Olympus Stylus Tough 6010

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Reasons to buy the Olympus Stylus Tough 6010

Aperture
Wide aperture
f/3.5
Size
Really small
Compact 95x63x22 mm
Thickness
Thin
0.9"
Fastest shutter speed
Fast shutter speed
1/2000 of a second
Samsung AQ100

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Runner-up

Samsung AQ100

Reasons to buy the Samsung AQ100

Size
Really small
Super compact 94x61x19 mm
Macro focus
Great macro
1 cm
Thickness
Thin
0.7"
Weight
Light-weight
121 g

differences

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
Image stabilization Image stabilization Sensor shift vs None
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Helps eliminate blur caused by small camera movements
Aperture Slightly wider aperture f/3.5 vs f/3.6
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At its widest zoom, the Tough 6010's lens captures marginally more light (0.1 f-stops)
Fastest shutter speed Much faster max shutter speed 1/2000s vs 1/1200s
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40% faster max shutter speed
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
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Advantages of the Samsung AQ100

Movie format Higher resolution movies 720p @ 30fps vs 480p @ 30fps
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Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video
Size Smaller 94x61x19 mm vs 95x63x22 mm
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Around 20% smaller
Weight Significantly lighter 121 g vs 179 g
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More than 30% lighter
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 3,200 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
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The AQ100's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better
Zoom Slightly more zoom 5x vs 3.6x
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Around 90% more zoom
Macro focus Better macro capability 1 cm vs 2 cm
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Focus on subjects 2x closer to the lens
Thickness Thinner 0.7" vs 0.9"
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More than 10% thinner
Longest exposure Longer exposures 8s vs 1/4s
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32x longer exposures
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Relative to the best recent waterproof cameras, and ignoring price

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Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Macro focus Good macro capabilities Help
Tough 6010:2 cm
AQ100:1 cm
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
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 Poor movies Help
Tough 6010:480p @ 30fps
AQ100:720p @ 30fps
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
Tough 6010:28 mm
AQ100:36 mm
Aperture Very narrow widest aperture size Help
Tough 6010:f/3.5
AQ100:f/3.6
Zoom Poor zoom Help
Tough 6010:3.6x
AQ100:5x

Compared to recent waterproof cameras

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Size Fairly small Help
Tough 6010:95x63x22 mm
AQ100:94x61x19 mm
Thickness Thin Help
Tough 6010:0.9"
AQ100:0.7"
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 Stylus Tough-3000

Olympus Stylus Tough-3000

Waterproof

$188

Lowest price Is much less expensive
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is slightly heavier
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
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
Thickness Is thicker
Olympus Stylus Tough 8010

Olympus Stylus Tough 8010

Waterproof

$155 - $165

Lowest price Is much less expensive
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is much heavier
Olympus TG-820 iHS

Olympus TG-820

Waterproof

$299

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Screen size Has a significantly larger screen
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is slightly heavier

Olympus Stylus Tough 6010 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 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
Placeholder

Samsung Digimax V700

Compact

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

Samsung AQ100 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot D20

Canon PowerShot D20

Waterproof

$329

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Image stabilization Image stabilization
Size Much larger
Aperture Narrower aperture
Kodak Easyshare Sport C123

Kodak EasyShare Sport C123

Waterproof

$99

Fastest shutter speed Faster max shutter speed
Size Much larger
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Fujifilm FinePix XP30

Fujifilm FinePix XP30

Waterproof

$114 - $159

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Image stabilization Image stabilization
Macro focus Much worse macro capability
Size Significantly larger
Placeholder

Pentax Optio WP

Compact

$179

Aperture Wider aperture
Fastest shutter speed Much faster max shutter speed
True resolution Much lower true resolution
Screen size Much smaller screen

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