Olympus mju Tough 6020 vs Panasonic DMC-FT1

differences

Advantages of the Olympus mju Tough 6020

Built-in flash

Yes

A built-in flash is useful for taking indoor shots where there is little light

Significantly better macro capability

1 cm

5 cm

Focus on subjects 5x closer to the lens

Significantly lighter

122 g

189 g

Around 40% lighter

Slightly smaller

95x62x22 mm

98x63x23 mm

Around 10% smaller

Shoots faster

5 fps

2.3 fps

More than 2x faster continuous shooting

Slightly thinner

0.9"

Almost the same

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the Olympus mju Tough 6020

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-FT1

Significantly wider aperture

f/3.3

f/3.9

At its widest zoom, the DMC-FT1's lens captures marginally more light (0.5 f-stops)

Better image stabilization

Lens

Sensor shift

Less risk of blur

Has boost ISO

6,400 ISO

None

Allows taking photos in darker situations, often at the cost of additional noise in the image

Much longer exposures

60s

1/4s

240x longer exposures

Significantly faster max shutter speed

1/3000s

1/2000s

More than 30% faster max shutter speed

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the Panasonic DMC-FT1

recommendations

Relative to the best recent waterproof cameras, and ignoring price

Olympus mju Tough 6020

62	vs	69
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT1

Snapsort recommends the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT1.

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

	Waterproof
	Great at the beach

	Lower-end sensor types
	CCD

	Poor maximum light sensitivity
	1,600 ISO

	Very small screens
	2.7"

	No touchscreens
	More buttons

HD (720p) video

mju Tough 6020:	720p
DMC-FT1:	720p @ 30fps

Compared to recent waterproof cameras

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

Fairly small

mju Tough 6020:	95x62x22 mm
DMC-FT1:	98x63x23 mm

Fast max shutter speeds

mju Tough 6020:	1/2000s
DMC-FT1:	1/3000s

	No built-in GPS
	Missing geo-tagging

	Low resolution screens
	230k dots

competitors

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT3

Waterproof

$234 - $485

Records higher quality movies

Has a built-in GPS

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is thicker

Compare the Lumix DMC-FT3 vs the mju Tough 6020

Compare the Lumix DMC-FT3 vs the Lumix DMC-FT1

Olympus TG-610

Waterproof

$250 - $279

Has a significantly larger screen

Has a significantly higher resolution screen

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is thicker

Compare the TG-610 vs the mju Tough 6020

Compare the TG-610 vs the Lumix DMC-FT1

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT10

Waterproof

$241 - $283

Is much less expensive

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is significantly heavier

Compare the Lumix DMC-FT10 vs the mju Tough 6020

Compare the Lumix DMC-FT10 vs the Lumix DMC-FT1

Olympus TG310

Waterproof

$180

Is much less expensive

Is slightly heavier

Compare the TG310 vs the mju Tough 6020

Compare the TG310 vs the Lumix DMC-FT1

Fujifilm FinePix XP30

Waterproof

$139 - $240

Slightly higher maximum light sensitivity

Has a built-in GPS

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is slightly heavier

Compare the FinePix XP30 vs the mju Tough 6020

Compare the FinePix XP30 vs the Lumix DMC-FT1

Nikon Coolpix AW100

Waterproof

$297 - $300

Records higher quality movies

Has a significantly larger screen

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is significantly heavier

Compare the Coolpix AW100 vs the mju Tough 6020

Compare the Coolpix AW100 vs the Lumix DMC-FT1

Olympus mju Tough 3000

Waterproof

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is slightly heavier

Compare the mju Tough 3000 vs the mju Tough 6020

Compare the mju Tough 3000 vs the Lumix DMC-FT1

Olympus mju Tough 8010

Waterproof

Much heavier

Shoots slower

Compare the mju Tough 8010 vs the mju Tough 6020

Fujifilm FinePix XP11

Waterproof

Slightly higher true resolution

Much worse wide angle

No image stabilization

Compare the FinePix XP11 vs the mju Tough 6020

Olympus mju Tough 6000

Waterproof

Wider aperture

Better image stabilization

Lower resolution movies

Significantly heavier

Compare the mju Tough 6000 vs the mju Tough 6020

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT2

Waterproof

$337 - $578

Built-in flash

Significantly cheaper

Slightly larger

Much slower max shutter speed

Compare the Lumix DMC-FT2 vs the Lumix DMC-FT1

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