Olympus Stylus Tough 8010

Review Index – (updated 22 December’10)

T3 has posted their review of the Olympus Stylus Tough 8010 where they write – ‘The Olympus Tough-8010 provides decent quality photographs and video. Although image quality isn’t as big a pull as the camera tough build, it does produces better quality images than the majority of its tough peers, which is good news. Detail is fine but niggles are that colours aren’t vivid and images are a little softer than we’d expect.’

ImagingResource has posted their review of the Olympus Stylus Tough 8010 where they write – ‘Ultimately, it’s hard to find a more rugged camera, but the Olympus Tough-8010 really needs a speed improvement. Most people needing a rugged camera would also like a fast one for capturing their lives in action. Last year’s Stylus Tough-8000 was a better camera in terms of speed and image quality, but if you need a tough camera, the Stylus 8010 is one of the toughest.’

CNET has posted their review of the Olympus Stylus Tough 8010 where they write – ‘Yes, it’s waterproof, shockproof, and freezeproof, but it’s also crushproof, which makes it more rugged than the competition. My biggest problem with it is its sluggish shooting performance that makes it difficult to use for anything other than landscapes and portraits of very patient subjects.’

CNET Asia has posted their review of the Olympus Stylus Tough 8010 where they write – ‘The Tough-8010 is an improvement on the older Tough-8000, and is the strongest compact money can buy. But bear in mind that its slow performance could mean missing out on critical action shots, while image quality is merely average.’

Cameras.co.uk has posted their review of the Olympus Stylus Tough 8010 where they write – ‘The robust features make this camera attractive to anyone who thinks their camera may suffer the occasional bump and bruise. I like the features this camera offers and found it easy to use. Picture quality is perfectly acceptable, if a little unexciting.’

Stuff.tv has posted their review of the Olympus Stylus Tough 8010 where they write – ‘All in all, the Olympus 8010 might be one of the toughest compact cameras ever to trundle off the production line – but we prefer the Panasonic FT2 for its superior picture quality and usability.’

Buy-n-Shoot has posted their review of the Olympus Stylus Tough 8010 where they write – ‘It doesn’t take the most amazing photos ever seen but that said, it certainly is a solid companion that performs very well as a point-and-shoot happy snap unit. Recommended for those prone to activity, action and/or accident.’

InfoSync has posted their video review of the Olympus Stylus Tough 8010 where they write – ‘For a camera that’s called the “TOUGH”, we found that the 14-megapixel Olympus Stylus TOUGH 8010 was anything but tough. All in all, image quality was mediocre. Noise was high because the TOUGH 8010 had to boost the ISO in order for its small sensor to cater to the 14-megapixel resolution.’


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DigitalVersus has posted their review of the Olympus Stylus Tough 8010 where they write – ‘Although the performance has slowed compared to the previous model, the image quality is good and the addition of a 5x optical zoom and a dedicated Video Record button really add to the camera’s versatility.’

StevesDigicams has posted their review of the Olympus Stylus Tough 8010 where they write – ‘Although the performance has slowed compared to the previous model, the image quality is good and the addition of a 5x optical zoom and a dedicated Video Record button really add to the camera’s versatility.’

Digitalcamera-hq has posted their review of the Olympus Stylus Tough 8010 where they write – ‘Build quality is superb. That’s all you can ask for from a camera that claims to be as tough as this one. Performance and image quality are a letdown, but in its price range, the TOUGH 8010 is a good performer.’

Wired has posted their review of the Olympus Stylus Tough 8010 where they write – ‘GOOD – The Chuck Norris of point-and-shoots — virtually indestructible. More functions than we know what to do with. No casing needed to take pictures under the sea. BAD – Shutter is prohibitively slow. Photo quality not on par with similar rugged cameras. Menu system needs a serious overhaul. ‘

About.com has posted their review of the Olympus Stylus Tough 8010 where they write – ‘Having a camera like the 8010 for use in tough weather is a nice idea, if you can afford the price tag. However, its response times and overall image quality aren’t quite good enough that I’d recommend using it for your only camera.’