Your ideal shore-dive and travel camera, small enough to disappear in a BCD pocket but tough enough to survive whatever the dive throws at it. The OM System TG-6 and TG-7 are made for divers who want to come home with sharp, colourful images without carrying a massive underwater photography rig on every dive or dive trip.

Although it is waterproof down to 15m, we highly recommend a housing to protect it from scratches and bumps.

We only recommend gear we have personally tested underwater, and the TG is one of the cameras in Kate’s own bag for shore dives. Whilst the TG-7 brings USB-C charging, a slightly grippier body, and a sharper screen, the TG-6 remains an excellent, often better-value option with the same sensor and lens. Either way, you are buying into a system we know inside out (Kate’s even created an online course to show you exactly how to use it).

THE FINER DETAILS:

• 12MP sensor with a 25-100mm equivalent lens (f/2 to f/4.9) — enough reach for both macro subjects and reef scenes
• Compatible with the same underwater housings, wide angle wet lenses, and strobes across both models — so your gear investment carries forward if you upgrade later
• Sharp macro shots without needing to add a diopter