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 Olympus Stylus Tough 6020 - The Best , Easy to use - reliable- fun - waterproof camera in the Market Today August 2, 2010
isabel Linowitz (Coral Gales, Florida United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I love this camera , I have bought 4 of them " I have purchase one for my son, one for my ex husband and one for my nephew.
I update my model every 2 years and pass along my old camera to family or friends.... This camera is indestructible
My last model offers an amazing variety of filters and different shoot modes. In the water is so easy to use and takes amazing pictures.
I recommend this camera on any model under the waterproof line , depending on your budget , they go around $170,00 to 300,00 !
Don't look any further , because this beauty "Olympus Stylus Tough is the best purchase u ever do !
Olympus Stylus Review July 29, 2010
theangryhornet
This camera is amazing. It totally works as described and it really is as good as the commercials. I'm definitely going to take this camera snowboarding, boating, hiking, and everywhere else that is EXTREME!
 Good for bright sunshine only July 26, 2010
Rob
My previous camera was a Canon Powershot SD800is. It was a perfect pocket
camera. While I was on vacation in Bermuda I had it in my pocket.
Unfortunately it was my swim trunk pocket (was sightseeing all day). I jumped
into the ocean at Horseshoe Bay. It took me 10 minutes before I realize that the
camera was still in my pocket. If the salt water didn't ruin it, it was probably fried when I tried to turn it on.
I shopped around for a waterproof camera as a
replacement. Went to the DPreview website (owned by Amazon) and did a
feature search. I checked the following features: Waterproof, wide-angle, HD
video, less than 7oz, Image Stabilized. The search returned about a dozen
cameras, mostly Olympus, Sony and Panasonics, and chose the Olympus Tough 6020.
After playing around with for a weekend I decided to return it as I couldn't live
with it's shortcomings.
The main problem is it's horrible performance in low light, not candle light low
but regular indoor shots with either a few lamps on or daylight through the
windows.
The reason for the low light performance was the relatively small aperture of
the lens. The maximum aperture was F3.9 compared to the Canon's F2.8.
Indoors the camera would shoot at high ISO, (at least 800), autoflash triggered
and at slow shutter speed of 1/30th of a second,. Resulting images were dark,
noisy and full of jpeg artifacts. I doesn't help cramming 14 Megapixels in such a
tiny sensor either. Another reason for the small aperture was to achieve the 5x
zoom.
Another problem was the flash, and it's triggers all the time. The flash reach is
limited due to the inability of the lens to gather light. Also, no matter what White balance I chose, it would cast a blue tint around light areas such as walls.
The computer interface was also problematic. When you first plug in the
camera to a usb port, it automatically install the software. From then on it
launches the software everytime the camera is plugged in. I would like the
computer to recognize the camera as another drive instead. Not only that, from
that point on plugging any SD card into the computer's card reader would also
launch the Olympus Software. Very frustrating, ultimately I uninstalled the
software.
There a few pluses:
It looks nice.
Can take pictures underwater, but I've never seen a good underwater photo using a point & shoot.
It's shock proof so you can bang it around while doing outdoor activities.
That's about it.
In conclusion, this camera performs best only in bright sunshine. Then again
bright sunshine is probably not the most flattering shots with its harsh lighting,
dark shadows and squinting subjects.
I will be shopping for another Canon SD series camera.
Star camera July 17, 2010
helennm (Boston, MA)
This camera has been an excellent buy. We needed a reliable point and shoot for our teen daughter that could be used by everyone else. The internal memory holds loads of images and they are a great quality. The camera has been dropped from a top bunk onto a tile floor and thrown across a playground into sand and performed perfectly afterwards!! Haven't submerged it (yet) but have used it in a rainstorm with no problems.
Great Camera, Perfect for High Quality Vacation Snapshots July 13, 2010
tommy1de
20 out of 20 found this review helpful
I am surprised by some of the negative reviews of this camera. I have a suggestion to those reviewers: READ THE MANUAL! One common complaint - slow start-up time - can be easily fixed by following directions in the manual: Turn "PW on Start-up" to off, this will keep the camera from loading the logo and the camera is immediately ready for use. Another common complaint is the time it takes in order to shoot the next picture. Some people incorrectly refer to this is "excessive shutter lag." This is not the case: The default setting for this camera is to display the photo just taken for about four seconds after pressing the shutter button so the user can view the image. This is a handy feature I appreciate, but if I am taking fast moving action shots, this feature can be turned off in Shooting menu 2, "REC VIEW." Once performed in accordance with the manual, photos can be taken immediately after one another. All of my photos taken with the 6020 are perfect, unless I do something wrong. I am amazed by the number of people who do not comprehend the basic concept of digital focusing: Press the shutter button halfway to focus the subject (focus box turns green to confirm proper focus,) compose your shot while continuing to hold the focus halfway, then complete the photo taking process by pressing the button fully. Read the directions and anyone who buys this great little camera will love it and have great success with sharp, clean, well colored photos! By the way, I have successfully used the 6020 in my community pool for testing underwater and I am looking forward to my upcoming vacation to Aruba this month.
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