There isn't a better rugged waterproof compact around than the Olympus TOUGH TG-5. Like all great cameras it gets the basics right - a bright, good quality 25-100mm f2 - 4.9 lens paired with a quality 12 Megapixel sensor and high performance TruePic VIII processor.

The Olympus TG-5 is a brand new tough compact digital camera designed to capture images in the most challenging conditions. Successor to the TG-4, the new TG-5 has a 12-megapixel backlit CMOS sensor, an improved 25-100mm (eq.

Announced in mid-May 2017, the Olympus Tough TG-5 is the latest in a string of popular underwater cameras and probably the most versatile compact camera available today at a competitive price.

The TG-5 feels and performs like a premium rugged compact, delivering high quality stills and videos as well as the nigh-on unbreakable build quality of an adventurer’s tool. While the price is fairly high in comparison to rivals like the £150 Fujifilm XP120, the TG-5’s talents go above and beyond the basics – look no further than the slo-mo, 4K video capabilities and the gorgeous macro mode. If those are important to you, it might just be the perfect photographic sidekick for your extreme holiday.

Great image quality; 4K video recording; Expandable design;

Expensive compared to rivals; Limited zoom reach;

Great image quality; 4K video recording; Expandable design;

Expensive compared to rivals; Limited zoom reach;

Olympus' Tough cams have long pitched themselves as the "premium" rugged compact option. And that continues with the latest TG-5 model, which costs a pretty penny.

If there's a reason to buy a point-and-shoot, the Olympus TG-5 rugged compact is the most compelling one yet.

Durable body; Punchy; sharp images; Incredibly easy light-painting mode; Action tracking system; Speedy bursts up to 20 fps

Prone to lens flares; Log feature drains battery

Video photo sont vraiment super , solide , résiste très bien sous l eau Le zoom est trop faible

: This page was originally published as a TG-5 PREVIEW, but as of 8/10/17 we've updated it to a FULL REVIEW, featuring additional opinions, testing benchmarks, and photography by

The Olympus Tough TG-5 delivers a good number of features missing from previous iterations, but also costs $80 more than the last version of the camera, which is no longer in production.

Tough, waterproof build; Wide aperture lens; Quick focus; Excellent macro capability; 20fps burst shooting; Raw support; 4K video capture; GPS and Wi-Fi

Expensive; Rear screen can pick up scratches; 460k-dot LCD; 4K footage is cropped; Omits full manual mode