| Olympus Stylus 6000 10MP Digital Camera with 3.6x Wide Angle Optical Dual Image Stabilized Zoom and 2.7-inch LCD (Yellow) | 
| Brand: Olympus
Category: Photography
Department: Cameras & Camcorders
List Price: $279.95
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Rating:  99 reviews
Sales Rank: 2,286
Color: Yellow
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Optical Zoom: 3.6
Display Size: 2.70
Battery: 1 Lithium-Ion
Maximum Focal Length: 18.2
Minimum Focal Length: 5
Maximum Resolution: 10
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 3.7 x 2.5
MPN: 226720
Model: Stylus 6000 Yellow
UPC: 050332167810
EAN: 0050332167810
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 10-megapixel resolution for photo-quality, poster-size prints | | • | Waterproof, shockproof, freezeproof, crushproof and shakeproof | | • | 3.6x wide-angle optical dual image stabilized zoom | | • | 2.7-inch Advanced HyperCrystal III LCD screen | | • | Compatible with xD Picture Cards and microSD memory cards (not included) |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
There is really only one word to describe the shockproof, waterproof, freezeproof, crushproof and shakeproof Stylus 6000 from Olympus: Tough. Built to withstand some of the harshest environments on earth, the Stylus Tough series builds on the impressive specifications of the renowned Stylus SW Series by adding Dual Image Stabilization. Now, when the Stylus Tough-6000 arrives at the windy mountain peak or dive into choppy waves, it stays steady and ready to capture blur-free images in virtually any condition.
The 10-megapixel Stylus Tough-6000 is made for life’s everyday adventures--especially those with kids. From the kitchen to a waterslide park and the bunny slopes, the Stylus Tough-6000 can take a drop from 5 feet, dive to 10 feet below the surface, and beat the freezing cold. It also features Tap Control to make it easy for skiers, divers and snowmen makers to control key settings without removing their gloves.
FEATURES:
- Winning the Battle of the Blur with Dual Image Stabilization - For the first time, Dual Image Stabilization will be offered on Olympus’ cameras in the tough category. In the cold climates where Stylus Tough-6000 thrives, you may shiver, but the camera performs sure and steady even in shaking hands. Dual Image Stabilization combines two technologies--mechanical Sensor-Shift Image Stabilization and Digital Image Stabilization--to provide one powerful anti-blur solution for capturing great images whether the photographer or the subject is moving. Olympus’ mechanical Sensor-Shift Image Stabilization keeps images sharp by adjusting the internal image sensor to compensate for camera movement, even in low-light conditions when shutter speeds are slower. Additionally, Digital Image Stabilization freezes the action with high ISO sensitivity and fast shutter speeds that prevent
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| Customer Reviews:
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 love the versitility of the camera February 8, 2009
Kula (USA)
24 out of 28 found this review helpful
This camera is awesome. I mainly got it because I want to have a nice camera that I don't have to be extra careful with. I work with kids and take a lot of pictures, and they inevitably want to use my camera to take pictures and I usually let them, but I tend to hover to make sure it doesn't get accidently dropped in the sandbox or in a tub of water. Now, I'm happy that I won't have to worry about this anymore. This camera can withstand a 5 foot drop onto concrete or into water.
I don't have much use for the tap feature, which is designed to be used with gloves, because I live in southern California. It's more annoying to have it activated when you don't need it but I'm sure it's a great feature for when you are bundled up and you don't want to take your gloves off.
I really like the portrait modes the stylus has because it makes it east to quickly switch to different modes. The screen helps you switch to different modes too, it is pretty bright and it is a lot easier to see in daylight than previous cameras I have owned.
I have yet to really take it on an underwater excursion, but I have tested it out in the sink a few times and in the bath and there was not any water seepage into the battery compartment or in the USB port.
I love the ability to do in-camera fixes with red eye and lighting. The camera also automatically saves the edited picture separate from the old, so you don't have to worry about it replacing the original picture, if you don't like the new effect.
I love the fact that this camera has a built in memory. You can only a take a few pictures with it, but you don't get that "No memory card" error anymore. It's a good feature to have in a pinch, especially when you first get it to test out the features. The camera also tells you in the corner how many pictures you have left and how many minutes of video you have left on the card or in the internal memory. No more snapping away pictures only to hear the beep! beep! and see the "memory full" words pop up on the screen; then there's the scramble to quickly delete pictures. You'll never have to guess how many shots you have left.
I've only had the camera a few days and I haven't tried out all of the features, and I am looking forward to that and I will update my review. I have yet to use the in camera panorama feature, I am pretty sure that you have to have an Olympus card in order for this to work and I am using the micro SD card adapter and using a 2 MP card.
The program that comes with the camera is also pretty good and user friendly. It has the same feel as Google's Picasa, but I haven't played with it much yet because I really like Picasa!
There are a couple of things I don't really like about the camera. One is I wish there were more features for the video camera, it pretty much has an option of 15 fps and 30 fps. My older camera has about 10 different video options. Two, is that I don't think picture quality is as great as a Canon with the same number of mega pixels. The picture comes out looking a little more digital and not as crisp. But I will gladly give up a little picture quality for a camera that comes with all of the underwater, freeze proof, etc features.
So, I think this camera is definitely worth the price, and if I had $100 more to spend I would have definitely gotten the 8000. I love its versatility with being a real outdoorsy camera, and I would recommend it to anyone who wants a high end digital camera that can withstand some drops and some water.
BEST camera for the money. LOVE it! September 14, 2009
Monica Stapley (MonicaS)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
I purchased this camera from [...]right before my 10 day western caribbean cruise this July 2009. I took it snorkeling in the ocean about 3 times (grand cayman, cozumel, and roatan honduras, on our rugged mayan cave tubing adventure in Belize, dropped it, got caught in rain/downpours with it, its been packed, poked, prodded and still continues to take GORGEOUS photos. Take the time to read the manual and learn what all the settings are for. I've found that indoors, the "candle light" setting often works very well. Sometimes the flash can blow out the background, but the candle light setting ensures you get all the detail and that its not grainy. I use the "action" and macro settings together all the time to take awesome pictures of my cats and dogs at home. The detail is amazing. I also used the "action" setting to take photos out of tour bus windows on our trip. Even though we were whizzing by the scenery, I was still able to capture it through the window. The panoramic function is really fun to play with too and you can get some really amazing pictures from this. I've never had any problems with the waterproof functionality of this camera. Just be sure you let it dry out appropriately before opening any compartments. I also think the battery life is great. I never had it die on me on our trip and I used it ALL DAY. I would only charge it at night. It would be nice if Olympus would include a lens cleaning cloth so you can dry the lens off after underwater usage. I used a fossil sunglasses cleaning cloth and it worked great on the lens and on the view screen. I also purchased a SONY brand soft case for the camera. It fits perfectly to protect the screen from scratching and wasn't bulky. I used a neck-strap tether with a caribeaner hook to carry it around on my trip for quick access and so it wouldn't get stolen. I also used a wrist velcro strap when I was snorkeling/swimming with it. That way I could let go and never worry about it sinking. I bought a 2nd memory card but didn't really need to. It was nice to switch cards halfway through the trip though and feel good knowing that at least half my photos were safe just in case the camera did get stolen or lost somewhere along the way. I wish I could figure out how to upload some sample photos to show you how great this camera is. I think I'll try to video some of the photos and come back and post them here later.
Review from User doing beach/backing/kids August 28, 2009
G. Millikan (Newbury Park, CA United States)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
We really like the camera thus the 5 stars. We have 3 kids under age of 8 and took the Olympus Stylus Tough 6000 to Hawaii for 2 weeks, backpacking for a week and Disneyland for a day. I also shoot a SLR Nikon D80 digital and my Nikon N90s film camera is collecting dust.
--== Raves ==--
1. Very durable.
2. Automatic metal lens cover so lens doesn't get scratched when bouncing in backpack/purse.
3. Thought for sure it would die after rolling around all day in my board shorts pocket in the sandy beach shore pound. Came out fine.
4. Easy one handed operation.
5. 28mm lens means taking a self portrait at arms-length works great.
6. Underwater shots and movies look pretty darn good. I was impressed. The review at DP Review says underwater performance is so-so.
7. Autofocus at low light is much better than I've experienced in other point-n-shoot cameras however DP Review says it's only so-so.
8. The underwater movies have sound! You can hear the bubbles ;-)
9. Warm colors in images are great.
10. Waterproof coating on the lens works fine.
--== Gripes ==--
1. It is slow to turn on.
2. When I set it to "manual fill flash" (needed to get rid of the dark shadows the kids faces when they have their hats on during sunny days) it only remembers my manual change until I turn it off. When I turn it back on, I have to set the auto fill flash again.
3. Olympus uses the xD memory card format. The card size kinda maxes out at 2 gigs (that's all that's available for sale although tech specs say it can go higher) which is fine since the cam doesn't shoot HD video. Some of the other waterproof cameras shoot HD video which would eat up memory really fast but they take the normal miniSD or whatever. My 2 gig card holds like 16 min of standard def video or alternatively it can hold like 300 images.
4. The "tap control" turns itself on every once and a while. Just have to go in and turn it off. No biggie, but distracting.
5. Battery life is better than I expected but wish it was longer. Does about a 2 days of busy picture taking before needing recharge. I'm purchasing backup battery this week (looks like OEM battery is like $5 here on Amazon).
6. Cannot zoom the lens in movie mode.
Were I to buy it again, I would also consider the Pentax Optio W80 and the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS1 since reviews say picture quality is better and they shoot HD video. I would not consider the Canon because the review says it doesn't easily fit into a pocket. Again, I'm very happy with this Olympus and no matter what, if you've got small kids, getting a drop proof, crush proof, water proof camera is a great thing if the budget allows.
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Fun camera that gives you freedom January 9, 2010
Kimberly A. Kurtenbach (Springfield, Illinois United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I tested out a few underwater cameras in my fish tank before finally selecting this one. Ultimately, I purchased this camera, a 8GB Micro chip, float strap, and extra battery through amazon.
Pros:
You have the freedom to take the camera with you to the beach and into the water so there is no need to worry about it "walking away".
I dropped it on day three in a parking garage. The case doesn't look new, but it had no effect on the picture quality or response.
The video is nice above or below the water. Sound works below the water also.
The pictures turned out nice.
The interior pictures were great without using a flash.
The extra weight feels better if you are use to a larger camera.
The lense has a cover (somthing the other under water cameras I tested did not have)
The wide angle lense is great for getting more in.
The beauty feature is fun to play with... less wrinkles.
I was able to use the one battery for the entire day, so there was no need to open up the camera for charging.
My four year old could operate the camera easily. He liked the wide angle because he could take pictures of him self, even with short arms.
The dual image stabilization is a must! It was easier to get a clean shot compared to other cameras without this feature.
Seemed to work great in the hot tub also, I was a little scared about that one, but in high humidity areas it worked great too.
Con:
The delay in taking the pictures was a pain if you wanted a quick shot, but you get use to it. I used the sport action setting for pictures from the moving car. That worked to speed it up.
Zoom is not as good as it could be.
The flash is too bright when close (I have not read anything in the book to see if this can be dialed down, so don't use it if you are close to the subject.
The control wheel is small and I worried that it was not hitting the notch on the specific setting. I never tried the tap camera feature. That might help when in the water.
You can't figure everthing out by just reading the screen. I had to break out the book to get more detail about what some settings were
When I dropped it in the parking garage the area around the lense was chipped and looked like a cheap plastic covered in a metal foil.
I never found a real good way to dry between the lense and sliding cover.
A few more notes.
I was careful to make sure that nothing was in the way of the seal on the access doors so the digital camera was water proof. I could see the seal having a problem, if this step was omitted. I rinsed the camera off after being in the sand and salt water, which made a difference. I was constantly wiping off the lense which helped to get clearer pictures. The float strap is a must if you are getting wet. I used it shelling. All the digital cameras I looked at sunk to the bottom when dropped including this one without the strap. The float strap was nice when I wanted to simply drop the camera in the water to free up my hands... or when I un intentionally dropped it in the Gulf of Mexico. Buying a large capacity chip helps a lot because you would not want to open the camera to change the chip when you are sitting on a beach or in the water. You need the camera to be as dry as possible before opening the access doors.
Fun camera to play with... I took 2000 pictures in the first week.
Tough Waterproof Camera January 31, 2010
M. Kamszik (NYC/Connecticut)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I can't say to many bad things about it. The only bad things are it takes a couple of seconds to take the picture, after you push the shutter button. And your finger can get in the way of the lens. Because the lens is in the top left hand corner. But for an active outdoor sportsman. The shock & waterproof features make up for it.
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