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Disappointing

Started Aug 23, 2017 | User reviews thread
Allen in Bethesda, MD Contributing Member • Posts: 578
Re: Disappointing
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I also had a TG-2 and upgraded to the TG-5.  I'm very glad that I did.  I din't use the GPS on my TG-2 and may not use it on the TG-5 except because it is similar to my TG-Tracker GPS and I have installed OI Track on my phone, I may play with it a bit.

I think that the picture quality of the TG-5 is much better.  And the ability to manually focus is a nice plus.  Video quality is also greatly improved with 4K video, and high speed (slow motion) video is a nice option.

While the ability of the AF system to focus after zooming remains a problem that the TG-2 also suffered from, the TG-5 doesn't have the constant clicking of the image stabilization mechanism that my TG-2 had.  And by use of the manual focus, instead of AF, I can successfully keep an image sharp while zooming.  I have found the zoom motor noise on the TG-5 less than what I had on the TG-2.  I doubt that it will be easy to eliminate this motor noise entirely given the location of the zoom motor and microphones.

 Allen in Bethesda, MD's gear list:Allen in Bethesda, MD's gear list
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ10 Olympus XZ-1 Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200 Panasonic LX100 Olympus TG-5 +1 more
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