Let’s talk some more about which underwater camera you should purchase 📷.
The Underwater Camera we recommend right now is the…
The Panasonic Lumix TS7 (called the Lumix FT7 outside the US).
As opposed to Olympus, (which reduced the resolution of its TG-5), Panasonic has gone the other direction, increasing the pixel count from 16.1MP in the TS5 / FT5 to 20.4MP in the Lumix TS7 / FT7.
Lens coverage remains the same as its predecessor, with a 4.6x zoom range that covers 28-128mm.
The Lumix TS7 / FT7 does have something unique for an underwater camera – a built-in electronic viewfinder. The 1,170k-dot, 0.2-inch display might not be the largest out there, but it does offer a useful alternative to shooting with the rear display which, especially in bright light, can make composition tricky.
There’s lots to like about the Lumix TS7 / FT7, including its excellent tough credentials, but it is let down by a sensor that crams too many pixels onto a relatively small area, which sees image quality sacrificed.
But if image quality is secondary priority to how rugged and easy to use the camera is, then the Lumix TS7 / FT7 is a good choice.
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