Updated (January, 2011): Compare the Olympus Stylus Tough 8000 vs Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS2

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Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS2

Aperture
Wide aperture
f/3.3
Light sensitivity (boost)
High ISO (boost)
6,400 ISO
Longest exposure
Long exposures
60 seconds
Olympus Stylus Tough 8000

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Reasons to buy the Olympus Stylus Tough 8000

Fastest shutter speed
Fast shutter speed
1/2000 of a second

differences

Advantages of the Olympus Tough 8000

Macro focus Better macro capability 2 cm vs 5 cm
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Focus on subjects 2.5x closer to the lens
Size Smaller 95x62x22 mm vs 99x63x24 mm
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More than 10% smaller
Fastest shutter speed Much faster max shutter speed 1/2000s vs 1/1300s
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Around 40% faster max shutter speed
Thickness Thinner 0.9" vs 0.9"
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Around 10% thinner
Weight Slightly lighter 182 g vs 188 g
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Almost the same
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Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-TS2

Movie format Higher resolution movies 720p @ 30fps vs 480p @ 30fps
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Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video
Aperture Wider aperture f/3.3 vs f/3.5
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At its widest zoom, the DMC-TS2's lens captures marginally more light (0.2 f-stops)
Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost ISO 6,400 ISO vs None
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Allows taking photos in darker situations, often at the cost of additional noise in the image
Longest exposure Much longer exposures 60s vs 1/4s
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240x longer exposures
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Relative to the best recent waterproof cameras, and ignoring price

Olympus Stylus Tough 8000 Olympus Stylus Tough 8000
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Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS2.

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Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Tough 8000:Sensor shift, Lens
DMC-TS2:Lens
Waterproof Waterproof Help
Great at the beach
Weight Heavy Help
Tough 8000:182 g
DMC-TS2:188 g
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
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
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
Movie format Poor movies Help
Tough 8000:480p @ 30fps
DMC-TS2:720p @ 30fps
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
28 mm
Zoom Poor zoom Help
Tough 8000:3.6x
DMC-TS2:4.6x

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

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS3

Waterproof

Movie format Records higher quality movies
GPS Has a built-in GPS
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Thickness Is thicker
Olympus Stylus Tough 8010

Olympus Stylus Tough 8010

Waterproof

$155 - $165

Weight Is slightly heavier
Image stabilization Has worse image stabilization
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS4

Panasonic Lumix TS4

Waterproof

$274 - $400

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Panorama Creates panoramas in-camera
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
Size Is slightly larger
Olympus Tough TG-810

Olympus Tough TG-810

Waterproof

$429 - $445

Screen size Has a significantly larger screen
Screen resolution Has a much higher resolution screen
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is slightly heavier
Olympus TG-820 iHS

Olympus TG-820

Waterproof

$299

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Screen size Has a significantly larger screen
Image stabilization Has worse image stabilization
Aperture Has a significantly narrower aperture
Canon PowerShot D10

Canon PowerShot D10

Waterproof

$248 - $319

Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Light sensitivity Slightly higher maximum light sensitivity
Thickness Is thicker
Screen size Has a slightly smaller screen

Olympus Stylus Tough 8000 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Olympus Stylus Tough 6020

Olympus Stylus Tough 6020

Waterproof

$179

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Weight Significantly lighter
Aperture Narrower aperture
Image stabilization Worse image stabilization

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS2 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX5

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX5

Waterproof

$248 - $332

Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Screen size Significantly larger screen
Aperture Narrower aperture
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS20

Panasonic Lumix TS20

Waterproof

$169

Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
3D Takes 3D photos
Aperture Significantly narrower aperture
True resolution Lower true resolution
Pentax Optio W90

Pentax Optio W90

Waterproof

Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity
Macro focus Significantly better macro capability
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Aperture Narrower aperture

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