As a professional photographer, you can usually find me with one mirrorless camera on each hip and a toolbelt of extra lenses, flashes, and accessories around my waist. I still love taking pictures when I’m not working, but when I go on vacation, hauling around a kit full of gear feels, well, like work. That’s why on my last family vacation, I ended up taking more pictures on a compact camera: The OM System Tough TG-7.
The TG-7 isn’t better than my mirrorless, but this waterproof camera goes where my mirrorless camera can’t. The camera is waterproof, dropproof, freezeproof, and well, pretty much vacation-proof. I took the TG-7 out for saltwater fishing, kayaking to see the dolphins, sandy beaches, and underwater in the Airbnb pool. All places that would have me more stressed than relaxed, attempting to take my pricey Fujifilm mirrorless there.
