This morning I got an email from Adorama offering a one day sale on the
Olympus Tough TG-860
<http://www.getolympus.com/us/en/digitalcameras/point-shoot/tg-860.html>
for $199. It doesn't have an f/2 lens or do raw or aperture priority as
does its more expensive brother, the TG-4
<http://www.getolympus.com/us/en/digitalcameras/point-shoot/tg-4.html>
but, I'm treating a good friend to a river/ocean fishing trip in about
10 days and I have no camera I'm willing to risk on a wet adventure like
that. The price was right so I decided to buy one.
But before I bought it I downloaded the manual to check it out. I was
slightly surprised to see all the features. Eventually I got to Wi-Fi
and smartphones and the OI.Share app. It uses the phone to set the time,
to run a GPS log, to control and fire the camera remotely and maybe
more. Something rang a bell and I brought up the E-M1 manual to
discover (rediscover?) that the E-M1 can use this app as well. I
probably paid that stuff little heed since my then "smartphone" wasn't
very smart. But now my wife and I have iPhones and I'm paying more
attention. I'm pleased to see the E-M1 has more function than I
thought. I think it even has an interval timer (as does the TG-860) but
have to admit that I haven't figured out how to use it yet.
Chuck Norcutt
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