Ikelite

Ikelite Underwater Housing for OM System TG-7

Purpose-built housing that takes the TG-7 from its 15m native rating to 60m, with full mechanical access to every camera control.

Rated to 60m

A housing, not a camera. See "Fits these cameras" below for what it works with.

Ikelite Underwater Housing for OM System TG-7
3.4Comparison Score
$350
Buy on Scuba.com
Released2023
Typehousing
Resolution—
Max video—
Sensor size—
Native waterproof—
Stabilization—
RAW support—
Housing depth rating60m
Housing materialABS-PC blend
Weight1406g

Fits these cameras

This housing is built for the following camera(s).

OM System Tough TG-7
OM System
OM System Tough TG-7
$549.99
Pros
  • Extends the TG-7 from a 15m native rating to 60m, covering essentially all recreational diving on a camera that's otherwise limited to shallow depths
  • Full mechanical access to every TG-7 control (shutter, zoom, mode dial, flash) rather than a subset of buttons, which matters for a camera with as many shooting modes as the TG-7
  • Compatible with Ikelite's strobe and wide-angle dome port systems, so the housing scales up into a real photography rig later instead of being a dead end
Cons
  • No confirmed current Amazon US listing; buy through Ikelite directly or a specialty retailer like Backscatter or B&H
  • Costs more than the camera's own accessory ecosystem for divers who only want basic point-and-shoot use
  • Adds bulk and a second sealed compartment (with its own O-ring to check) on top of the TG-7's own already-sealed body
Diver community sentiment
Mostly positive

Divers comparing housing options for the TG-7 on Scubaboard describe the Ikelite as "much more robust and heavy duty" than OM System's own official housing, with better button controls that resist sticking at depth and a 67mm port thread that lets you add or swap wet wide and diopter lenses without surfacing. The tradeoffs mentioned are practical rather than dealbreakers: once the wide-angle wet lens is mounted it can't be removed underwater, port changes need extra tools, and international shipping and internal maintenance are more involved than with a simpler housing. One diver who prefers OM System's own PT-059 pushed back hard in favor of it over both Ikelite and Seafrogs, but multiple long-term Ikelite owners report years of trouble-free use and strong aftersale support.

Scubaboard: Ikelite vs PT-059 housing for the TG-7

Summarized from public forum discussion (Scubaboard, Reddit, and similar), not a survey we ran ourselves. See the linked threads for the original conversations.

The Ikelite housing for the OM System TG-7 exists to solve one specific limitation: the TG-7’s native 15m waterproof rating is shallow for a dedicated dive camera, and this housing extends that to 60m while preserving full mechanical access to every control on the camera. It’s built from an ABS-PC blend chosen to stay light for travel while resisting the pressure and impact a rigid dive housing needs to handle, and it’s part of Ikelite’s broader accessory system, so a diver can add strobes or a wide-angle dome port later without changing housings. It isn’t reliably available on Amazon; Ikelite sells it directly and through specialty underwater photography retailers.