Updated (February, 2012): Compare the Canon PowerShot D20 vs Olympus Stylus Tough 6010

Olympus Stylus Tough 6010

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Reasons to buy the Olympus Stylus Tough 6010

Fastest shutter speed
Fast shutter speed
1/2000 of a second
Canon PowerShot D10

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot D10

Aperture
Wide aperture
f/2.8
Fastest shutter speed
Fast shutter speed
1/5000 of a second

differences

Advantages of the Canon D10

Aperture Significantly wider aperture f/2.8 vs f/3.5
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At its widest zoom, the D10's lens captures slightly more light (0.6 f-stops)
Image stabilization Better image stabilization Lens vs Sensor shift
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Less risk of blur
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 3,200 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
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The D10's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better
Lowest price Significantly cheaper $248.00 vs $416.04
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The best price we've seen is $168 cheaper (more than 40% less)
Fastest shutter speed Significantly faster max shutter speed 1/5000s vs 1/2000s
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2.5x faster max shutter speed
Longest exposure Longer exposures 15s vs 1/4s
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60x longer exposures
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Advantages of the Olympus Tough 6010

Wide angle Much better wide angle 28 mm vs 35 mm
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20% better wide angle
Screen size Larger screen 2.7" vs 2.5"
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Around 10% larger screen
Size Smaller 95x63x22 mm vs 104x67x49 mm
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2.6x smaller
Thickness Thinner 0.9" vs 1.9"
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2.2x thinner
Macro focus Better macro capability 2 cm vs 3 cm
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Focus on subjects more than 30% closer to the lens
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent waterproof cameras, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot D10 Canon PowerShot D10
56 vs 57
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Olympus Stylus Tough 6010 Olympus Stylus Tough 6010
Green arrow Too close to call! Snapsort considers these cameras too competitive to make a clear recommendation.

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Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Waterproof Waterproof Help
Great at the beach
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO Help
Lacks boost light sensitivity
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
Movie format Movie support Help
480p @ 30fps
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Screen size Very small screens Help
D10:2.5"
Tough 6010:2.7"
3D Neither camera can take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
D10:35 mm
Tough 6010:28 mm
Zoom Poor zoom Help
D10:3x
Tough 6010:3.6x

Compared to recent waterproof cameras

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Fastest shutter speed Fast max shutter speeds Help
D10:1/5000s
Tough 6010:1/2000s
GPS No built-in GPS Help
Missing geo-tagging

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix AW100

Nikon Coolpix AW100

Waterproof

$280

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Screen size Has a significantly larger screen
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Aperture Has a much narrower aperture
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS3

Waterproof

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Continuous shooting Shoots faster continuously
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing
Olympus TG-610

Olympus TG-610

Waterproof

$229 - $250

Movie format Records lower quality movies
Screen size Has a significantly larger screen
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Aperture Has a much narrower aperture
Pentax Optio WG-1 GPS

Pentax Optio WG-1 GPS

Waterproof

Movie format Records lower quality movies
Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost light sensitivity
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Image stabilization Has worse image stabilization
Olympus Stylus Tough-3000

Olympus Stylus Tough-3000

Waterproof

$188

Movie format Records lower quality movies
Lowest price Is slightly less expensive
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Aperture Has a significantly narrower aperture
Olympus TG-310

Olympus TG310

Waterproof

$132

Movie format Records lower quality movies
Continuous shooting Shoots faster continuously
Aperture Has a significantly narrower aperture
Olympus TG-820 iHS

Olympus TG-820

Waterproof

$299

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Screen size Has a significantly larger screen
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Aperture Has a much narrower aperture

Canon PowerShot D10 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot D20

Canon PowerShot D20

Waterproof

$329

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Aperture Much narrower aperture
Fastest shutter speed Much slower max shutter speed
Sony Cybershot DSC-TX10

Sony Cybershot TX10

Waterproof

$329

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Aperture Significantly narrower aperture
Fastest shutter speed Much slower max shutter speed
Olympus Stylus Tough 8010

Olympus Stylus Tough 8010

Waterproof

$155 - $165

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Aperture Much narrower aperture
Shutter lag Significantly more shutter lag
Fujifilm FinePix XP50

Fujifilm FinePix XP50

Waterproof

$170 - $200

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Aperture Much narrower aperture
Macro focus Significantly worse macro capability
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS4

Panasonic Lumix TS4

Waterproof

$274 - $400

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Aperture Narrower aperture
Light sensitivity Worse maximum light sensitivity

Olympus Stylus Tough 6010 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony NEX-7

Sony NEX-7

Mirrorless interchangeable-lens

$1,200 body only

$1,350 - $1,499 with 18-55mm lens

Sensor size Much larger sensor
True resolution Much higher true resolution
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Lowest price Much more expensive
Olympus Stylus Tough 6020

Olympus Stylus Tough 6020

Waterproof

$179

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Lowest price Much cheaper
Aperture Narrower aperture
True resolution Slightly lower true resolution
Sony Cybershot DSC-W610

Sony Cybershot DSC-W610

Ultra compact

$108

Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Wide angle Better wide angle
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Waterproof Not waterproof
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Samsung Digimax V700

Compact

Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Sensor size Much larger sensor
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
Screen size Much smaller screen

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