Olympus Mju Tough 3000 Review

3.5

April 1, 2010 | Mark Goldstein |

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Specifications

Image Sensor
Effective pixels	12 Megapixels
Filter array	Primary colour filter (RGB)
Full resolution	12.7 Megapixels
Type	1/2.33 '' CCD sensor
Lens
Optical zoom	3.6 x (WIDE)
Focal length	5.0 - 18.2 mm
Focal length (equiv. 35mm)	28 - 102 mm
Structure	10 lenses / 8 groups
Aspherical glass elements	2
Maximum aperture	3.5 - 5.1
Digital Zoom
Enlargement factor	5 x / 18 x combined with optical zoom
LCD
Resolution	230000 dots
Monitor size	6.9 cm / 2.7 ''
LCD type	TFT
Frame assistance	Yes
Brightness adjustment	+/- 2 levels
Focusing System
Method	TTL iESP auto focus with contrast detection
Modes	Face Detection AF, iESP, Spot, AF Tracking
Standard mode	0.5m - ∞ (wide) / 0.5m - ∞ (tele)
Makro mode	0.1m - ∞ (wide) / 0.3m - ∞ (tele)
Super Macro mode	Closest focusing distance: 2 cm
Light Metering
Histogram in shooting mode	Yes
Modes	ESP light metering, Spot metering
Exposure System
Modes	i-Auto, Programme automatic, Scene Modes, Magic Filter, Beauty, Panorama, Movie
Shutter speed	1/4 - 1/2000 s / < 4 s (Night scene)
Exposure compensation	+/- 2 EV / 1/3 steps
Enhancement function	Mechanical Image Stabilizer Shadow Adjustment Technology Advanced Face Detection Technology
Scene Modes
Number of scene modes	19
Modes	Portrait, Landscape, Night Scene, Night Scene with portrait, Sports, Indoor, Candle, Self-portrait, Sunset, Fireworks, Cuisine, Documents, Beach and Snow, Snow
Magic Filter
Pop Art
Pin Hole
Sketch
Fisheye
Sensitivity
Auto	AUTO / High AUTO Automatically selected
Manual	ISO 64, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600
White Balance
AUTO WB system	Yes
Preset values	Overcast, Sunlight, Tungsten, Flourescent 1, Flourescent 2, Flourescent 3
Internal Flash
Working range (wide)	0.1 - 4.0 m (ISO 800)
Working range (tele)	0.3 - 2.7 m (ISO 800)
Modes	AUTO, Red-eye reduction, Fill-in, Off
Sequence Shooting
Sequential shooting mode (high speed)	5.0 fps / 11 frames (in 3MP mode)
Sequential shooting mode	1.0 fps / 21 frames
Image Processing
Pixel mapping	Yes
Noise reduction	Yes
TruePic III	Yes
Distortion compensation	Yes
Shading compensation	Yes
Function Processing
Panorama	Yes
Image Editing
Black & White	Yes
Sepia	Yes
Resize	Yes
Trimming	Yes
Attach a calendar	Yes
Correction of saturation	Yes
Beauty Fix	Yes
Red-eye reduction	Yes
Shadow Adjustment	Yes
View Images
Modes
Index	Yes 4x3 / 6x5 frames
Zoom	Yes 1.1 - 10 x
Auto rotation	Yes
Image protect mode	Yes
Histogram in playback mode	Yes
View Movie
Frame by frame	Yes
Fast forward	Yes
Reverse playback	Yes
Still Image Recording
DCF	Yes
EXIF	2.21
PIM	III
DPS	PictBridge
DPOF	Yes
Movie Recording System
Image Stabilisation Mode	Digital Image Stabilisation
Recording format	MPEG-4
Movie quality	720P Recording time: 29min. VGA Recording time: no limit QVGA Recording time: no limit Note: maximum file size 4GB
Sound Recording System
Voice playback	Yes
Sound recording	Yes , format: WAV
Recording format	AAC
Image footage	4 s
Speaker	Yes
Memory
Removable Media	SD / SDHC
Internal memory	1 GB
Image Size
12M	3968 x 2976
5M	2560 x 1920
3M	2048 x 1536
2M	1600 x 1200
1M	1280 x 960
VGA	640 x 480
16:9	1920 x 1080
Menu
Menu languages in camera	39 languages (Japanese, English, French, Spanish, Portuguese (BR + PT), German, Italian, Russian, Czech, Dutch, Danish, Polish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Croatian, Slovenian, Hungarian, Greek, Slovak, Turkish, Latvian, Estonian, Lithuanian, Ukrainian, Serbian, Korean, Simple Chinese, Traditional Chinese,Thai, Arabic, Bulgarian, Romanian, Persian, Indonesian, Hebrew, Malay, Vietnamese)
Other Features
Shock resistant	Shock-proof from heights of up to 1.5m *
Waterproof	Waterproof up to a water pressure equivalent to 3m depth **
Freezeproof	Freezeproof up to -10°C ***
Perfect Shot Preview	Yes
In-Camera Panorama	Yes
Self timer	2 / 12 s
Menu guide	Yes
In-camera Manual
LED Illuminator	Yes * Equivalent to MIL Standard (Olympus test conditions) According to IEC standard publication 529 IPX8 * According to Olympus test conditions
Pallbo	Yes
Power Supply
Battery	LI-42B Lithium-Ion Battery
Internal Charging	Yes
Interface
HDMI™	Yes Mini connector (type C)
DC input	Yes (CB-MA3 required)
Combined A/V & USB output	Yes
USB 2.0 High Speed	Yes
Size
Dimensions (W x H x D)	95.9 x 65.0 x 23.4 mm
Weight	159 g (including battery and memory card)