Olympus Stylus
Tough 8000
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Panasonic Lumix
DMC-TS1
Tough 8000
DMC-TS1
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recommendations
Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price
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Olympus Stylus Tough 8000 |
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS1 |  |
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Snapsort recommends the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS1. 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. |
differences
Reasons to consider the Olympus Tough 8000 |
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Better macro capability | 2 cm | vs | 5 cm |  |
Focus on subjects 2.5x closer to the lens | ||||
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Smaller | 95x62x22 mm | vs | 98x63x23 mm | |
Around 10% smaller | ||||
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Slightly lighter | 182 g | vs | 189 g | |
Almost the same | ||||
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Slightly thinner | 0.9" | vs | 0.9" | |
Almost the same | ||||
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Reasons to consider the Panasonic DMC-TS1 |
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Higher resolution movies | 720p @ 30fps | vs | 480p @ 30fps | |
Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video | ||||
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Wider aperture | f/3.3 | vs | f/3.5 | |
At its widest zoom, the DMC-TS1's lens captures marginally more light (0.2 f-stops) | ||||
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Has boost ISO | 6,400 ISO | vs | None | |
Allows taking photos in darker situations, often at the cost of additional noise in the image | ||||
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Waterproof | Yes | vs | No | |
Great for vacations and holidays at the beach, or around the pool | ||||
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Supports continuous shooting | 2.3 fps | vs | None | |
Allows taking many pictures in rapid succession | ||||
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Slightly more zoom | 4.6x | vs | 3.6x | |
Around 60% more zoom | ||||
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Much longer exposures | 60s | vs | 1/4s | |
240x longer exposures | ||||
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Faster max shutter speed | 1/3000s | vs | 1/2000s | |
More than 50% faster max shutter speed | ||||
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similarities
Compared to recent compacts
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competitors
Shared Competitors |
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS2Waterproof $298 - $400 |
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Olympus Stylus Tough 8010Waterproof $310 - $400 |
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Pentax Optio W90Waterproof $227 - $329 |
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX5Waterproof $298 - $350 |
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Casio Exilim EX-G1Waterproof $163 - $174 |
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Pentax Optio W80Waterproof $250 |
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Canon PowerShot D10Waterproof $265 - $336 |
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Olympus Stylus Tough 8000 Competitors |
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No significant competitors found that are specific to the Olympus Stylus Tough 8000. |
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS1 Competitors |
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS10Waterproof $249 |
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3Travel zoom $348 |
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