Olympus Stylus Tough 6020 - A Tough Camera for the Rugged You!
Introduction:
Looking for a tough camera that can answer all your shooting needs? Need a camera that can withstand snow, water, dust and just about any adverse condition that might befall while shooting outdoors? Olympus Stylus Tough 6020 might perfectly fit your bill to the T. The camera packs 1 GB internal memory and also offers support to SD/SDHC memory cards.
Features:
True to its name this camera is tough and can withstand any type of weather and still manages to deliver awesome images that will make your jaw drop. Equipped with an amazing array of 29 shooting modes this camera offers little to imagine for seasoned shooters. Making huge posters of your beautiful pictures is easy like never before; thanks to the powerful CCD sensor of 14 megapixels resolution. Dual Image Stabilization feature ensures that your pictures remain blur-free and flawless at all times.
Pros:
- With One-touch HD video button you can record beautiful videos in 720p resolution whose picture quality is on par with the best camcorders in the market.
- While shooting outdoors, a camera is likely to experience jolts, shakes and falls that might usually damage its functioning due to the shock delivered. The Tough 6020 is shock-proof up to 5 feet and can withstand falls and jolts and ensures that its performance is not affected.
- Now, you can shoot alluring pictures in the damp winter season as well. This is camera is specially designed to withstand freezing temperatures up to-10degrees and even then delivers outstanding images without any fail.
- Shooting underwater sports, aquatic life and exploring coral reef etc requires that you take your camera inside the water well below the surface. The Tough 6020 has been embedded with special gaskets and seals that will prevent water from entering the device even when shooting in 16 feet deep waters.
Cons:
- The camera lacks an optical viewfinder.
- Overall performance of the camera is slow.
- Picture quality is average and is not up to our expectations.
- Pictures of moving objects appear blurred and unusable.
Pricing Range: Bring home this Tough camera by paying just $275- $300. Available in Pink, Blue, Black & Green!
Final Verdict: Whether you are planning to ski in Alps, scuba –dive in Hawaii or just try some breathtaking photography while bungee jumping in OZ, Olympus Stylus Tough 6020 is the camera you should trust. Unfortunately, quality of the pictures disappoint us and the fact that it takes ages for the camera to boot makes us wonder was it really designed for outdoor shooting that requires fast shooting!