Olympus mju Tough 6000

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Reasons to buy the Olympus mju Tough 6000

True resolution
High true resolution
9.8 MP
Sensor size
Large sensor
1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm
Macro focus
Great macro
2 cm
Waterproof
Waterproof
Great at the beach
Fastest shutter speed
Fast shutter speed
1/2000 of a second
Kodak EasyShare M863

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Reasons to buy the Kodak EasyShare M863

Aperture
Wide aperture
f/2.8
Size
Really small
Super compact 91x57x21 mm
Thickness
Thin
0.8"

differences

Advantages of the Kodak M863

Aperture Significantly wider aperture f/2.8 vs f/3.5
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At its widest zoom, the M863's lens captures slightly more light (0.6 f-stops)
Size Smaller 91x57x21 mm vs 95x63x22 mm
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Around 20% smaller
Weight Lighter 155 g vs 179 g
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More than 10% lighter
Thickness Slightly thinner 0.8" vs 0.9"
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Almost the same
Longest exposure Slightly longer exposures 4s vs 1/4s
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16x longer exposures
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Advantages of the Olympus mju Tough 6000

Macro focus Much better macro capability 2 cm vs 35 cm
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Focus on subjects 17.5x closer to the lens
Wide angle Much better wide angle 28 mm vs 34 mm
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Around 20% better wide angle
True resolution Much higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 8.1 MP
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Capture more than 20% more detail in your photos
Sensor size Much larger sensor 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm vs 1/2.5" 5.8x4.3mm
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More than 10% larger sensor
Image stabilization Better image stabilization Sensor shift, Lens vs Sensor shift
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Less risk of blur
Waterproof Waterproof Yes vs No
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Great for vacations and holidays at the beach, or around the pool
Fastest shutter speed Significantly faster max shutter speed 1/2000s vs 1/1400s
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30% faster max shutter speed
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

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Green arrow Too close to call! Snapsort considers these cameras too competitive to make a clear recommendation. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a compact with a waterproof.

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

Snapsort is not aware of any interesting strengths shared by these two products.

Longest exposure Short max exposure time Help
M863:4s
mju Tough 6000:1/4s
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 Standard resolution video Help
M863:480p @ 15fps
mju Tough 6000:480p @ 30fps
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
1,600 ISO
Screen size Very small screens Help
2.7"
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
M863:34 mm
mju Tough 6000:28 mm
Zoom Poor zoom Help
M863:3x
mju Tough 6000:3.6x

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Fujifilm Finepix X10

Fujifilm Finepix X10

Pro digicam

$599

Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is much heavier

Kodak EasyShare M863 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S6200

Nikon Coolpix S6200

Travel zoom

$177 - $223

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Macro focus Much better macro capability
Aperture Narrower aperture
Size Larger
Nikon Coolpix S3100

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Ultra compact

$132

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Macro focus Much better macro capability
Aperture Narrower aperture
Kodak EasyShare M893 IS

Kodak EasyShare M893 IS

Compact

Image stabilization Better image stabilization
True resolution Slightly higher true resolution
Aperture Slightly narrower aperture
Size Slightly larger
Canon PowerShot S95

Canon PowerShot S95

Pro digicam

$340 - $389

Sensor size Much larger sensor
Macro focus Much better macro capability
Size Significantly larger
Thickness Significantly thicker
Canon PowerShot SX30 IS

Canon PowerShot SX30 IS

Super zoom

$420

Zoom Much more zoom
Macro focus Much better macro capability
Size Much larger
Thickness Much thicker

Olympus mju Tough 6000 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Olympus TG-610

Olympus TG-610

Waterproof

$229 - $250

Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
Screen size Significantly larger screen
Aperture Narrower aperture
Size Larger
Olympus mju Tough 3000

Olympus mju Tough 3000

Waterproof

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Weight Lighter
Image stabilization Worse image stabilization
Size Larger
Nikon Coolpix S30

Nikon Coolpix S30

Waterproof

$110 - $117

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Aperture Wider aperture
True resolution Much lower true resolution
Sensor size Much smaller sensor
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT3

Waterproof

$408

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Aperture Wider aperture
Size Significantly larger
Macro focus Worse macro capability
Olympus TG-320

Olympus Tough TG-320

Waterproof

$190 - $202

3D Takes 3D photos
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Image stabilization Worse image stabilization
Size Slightly larger

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