Olympus Stylus Tough 6020

Design & Appearance

The Tough 6020 has an angular, somewhat industrial looking design that feels appropriate for a robust camera like this. Although much of the case is made of plastic, it feels tough and components like the doors over the battery and memory card compartment are well built: they are not likely to snap off in use. 

Size & Handling

The Tough 6020 is a medium sized camera that fits well into the hand, with the shutter button falling naturally under the index finger. When the camera is held in one hand, the thumb falls naturally onto the zoom controls on the back of the camera.

The Tough 6020 in the hand from the front and the back

Menu

Olympus uses a tabbed design for their main menu system, with the options being separated into 7 sections. Two are for shooting settings, one for movie, one for playback and three for other controls. In addition, there is  shooting menu that is accessed by pressing the OK button in the center of the 4-way controller. This provides quick access to a number of the more commonly used shooting controls, such as the ISO level, white balance, etc.

The main menu of the Tough 6020

The shooting menu of the Tough 6020

Ease of Use

The Tough 6020 is a fairly straightforward camera to use; we found that it was easy to go from one more to another, and to access commonly used controls, such as the ISO level.