Olympus Stylus Tough-3000

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Reasons to buy the Olympus Stylus Tough-3000

We are not aware of any reasons to consider buying the Olympus Stylus Tough-3000 over the Pentax Optio WS80.
Pentax Optio WS80

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Pentax Optio WS80

Reasons to buy the Pentax Optio WS80

Size
Really small
Super compact 92x60x22 mm
Light sensitivity
High ISO
6,400 ISO
Thickness
Thin
0.9"
Weight
Light-weight
125 g

differences

Advantages of the Olympus Tough-3000

Wide angle Much better wide angle 28 mm vs 35 mm
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20% better wide angle
Image stabilization Image stabilization Sensor shift vs None
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Helps eliminate blur caused by small camera movements
Aperture Wider aperture f/3.5 vs f/3.8
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At its widest zoom, the Tough-3000's lens captures marginally more light (0.2 f-stops)
Fastest shutter speed Significantly faster max shutter speed 1/2000s vs 1/1500s
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More than 20% faster max shutter speed
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Advantages of the Pentax WS80

Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 6,400 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
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The WS80's maximum light sensitivity is 2 f-stops better
Size Smaller 92x60x22 mm vs 95x65x23 mm
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Around 20% smaller
Weight Lighter 125 g vs 159 g
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More than 20% lighter
Zoom Slightly more zoom 5x vs 3.6x
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Around 90% more zoom
True resolution Slightly higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 9.8 MP
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Almost the same
Sensor size Slightly larger sensor 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm vs 1/2.3" 6.1x4.6mm
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Almost the same
Thickness Slightly thinner 0.9" vs 0.9"
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Around 10% thinner
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent waterproof cameras, and ignoring price

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Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Waterproof Waterproof Help
Great at the beach
Longest exposure Short max exposure time Help
4 seconds
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
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Screen size Very small screens Help
2.7"
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Movie format Both shoot high resolution HD movies Help
720p @ 30fps
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
Tough-3000:28 mm
WS80:35 mm
Aperture Very narrow widest aperture size Help
Tough-3000:f/3.5
WS80:f/3.8
Zoom Poor zoom Help
Tough-3000:3.6x
WS80:5x

Compared to recent waterproof cameras

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

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

GPS No built-in GPS Help
Missing geo-tagging
3D Neither camera can take 3D photos Help
No 3d support

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Olympus TG-310

Olympus TG310

Waterproof

$132

Continuous shooting Shoots faster continuously
Lowest price Is slightly less expensive
Weight Is slightly heavier
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
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Canon PowerShot D10

Canon PowerShot D10

Waterproof

$248 - $319

Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
Image stabilization Has better image stabilization
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Thickness Is thicker
Casio Exilim EX-G1

Casio Exilim EX-G1

Waterproof

$190

Screen size Has a significantly larger screen
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Weight Is slightly heavier
Fujifilm FinePix XP10

Fujifilm FinePix XP10

Waterproof

$164

Macro focus Much worse macro focusing
Wide angle Has a much narrower wide angle lens
Nikon Coolpix S30

Nikon Coolpix S30

Waterproof

$110 - $117

Lowest price Is slightly less expensive
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Thickness Is thicker
Fujifilm FinePix XP30

Fujifilm FinePix XP30

Waterproof

$114 - $159

GPS Has a built-in GPS
Lowest price Is slightly less expensive
Weight Is slightly heavier
Macro focus Much worse macro focusing

Olympus Stylus Tough-3000 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
Fujifilm FinePix XP20

Fujifilm FinePix XP20

Waterproof

$109 - $150

Panorama Can create panoramas in-camera
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity
Aperture Narrower aperture
Macro focus Much worse macro capability
Olympus TG-320

Olympus Tough TG-320

Waterproof

$190 - $202

3D Takes 3D photos
Panorama Can create panoramas in-camera
Macro focus Worse macro capability
Olympus Stylus Tough 6020

Olympus Stylus Tough 6020

Waterproof

$179

Size Smaller
Weight Lighter
Aperture Narrower aperture
Longest exposure Slightly shorter max exposures
Olympus Stylus Tough 6000

Olympus Stylus Tough 6000

Waterproof

$416

Image stabilization Better image stabilization
Size Smaller
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Lowest price Much more expensive

Pentax Optio WS80 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Pentax Optio RS1000

Pentax Optio RS1000

Compact

$138 - $236

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Light sensitivity Worse maximum light sensitivity
Waterproof Not waterproof
Canon PowerShot SX120 IS

Canon PowerShot SX120 IS

Travel zoom

$225

Aperture Much wider aperture
Image stabilization Image stabilization
Size Much larger
True resolution Much lower true resolution
Pentax Optio W80

Pentax Optio W80

Waterproof

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Aperture Wider aperture
Screen size Smaller screen
Size Larger
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150

Super zoom

$495 - $500

Zoom Much more zoom
Screen flips out Has a flip-out screen
Size Much larger
Thickness Much thicker
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W200

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W200

Compact

Sensor size Much larger sensor
Aperture Much wider aperture
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Screen size Smaller screen

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