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Olympus Stylus TOUGH-8000 reviews
You can find here the most interesting reviews / ratings from the well-known expert sites about the Olympus Stylus TOUGH-8000 Camera. Here are the reviewers:
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- 22 December 2009 - |
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- 09 September 2009 - |
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- 28 August 2009 - |
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- 17 July 2009 - |
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- 03 July 2009 - |
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- 20 April 2009 - |
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- 4 |
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- 0 |
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- 26 March 2009 - |
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- 4.5 |
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- 20 March 2009 - |
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- 3.5 |
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- 11 March 2009 - |
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- 3.5 |
DigitalCameraInfo 's conclusion / rating - 22 December 2009 |
“ Sure, it’s tough but the hangup with the 8000 are the photos that it captures are not that good. The reviewer noted that his tests showed lack of detail, slow performance, and off the mark colors. Within the same price range there are cameras that do a lot better job and are as tough... ”
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DemystifyingDigital 's conclusion / rating - 09 September 2009 |
“ My family loves the water and this Olympus waterproof camera is very water-friendly. In fact, It’s waterproof down to 33 feet. What an awesome feature. My first reaction was to throw the kids in the pool and shoot a ton of photos. Once I got that out of my system, I also found the Olympus Stylus Tough 800 was great for things like our “slip ‘n slide” or for when the kids are playing with the hose or even in the rain... ”
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Steves Digicams 's conclusion / rating - 28 August 2009 |
“ Leading the way in "go anywhere, do anything" line of digicams, the Olympus Stylus Tough 8000 goes as deep and is as strong as any other camera on the market. A big plus is that the styling of the camera doesn't make it stand out as an underwater only camera. Featuring a 12-Megapixel imaging sensor, 3.6x wide optical zoom lens and dual image stabilization, it has everything you would find on other digicams in its price range. Performance from this Olympus model is very good, but it does lack a little in image quality. What it does lack it makes up for with its ability to go anywhere and capture images from places most digicams would never stand a chance. With a MSRP of US$ 379.99, this is a great camera for an individual or family that likes adventure and wants a camera that can keep up with an active lifestyle... ”
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Imaging Resource 's conclusion / rating - 17 July 2009 |
“ As I said earlier, Olympus really poured all the good stuff into its Tough 8000. Its combination of "tough" features and ratings outranks anything else currently on the market, and it snaps photos with accurate color and better than average detail for its category. Drop it, crush it, freeze it, or dive with it to 33 feet, and it'll keep on clicking: If "tough" is what you need, the Tough 8000 delivers it in spades. Our sample had a slightly tilted sensor chip, but optical quality was generally on par with the category - Not outstanding, particularly when you're pixel-peeping 1:1 on-screen, but our printed results were quite decent: At low ISOs, you'll get 13x19 inch prints sharp enough for wall display, and most consumers would be happy with 4x6 inch prints from its shots taken at ISO 800. When it came to performance, the Olympus Tough 8000 was one camera were I found its responsiveness in the field belied the only-average timing results from the lab: The lab numbers looked sluggish, but I never felt it lagging behind me when I was shooting with it in actual life situations. In my experience, it fired up fast and focused quickly, gettting the shots I wanted, and its excellent LCD made it easy to see what I was photographing, even in bright sunlight. Relative to the best non-rugged digicams, the Olympus Tough 8000 still forces some tradeoffs in image quality and performance, but not nearly as many as we've come to expect from the category, and its sheer toughness and solid design win the day when it comes to picking a true go-anywhere camera... ”
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DigiCamReview 's conclusion / rating - 03 July 2009 |
“ Image Quality: Image quality was slightly disappointing with a lot of the shots overly soft and lacking details. However saying that, colour was good with good skin tones, and pleasing outdoor colours. Noise levels were fairly low but at the expense of detail. Red eye in photos was generally low, however focusing in low light was sometimes a problem due to the camera lacking a focus assist lamp. It has a good success rate at taking shake free photos due to the built in image stabilisation. There are a wide range of picture resolutions available and a few compression options, and a 16:9 mode is available. Auto white-balance was generally good however there was no manual white balance mode. The camera gives good control over image quality, and allows some changes to the image afterwards, including shadow adjustment and red eye fix. Purple fringing was average. (7/10)
Everything else (the camera as a whole): The camera features a very robust, compact metal body, that is crushproof, waterproof, shockproof, freezeproof, and dust resistant! It also features things you may not need such a Manometer, and an LED illuminator (light), which can be used with the 2cm super macro mode, and Tap controls. The camera is available in black, silver or blue and is compact and stylish. The camera has a very good 2.7" screen that works well even in the sun. The camera feels very well built, and is fairly comfortable to hold. The camera is easy to use, thanks to numerous scene modes, built in guide, and built in help system, and provides quick access to the most commonly used options. The layout of buttons and controls is very good.The camera speed seemed a little slower, with a slightly slow switch on time, quick focusing time, excellent shutter response, quick playback mode, quick menus, although continuous shooting could be quicker and flash recharge time is slightly sluggish unless you use the continuous mode which speeds it up. The camera has a wide range of features that should suit every person, such as face detection focus, shadow adjustment, numerous scene modes, good video mode, excellent macro mode, a wide angle 3.6x optical zoom lens, etc. It's also good to see Olympus are supporting MicroSD memory cards with the provided XD adapter. The only thing I'd say this camera was missing, is custom white balance... ”
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PhotographyBLOG 's conclusion / rating - 20 April 2009 |
“ The Olympus mju Tough 8000 is a special camera. Built to resist a fall of two metres, the pressure of ten metres of water, the weight of a corpulent man and the cold of a Continental winter, it is a camera that you can take pretty much anywhere. From beaches to swimming pools, rainforests to deserts, coral reefs to mountain tops – you name it. Places and conditions in which shooting with a regular camera would be foolish or downright impossible. The mju Tough 8000 is tough, without a doubt.
But it's a pretty nice “normal” point-and-shoot too. Its 28mm equivalent wide angle makes it a lot more versatile than many other compacts, and its legion of scene modes will help you get a good shot no matter what your subject is. The usual caveats apply of course. Like most digital compacts, the Olympus mju Tough 8000 likes good light and isn't really well suited to low-light photography. In addition to that, its extreme pixel density pushes its folding optics to their limits and beyond, meaning you don't get as much detail as you would expect based on its high pixel count. But if you are not one of those that make big enlargements out of their digital photographs, you will be unlikely to be seriously disappointed by the images, particularly those taken at base ISO. They stand up to being printed at normal sizes pretty well.
Obviously if you are a real stickler for image quality and / or manual controls, then the mju Tough 8000 is probably not going to cut it for you. As of this writing, one well-known online retailer has the Olympus E-420 DSLR with kit lens for just $30 more than the mju. That combination will undoubtedly give you much more control and – the somewhat lower pixel count notwithstanding – considerably better image quality too. But it won't take nearly as much beating as the 8000, neither will it be readily usable for underwater photography without a special housing. So as always – know your requirements, and decide based on the Sample Images as well as what you have read in the other parts of this review if the Olympus mju Tough 8000 meets them or not... ”
PhotographyBLOG's rating: |
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- 4 |
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DPInterface 's conclusion / rating - 03 April 2009 |
“ The Olympus Stylus Tough 8000 is one of the more hardy rugged cameras in the current market. This little 12 megapixel camera is waterproof, shockproof, freezeproof and crushproof. So you can definitely bring the Stylus Tough 8000 on your next visit to Alaska or sit down and have lunch without having to pull the camera out of your back pocket first.
There’s a 3.6X wide-angle zoom lens and a sharp, bright 2.7 inch LCD display. An LED lamp on the front helps to provide illumination for movies, low light and macro shots. Despite the very good build quality and nice design, the Stylus Tough 8000 still suffers from button clutter on the back. Olympus’ well-implemented Tap Control helps (especially when wearing gloves) but does not solve the issue of small, cluttered buttons entirely since it doesn’t cover all of the camera’s functions.
In terms of shooting, the Stylus Tough 8000 does have a rich point-and-shoot feature set but no manual controls. There are plenty of scene modes, Shadow Adjustment, redeye removal and two panorama mode options. The movie mode here is, in fact, nothing spectacular - just plain ol’ VGA recording at 30 FPS.
Performance-wise, the Stylus Tough 8000 is around average in terms of speed. There is nothing in particular that screams ‘blazing fast’, but things aren’t sluggish either, considering the 12 megapixel files the camera needs to process. Battery life of the Stylus Tough 8000 is around 10% above the group average.
Yet another camera in 2 weeks is let down thanks to its ‘high resolution’. The 12 megapixel images produced by the Stylus Tough 8000 show little resolution improvement over 10 megapixel sensors… And in fact, noise levels are higher than that of the camera’s 10 megapixel sibling.
Bottom line is, the Olympus Stylus Tough 8000 has little to offer over its 10 megapixel sibling (higher resolution, crushproof, marginally better battery life [4%], better burst and shot-to-shot) while compromising image quality thanks to the added resolution. You might as well have a look at the Stylus Tough 6000 or competing rugged camera instead, unless you’re in desperate need of the “crushproof” part of the camera... ”
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CNET UK 's conclusion / rating - 26 March 2009 |
“ You expect compromises in a specialised camera, but precious few have been made with the Olympus mju Tough-8000. The fine detail could be better but it's not enough to worry about, and you're not giving up on any of the things you can take for granted in a standard snapper. The 8000 is compact, practical, easy to use and versatile. It's like having an armoured Ford Ka... ”
Complete review here
CNET Australia 's conclusion / rating - 20 March 2009 |
“ While the Tough 8000 may be the most rugged camera on the market, it doesn't mean it's the best in terms of image quality. We were disappointed with the general lack of clarity that photos had, and the amount of noise and chromatic aberration present. For a package that almost hits the AU$600 mark, we would expect better shooting mode capabilities such as more manual overrides and perhaps even the inclusion of HD video. We eagerly await the arrival of the yet-to-be-reviewed Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT1 and the Canon PowerShot D10 to see how the Tough 8000 will compare... ”
CNET Australia's rating: |
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- 3.5 |
Complete review here
DigitalTrends 's conclusion / rating - 11 March 2009 |
“ Although we certainly like the tough concept and the ability to kiss your worries goodbye if drop your camera, step on it by mistake or take it into the snow and water without a care in the world, a digicam still has to take good pictures. The Olympus Tough-8000 really doesn’t do that primary task well, sad to say, and it’s hard to recommend at nearly $400. We have hopes the new Canon PowerShot D10 will combine toughness and good photos... ”
DigitalTrends's rating: |
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- 3.5 |
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