Olympus TG-Tracker Unboxing, Tutorial, and Review
Вставка
- Опубліковано 28 сер 2024
- Is this the toughest camera of 2017? Is it any good? I do a full unboxing, tutorial, and review of the Olympus Stylus Tough TG-Tracker to find out.
Purchase Camera Here (Amazon Affiliate Link):
amzn.to/2eMQo9T
Thank you for using the affiliate links. It helps support the channel as making these videos requires many hours of planning, shooting, narrating, and editing.
GoPro Hero Session Review:
• Don't Buy A GoPro Hero...
Music: www.bensound.com
It's 2022 and this video remains the BEST review of the TG-Tracker.
Absolutely in August 2024!
The only good review for this camera I found online
Thanks!
Thanks
Thanks!
Yes! This is the really best film about this camera on YT.
Just decided to buy one thanks to this tutorial.
There is a very importatnt info about the angle of the lens while recording with image stabilizer :-) As I know they don't mention about it in the manual :-/
Thank You :-)
I broke this baby out of storage and you helped me remember how to use it. Thanks for a great old video!
I'm a little late to the party. This is by far the most complete and unbiased review video I've ever watched on this camera. If it had an external mic input i would call this the best action camera on the market. I don't like gopros. Thank you so much for this excellent review video.
Good review but the background sound is to loud and to repetitive.
Precisely! Get some strings, ambient music from the UA-cam library next time - and get it really in the background. The review was awesome, though!
The best video I have seen so far on the tracker instruction thanks for sharing
Straight to the point, no BS. Well done
Most detailed explanation among many others I have watched about this camera. Subscribed!
Thank you for a great review, I purchased this camera based on your review. When the package arrived, the CD was cracked, so I had to go over your review several times to learn how to use it. Thank you for the great detail. I read all the comments and had to go back and listen for what everyone was complaining about. It is not that bad and I didn't even notice while listening to you to learn the camera.
Good review and lovely voice, but the background music is a bit loud.
I have this camera and love it. Your review was very good. I even learned some things about the camera that I didn’t know. Thanks.
Thank you
Great video and very informative but that background music distracted focus from your tuition
Great review. Very well produced and hugely informative.
Thank you :)
Thank you :)
Music drove me nuts had to skip
Thank you for the most informative video on the Olympus TG Tracker , that I have seen from start to finish ! Great info on shooting film in the dark , many reviewers do not bother with this segment unlike yourself , you actually put in the extra effort to explain all aspects of this camera ! Very impressive indeed is your interview style !!! New Subscriber !
Very good review, can't say no more.
Excellent video on explaining its features.
Only thing us would love more videos of it in action. The fisheye us too much for me, but if it's reduced to...was it 120 degrees? I think that's ok
The best review in youtube about tg tracker. 👌
This truly is the most informative review for this camera. Thanks for the expertise!
Another great camera review. I hadn't come across the TG-Tracker before. The absence of external mic accommodation is a drawback for vlogging purposes, which is a pity because otherwise it looks like a serious contender as an all round hemet cam.
Yeah, I think it is that for many. I understand why they opted out, but it would have been nice if they could have squeezed that extra feature in.
Loved your review, but I had a hard time hearing your voice over the background music. Thanks!
Thank you for the awesome video.. Very helpful ❤️
Nice review. Thanks for the video. I was about to buy this camera but after knowing that you cannot record on flat mode and only in "fish eye", I'm still hesitating. Thanks for your time
Stopp recording after 4 GB in says so in the user manual.In the lowest resolution in 30 fps means that it will record 100 minutes,My camera it stops after 40 minutes.And the reason for that is that the processor probably overheats ?The camera becomes hot.The flashlight in the camera only works for 60 seconds.Nightvision sucks bigtime.Batterytime 90 minutes according to the manual.However i use a powerbank to prolong that batterylife.120 and 240 fps no sound.The manual is pretty good..
Wow. I've never watched such a concise review like this. Great work....wow.. Can I get rid of fish eye look?
Thank you!
I used the square lens and editing software on my computer to mitigate it.
You can change the angle in settings and use underwater lens cover. The image can also be flipped in settings.
I have bought one of these cameras and was very impressed with it. Just one point for us easily distracted viewers... Please, please, turn down the background music (xylophone?) about 10db. I could hardly hear what you were saying over the unnecessary and unwelcome noise. Is it a generational thing? No need for any 'comfort music' in my view. It just makes it harder to focus on what you are saying. Thanks
I wish you luck. Mine has had to go back to Olympus for warranty repair three times now.
That stinks.
Great music!
Great review!
thank you so much for the review !!!
No problem
This is a great review. It must have taken a lot of effort to make this video. Thanks!
Loved this review, mine is ordered and I can’t wait :-). Subscribed
Thank you
Everyday But Sunday using mine right now in Falkirk in Scotland !! It’s a cinch to use and footage is fab 👍
I'm glad to here that! Greetings from across the pond!
Excellent unboxing and review. You're amazing. Just wondering, at 0:31 you have the camera on your helmet, is that with a GoPro helmet mount and the section of the handle that attaches to the camera? If not, think it would be possible to tell me how you got it that way (I think it looks awesome and convenient)? Thanks ahead of time.
Thank you. The camera you see on the helmet is the TG-Tracker with a GoPro helmet mount.
Everyday But Sunday thank you so much for your reply. You're awesome
your reviews are brutally thorough. Great job ! I got a question for you!!! I want to track my scuba dives. Does the TG Tracker Track the trip during a scuba dive trip??? No one has been able to give me an answer or test.
I would imagine that it can only track you if your camera is receiving a GPS signal. In other words, above water and in a reception conducive environment. Read the following and let me know how you get on.
'The roots of all OTS communications gear begin from supplying the U.S. Navy, as well as other government agencies, with underwater communications. OTS gear is designed to meet special operator’s demands and is used by many Special Forces around the world. All systems cannot be shown. Many systems are custom designed-meeting tactical demands specific to the user’s needs.
OTS has many items currently on the Authorized for U.S. Military Use (AMU) List. Recently, the British Royal Navy went out to the world and asked for all underwater communication manufacturers to send equipment for a 1 year evaluation. The outcome for the winner was a $1.4 million dollar contract, and the British Royal Navy would standardize on the victor’s equipment. OTS was the victor-beating all other suppliers.
If you are looking for the finest, field-tested underwater communication system, OTS has the solution to your needs.'
So, unless you have a special arrangement with the US Navy and Ocean Technology Systems, 3133 West Harvard Street, Santa Ana, CA, 92704, forget it buddy. The Royal Navy's SBS has just bought their equipment for $1.4 million. But you may be able to negotiate something a bit cheaper. They appear to have other non-military options, according to their ABOUT page:
As the company grew Mike and Jerry’s mission was to always take care of the customer and provide the highest quality underwater communications at fair prices. In very little time, OTS became a trusted brand in the industry and a world renowned leader for underwater communications. Militaries, professional dive teams, recreational divers, as well as Film & T.V. productions around the world have made OTS the choice for their underwater communication needs. In 1991 Ocean Technology Systems further built their credibility as leaders in the market winning a National Emmy Award for pioneering the use of underwater audio being recorded to a camera for T.V. in a segment with ESPN.'
Phone: (800)550-1984. Email: ots@otscomm.com
www.oceantechnologysystems.com/dealer-locator/
Fisheye is deal breaker. Otherwise the rest features are awesome. Olympus should release a firmware upgrade to not have fisheye effect.
Yeah, I usually use the box lens because the fish-eye can be so harsh.
Yeah, they should.
Nice review. But it has wifi, how do I go about making a wifi connection?
good review but what were you thinking with that background sound. cruel and unusual torture
So I get that if I want to reduce the fish-eye effect I can narrow the field of view by switching to underwater mode (at the expense of losing some range of view). And that using image stabilization further reduces field of view... thus further reducing the fish-eye effect.
But is the rectangular lens cover necessary when using underwater mode to modify the field of view (but NOT using underwater, rather just to reduce view field and fish-eye)? Or is that rectangular lens cover just necessary due to the underwater environment?
It is now over 2 years since your review. How has the camera been performing and are you still using it? I am debating adding it to the collection since I found it for $199.
got that one , but dont really inderstood how it really gets the high clas stuff
help maybe?
you videos as so god dont stop you ar gona gett big
Well I have to buy one but not tomorrow since it’s Sunday 😉
Best review video - olympus tg tracker - great job!
Thank you
Everyday But Sunday i got 1 for myself :)
Congrats!
G'day from Australia.
I recently bought the same camera. have lernt to do time laps,
however, i still can not display the map and track of my progress for
my outdoor activitys.
perhaps you can shed some light for me.
Thanks.
Gerard.
Awesome review.
Thank you!
Thank you
Thank you for including a sample of microphone test and mentioning about poor wind noise reduction. This feature of action cameras is often overlooked. Does this device support external mics?
The editing app sucks.. however it is a great camera.. I've had it for about a year now and the only thing I don't like is that.. you can't vlog and the mounting options when on a motorcycle are very limited when placing on a helmet.. it also looks awkward when mounting on the side of a motorcycle helmet.. I think it's better to simply place on the bike itself. If this camera had the design of a gopro and vlogging capabilities.. it would kill Gopro
App could be better. I agree.
Is this actioncam still viable in 2018? I mainly want to use it for salt water scuba diving and extreme water sports + some on land vlogging and scenery.
Yes, I have an affiliate link in the description.
So can you turn the audio recording off? I plan to use one on my bike and I don't need the wind noise plus increasing battery life a little.
Great review! Thank you!!!!
No problem. I am glad you liked it.
Nice review. I bought this camera a while back. In the beginning I thought it was just my lack of knowledge, but after lots of searching it seems there are a few issues.
Firstly, when I'm in the viewing/gallery mode and want to exit, it does nothing. I go to menu, press "exit", but it just stays in the gallery and it seems the only way out is to power off and on again. Do you have this problem?
The other annoying thing is that my timelapse videos seem to stop when they reach 4GB. Video loop does not seem to work with the timelapse. I would really love a fix for this if anybody knows how.
Press the record button to back out of the gallery mode. It will not record. As far as the timelapse, are you saying your memory card is full at 4GB or that it will not record more than 4GB?
Good video mate keep it up
Thank you :)
The kalimba music is distracting and almost made it unwatchable. Great review, since it was informative.
LOL. You hate that music.lol. I won't use it in the future.
I know you made this a while ago,but did you find the app difficult to use a far as editing? I've heard many ppl complain about the olympus app.
I have not had any problems, although I used the app mostly for framing the shot.
I use adobe premiere to edit, so I cannot speak for the apps editing abilities.
@@EverydayButSunday ok.thanks for your response. This was a good review
sorry no you can not record when charging the battery. Only in time lapse can you I found this out 1st hand and Olympus confirmed that
Can u press any buttons in water
Hi! Please do an underwater test. go scuba and test all ur cameras, There are no proper scuba camera videos. thanks ! Great Content BTW !! Liked and Subbed, background music is too loud.. Cheers!
This is price of refurbished session 5
perhaps a great review... but man i couldn't stand that music beyond 1:32
Does the EIS work in 4k? And could it shoot linear?
hello, I see one review on youtube, about this camera. they say its stop recording after 7 min, and we have to push the REC button again, is it right?
I have not had that happen to me.
Can you use an external mic with this cam?
Background music is so loud. Hardly can hear what you were saying. Thanks for the review anyway.
6
ZOOM??
I have been getting mixed information. Have you personally tested whether it is possible to record while charging through USB cable?
The camera is fully functional when charging, so recording is possible.
Joost van Gelder well, it didn't work for me.
Its works perfect while charging
Would it be good for english football matches
I do not see why not.
But it has the crap fisheye, yes?
The music on this video is very distracting...
Nice review sans the very annoying music.
That ding dong is really distracting, otherwise thank you for the review....
OMG!!!!!!the background music is so irritating and takes away the good review you.give. I could not finish the video because of the background music. Take the music OFF and your review will be excellent. Thanks for reviewing the camera.