Olympus Mju Tough 6000 Yellow Review

August 12, 2009

If you like bright funky colours and enjoy tough sports, then Olympus Mju Tough 6000-Yellow is the right camera for you. Evident from its name, the compact digital camera comes in a vibrant lemon-yellow colour with a strong and sturdy built. Unique in its outlook, the Olympus Mju Tough 6000-Yellow has also a lot to offer in its functions.

Design Build

If you are the adventurous type or have kids as wild as a cat, then straight away buy this camera! Olympus Mju Tough 6000-Yellowis resistant to shock to an extent that if your kids drop it from a height of 1.5m, it remains unscathed. And don’t worry about the weather; you can shoot all the wonderful moments whether you are on Christmas holidays or chilling out at beach with friends. The camera can work in the most adverse of the conditions being freeze proof to -10°C and water proof to 3m.

The body is meant for the outdoor activities; therefore it weighs only 149g and measures around 2.2x 6.3x 9.5cm (Dx Hx W)…. dimensions just appropriate to be carried along with you on trips.

The Lens and Focus

The Olympus Mju Tough 6000-Yellow comprises of a highly accurate 3.6x wide zoom aspherical lens that offers a focal length of about 28-102mm for a 35mm camera. The camera has a CCD Optical Sensor of 10 megapixels which allows close-up shots with marked efficiency and excellence and produces sharp and clearly focused poster size prints. The image stabilization is effected through a dual system that eliminates the chances of blurring in case you are shooting at maximum zoom or in low light.

The Display

A 2.7 inch HyperCrystal III LCD Screen in the Tough 6000 is the perfect feature that helps you get a better preview in the most extremes of conditions such as shooting under water. An LED illuminator is provided that makes within water or macro scenes visible. In bright sunlight and at the most difficult of viewing angles, the TFT activated 230,000 pixels LCD Screen gives its best to you.

Easy Operation

Just like its design, the camera operation also offers ultimate ease of use. Keeping in view the hard core adventure lovers, Olympus has incorporated a very different but useful feature; the TAP control menu. Through this menu you can operate the camera by tapping it and no need to adjust controls and settings in the midst of action packed fun. To aid the camera adjustments, there is the Intelligent Auto Mode that alters the camera settings all by itself suiting the situation and the scene.

Advanced Face Detection

The Advanced Face Detection function can detect and focus up to 16 faces with thorough exactness and also captures the other parts of the scene with the right exposure and focus. There is a whole range of White Balance modes to suit your setting and is highly appreciated since this camera is designed especially for outdoor shootings.

Tough 6000 can also record movies with a satisfying audio quality so that your precious memories are livelier and closer to the reality.

Other Key Specs

A shutter speed of 4 sec minimum and maximum 1/ 2000 sec, an installed RAM of 42MB and compatibility with the xD-Picture Card and microSD Card are the specs that make Olympus Mju Tough 6000-Yellow more likable by the fans. Powered by an external battery, the camera comes with a couple of accessories as well including a hand strap and microSD to XD adapter.
Price of this camera lies in the range of £175.00 – £234.00

Olympus Mju Tough 6000 Yellow Key Specs

Olympus Model: TOUGH-6000
Packaged Quantity: 1
Product Line: Olympus µ[MJU:]
Digital Camera Type: Compact
Dimensions & Weight: Depth 2.2 cm, Height 6.3 cm, Width 9.5 cm, Weight 149 g
Display (Projector): Diagonal Size 2.7 in
Display Form Factor: Built-in
Display Format: 230,000 pixels
Output Type: Colour Technology, TFT active matrix, LCD display
Exposure Compensation: ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Lens System Element Qty: 10
Aspherical lens
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera, 28 – 102mm
Focus Adjustment: Automatic
Group Qty: 8
Lens Aperture: F/3.5-5.1, Macro Focus Range 2cm, Max Focal Length 18.2 mm
Optical Zoom: 3.6
Optical Sensor: Effective Sensor Resolution, 10,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size: 1/2.3″
Optical Sensor Type: CCD
Sensor Resolution: 10 Megapixel
Total Pixels: 10,300,000 pixels
Image Stabiliser: Optical
White Balance: Automatic
Presets:
White Balance Presets
Fluorescent light (cool white)
Fluorescent light (daylight)
Fluorescent light (warm white)
Overcast,Sunlight,Tungsten light
Power Device: Form Factor External Type Battery charger
RAM: 42 MB
Max Shutter Speed: 1/2000 sec
Min Shutter Speed: 4 sec
Miscellaneous
Colour:Lemon yellow
Included Accessories
Hand strap
microSD to XD adapter
Underwater Depth:Up to 3m Underwater Use
Built-in
Vista Certification
Certified for Windows Vista
Supported Flash Memory
xD-Picture Card