Olympus µ TOUGH-6000 reviews – a feature packed digital camera and a perfect holiday companion

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olympustough-6000 The Olympus µ TOUGH-6000 digital camera is as touch as its name sounds. It is not the kind of digital camera for which you will have to repent in case some dust or sand enters its face. Released in tandem with its big brother, the µ TOUGH-8000, this camera is a real slim and stylish machine. The camera is designed to be taken with you on holiday. You can use this camera in the most demanding conditions. The camera uses floating CCDs in them. This makes the camera relatively drop-proof. The µ TOUGH-6000 is designed to be drop proof and is guaranteed to survive a drop from up to 1.5 meters. This means that you can take this camera with you if you want to go skiing or snowboarding. This camera is freeze proof down to -10 degrees C. The camera also boasts of being water proof up to a depth of 3 meters.

The µ TOUGH-6000 is a small 10-megapixel camera. Its dimensions are a mere 95.3 × 63.4 × 22.4 mm. The features of this camera appeal to both casual photographers and hardcore travelers. The camera offers a huge range of Scene modes, about 20 in all. The scene modes include Beach & Snow, Underwater Macro, Underwater Snapshot, and Underwater Wide modes. The camera also offers a variety of other fun settings like Sport, Cuisine, Smile Shot, and Candle.

The camera, with the help of its 3.6x wide optical zoom (28-102mm), permits you to take great panoramic shots of mountain ranges. You can take the camera underwater and take detailed close-ups of coral reef fish. The TAP Control feature in the camera allows you to make instant adjustments to macro, flash and playback by your tapping the casing. This is particularly useful if you go skiing and to do such adjustments, with the presence of this feature, you won’t even have to take off your ski gloves. The camera sports a 6.9 cm Hyper Crystal III LCD screen featuring the Dual Image Stabilization system. The camera also boasts of features like Advanced Face Detection and Intelligent Auto Mode. This lightweight, stainless steel and aluminium bodied camera comes in shades of Lemon Yellow, Pure White, Arctic Blue or Sunset Orange. The Olympus µ TOUGH-6000 is available at a price of £280.