Olympus Mju Tough 8010 Digital Camera Midnight Black Panasonic DMC
Product
- Amazon Sales Rank: # 2708 in Camera & Photo
- Color: Midnight Black
- brand: Olympus
- model? TOUGH-8010 - Midnight Black
- Dimensions: 2.52 "hx 3.86" wx .94 "l, .47 pounds Features
- 14 megapixel CCD chip
- 5x wide optical zoom (26-140 mm)
- 6.9 cm (2 , 7 inch) HyperCrystal TFT color display
- water resistant to 10 meters, shockproof up to 2 m high, break-resistant up to 100 kg and frost to -10 ° C
- delivery: Olympus Mju Tough 8010 Digital Camera Midnight Black , lithium-ion battery (LI-50B), AC adapter (F-2AC), USB cable (CB-USB6), Audio / Video cable (CB-AVC3), strap, photo management software, user guide, World Wide
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Summary Olympus Mju Tough 8010 Digital Camera Black
not be handled with caution
The adventure continues: wild river rides, beach or snowboarding action, no problem. The waterproof and shockproof Olympus μ TOUGH models are just indestructible. With its wide-angle 5x zoom lens, which offers a focal length of 28-140 mm, and built-in image stabilizer, the 14-megapixel models deliver even in the most exciting situations brilliant images or HD video. Find pictures or make fun now with a photo and surfing the Olympus [ib] software. Ensure adequate capacity provide the 2 GB internal memory can be expanded through SD cards. The anodized aluminum coating and a double seal make these cameras are incredibly durable. Their displays have a HC III "Three-layer coating. You ermöglichet even in direct sunlight and prevents a good view of reflections, scratches and moisture. Furthermore, it guarantees reinforced metal version of the internal lens that when shooting in harsh environments do not come to harm. A double lock mechanism of the cover of the battery, card slot and ports for added security.
Waterproof, shock resistant, shatterproof
advantages - Can be up to a depth of ten meters taken into the water.
- Withstand falling from a height of up to 2.0 m.
- holds loads up to 100 of kg.
Technology: - use of robust and durable chassis with shock absorbers and special seals.
Dual Image Stabilisation technology
benefits: Prevents - image blur caused, especially with long shutter speeds and focal lengths by an unsteady camera action be.
- Advanced photo opportunities without having to use the flash.
- The benefits of image stabilization by high ISOEinstellung lying there on the hand, where a fast shutter speed is needed - such as when photographing moving objects. This made the mechanical image stabilizer no effect.
- Dual Image Stabilization provides both mechanical and digital image stabilization.
Technology: - There are two main technologies: digital and mechanical image stabilization. The first allows the same exposure with faster shutter speeds at higher ISO settings, the other compensates the camera shake and allows slower shutter speeds.
- The mechanical image stabilization has an efficiency of up to 5 EV steps. This means that can be made even at almost 32 times slower shutter speeds or sharp handheld photography.
- The digital image stabilization can be used in several ways. The most common is a high ISO setting that can have to the picture quality beeinfl by the "noise".
- The effective noise reduction is a fundamental condition of successful image stabilization. Therefore comes to other technologies - such as bright or capture the image processor TruePic III - a central Importance.
HD video and HDMI
advantages - movies in HD-quality look and absorb.
- movies to enjoy an HDTV without any loss of quality.
- recording playback via TV remote control.
- pictures in high definition quality on HDMI-compatible view HD TV sets (full 1080i HD).
Technology: - HD video has a higher resolution than standard video, making it sharper.
- The camera can be controlled with the TV remote when the TV set on the HDMI-CEC standard features.
- High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI), in select models.
HyperCrystal II & III HyperCrystal LCD
advantages - Crisp and clear LCD views even in direct sunlight.
- Allows viewing from almost any angle (up to 176 °).
- Twice brighter LCD HC compared with HC II III
Technology: - High-quality, fully-transmissive LCD technology, reflected by an additional layer on the LCD backlight, the light from external light sources.
In-camera panorama function
advantages: Hold - scenes as they are perceived.
- landscape images with a viewing angle of 130 degrees to create.
Technology: - just move the camera in the manner indicated on the screen.
- The panoramic image is automatically created.
AF tracking
advantages - For perfectly sharp images, even fast-moving subjects.
- Perfect for motives that are back and forth.
- With AF Tracking, which deals with the right focus, it is easy to choose the right cut for a great shot.
- combination of AF Tracking, Intelligent AUTO mode facilitates the inclusion of great photos.
Technology: - with AF tracking, you just need the camera on a moving object addressed, focus and exposure are adjusted automatically.
face recognition
advantages - Allows best possible reproduction of faces within a scene.
Technology: - If the face even sharp when it is not in the center.
- optimizes exposure for reproducing the facial details.
- Advanced face detection for up to 16 people.
customer reviews
adventurer Elegant, crisp, true-color video 
Update 11 June 2010
In the current CHIP DIGITAL PHOTO VIDO an interesting article about outdoor cameras appeared. After the test criteria, the cut 8010 is not quite as good. Why not? Because only the photograph was assessed.
not deter . Let The camera is not the fastest turning, OK. Who is an important criterion, not with the 8010 is happy. But the videos are much better than that of the Panasonic FT2, the autofocus is much faster.
If Chip had also tested the video capabilities, then perhaps another camera would be on the podium ...
Video:
The video features are compared to a camcorder rather limited, sufficient for the non-professional but thoroughly. The autofocus can be set to FACE / ESP, Spot AF or TRACKING. When set to FACE / ESP is the video when zooming sharp, even indoors. Exposure should be set during filming on ESP, at (SPOT), there are strong variations in brightness in such pans. If I set the camera mounted on a tripod, did not move and record a person against the sun, then (SPOT) is coming, but in practice quite rare, so choose as default ESP. Videos are colorfast, Grieseln occurs in low light to barely visible and the video is sharp in all lighting conditions. The engineers at Olympus have a really good job delivered, the image processor is TruepicIII really good! Since, the Panasonic DMC-FT2 not keep up, video is quickly blurred. The sound is OK, in zooming, the engine noise recorded and at the end of zooming, you hear a "click" when the lens reaches the end position. The clacking is clearly audible, but still much quieter than the Panasonic DMC-FT2. Since the process must stop accompanied by music or sound, but a good video is from before or have very few zooms and pans. The zoom speed is fixed. You press one of the two tiny buttons (a pressure point is not noticeable) and there you go. Yes, the buttons are not really great, small, containing no pressure point, useful. Here are the keys of the Panasonic DMC-FT2 are clearly better. The image stabilization does a good job, the videos are pretty quiet and the Foddis Solo (see below) is still quiet.
The films (and photographing) with a wet camera menu item would be to disable the automatic lens cover helpful. Thus, the lens cover again and again transported a few drops on the lens, and then must be wiped off every time. And the opportunity to
your manual functions for focus, shutter speed, white balance, etc. insert, is missing in some situations, even if the automatic system is not so good. The exposure can be corrected manually and ISO can be set manually - after all. Underwater shooting is in the underwater modes of "found" the auto focus would be fixed so that the camera is not running "pumps" when the camera is not enough high-contrast details can be found. Is also useful when shooting water areas of water, for as the automatic is every now and then to their limits. So dear developers in Tokyo, please make this possible in all other modes. Here, the Pentax Optio W90 is better manual focusing is possible.
MPEG4 codec: Videos can be fine with MPEG-Streamclip to convert to eg AppleIntermediate. Even on an older G4 which is still at an acceptable speed.
subject program: Is there sufficient
, 13 over-water and 4 marine programs, even pets and food are included. The user can set a scene mode set, or select the iAUTO mode then searches for the right motive, the 8010 program itself If none is found, switch to automatic mode. While filming the 8010 changes in panning or journeys iAUTO possibly in a scene between different scene modes. It's fast and reliable.
Photos:
images are color-fast, with very little light, almost without Grieseln, but then some loss of detail sharpness (only visible at high magnification, the full HD TV you can see the not). On a full HD TV (2.1 million pixels) images look fantastic. For a CCD chip with 1 / 2, 33 "and 14 million pixels is a decent performance. The creation of panoramic images (up to 3 images) is super easy. It should be there is the possibility of "PC", but since the software runs only on Windows (thick point deduction) which has not been tested.
LED lamp:
Can be used with the camera is off. Only in the macro mode is the LED. Can be used in the other modes to determine the picture before is thrown. Goes off when being filmed. The Panasonic DMC-FT2 is better because the little light stays on while recording. To be fair, it must be said that the lighting range on the Panasonic is minimal and the 8010th Since you have probably decided at Olympus, "it does not." should I find a shame, because just like with the lack of manual controls but the one Customers leave the decision.
gridlines:
to two horizontal and two vertical grid lines appear in films and also in photography. A great help to the horizon also nice to get straight.
feel:
Looks good, is smaller and more elegant than the FT2 and is therefore not quite as good in the hand. But still much better than a "super thin" compact camera. Here is a simple and good solution. I recommend the Foddis Solo (Made in Germany) for close to 25 € including shipping. If the solo is screwed, you can hold the 8010 very nice and quiet, not a finger appears in front of the lens and the wobbles 8010 and not the same as when operating the zoom buttons. "Tap Control" I have not tested, I'll probably never use. I'll thump but not on a device around to use it.
Charge the battery:
Charging via USB is on vacation (not much luggage) a good thing. You have to also not buy an original battery. Have a battery pack from Philips and bought from the battery can be charged to the 8010 via USB cable. So I have only one battery pack while, it fits the phone and the load 8010, fine. That was
an external charger for the battery savings, are penalized. The supplied USB adapter to "upgrade" so that the battery can be recharged externally, would Olympus only one or two € Costs. It's all very ugly, that was saved here. And the user can then buy more expensive money for the external charger ....
delivery:
It saves where you can. A reference manual is not just one ultra-short guide in X languages. A nice small and lightweight USB adapter and a USB cable for charging and data transfer. A (analog) video cable is also included, which I will probably never take out of the box. Who needs such a thing? 5% of the users? Meanwhile, yet almost everyone has a flat-screen TVs with HDMI port. An adapter for the mini-HDMI connector, so you can connect a standard HDMI cable - that would be useful. Well, maybe discussions on the the Olympus yes again.
Guide / Help: Olympus
A CD has also saved the entire manual is in PDF format on the internal memory and is also recognized on the Mac and can be copied.
The Help button opens the online help of the camera. Which, although short and sweet, but otherwise quite good. Although can not replace the manual, but it helps good, if not the manual is included. If you have seen the camera first, a little help is almost superfluous, but for the occasional user really great.
Service:
top! Questions are answered before you buy Olympus quickly and competently. The manual was printed on Request sent fast and free.
Conclusion:
Would I buy immediately. Quality of video and pictures are good, and that's what counts! The Olympus can still do it better - sure. In particular, some features that the Windows-only, since Olympus should rectify immediately.
+ video sharp and color-fast
+ good image quality
+ can be downloaded through a USB cable
+ automatic lens cover
+ printed manual can be obtained free on request
sent + silver color reflects the sun's rays, heating process is not as strong
+ battery made by Sony
- LED light can are not used in the filming
- external battery charger missing included
- small buttons without tactile
- manually turn them off for lens protection, focus, shutter speed, lack of white balance
- Finder missing
- Software for Windows
- made in China, with variations in quality because you have to expect
Waterproof Digicam 
shockproof waterproof digital camera. Great additional features. The service is slow, however. Unnecessary animations slow down the rapid change of the programs and program settings. Good optical properties even at high 5x zoom. The only drawback but
graviernder: sluggish behavior the times when you turn, trigger and frame memories.
hours: can be added to turn a picture of 5.5 sec.
between 2 photographs 4.5 sec faster in Class 10 SDHC card and is off screen view after recording, the flash mode and manual adjustment.
in an operationally ready to start a video camera again 2.5 seconds.
this means the camera is off it will take minimum 8 seconds to start a video recording.
Fast Snapshot recording is not possible.
Very annoying, the camera creates a permanent internal noises that sound to video recordings as a permanent ocean waves.
According to the service of Olympus can slow the Times and the animation nothing can be changed.
Did I buy the camera again, I would think it over carefully.
My initial euphoria has fallen sharply.
Better, but still not very good. The new version of the Mju-THOUGH has already become a bit better than its predecessor, but some things are not yet so entirely satisfactory. For example, the trip time is not quite as slow as its predecessors, but still far from "normal" cameras. Whether above or under water. Under water, I'd understand it a lot, but that in normal shooting? Especially since this camera series even provided photos can hold in very high speed, this is quite slow reaction in normal shooting quite incomprehensible. And the photos are indoors, as in the previous models also complains often, very weak in color and not as contrasty as I'm used to from other small cameras. Since increased again post-processing effort.
Otherwise it holds now, as promised. The first bathers including a tube slide has survived them wonderful, the underwater images succeed quite well, even "shared" pictures of half and half under water are possible, even if the small lens opening the border quite large. The completely internal optics with the large zoom range is very pleasant, even if the placement is left up to get used to. Especially people with not so dainty hands tend to scan then used a portion of the finger. The stabilization works well, not all images with a steady hand, as they occur during activity time now to be well balanced. Unfortunately, the time and again that in the interior of the camera often had had problems with focusing. The next picture was immediately followed with the same conditions again, I'm still not entirely clear what it is that it sometimes works. Together with the slow release time this limits the use for snapshots but rather one. Macro shots work well in this area, has one, too often enough time for precise control of the detail and sharpness. I really feel
negative here is that the included "charger" is just a USB adapter that allows the battery can be recharged only in the device. Friends of the second battery can not help to buy an extra charger for the camera while charging to continue to have available. For while charging the camera is condemned to doing nothing, you can not do anything else. The Olympus-proprietary charger is disproportionately expensive.
The transmission speed of data the computer is pretty fast, so that the internal 2 GB memory can actually use without drawbacks. There is indeed some space occupied by the included software, but you need not really be, because you can switch the USB mode to mass storage simple, and it all works with any computer problem without special software. The supplied software "ib" is a nice little bonus for the person who is not anyway already equipped accordingly. You can pretty much, it's just nothing remains but in my opinion fell short of most commercial photo editing programs or administrative programs. However ib supports the firmware update of the cameras, replacing the previous (and on the website yet described), Olympus Master Software.
Small update this:
I have now found that it triggers the camera very quickly. However, there are quite a delay for display on the screen! One can therefore use "only" choose the neckline, for the right moment to trip should not be looking at the camera, but turn over! Whether it was right then, you can look at a few seconds later, when the image is finally saved. If you know it, then you can something so act accordingly. Get used? Well, yes.
