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 Poor Image Quality, Inconsistent Exposure, Overpriced September 3, 2010
CNJ2000
I purchased this camera as replacement for my Olympus 770SW-- which by the way, performed very well. The Stylus Tough 8010, however, produces inferior photos. Even when using the flash indoors, the resulting photos tend to come out underexposed-- even after using the exposure compensation. I took five photos on a tripod with the same composition with both fill flash on and with auto flash on. In all instances the flash fired but the exposure for the photos varied. There obivously is a pre-flash built in the camera and this may be causing the camera to misread/miscalculate exposure. Also, indoors under incandescent lighting, if you use auto White Balance any white has a blue tint. If you use the incandescent setting for WB, EVERYTHING COMES OUT AN UNNATURAL BLUE.
It seems that the trend for camera companies is to add impressive features, gimmicks, etc. aimed at the novice photographer rather than focusing on actual image quality.
 olympus 8010 August 30, 2010
chuck
The camera is slow on resetting after taking a pitcher and doesn't stay on the last setting when power is turned off. Other than that I'm very pleased with the camera
Give it a chance... August 25, 2010
Ryan Snow (ANchorage, AK)
When I first bought this I almost immediately returned it to the store. I had many complaints that have already been posted here. Slow speed, grainy photos.... I took this out on a three week trip to the brooks range and shot about 400 pictures with it and about 20 vids. The more I shot with it the better my pictures got. I will admit it does take some getting use to and knowing what setting to use in each photo. The Auto setting work so so. And the Auto focus is not the fastest either. But one thing to keep in mind is this is a ruggedized piece of equipment which means there is going to be extreme sacrifices at one end of the spectrum to gain on the other. In the end I turned out to be happy with this camera.
Don't buy this camera August 23, 2010
MrDaveyGie
I am very disappointed in this camera. Using it's features is awkward. It doesn't work in cold weather, the battery goes dead when it is cold out. I dropped it from 4 feet and the little flap for cabling broke off so it is no longer weather proof. Picture quality is poor.
 Olympus waterproof camera August 13, 2010
jermwhl (San Diego, CA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have had this camera for almost two years now. The picture quality on this camera is horrible. I have never had a camera that has given so many blurry images, especially indoors. Unless you use the mode selector and use a very specific mode for each scenario, you get very poor quality photos. The camera doesn't seem to be able to automatically adjust its settings in auto mode.
The waterproof portion did work until one of the seals around the lens came off. I'm not really sure when or how it came off, only that I recently noticed it wasn't there anymore. Haven't looked into getting it repaired as I am not satisfied with the picture quality. I am upgrading to the DSC TX-5 instead; it is getting really good reviews all around.
In the camera's defense, when it does take a sharp photo, using the mode selector, the pictures are good. Video is decent, but not over the top, in my opinion. I am not a photo guru, so I don't know about all shutter speeds, saturation, etc. I just see a picture and think it is either bad, good, or great. These photos are good, when they are not blurry. I would guess that about 40% of the photos I take are blurry. If the lighting changes, even slightly, while in a scene select mode, the photos come out blurry. If you can master the scene's mode you may like this camera. I don't have the patience, I want something that auto detects quickly and accurately. I have had good luck with other Sonya camera's, and I still wanted a waterproof camera, so I chose the TX-5 as this camera's replacement.
I also am not a fan of XD cards, another reason for jumping off the Olympus bandwagon. I prefer SD.
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