Olympus Stylus Tough 6010

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Reasons to buy the Olympus Stylus Tough 6010

Wide angle
Wide angle lens
28 mm
Size
Really small
Compact 95x63x22 mm
Image stabilization
Image stabilization
Sensor shift
Thickness
Thin
0.9"
Weight
Light-weight
179 g
Waterproof
Waterproof
Great at the beach
Olympus Stylus 820

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Olympus Stylus 820

Reasons to buy the Olympus Stylus 820

Size
Really small
Compact 96x56x24 mm
Thickness
Thin
0.9"
Weight
Light-weight
165 g
Fastest shutter speed
Fast shutter speed
1/2000 of a second

differences

Advantages of the Olympus Stylus 820

Aperture Wider aperture f/3.3 vs f/3.5
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At its widest zoom, the Stylus 820's lens captures marginally more light (0.2 f-stops)
Zoom Slightly more zoom 5x vs 3.6x
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Around 90% more zoom
Weight Lighter 165 g vs 179 g
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Around 10% lighter
Longest exposure Slightly longer exposures 4s vs 1/4s
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16x longer exposures
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Advantages of the Olympus Tough 6010

Wide angle Much better wide angle 28 mm vs 36 mm
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More than 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
Image stabilization Image stabilization Sensor shift vs None
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Helps eliminate blur caused by small camera movements
Waterproof Waterproof Yes vs No
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Great for vacations and holidays at the beach, or around the pool
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 1,600 ISO vs 400 ISO
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The Tough 6010's maximum light sensitivity is 2 f-stops better
Macro focus Better macro capability 2 cm vs 3 cm
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Focus on subjects more than 30% closer to the lens
Thickness Thinner 0.9" vs 0.9"
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Around 10% thinner
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Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

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Green arrow 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
Macro focus Good macro capabilities Help
Stylus 820:3 cm
Tough 6010:2 cm
Longest exposure Short max exposure time Help
Stylus 820:4s
Tough 6010:1/4s
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 Movie support Help
480p @ 30fps
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
Stylus 820:400 ISO
Tough 6010:1,600 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
Stylus 820:36 mm
Tough 6010:28 mm
Zoom Poor zoom Help
Stylus 820:5x
Tough 6010:3.6x

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
Continuous shooting Doesn't shoot as fast continuously
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS3

Waterproof

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Image stabilization Has better image stabilization
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Thickness Is thicker

Olympus Stylus 820 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Olympus SP-800 UZ

Olympus SP-800 UZ

Super zoom

$379

Zoom Much more zoom
Wide angle Much better wide angle
Size Much larger
Thickness Much thicker
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS4

Panasonic Lumix TS4

Waterproof

$274 - $400

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Size Larger
Continuous shooting Shoots slower
Sony Cybershot DSC-W620

Sony Cybershot DSC-W620

Compact

$118

Wide angle Much better wide angle
True resolution Much higher true resolution
Continuous shooting Shoots slower
Macro focus Worse macro capability
Olympus Stylus 830

Olympus Stylus 830

Compact

Image stabilization Image stabilization
Screen size Smaller screen
True resolution Lower true resolution
Fujifilm FinePix XP30

Fujifilm FinePix XP30

Waterproof

$114 - $159

Wide angle Much better wide angle
True resolution Much higher true resolution
Aperture Significantly narrower aperture
Macro focus Significantly worse macro capability

Olympus Stylus Tough 6010 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Olympus Stylus Tough-3000

Olympus Stylus Tough-3000

Waterproof

$188

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Lowest price Much cheaper
Size Larger
True resolution Slightly lower true resolution
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 Stylus Tough 6020

Olympus Stylus Tough 6020

Waterproof

$179

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Weight Significantly lighter
Aperture Narrower aperture
True resolution Slightly lower true resolution
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
Size Much larger
Image stabilization No image stabilization
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
Macro focus Worse macro capability

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