Olympus Stylus Tough TG-850 Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - compact
ISO (Max)
6400
Sensor Resolution
16.0 Megapixel
Sensor Type
BSI-CMOS
Optical Zoom
5x
Display
3" LCD display
Battery Type
Olympus Li-50B Lithium Ion

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Olympus Stylus Tough TG-850
Product Type Digital camera - compact
Height 6.41 cm
Width 10.99 cm
Depth 2.76 cm
Weight 218 g
Body Material Metal
Enclosure Colour Silver | Black | White
Protection Waterproof, crushproof, freezeproof, shockproof, dust-resistant
Digital Zoom 4x
Optical Zoom 5x
SENSOR Olympus Stylus Tough TG-850
Sensor Resolution 16.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type BSI-CMOS
Total Pixels 16,800,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 16,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/2.3"
Image Stabiliser Optical
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes
PROCESSOR Olympus Stylus Tough TG-850
Image Processor TruePic VII
LENS Olympus Stylus Tough TG-850
Type Zoom lens - 5x zoom - 3.74 - 18.7 mm - f/3.5-5.7
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 21 - 105mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic
Min Focus Distance 10 cm
Macro Focus Range 1cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive
Lens Construction 8 groups / 10 elements
Features Aspherical lens
FOCUSING Olympus Stylus Tough TG-850
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF
Face Detection Advanced Face Detection technology, face-priority AF function
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Olympus Stylus Tough TG-850
ISO (Max) 6400
Light Sensitivity ISO 800, ISO 125, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, beach/snow, night portrait, self-portrait, fireworks, panorama assist, sports mode, sunset, indoor, cuisine, underwater macro, underwater wide 2, underwater wide 1, documents, underwater snapshot, e-portrait, handheld starlight, backlight correction HDR
Special Effects Vivid, fisheye, soft focus, natural, Muted, Diorama, Grainy Film, Pop Art, Pale & Light Colour, pin hole, Dramatic Tone, Sparkle, Reflection, Fragmented
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Fluorescent, sunlight, tungsten light, overcast, Underwater
Max Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 4 sec
Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
DISPLAY Olympus Stylus Tough TG-850
Type 3" LCD display
Display Format 460,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding
Display Features Display brightness control
FLASH Olympus Stylus Tough TG-850
Camera Flash Built-in flash
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes
Features AF illuminator
Effective Flash Range 0.12 m - 4 m: ISO 1600 (wide lens)
0.1 m - 2.5 m: ISO 1600 (tele lens)
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Olympus Stylus Tough TG-850
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV
Image Recording Format JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo
MEMORY Olympus Stylus Tough TG-850
Memory Card Slot SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card 8 GB SDHC
Memory Card Max Supported Size 128 GB
Image Storage JPEG 4608 x 3456
JPEG 3264 x 2448
JPEG 2048 x 1536
JPEG 640 x 480
Video Capture H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 120 fps
H.264 - 432 x 324 - 240 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Olympus Stylus Tough TG-850
Battery Type Olympus Li-50B Lithium Ion
Details Olympus Li-50B Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 300 shots
Video recording - 1.5 hours
CONNECTIONS Olympus Stylus Tough TG-850
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0
Connectivity Features Wi-Fi & OI.Share
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support, PRINT Image Matching
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output
FEATURES Olympus Stylus Tough TG-850
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec, 1 - 30 sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 2.5 frames per second, 60 frames per second (3MP), 20 frames per second (3MP), 7 frames per second for 6 frames
Additional Features Audio recording, built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, camera orientation detection, histogram display, cropping an image, resizing an image, saturation control, in-camera red-eye fix, interval shooting mode, Automatic Pixel Mapping (APM), in-camera film editing, USB charging, Shadow Adjustment Technology, Advanced Face Detection Technology, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Eye-Fi Card Ready, Smart Panorama, Lens Distortion Compensation (LDC), Intelligent High Speed (iHS) technology, date stamp, FlashAir Card Ready
OTHERS Olympus Stylus Tough TG-850
Included Accessories AC power adaptor, USB cable, wrist strap
Software Olympus Viewer 3
Min Operating Temperature -10 °C
Underwater Use Yes
Underwater Depth Up to 10 m

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