The Olympus MJU Tough 6010 has 12 megapixels and a 3.6x wide angle lens. The focal length of the lens is equivalent to 28 - 102mm in 35mm format. 5x digital zoom is also available.
Other key features include the fact the MJU Tough 6010 is waterproof to depths of 3m, shockproof to falls of up to 1.5m and freezeproof against temperatures down to -10 degrees centigrade. There is also a tap control feature. This means you can change some of the camera settings and LCD displays by simply tapping the camera.
The LCD monitor is 2.7 inches in size. The screen is made up of around 230,000 dots.
The flash modes are on, off, automatic and red eye reduction. The range of the flash when ISO is set to 800 is 4m (wide angle) and 2.7m (telephoto).
There are a number of preset scene modes. These are: Modes Portrait, Landscape, Night Scene, Night Scene with portrait, Sports, Indoor, Candle, Self-portrait, Sunset, Fireworks, Cuisine, Documents, Beach and Snow, Underwater Snapshot, Underwater Wide 1, Underwater Wide 2, Underwater Macro, Pre-Capturing Movie and Snow.
You can shoot movies with a resolution of 640 x 480 pixels. The top recording speed is 30 frames per second. Sound can be recorded and zoom can be applied before shooting starts. There is also a pre record movie mode.
Among the more advanced features are:
All the necessary cables and software are supplied to attach the Olympus MJU Tough 6010 to a computer, television set and compatible printer.
| Description: | 12 megapixels and a 3.6x zoom lens |
| Ease of Use: | 9 |
| Features: | 9 |
| Colour: | 8 |
| Macro: | 8 |
| Indoors: | 7 |
| Value for Money: | 8 |
| Style: | 8 |
| Movie Mode: | 8 |
| Image Quality: | 8 |
| Build Quality: | 8 |
| Total: | 81 |
| Verdict: | With its rugged characteristics the MJU Tough 6010 is likely to prove to be an attractive option to many people. In terms of picture quality it does not quite hit the heights the best cameras manage, but if you are after a tough snapshot camera it will do the job. |
| Review Date: | October 2009 |
| Related Pages: | Olympus MJU Tough 6010 Specification Olympus MJU Tough 6010 Sample Images Olympus MJU Tough 6010 Features |
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| Camera | Rating |
| Panasonic DMC FT1 | 83 |
| Canon Powershot D10 | 82 |
| Olympus MJU Tough 8000 | 82 |
| Olympus MJU Tough 6010 | 81 |
| Olympus MJU Tough 6000 | 81 |
| Fuji Finepix Z33WP | 77 |
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Olympus MJU Tough 6010
