Olympus Tough TG-5 (25 - 100 mm, 12 Mpx, 1/2,3'')

Olympus Tough TG-5

25 - 100 mm, 12 Mpx, 1/2,3''

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carihno

6 years ago

I have so far used a Red Filter (Polar Pro) with my GoPro for the colours in depth....does the Olympus Tough not need a filter to guarantee good colours in depth?

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ThaGismo

6 years ago

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Hello, the camera has a mini flash and can alternatively be equipped with external flashes or video lights to compensate for the lack of light in UW photography. I personally have not seen any red filters. Have a look at Blackscatter for some tutorials and guides on the camera, that will help! Greetings

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meile

6 years ago

Is all-risk insurance from Allianz Global Assistance really worth it? I would have had a waterproof camera from Nikon and after three years water penetrated inside the housing. The camera was out of warranty, but as you can see, waterproofing can fail. Let's now say that the same thing happens for the Olympus TG-5, but the camera is within the manufacturer's warranty and there would also be an all-risk insurance policy from Allianz. Is the camera really covered against this problem or do you have to pay for the repair yourself? Unfortunately, the information from digitec, Allianz and Olympus contradict each other. At digitec you read: All Risk * Insure your item with Allrisk by Allianz against drop, impact, breakage and display damage as well as water and moisture damage. In the general insurance conditions of Allianz one reads: 6.1 No insurance cover is provided for: a. Damage that falls under the warranty or liability of the manufacturer or seller It is stated in the liability conditions on the camera manual: Terms of Liability This warranty does not cover the following, and you must pay the cost of repair even if such defects occur within the warranty period. g. Any damage caused by sand, mud, water, etc. that has entered the interior of the housing. So, if the waterproofing of the camera is lacking, it means that neither Olympus nor Alianz will cover anything.

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filadendron

6 years ago

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Hello Mile. In my opinion, this is not contradictory. Basically, the manufacturer gives a guarantee and this has certain conditions. Water damage is very often taken out of the warranty by the manufacturer, even with "waterproof" items. Especially since it is very decisive how deep (pressure) and how long the appliance was under water. So the manufacturer clearly excludes water damage. This means that there is no guarantee for water damage, which is in line with the statement of the Allianz insurance company. Because if there is no guarantee, the insurance company will pull out. Digitec says exactly that in a somewhat simplified way and lists examples of cases in which, as a rule, no warranty claim can be made against the manufacturer. It doesn't matter whether you are still in the warranty period or not. Hope this helps you a little :)

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allenbach.d

6 years ago

Can anyone confirm that I can use this camera without problems WITHOUT an underwater housing on a snorkelling trip underwater?

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stschneider69

6 years ago

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I can confirm this as well. Last month, during the autumn holidays, I took what felt like 1000 photos every day, uploaded them to my iPad via WLAN in the evening and then simply deleted 95% of them again because the fish didn't want to stay still :-). But now I have over 400 photos that I still really enjoy today. I also took some films, although when you're snorkelling you go along with the waves, which makes the films quite choppy. But the 3 encounters with a 2.5 m reef shark, that's what I got :-). I only managed to connect the camera to the WLAN the second time, but once you understand that you have to actively select the camera's WLAN before transmitting, it works perfectly. St. Schneider, Scherzingen