Olympus Tough TG-1 iHS

The Olympus Tough TG-1 iHS is a waterproof camera launched on 08/05/2012.

Technically speaking, the Olympus Tough TG-1 iHS ranks in the average of its category, scoring 31 overall. The Olympus Tough TG-1 iHS weights 230 gr and spans 112 x 67 x 30 mm. This means that it is one of the largest and heaviest cameras within its category.

Going into details, the Olympus Tough TG-1 iHS behaves better than average in its category for:

• Speed Performance - Score 26, ranks in the category best 31%.

On the contrary, the performance of Olympus Tough TG-1 iHS is below the category average in:

• Image Quality - Score 1, ranks among the worst 25% of its category.
• Comfort - Score 73, ranks among the worst 42% of its category.
• Versatility - Score 55, ranks among the worst 49% of its category.

However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:

• Portrait - Good, score 12, ranks in the best 44% of its category. Olympus Tough TG-1 iHS works well for Portrait photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Landscape - Good, score 10, ranks in the best 59% of its category. Olympus Tough TG-1 iHS works well for Landscape photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Sport - Good, score 28, ranks in the best 39% of its category. Olympus Tough TG-1 iHS works well for Sport photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Street - Good, score 51, ranks in the best 57% of its category. Olympus Tough TG-1 iHS works well for Street photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Everyday - Good, score 52, ranks in the best 59% of its category. Olympus Tough TG-1 iHS works well for daily photography, however other options are available too, which you may want to take into account.

Last but not least, the price. You can find the Olympus Tough TG-1 iHS sold on Amazon for a price comprised between 15.26 GBP and 15.26 GBP, which is in the average for this camera category.

Overall, Olympus Tough TG-1 iHS is not the best value for money. Unless you have specific reasons to go for it, we suggest you to consider available alternatives. Click here to see alternative options.