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Not as nice as I expected.

Started Jan 11, 2016 | User reviews thread
Michael Meissner
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Re: Not as nice as I expected.
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CAcreeks wrote:

rmalbers wrote:

That plug is also used for Analog Audio and video output, that's the difference, (note analog, not digital signals).

Why would I want this, or need this?

If you want to do remote video while shooting, this was the only option on most Olympus cameras until Olympus started adding wifi support. It is fairly easy to add a remote monitor if the camera is some distance away from where you are shooting, or you can't conveniently see the screen. For example, on the TG-4 you might want to have the camera on a pole above your head. Unfortunatley, since the camera doesn't support the wired shutter release, you will need something mechanical to press the shutter (I've modded a film shutter release to do this for one of my cameras). For example, this video shows how to make a pole camera: pole camera howto

However, whether you can use the wifi support for remote viewing is a different question. I had bought an Olympus AIR-01 (which ONLY uses wifi viewing), and I had to return it because I could not keep up a connection to my Samsung smart phone.

We have not had an analog TV in many years, and that was our last analog device. In the US, the FCC mandated switchover to digital TV in 2006.

For the home use yes, but analog video monitors are still used for instance in third party car backup systems.

All our phones use standard micro USB so we have charging cables in every room and vehicle.

Unfortunately, Olympus long ago moved away from standard cables. However, at least it tends to use the same cables for cameras in the same class.

That said, I will probably buy a TG-4 this spring. There really isn't a better choice at this time.

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