It's a classy little camera and feels solid in the hand. It appears to be high-quality construction with a lot of cool features. I owned a couple of compact Olympus digital cameras back in the early 2000's, and I was looking forward to using a much more modern model. I wanted it as an alternative to my somewhat bulkly Canon SLR. I spent the first couple of days with my TG-7 trying to photograph activities in an indoor venue. The lighting was average, not dim nor super bright. I had a lot of trouble getting clear photographs of people from varying distances. I tried everything I could think of in an effort to get well-focused and unblurred images, but pretty much every photo was unusable. I really wanted to like this camera, but for indoor people photography, I'm afraid I cannot recommend it. I ended up returning it.

This is a great camera that's easy to keep with you while you're on the go. Rugged and waterproof so you don't need to worry about every little bump and rain shower--you'll still get great pictures. Many shooting modes give you a lot of flexibility but you can still run a full auto mode to keep things as easy as pie. No need for selfies...hand the TG-7 to others to take your picture...they'll have no problem...just be sure to get it back ;-) The only issue I have, and the reason for a score of 4 instead of 5, is that the TG-7 lacks a way to control shutter speed as a mode. I enjoy taking long exposure shots but the settings for the TG-7 limit your ability to control the shutter. In some instances you can get down to nearly 4 seconds but it's almost impossible to do if you try using ND filters. I hope this is simply a software upgrade they can do to make one of the user modes ( C1 or C2 ) perhaps...to offer us control of shutter speed. If you're looking for a rugged, waterproof, carry-anywhere camera that provides great results without worry...this is one you can't beat. It also has quite a few accessories available for it too...check it out!

The TG-7 is less a camera and more a permission slip: to wade in, dunk it, drop it, and keep shooting. As a rugged travel or family cam—and especially as a pocket macro lab—it’s unbeatable for the money. If you’re hoping for a sensor leap over the TG-6, it’s not that; if you want a go-anywhere, no-worry shooter with brilliant close-ups, it’s the one to get.