Olympus 820 Combining proven durability with superb image quality courtesy of the new his (Intelligent, High-Sensitivity and High-Speed) family of technologies, the Olympus Tough TG-820 his has both brains and brawn. his harnesses the power of a new 12-megapixel BSI (Back-Side Illuminated) CMOS sensor and the Tropic VI image processor (originally developed for DSLR cameras olympus 820) to dramatically improve low-light performance, speed up camera response time, enhance scene and subject recognition and double zoom magnification without losing image quality.
Capture beautiful images and videos effortlessly; Enhanced auto enables the camera to automatically detect 34 different scenes (portrait, landscape, macro, etc.)Focus on fun, without worrying about damaging your camera’s high-grade components like the OLYMPUS 5x Wide-Angle Zoom Lens (28 mm-140 mm 2).
In terms of the usual camera specs, you're looking at a couple of 12-megapixel snappers with 5x wide optical zoom (28-140mm) lenses that are powered by Olympus' Tropic VI image engine. The TG-820 trumps its little brother when it comes to the display; boasting a 3-inch 1,030k dot Super Precision Hyper Crystal III LCD, compared to a 460k dot one on the Olympus 820.
The Olympus 820 has several very useful features for novice photographers, including the Perfect Shot Preview function, which displays thumbnails of the composition at different exposure settings when you adjust the Exposure Compensation. A display button on the rear panel cycles through the camera's available information display modes in both Record and Playback modes.
The 5x optical zoom lens is another welcome feature,
offering a zoom range equivalent to 36-180mm on a 35mm camera. Like many current Olympus models, the Stylus 820 has a digital zoom option available, as well as Olympus' Fine Zoom, which really just crops the image down to a smaller resolution for the appearance of increased zoom capability. Though it isn't true optical zoom, Fine Zoom is a better option than digital zoom, as it doesn't attempt to digitally enlarge the Olympus 820 image area.