Olympus mju Tough 8000 Review

#1 Thierry

The main thing about the Olympus mju 8000 is that it’s Tough, so I’d expect any rivals to be at least weatherproof… the Canon PowerShot A1100 & A2100 IS are not, so I don’t quite get why they’re mentioned as alternatives? How about the Canon PowerShot D10 though, that one’s water-, freeze-, dust- & shockproof!

4:28 pm - Monday, April 20, 2009

#2 Derrick Story

Great camera, but you have the wrong photo illustrating it. The real Tough 8000 looks even better!

8:48 pm - Monday, April 20, 2009

#3 Yngvar Sørensen

I recently bought this camera and am quite happy with it. My decision was based on the idea that no compact could ever deliver the quality I want so I might as well buy one that I can use everywhere. So now I carry mine all the time and can really recommend it to DSLR users that agree with my ‘philosophy’.

And don’t forget the new opportunities you get from the waterproofness!

9:01 am - Tuesday, April 21, 2009

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3:29 am - Wednesday, April 22, 2009

#5 Magic_Bryan

I’ve got an 1030SW which has worked fine underwater, in caverns, rainstorms, had the odd drop and battering, beer spills, you name it, it’s still going. Although you can get better cameras for the money in terms of picture quality and control, can you take them on the beach or out in torrential rain, let alone go snorkeling without an enclosure. I’d love a weather sealed DSLR, but my SW lets me take acceptable snaps pretty much anywhere without spending £1500 on a body alone.

This model seems to be a further improvement with no compromise in terms of ruggedness.

1:01 pm - Wednesday, April 22, 2009

#6 Gregg

Might want to consider the Canon Powershot D10 as a main competitor. Priced about the same and it’s also waterproof/shockproof.

11:56 pm - Thursday, May 7, 2009

#7 Erick

I would like to point out the review, which is just outstanding. Thank you very much. However, I was missing one important notice or information : battery ! Not even the type or the charge cycle was mentioned in this review. I think it is quiet important information. I just bought this camera today btw. Excited…woohooo

2:27 pm - Monday, August 10, 2009

#8 dilsiri welikala

busted nearly $400 on the cam and in two weeks i m getting error messages saying my battery compartment is open. i have to now send it to hong kong for repairs. ultra dissapointed - i live in sri lanka. the picture quality is poor as well. i dont think its stands by its name, its not tough, its a pussy. ultra dissapointed.

9:23 am - Tuesday, August 11, 2009

#9 Dilsiri

DO NOT BUY IT. ITS THE WORST EVER. GO FOR THE SONY!

11:00 am - Monday, August 17, 2009

#10 Max Surguy

Bought this camera for Hawaii vacation and mainly to capture underwater memories, camera has been working great for 5 months already, you just have to take proper care of it, clean it from hair and dust often, check the seals, etc. Underwater videos are a great amount of fun. See album taken excusively by Though-8000 http://picasaweb.google.com/msurguy/Kauai#

8:21 pm - Monday, September 21, 2009

#11 John

I would not recommend this camera to anyone. Water got in on the second use (in pool) and was replaced by Olympus. Water got in on the second use (again in pool) of the replacement and Olympus refused to replace. I will be seeking refund with help of Fair Trading. Didn’t even get a chance to download photos!

10:44 am - Wednesday, November 4, 2009

#12 Dilsiri

Hi John,
I am not alone then. I KNOW this camera has some serious faults with it and when I requested a refund they said it was not possible. I have the correspondents. I think you should seek to send your application to the fair trading. I want to do it too. Perhaps two of us applying together would add more weight. At least for you you have a outlet in your home country. I had to ship the camera to and from Hong Kong which cost me 1/5th of the price of the camera. My e mail is on http://www.kitesurfsrilanka.blogspot.com

11:14 am - Wednesday, November 4, 2009

#13 Eleanor Maw

Great tough little camera, even does great panoramic shots, I have used the camera in very bad weather when I would not dire use a normal camera and it’s still working great, I never use the Camera at more than 200 ISO as things get grainy and that is probably the only bad point about the camera, I don’t know how it performs 10 meters underwater as I am not a deep sea diver but I did test it in the bath for a laugh, interesting photos to which I won’t be posting here. I love the tap mode for changing the flash & macro and the camera is very beautiful - like me.

10:33 am - Wednesday, November 18, 2009