In cinematography, they call it a crash cam. That’s the biggest word I’m going to use today, by the way. Anyway, the crash cam acts as a sacrificial lamb for capturing dangerous shots, when it doesn’t pay to risk the golden child camera that costs an arm and a leg.

The cheaper crash cam gets the shit jobs that might result in it getting run down by a truck, dropped off the roof of a building, or dropped into a pool.

The OM System Rough TG-7 is like a crash cam for still, point-and-shoot cameras. For certain shots, you put your camera’s survival at risk. But what are you supposed to do, not grab the killer shot? Rough impacts and water deluges are electronics’ sworn enemies, especially delicate cameras. Not the TG-7, though.

Tough TG-7 (opens in a new window)

a tough customer

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