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Olympus Stylus Tough 8000 (mju Tough 8000) review

Started Nov 9, 2009 | User reviews thread
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cvar New Member • Posts: 3
Olympus Stylus Tough 8000 (mju Tough 8000) review

T8000 feels like a solidly built compact camera, with the promise of a rugged construction. Waterproof & shockproof would be great, and I really liked the smart flash settings, esp. the extra LED mini-flash setting for macro shots. But we took it back to the store for refund because it had very poor image quality compared to Canon G9. Both are 12MP, but T8000 photos were way too grainy, and it poorly chose high ISO (200 or 400) even for a normal indoor candid flash portraits. Photos looked good on 3 inch LCD or small prints, but were terribly fuzzy and grainy on the 1080p HDTV.

Problems:

Disappointing image quality.

XD card and Mini-SD card was a hassle (my computers do SD).

Can't charge battery outside of camera.

Can't use standard USB cable.

Olympus Stylus Tough 8000 (mju Tough 8000)
12 megapixels • 2.7 screen • 28 – 102 mm (3.6×)
Announced: Jan 7, 2009
cvar's score
3.0
Average community score
3.4
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