Olympus Tough Videos

[swintonphoto]

Olympus just released a series of youtube videos highlighting their Tough series cameras. Pretty creative marketing:
Episode 1: Playgroundproof: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNoCtlrdLsg
Episode 2: Icecreamproof: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9jXWywlmg8
Episode 3: Fingerpaintproof: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAlo7D7R8jo
Episode 4: Fishtankproof: http://tr.im/fishtankproof
Episode 5: Iglooproof: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvzhhyOA40k (linked above)
Episode 6: Tricycleproof: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJTV858AnAA
Episode 7: WaterTableproof: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAPUqhiLgpY
Episode 8: Castleproof: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfRBp7dnmro
Episode 9: Danceproof:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TznYj54CSzE
Episode 10: Best of episode: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8OTMVm1MFI

[Arvan]

woah! that little thing sure is robust. Perfect if you have kids and such.

[GSPeP]

Just received a brandnew Olympus Tough 8000.

Will be testing it this weekend mounted with a RAM-mount on the handlebar of my motorcycle on a 4 day trip to Germany.

Results probably here next week.

[swintonphoto]

Just received a brandnew Olympus Tough 8000.

Will be testing it this weekend mounted with a RAM-mount on the handlebar of my motorcycle on a 4 day trip to Germany.

Results probably here next week.
Will be excited to see them:wink

[GSPeP]

OK, here are the results of the belgian judges: 7/10 points
Overall impression: not bad, but had expected better of a 12mp camera.

One strange thing: When the camera was on, as soon as I started my bike or was riding, it began running through the macro menu. Vibration of the bike does have an influence on the performance. Half of the pictures and videos I took are blurred because I pressed the shutter when it was going through the macro menu :cry

Some examples of the better ones: (All pictures have been treated with Noise Ninja and sharpened)

http://gspep.smugmug.com/photos/552724024_TSvn3-L.jpg

http://gspep.smugmug.com/photos/552724089_weZf9-L.jpg

For indoor pictures, I find this camera to be rather useless:
(My 1D MkIII had less noise at iso3200)

http://gspep.smugmug.com/photos/552846611_sH3Gv-L.jpg

A sample video: (640 x 480 at 30 fps)

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Finally, a comparison: on the left Olympus - on the right 1D MkIII

http://gspep.smugmug.com/photos/552849896_k2HMa-L.jpg http://gspep.smugmug.com/photos/552728656_4aJtP-L.jpg

[Chrissiebeez_NL]

woah! that little thing sure is robust. Perfect if you have kids and such.

Mhhjaa.. just dont take it with you in the water after you've dropped it. Went snorkeling with mine and boy.. Cameras and salt water dont mix.. :rolleyes
but i think they are the only real option in this segment atm..

[GSPeP]

The Olympus µTough 8000 has a nice feature to take panoramic shots.

My first tests with it:

Pano from 2 pictures (stitched in the camera)

http://gspep.smugmug.com/photos/561779438_u4oEr-L.jpg

Pano from 3 pictures (stitched in the camera)

http://gspep.smugmug.com/photos/561779394_ZdoUD-L.jpg

[Mav]

Thanks for posting the results. Anyone got any comparisons to the Panasonic TS1/FT1?

http://www.pma-show.com/news_images/00414_panasonic-lumix-dmc-ts1.jpg