Olympus Stylus 820 vs Tough 6010

differences

Advantages of the Olympus Stylus 820

Wider aperture

f/3.3

f/3.5

At its widest zoom, the Stylus 820's lens captures marginally more light (0.2 f-stops)

Slightly more zoom

3.6x

Around 90% more zoom

Lighter

165 g

179 g

Around 10% lighter

Slightly longer exposures

1/4s

16x longer exposures

Learn more about
the Olympus Stylus 820

Advantages of the Olympus Tough 6010

Much better wide angle

28 mm

36 mm

More than 20% better wide angle

Much higher true resolution

9.8 MP

8.1 MP

Capture more than 20% more detail in your photos

Image stabilization

Sensor shift

None

Helps eliminate blur caused by small camera movements

Waterproof

Yes

Great for vacations and holidays at the beach, or around the pool

Better maximum light sensitivity

1,600 ISO

400 ISO

The Tough 6010's maximum light sensitivity is 2 f-stops better

Better macro capability

2 cm

3 cm

Focus on subjects more than 30% closer to the lens

Thinner

0.9"

Around 10% thinner

Learn more about
the Olympus Tough 6010

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Olympus Stylus 820

46	vs	49
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Olympus Stylus Tough 6010

Snapsort recommends the Olympus Stylus Tough 6010. 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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Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

Good macro capabilities

Stylus 820:	3 cm
Tough 6010:	2 cm

Short max exposure time

Stylus 820:	4s
Tough 6010:	1/4s

	No boost ISO
	Lacks boost light sensitivity

	Neither camera stitches together panoramas
	You could stitch photos in post

	Lower-end sensor types
	CCD

	Movie support
	480p @ 30fps

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

Poor maximum light sensitivity

Stylus 820:	400 ISO
Tough 6010:	1,600 ISO

	Very small screens
	2.7"

	No touchscreens
	More buttons

	Low resolution screens
	230k dots

Poor wide angle

Stylus 820:	36 mm
Tough 6010:	28 mm

Poor zoom

Stylus 820:	5x
Tough 6010:	3.6x

competitors

Nikon Coolpix AW100

Waterproof

$280

Records higher quality movies

Has a significantly larger screen

Has a slower max shutter speed

Doesn't shoot as fast continuously

Compare the Coolpix AW100 vs the Stylus 820

Compare the Coolpix AW100 vs the Stylus Tough 6010

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS3

Waterproof

Records higher quality movies

Has better image stabilization

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is thicker

Compare the Lumix DMC-TS3 vs the Stylus 820

Compare the Lumix DMC-TS3 vs the Stylus Tough 6010

Olympus SP-800 UZ

Super zoom

$379

Much more zoom

Much better wide angle

Much larger

Much thicker

Compare the SP-800 UZ vs the Stylus 820

Panasonic Lumix TS4

Waterproof

$274 - $400

Much better wide angle

Higher resolution movies

Larger

Shoots slower

Compare the Lumix TS4 vs the Stylus 820

Sony Cybershot DSC-W620

Compact

$118

Much better wide angle

Much higher true resolution

Shoots slower

Worse macro capability

Compare the Cybershot DSC-W620 vs the Stylus 820

Olympus Stylus 830

Compact

Image stabilization

Smaller screen

Lower true resolution

Compare the Stylus 830 vs the Stylus 820

Fujifilm FinePix XP30

Waterproof

$114 - $159

Much better wide angle

Much higher true resolution

Significantly narrower aperture

Significantly worse macro capability

Compare the FinePix XP30 vs the Stylus 820

Olympus Stylus Tough-3000

Waterproof

$188

Higher resolution movies

Much cheaper

Larger

Slightly lower true resolution

Compare the Stylus Tough-3000 vs the Stylus Tough 6010

Olympus TG-610

Waterproof

$229 - $250

Much higher resolution screen

Significantly larger screen

Narrower aperture

Larger

Compare the TG-610 vs the Stylus Tough 6010

Olympus Stylus Tough 6020

Waterproof

$179

Higher resolution movies

Significantly lighter

Narrower aperture

Slightly lower true resolution

Compare the Stylus Tough 6020 vs the Stylus Tough 6010

Sony NEX-7

Mirrorless interchangeable-lens

$1,200 body only

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

Much larger sensor

Much higher true resolution

Much larger

No image stabilization

Compare the NEX-7 vs the Stylus Tough 6010

Sony Cybershot DSC-W610

Ultra compact

$108

Significantly wider aperture

Better wide angle

No image stabilization

Worse macro capability

Compare the Cybershot DSC-W610 vs the Stylus Tough 6010

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