Olympus Stylus TOUGH-8000 Digital Camera Review

Olympus Stylus TOUGH-8000

Digital Camera Review

The Stylus Tough-8000 from Olympus is the company's latest ruggedized camera, a follow-up to the 1030SW and 1050SW. It can survive 33 feet of water, 14°F cold and 220 lbs of pressure. We spent some hands-on time with it at the Consumer Electronics Show, and our first impressions follow. The Tough-8000 will be available in February for $399.99, with a 12-megapixel sensor and 3.6x zoom.
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Specs Table
Olympus Stylus TOUGH-8000 Specs
Type Compact  
Price 399.99  
Length 3.70  
Width 0.85  
Height 2.40  
Weight 6.40  
Effective Pixels 12.00  
Sensor Type 1/23 inch ccd  
Image Size 12MP (3,968 x 2,976) 5MP (2,560 x 1,920) 3MP (2,048 x 1,536) 2MP (1,600 x 1,200) 1MP (1,280 x 960) VGA (640 x 480) 16:9 (1,920 x 1,080)  
Aspect Ratio 4:3  
IR Cut Low Pass Filter Unknown  
Media xD-Picture Card™ (1GB, 2GB), microSD (MASD-1 is required)  
Image Format Still Image: JPEG Movie: AVI Motion JPEG  
Lens 5.0 – 18.2mm (28 – 102mm equivalent in 35mm photography) 10 Lenses in 8 Groups, 2 Aspherical Lenses, 1 ED Lenses  
LCD 2.7 inch, 230,000 pixels  
Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec. –1/4 sec. (up to 4 sec. in Night Scene mode)  
Self Timer 12 Seconds  
Modes Intelligent Auto, Program Auto, Sensor-Shift Image Stabilization, Beauty Mode, Scene Modes (1. PORTRAIT, 2. LANDSCAPE, 3. NIGHT SCENE, 4. NIGHT+PORTRAIT, 5. SPORT, 6. INDOOR, 7. CANDLE, 8. SELF PORTRAIT, 9. SUNSET, 10. FIREWORKS, 11. CUISINE, 12. DOCUMENT  
Speed Unknown  
Burst Unknown  
Exposure Compensation ±2 EV steps in 1/3 EV steps  
Built in Flash Yes  
Flash Meterig Wide: 0.33ft (0.1m) – 13.1ft (4.0m) at ISO 800 Tele: 0.98ft (0.3m) – 8.9ft (2.7m) at ISO 800  
Resolution 12MP (3,968 x 2,976) 5MP (2,560 x 1,920) 3MP (2,048 x 1,536) 2MP (1,600 x 1,200) 1MP (1,280 x 960) VGA (640 x 480) 16:9 (1,920 x 1,080)  
ISO Sensitivity Auto, High Auto, 64, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600 (equivalent)  
White Balance Auto, Presets (Daylight, Overcast, Tungsten and 3 Fluorescents)  
Direct Printing Unknown  
Video Output Unknown  
Battery Power Source Li-ion Rechargeable Battery (LI-50B)  
Zoom Wide 5  
Zoom Tele 18  
fstop Max 3.50  
fstop Min 5.10  
Zoom Digi 5.00  
Storage Type xd  
LCD Pixels 230000  
Resolution Maximum 12MP (3,968 x 2,976)  
Resolution Minimum VGA (640 x 480)  

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