challenger A
OM System
Tough TG-7
2023
VS
challenger B
Pentax
WG-8
2024
ReviewsOM System Tough TG-7
OM System Tough TG-7 vs Pentax WG-8 — full comparison
Visual summary
— Reads in 5 seconds
2,2/ 10
PhotoFaible
2,4/ 10
VideoFaible
OM System
Tough TG-7
1,0/ 10
PhotoFaible
1,6/ 10
VideoFaible
Pentax
WG-8
OM System Tough TG-7Pentax WG-8
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Standout strengths
— Where each camera shines
OM System
Tough TG-7
Top advantages
- 12 800Native ISO max2× vs Pentax WG-8
- 480 fpsMax video fps16× vs Pentax WG-8
- 12 800Extended ISO max2× vs Pentax WG-8
- 25AF points2,8× vs Pentax WG-8
Pentax
WG-8
Top advantages
- 20 MPMegapixels1,7× vs OM System Tough TG-7
- 1/4000Max shutter speedvs 1/2000
- 242 gWeight+3 % vs OM System Tough TG-7
Detailed spec-by-spec
— Round by round, the eight categories
Round 1
Sensor
SpecOM System Tough TG-7Pentax WG-8
Sensor format
—
—
Sensor type
BSI CMOS
CMOS
Megapixels
12 MP
20 MP
Native ISO min
100
125
Native ISO max
12 800
6 400
Extended ISO max
12 800
6 400
Round 2
Autofocus
SpecOM System Tough TG-7Pentax WG-8
AF points
25
9
Eye AF (human)
Oui
Non
Eye AF (animal)
Non
Non
Round 3
Speed & burst
SpecOM System Tough TG-7Pentax WG-8
Mechanical burst
20 fps
—
Electronic burst
20 fps
—
RAW buffer
14
—
Max shutter speed
1/2000
1/4000
Round 4
Video
SpecOM System Tough TG-7Pentax WG-8
Max video resolution
4K
4K
Max video fps
480 fps
30 fps
Max bitrate
102 Mb/s
—
Video codecs
H.264
H.264
Recording modes
Long-GOP
—
Chroma subsampling
4:2:0
—
Bit depth
8-bit
8-bit
Log profile
Non
Non
Log profiles
—
—
Internal RAW
Non
Non
External RAW
—
—
4K crop
1×
1×
Oversampling
Non
—
Open Gate
Non
Non
Anamorphic desqueeze
—
—
LUT support
—
—
Monitoring tools
histogram, zebras
—
Active cooling
Non
Non
Recording limit
29 min
25 min
Unlimited recording
Non
Non
Dual Native ISO
Non
Non
Proxy recording
Non
Non
XLR input
Non
Non
32-bit float audio
Non
Non
Genlock + Time Code
Non
Non
Round 5
Stabilisation
SpecOM System Tough TG-7Pentax WG-8
In-body stabilisation
Non
Non
Round 6
Build
SpecOM System Tough TG-7Pentax WG-8
Weather sealing
Oui
Oui
Dual card slots
Non
Non
Card types
SD UHS-I
SD
Round 7
Ergonomics & screen
SpecOM System Tough TG-7Pentax WG-8
Weight
249 g
242 g
Dimensions
113.9 x 65.8 x 32.7
118 × 66 × 33 mm
Viewfinder type
None
None
Screen size
3″
3″
Screen resolution
1.04 M dots
1.04 M dots
Screen articulation
fixed
fixed
Touchscreen
Non
Non
Round 8
Connectivity & battery
SpecOM System Tough TG-7Pentax WG-8
Battery life (CIPA)
340 clichés
340 clichés
USB type
USB-C 2.0
USB 3.0(5 GBit/sec)
HDMI type
Micro (Type D)
Micro HDMI
Wi-Fi
Oui
Oui
Bluetooth
Oui
Oui