Olympus Tough TG-3

The Olympus Tough TG-3 is a waterproof camera launched on 03/31/2014.

Technically speaking, the Olympus Tough TG-3 ranks in the average of its category, scoring 31 overall. The Olympus Tough TG-3 weights 247 gr and spans 112 x 66 x 31 mm. This means that it is one of the largest and heaviest cameras within its category.

Going into details, the Olympus Tough TG-3 behaves better than average in its category for:

• Image Quality - Score 2, ranks in the category best 8%.
• Speed Performance - Score 27, ranks in the category best 29%.
• Comfort - Score 77, ranks in the category best 38%.

On the contrary, the performance of Olympus Tough TG-3 is below the category average in:

• Versatility - Score 50, ranks among the worst 39% 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 47% of its category. Olympus Tough TG-3 works well for Portrait photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Landscape - Good, score 11, ranks in the best 46% of its category. Olympus Tough TG-3 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 34% of its category. Olympus Tough TG-3 works well for Sport photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Street - Good, score 53, ranks in the best 44% of its category. Olympus Tough TG-3 works well for Street photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Everyday - Good, score 53, ranks in the best 50% of its category. Olympus Tough TG-3 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-3 sold on Amazon for a price comprised between 7.99 USD and 7.99 USD, which is well below what you could expect for this camera category.

Overall, Olympus Tough TG-3 is a great value for money. If this is the kind of camera you are looking for, you should definitely consider buying it.