01 Jul, 2009
Olympus Mju Tough 8000 Compact Digital Camera
Posted by: ReelDots.com In: Digital Cameras
Olympus Mju Tough 8000 Compact Digital Camera – Midnight Black (12MP, 3.6x Wide Zoom) 2.7″ LCD Whatever photographic exploits you indulge in – from snorkelling to mountain biking or snowboarding – the 12 megapixel Olympus µ [mju:] TOUGH-8000 provides peace of mind and keeps on delivering great shots.
It also looks fantastic, available in three colours: Platinum Silver, Midnight Black and Steel Blue.
This hard-as-nails compact digital camera further boasts a 3.6x wide zoom that provides a 35mm equivalent focal length of 28-102mm to facilitate those group portraits and landscape shots. Blur caused by camera shake is all but eradicated thanks to Dual Image Stabilisation, and TAP Control allows the camera to be operated by tapping the body.
So, if your camera isn’t an Olympus TOUGH, it’s not tough enough!
Helpful consumer’s review
Really nice piece of kit. I purchased it specifically for snorkeling. I also purchased the Olympus PT-45 waterproof case so I could dive deeper than 10m. I haven’t used the camera underwater without the case – but the added security of having a waterproof camera was reassuring. The camera takes excellent pictures above and below water. I now have some memorable pictures in my library from a recent holiday.
I haven’t given the camera 5 stars for two reasons. The first is directly about the camera – there is quite a delay between pressing the shutter and the picture being taken. This is annoying when taking pictures of moving subjects such as fish and turtles. The other reason is that the matching 2GB memory card (supplied by flash_memory) that Amazon recommended for the camera didn’t allow all the functionality the camera can provide (it should have given the card’s spec). Luckily I had also purchased an additional card through Amazon that worked perfectly which arrived in genuine Olympus packaging (supplied by Memory Card Zoo – excellent). Whilst using the card supplied by flash_memory it corrupted during use and I lost over 100 pictures. When I compared the two cards next to each other, though looking like Olympus cards, the corrupted card was clearly not authentic (ie. not made by Toshiba). Also flash_memory never refunded me or acknowledged the card’s return.
In summary – fantastic camera that lives up to its name. Make sure you use genuine Olympus cards and be careful where you buy them. Digital cameras are only as good as the memory cards you put in them!
