In reply to Andrew W:
I often get asked to chose robust waterproof, shock proof cameras for work (Rope access both on and offshore) as well as using a few myself outdoors over the years.
The Olympus range has always come out top for overall performance and image quality even in a low light environment. We are still using some TG5's, but researched and bought some replacements this year. As we don't need all the functions Olympus cameras offer the alternative we have been trialling for the last couple of months is the RICOH WG-70. I've used older RICOH industrial shock proof cameras in the past and we did trial an off the shelf RICOH about 6 years ago and was not impressed with any of them. 1 came out the box broken and we killed the other 2 within a couple of weeks. Same with the Nikon, Panasonic and FugiFilm Toughs (either broke quickly or the image quality was poor).
The RICOH WG-70's we currently have are not that great, poor performance in low light, screen and lens easily scratched and hatches to the battery and cable ports seem a bit flimsy.
I'm not sure how much better the Olympus TG6 is over the TG5, but seems some nice features like an integral flash ring for macro shots. I have always been impressed with the Olympus Tough range for work and play and not found anything that comes close for robustness and photo quality.
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