Comments on: Olympus MjU Tough 8000 Review

By: amy

amy — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:54:23 +0000

it’s me again. thanks for answering, keithc.

in that case, my next question would be to buy ‘for the picture’? or to buy for ‘form and size of the camera’? hmmmm…. and of course, the price. =D

By: Keithc

Keithc — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 06:23:24 +0000

Amy,
I have owned both of these cameras. The 8000 has a few extra features (12 mp versus 10; antishake; tap control; beauty mode) and a few bug fixes (eg sound removed in underwater movies) but by and large those features don’t count for much and they are basically the same camera. Same poor picture quality and same suspect waterproofing. If you must choose between the two I would go for the cheapest one. Otherwise, get a Panasonic.

By: amy

amy — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:33:25 +0000

between this Tough 8000 and the ‘old’ olympus stylus 1030 SW, what are the general differences between them?

i want to buy soon but now i am confused.:)

By: hster

hster — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 04:50:35 +0000

Hello.

I have the Stylus 790SW and have been agonizing over which newer model to upgrade to. Does anyone know what the actual waterproof seal failure rate of Olympus Tough series as it appears there are slightly more complaints on amazon than there is for the older models.

I’ve happily used my 790SW on numerous snorkeling trips. By following the cleaning instructions carefully I have been able to eke by without having the seals serviced. Recently I’ve noticed that there are few dew drops leaking in when I open the battery door. I was going to get the Tough 8000, but now I think it makes more sense just buy 1050SW for $170 and then replace it again in another two years instead of getting them serviced for $100.

Any comments would be much appreciated.

Hster

By: Jeff

Jeff — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:32:24 +0000

Yes! i LOVE this camera! just used it on a trip to an Island here in the Country, Palawan, and we used this camera for some shots in the underground cave skinny diving and Island Hopping etc… brilliant! just what I intended for use… Perfect… remember this is not a DSLR camera. really like the fee of the camera… its just solid… LOVE the design… Just Perfect for a Point and Shot day to day use camera… and by the way, a very attractive camera in town

By: Jeff

Jeff — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:11:00 +0000

By: dilsiri

dilsiri — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 06:39:52 +0000

is it normal to have some droplets inside the seal area of the camera?

By: Gary

Gary — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:17:40 +0000

Regarding leaks, no one is mentioning the temperature of the water. If the camera goes from a high temp. to a much lower one, say into a cold creek or river, then there will be a significant reduction in internal pressure that might actually suck the water into the camera.
I don’t have one of these but this may be mentioned in the operating manual??

By: dilsiri welikala

dilsiri welikala — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 17:37:30 +0000

hi, into extreme sport. the question was dslr vs a digi – now that i might go for digi, is it the cannon d10 waterproof or this?

By: Sime

Sime — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 10:57:16 +0000

Hey Marcie, I’m really sorry to hear that – I certainly gave mine a hiding and it held up just fine. Make sure you chase Olympus on this – I’m sure they’ll sort the problem for you, though, that won’t help with your lack of holiday photos. Terrible news.

Sime