Olympus Mju Tough 6010 Review

3.5

January 27, 2010 | Gavin Stoker |

Buy a ÃÂµ Tough N3594592 12 Megapixel Compact Camera - Red (6.9 cm 2.7" LCD - 3.6x Optical Zoom - 3968 x 2976 Image - 640 x 480 Video)

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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	4
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	HyperCrystal III LCD
Frame assistance	Yes
Brightness adjustment	+/- 2 levels
LCD backlight boost	Yes
Focusing System
Method	TTL iESP auto focus with contrast detection
Spot focusing	Yes
Face Detection AF	Yes
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
Shutter speed	1/4 - 1/2000 s / < 4 s (Night scene)
Exposure compensation	+/- 2 EV / 1/3 steps
Enhancement function	Image Stabilisation Mode Shadow Adjustment Technology Advanced Face Detection Technology
Modes	i-Auto, Programme automatic, Beauty, Scene Modes, Movie
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, Underwater Snapshot, Underwater Wide 1, Underwater Wide 2, Underwater Macro, Pre-Capturing Movie, 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
Movie Processing
Image Stabilisation Mode	Digital Image Stabilisation
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
Movie Edit
Index	Yes
View Images
Calendar	Yes
Index	Yes 4, 9, 16, 25 frames
Zoom	Yes 1.1 - 10 x
Slide show	Yes
Rotation	Yes
Image protect mode	Yes
Histogram in playback mode	Yes
Voice playback	Yes
View Movie
Frame by frame	Yes
Fast forward	Yes
Reverse playback	Yes
Voice playback	Yes
Still Image Recording
DCF	Yes
EXIF	2.21
PIM	III
DPS	PictBridge
DPOF	Yes
Movie Recording System
Recording format	AVI Motion JPEG®
Sound recording	Yes , format: WAV
Movie quality	640 x 480 / 30 fps Recording time: Up to card capacity (10s with 30fps when xD standard type is used) 640 x 480 / 15 fps Recording time: Up to card capacity 320 x 240 / 30 fps Recording time: Up to card capacity Note: maximum file size 2GB
Voice Appendage
Recording format	Wave format
Recording length	4 s
Memory
Internal memory	45 MB for image data
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)
Interface
Speaker	Yes
DC input	Yes (CB-MA3 required)
Combined A/V & USB output	Yes
USB 2.0 High Speed	Yes
Other Features
Mechanical Image Stabilizer	Yes
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 ***
Tap Control	Yes
Advanced Face Detection Technology	Yes
Perfect Shot Preview	Yes
In-Camera Panorama	Yes
Self timer	12 s
Pre-Capturing Movie	Yes
Menu guide	Yes
LED Illuminator	Yes * Equivalent to MIL Standard (Olympus test conditions) According to IEC standard publication 529 IPX8 * According to Olympus test conditions
Size
Dimensions (W x H x D)	95.3 x 63.4 x 22.4 mm
Weight	149 g (without battery and card)