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Introduction
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01.Product Tour
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02.Color
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03.Noise
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04.Resolution
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05.Video
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06.Sample Photos
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07.Playback
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08.Hardware
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09.Controls
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10.Design & Handling
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11.Fuji Z33WP Comparison
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12.Canon D10 Comparison
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13.Pentax W80 Comparison
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14.Conclusion
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15.Photo Gallery
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16.Comments
Olympus Stylus TOUGH-8000
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ResolutionNoise
Noise was low at most ISO levels, but the noise reduction produces flat, unappealing images with little detail.
Noise (6.93)
The Tough 8000 falls in the middle of the range for noise: there is definitely some noise in the images it captures, but it is not hideous. One thing that we did find in our tests is that the camera is applying a lot of nose correction in the images, which is a double-edges sword. Although this removes a lot of the noise, it also removes a lot of the detail in images, as you can see from the samples below, where the high ISO samples have a soft, blurry appearance. More on how we test noise.
Our first test looks at how the camera deals with two different amounts of light: 60 lux (equivalent to indoor lighting) and 300 lux (about the same as sunny day). We didn’t see a huge amount of difference between the two lighting situations: in both, the amount of noise climbed as the ISO was increased, ending up at about 3.7 per cent for both. That’s an acceptable amount of noise, but it comes at the cost of a significant amount of loss of detail in the images themselves.
If we compare the noise in the 3000 lux images to those found in other cameras, we can see that the Tough 8000 is a decent performer: it has less noise than the Pentax W80, but more than the Canon D10.
ISO (5.00)
The Tough 8000 has an ISO range of 64 to 1600. Unlike most other point & shoot cameras, there are no higher settings that shoot at a lower resolution. You can set the ISO manually, or use the Auto setting. In addition, there is an option called High Auto, which sets the ISO automatically, but pushes it higher than the standard auto setting for faster shutter speeds. Below are sample crops of photos taken at all of the ISO settings that this camera supports.
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| Olympus Stylus TOUGH-8000 | Fujifilm FinePix Z33WP | Canon PowerShot D10 | Pentax Optio W80 |
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| Olympus Stylus TOUGH-8000 | Fujifilm FinePix Z33WP | Canon PowerShot D10 | Pentax Optio W80 |
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| Olympus Stylus TOUGH-8000 | Fujifilm FinePix Z33WP | Canon PowerShot D10 | Pentax Optio W80 |
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| Olympus Stylus TOUGH-8000 | Fujifilm FinePix Z33WP | Canon PowerShot D10 | Pentax Optio W80 |
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| Olympus Stylus TOUGH-8000 | Fujifilm FinePix Z33WP | Canon PowerShot D10 | Pentax Optio W80 |
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| Olympus Stylus TOUGH-8000 | Fujifilm FinePix Z33WP | Canon PowerShot D10 | Pentax Optio W80 |
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| Olympus Stylus TOUGH-8000 | Fujifilm FinePix Z33WP | Canon PowerShot D10 | Pentax Optio W80 |
NOTE: The images above are not used in our testing or scoring, but are included here to show real-world examples of the differences between cameras at the various ISO settings.
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