The Olympus Tough TG-810 is also a weather-resistant, shock-proof camera, which means it’s designed with more constraints in mind than other compact cameras. The ports are all hidden behind a sealed, double-lock door for one, and the zoom controls are by necessity, buttons instead of the familiar toggle usually found surrounding the shutter release button.
We found the TG-810 to be not just a tough camera that can take abuse, but also a tough camera to use. The sliver of a power button is too hard to locate, the zoom toggle is stiff and unnatural, the buttons are too small for comfort, the nub of a joystick feels restricted, and the shutter release response feels a breadth too slow.















