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Olympus TG-1: Can a rugged compact offer SLR image quality?

Olympus's Tough TG-1 iHS digital camera. Photo provided by Olympus. Click for our Olympus TG-1 preview!Rugged, lifestyle cameras have really taken off over the last few years, thanks in no small part to the efforts of Olympus, an early pioneer in the field of lifeproof digital cameras. Even with camera phones gobbling up compact camera market share, these solidly-built fixed-lens cameras still offer a clear advantage over your smartphone: the ability to shoot in pretty-much any...

Rugged Olympus TG-820 shoots for low-light improvements

Olympus' TG-820 digital camera. Click to read our Olympus TG-820 preview!Late last year, we took a brief look at Olympus' Tough TG-810, and came away unimpressed by its image quality. Just a few short months later, the company has offered up an interesting alternative that aims to answer the concerns we--and other reviewers--raised.

The key change in the Olympus TG-820 iHS is a switch to a new twelve megapixel, backside illuminated CMOS image...

Olympus TG-320: Minor update to rugged lifestyle camera

Olympus' Tough TG-320 digital camera. Photo provided by Olympus Corp.Continuing Olympus' CES announcements, we have the Olympus TG-320.

Like its predecessor, last year's TG-310, the Olympus Tough TG-320 is both shockproof to five feet and freezeproof to 14°F / -10°C, not to mention waterproof to ten feet. The TG-320 still has a 14 megapixel image sensor, and includes true mechanical image stabilization. Also unchanges are the 28 - 102mm...