[Macworld]

Post your comments for Olympus Stylus Tough 8000 here

[alansky]

Hold on there just a minute! Separate battery charger not included??? As in you can't charge the battery without buying an extra-cost accessory??? This can't be true...

[DerrickStory]

You plug the camera into the charger with the battery in the camera. That's why it says "no separate charger."

[seho]

It should be noted that the 8000 also has dual image-stabilization functions built in. One moves the image sensor to compensate for camera shake (which Olympus has offered in its DSLRs), backed up by a digital mode that adjusts shutter speed if possible.

[DerrickStory]

Yes, the image stabilization is good. I'm a bigger fan of the sensor based stabilization, which is good on this camera. Not as wild about increasing the ISO to help with subject movement. But the user does have some control over this.

[donn]

I'd like Macworld to do a review of Panasonic DMC FT1 which has similar features to the Tough 8000.
However, the Pana has AVCHD Lite movie format which I heard that iMovie doesn't support.
I'm very interested in this one, and would like to know how it will be reviewed and how it's going to work with Mac users.

[Fireplug]

Has Olympus done anything to improve the shutter lag in these cameras? I had the Stylus 1050 SW and was not pleased with the slow shutter responce between shots, this seems to be a recurring issue with Olympus.

[seho]

Changing the ISO setting is something I'd just as soon the camera kept its little electrodes from.

The sensor shifting IS, on the other hand, works like an absolute charm on my e-30 dSLR.

[NanoFrog]

Picture quality? I have the earlier version and it takes the worst pictures of any digital camera I have ever owned, and I have quite a few of them. The scene selector choices is the worst performing as well. Washed out colors, out of focus images, abysmal color artifacts have placed this model of Olympus as the absolute most abysmal digital camera I have ever owned. Numerous attempts to communicate with Olympus have been completely ignored. many REVIEWERS spend ten minutes with a camera and RARELY base their reviews on any serious use of the camera. I would say buyer beware. Search for REAL WORLD WORKING reviews of this camera before you buy. Macworld rarely tests any item it reviews in any real world sense.This review is no exception. It is just a quick (and useless) look at some new toy. In my view.

[garbidz09]

I got this camera after two Ixuses had quit working in the sand and salt mist of this tropical island.
Having read the reviews, I was expecting much worse picture quality that this camera offers.
True, the periscopic lens is prone to flare. True, low/light photos are noisy. Ixus handling and picture quality are superior. But the other side of the story is that you can actually jump into hte waves with this camera, you can take it to the flying sand of the dunes. You can drop it and forget it in you tool bag and it comes out immaculate.
Just rinse it under running water.
If you want the all the manual controls possible and like to peek at the pixels, get something else. If you want a hiking or canyoning partner, here!
No regrets after 8 months of ownership.

[garbidz09]

I forgot to say, it mounts as a volume on the Mac desktop.

You can manipulate the pictures with what you like drag the pictures where you want.

OOps. I didin't notice if there was an app for picture manipulation on the disk.

[RudyRodriguez]

I hope it is much better than my Olympus Stylus 850SW "shock + waterproof" which got water in it while swimming and it doesn't work anymore !
:(

[Martian]

According to the recent underwater camera group test at dpreview.com, this Oly?s image quality was substantially below the group leaders.

The Pentax Optio W60 was the best direct competitor of the tested group; the Canon D10 was the best overall and is waterproof to 10m (32 ft), however at 2 inches thick it may not be a true direct competitor. The Panasonic TS1 was not tested because of availability, but might possibly be a standout when it is finally tested (and if that crazy video codec Panasonic is pushing will work on a Mac).

[garbidz09]

thank you Green Man!
link here: http://www.dpreview....aterproofgroup/