macro: less than f=5.4mm, from 0.1m to 0.3m/above 5.4mm, from 0.01m to 0.3m, microscope : 0.01m - 0.3m)

Focusing System

• AF System Type: CMOS Contrast Detection System
• Focusing Points: 25
• AF Focus Modes: Single AF (S-AF) / AF Tracking / Manual Focus (MF)
• AF Illuminator: Yes
• Face Detection: Yes
• Manual Focus Assist: Focus knob rotation activates Live View image magnification and/or focus peaking when in S-AF+MF or MF mode
• Peaking Function: Yes; Color selection: white, black, red, yellow

Flash

• Built-in Flash: Yes
• Flash Modes: Auto, Red Eye Reduction, Slow sync. (1st curtain), Red-eye Slow sync. (1st curtain), Fill-in, Manual (1/1 (FULL)?1/64), Flash Off
• Flash Intensity Control Method: TTL Auto, Manual
• Flash Intensity Control: Up to ±2 EV in 1/3 EV steps selectable

Wireless Flash Control

• Compatible External Flash: FL-50R, FL-36R, FL-300R, FL-600R, FL-900R, FL-700WR
• Control Method:
• Triggered and controlled by Olympus Wireless RC Flash system
• Commander Flash: Built-in flash
• Channel: 1 channel
• Group No.: 1 group

Rear LCD Monitor

• Monitor Type: Color LCD
• Monitor Size: 3.0" (Aspect Ratio 3:2)
• Monitor Resolution: 1,040k-dots
• Touchscreen: No
• Monitor Brightness Adjustment: ±7 levels
• Live View: Approx. 100% field of view, exposure compensation preview, WB adjustment preview, gradation preview, face detection preview (up to 8 faces), grid line. Display modes: Standard, Histogram, Highlight & Shadow, Level Gauge, Off.

Image Recording

• Removable Memory Type: SD, SDHC*1, SDXC*1 [*? UHS-I compatible]
• Recording Format: DCF2.0, Exif2.3
• Still Image File Format: RAW (12-bit lossless compression), JPEG, RAW+JPEG
• Recording Image Size:
• [RAW] 4000 x 3000
• [JPEG] 4000 x 3000 - 640 x 480
• One Touch Tele-converter: x2 (P, A, Movie mode), x2/x4 (Microscope mode)
• Date / Time Stamp: Available

Shooting Modes

• Exposure / Shooting Modes: Intelligent Auto (iAUTO), Program Auto (P), Aperture Priority (A), Movie (Standard, 4K, High-speed), Custom1, Custom2, Underwater (Underwater snap, Underwater wide, Underwater macro, Underwater microscope, Underwater HDR), Microscope (Microscope, Focus stacking, Focus bracket, Microscope control), Scene Mode (SCN)
• Sequential Shooting:
  • [Sequential shooting H]*: approx. 20 fps with selectable 10/20 fps
  • [Sequential shooting L]: approx. 5 fps
  • [Pro Capture]*: approx. 10 fps *Electronic Shutter
• Sequential Shooting Maximum Recordable Frames:
  • [Sequential shooting H] RAW: Max. 14 frames, JPEG (LN): Until card is full
  • [Sequential shooting L] RAW: Max. 40 frames, JPEG (LN): Until card is full
• Maximum Recordable Frames Prior to Full Shutter Press (Pro Capture Mode): Max. 5 Frames

White Balance

• White Balance Mode: Auto WB, 6 Preset WBs, 3 Underwater WBs, 4 Capture WBs, Custom WB(Kelvin setting)
• White Balance Compensation: ±7 steps along A-B / G-M axis * Except for Custom WB

Creative Features

• Picture Modes: i-Enhance, Vivid, Natural, Muted, Portrait, Monotone, Custom, e Portrait, Art Filters
• Gradation: Auto, Normal, High Key, Low Key [except when using i-Enhance, Underwater, Art Filters, Color Creator]
• Scene Modes: Portrait, e-Portrait, Landscape, Portrait +Landscape, Hand-held Starlight*, Nightscape, Portrait + Nightscape, Children, Sport, Candlelight, Sunset, Fireworks, Beach & Snow, Panorama, Live Composite, Backlight HDR *6 images are automatically captured and combined into a single image composite
• Art Filters:
  • Pop Art (I, II / a.b.c.d.e.f.)
  • Soft Focus ( - / c.e.)
  • Pale & Light Color (I, II / a.b.c.d.f.)
  • Light Tone ( - / d.f.)
  • Grainy Film (I, II / b.c.d.g.h)
  • Pin Hole (I, II, III / d.)
  • Diorama ( I,II / d.)
  • Cross Process (I, II / b.c.d.f.)
  • Gentle Sepia ( - / a.b.c.d.f.)
  • Dramatic Tone (I / b.c.d.e.f.) (II / b.c.d.e.f.g.h)
  • Key Line (I, II / a.b.c.d.e.)
  • Watercolor (I, II / a.b.c.d.)
  • Vintage (I, II, III / a.b.c.d.e.f.i)
  • Partial Color (I, II, III / a.b.c.d.e.f)
  • Bleach Bypass (I, II / a, b, c, d, e, f, i)
  • Instant Film (- / a, b, c, d, e, f, i)
• Detail of Art Effect:
  • a. Soft Focus Effect
  • b. Pin-Hole Effect
  • c. White Edge Effect
  • d. Frame Effect
  • e. Star Light Effect
  • f. Blur Effect (Top & bottom, Left & Right)
  • g. B&W Effect (None, Yellow, Orange, Red, Green)
  • h. Pict. Tone (None, Sepia, Blue, Purple, Green)
  • i. Shade Effect (Top & bottom, Left & Right)
• Color Ring for Partial Color: 18 Selectable Colors
• Live Composite:
  • Update interval time / composite method
  • .5sec - 4.0 sec / Lighten Mode (Bright area prioritization)
• Interval Mode: Interval Time 1 sec. - 24 hours, max 299 frames. Available when automatically creating. Time-lapse video.
• Exposure Compensation: ±2 adjustable by 1/3 EV steps
• Focus Bracketing:
  • Number of images 10 / 20 / 30
  • Focus step : Wide / Standard / Narrow
• Focus Stacking: Available [Angle of view becomes slightly smaller]

Video / Audio

• Video File Format: MOV (MPEG-4AVC / H.264)
• Video Modes:
  • [MOV]
    • 3840x2160 (4k) / 30p, 25p (Bit rate: Approx. 102 Mbps)
    • 1920x1080 (FHD) / 30p, 25p / IPB (SF,F,N)
    • 1920x1080 (FHD) / 60p, 50p / IPB (SF,F,N)
    • 1280x720 (HD) / 30p,25p / IPB (SF,F,N)
  • 60p: 59.94fps, 50p: 50.00fps, 30p: 29.97fps, 25p: 25.00fps
  • FHD IPB (SuperFine / 52Mbps, Fine / 30Mbps, Normal / 18Mbps)
  • HD IPB (SuperFine / 52Mbps, Fine / 30Mbps, Normal / 18Mbps)
    • *Frame rates may drop when particular Art Filters and Movie Effects are used.
    • *Speed Class 10 SD card is recommended for shooting movies.
    • *UHS-I Speed Class 3 SD card must be used for 4K video and high speed movie.
• Maximum Video Recording Time: [MOV] Approx. 29 min
• Art Filter for Movie: Yes (Frame rates may drop when certain Art Filters are used)
• Time Lapse Movie:
  • [MOV]
    • 3840×2160 (4K) / 5fps
    • 1920×1080 (FHD) / 5fps, 10fps, 15fps
    • 1280×720 (HD) / 5fps, 10fps, 15fps, 30fps
• High Speed Movie:
  • 1920x1080 (FHD) / 120fps, recording time 20 sec.
  • 1280x720 (HD) / 240fps 20 sec., recording time 20 sec.
  • 640x360 (SD) / 480fps 20 sec., recording time 20 sec.
• Image Stabilization for Video: Digital stabilization (angle of view becomes slightly smaller)
• Audio Recording: Wave Format (Stereo linear PCM/16-bit, Sampling frequency 48kHz)
• Microphone: Built-in stereo microphone
• Speaker: Built-in mono speaker
• Live View Output via HDMI : Monitor Mode (outputs video and info display to a connected monitor) [Info display is not shown on the camera while recording]

Connectivity / Power Requirements

• Wi-Fi: Built-in (IEEE 802.11 b/g/n)
• Action Track Sensors: GPS (GLONASS, QZSS), compass, manometer, temperature sensor, accelerometer
• PC Connectivity: USB 2.0 (Micro-B)
• HDMI: Micro HDMI (Type D)
• Print Function: Print reservation (DPOF)
• Battery Type: LI-92B Li-ion battery
• AC Adapter: F-5AC
• Sleep Mode: Available (1 / 3 / 5 min. off)
• Battery Life:
  • Approx. 340 Images (using Toshiba SDHC UHS-I Card Exceria with IS ON, based on CIPA test standards)
  • Approx. 50 minutes* (under standard JEITA testing)
  • Approx. 110 minutes (when zoom and other operational functions are not used)
  • *When repeatedly recording at the maximum time of 29 minutes

Additional Information

• Self Timer: Operation time: 12 sec., 2 sec., custom (wait time: 1-30sec., number of shots: 1-10, shot interval: 0.5 / 1 / 2 / 3sec.)
• Languages: 34 selectable languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Czech, Dutch, Danish, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Croatian, Slovenian, Hungarian, Greek, Slovakian, Turkish, Latvian, Estonian, Lithuanian, Ukrainian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Rumanian, Indonesian, Malay, Thai

Weights / Dimensions / Bundled Items

• Dimensions:
  • W: 113 mm H: 66 mm D: 32.4 mm (based on CIPA standards, excludes protrusions)
  • W: 4.43 in H: 2.6 in D: 1.23 in
• Weight:
  • Approx. 253 g (with battery and memory card, based on CIPA standards)
  • (0.56 lb / 8.92 oz)
• Bundled Items: Body, USB cable, Hand Strap, Instruction Manual, Warranty Card, LI-92B Li-ion Battery, F-5AC Li-ion Battery Charger