I had an unfortunate experience when I took my TG6 on a dive without the housing
The camera is supposed to be good for 15 metres or 50 feet without the need for it to be in a housing so I was surprised that after Id taken a couple of shots at about 5 meters or 15 feet that the camera stopped working and a card error message appeared.
After the dive I washed the TG6 in freshwater and allowed it to dry then opened the battery compartment only to find that it had flooded.
Prior to the dive I had fitted a recharged battery and a fresh SD card, inspected the seal and closed and locked the battery compartment lid.
This is not the first time I have heard of these cameras leaking at the battery compartment door
Thankfully Olympus Australia honoured the warranty and replaced the camera.
I have done several dives with it since this episode but always with the camera in the housing.
The camera is supposed to be good for 15 metres or 50 feet without the need for it to be in a housing so I was surprised that after Id taken a couple of shots at about 5 meters or 15 feet that the camera stopped working and a card error message appeared.
After the dive I washed the TG6 in freshwater and allowed it to dry then opened the battery compartment only to find that it had flooded.
Prior to the dive I had fitted a recharged battery and a fresh SD card, inspected the seal and closed and locked the battery compartment lid.
This is not the first time I have heard of these cameras leaking at the battery compartment door
Thankfully Olympus Australia honoured the warranty and replaced the camera.
I have done several dives with it since this episode but always with the camera in the housing.