Olympus TG-Tracker Tough 4K Video Action Camera (Green) $179 @ JB Hi-Fi

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Pbeetlebum on 28/07/2018 - 10:58 jbhifi.com.au (876 clicks)
Last edited 30/07/2018 - 13:33 by 1 other user

Good price I believe.

Key Fearures

Ultra HD 4K Video

204° Extreme Angle F2.0 High-Speed Lens

Electronic 5-Axis Image Stabilization

90° Tilt-Out LCD Monitor

LED Headlight

Built-In Wi-Fi

Waterproof to 30m

Shockproof to 2.1m

Crushproof to 100kg

Freezeproof to -10°C

Dustproof

Enhanced GPS & e.Compass

Accelerometer

Temperature Sensor

Barometric Pressure Sensor

Box Contents
LP-T01 Lens Protector
MC-T01 Mount Coupling
UP-T01 Underwater Protector
SG-T01 Steady Grip
Strap
LI-92B Lithium Ion Rechargeable Battery
F-5AC AC adapter for charging
USB cable
Olympus Viewer 3 CD-ROM
Instruction manual and warranty card

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  Ahan on 28/07/2018 - 11:19

  This is cheap. I only just sold my used one last weekend for $160 on Gumtree.
  Comparing to GoPro - it is a big, heavy. The fisheye effect is really bad on this one.It is also strange that i need to change lens cover everytime I take it under water.
  For the price, it is a worthy alternative to GoPro.

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    ma77 on 28/07/2018 - 18:41

    +1

    You only need to change the lens because of the reflection underwater, there is no additional water proofing using the flat lens.

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  b-radicool on 28/07/2018 - 11:24

  A good review of it here: https://www.tomsguide.com/us/olympus-tough-tg-tracker,review…

  It's a shame it has such a fish-eye view… you could probably undistort it in video editing software, but its an extra step.

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    incipient on 28/07/2018 - 11:43

    Haha yeah that fov is crazy. The effect with image stabilisation on makes the edges of the video look really strange!

    Having said that, $180 for a local stock camera like this seems cheap!

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  Etheral Point on 28/07/2018 - 12:28

  damn I bought this a few months back, day after the clearance runout happened for $299 I think.
  seems decent but yeah thenfish eye effect on the normal lens is a bit much. think I'll just leave the waterproof lens on most of the time.

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  belongsinforums on 28/07/2018 - 12:52

  +1

  Fish eye means you can't use it underwater right?

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    pizzaofpeace on 28/07/2018 - 13:21

    There's a waterproof cover on the lens that comes with it.

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      belongsinforums on 28/07/2018 - 14:39

      Not that. Fisheye makes underwater shots horribly disturbed. You need a flat lens

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        useruser on 28/07/2018 - 23:51

        Just answered your own question.

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        belongsinforums on 29/07/2018 - 00:21

        @useruser: im just seeing if im right or not

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  Duff5000 on 28/07/2018 - 21:17

  I have had several Olympus cameras over the years. I thought this looked perfect until i watched some of the footage.

  The fish eye effect is really distracting.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCkm6rDsOKA

  i guess i'll have to wait for a deal on the Yi.

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    mrau on 28/07/2018 - 23:30

    Thanks fur the video. The quality of the video is top notch, but you're right about the fish eye effect. Hard to understand why the made it so bad.

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      macrocephalic on 29/07/2018 - 09:00

      Because, fisheye is much easier (cheaper) to make then a rectilinear. That said, 204deg is a hugely wide angle, that means that it's getting stuff which is technically behind it (at the very corners of the image).

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  Phoebus on 29/07/2018 - 11:56

  No wonder it has bad fish eye effect. It's over 200 degrees FOV. Great if you want to capture everything but bad for distortion. Most sports cams are 150 to 170 degrees and they have obvious distortion. If you want no distortion you need a ~90 FOV lens. The Firefly Hawkeye S8 comes in a 90 FOV version.

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  Pretten on 29/07/2018 - 16:07

  Will this still work okay above water and how is the battery life.

  We have been looking for a cheap durable video camera for family videos