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Review summary: Olympus' ultra-tough new digicam can take a solid beating, but not very impressive pictures.

Pros: Definitely takes a beating; attractive styling; nice wide-angle lens; good attempt at tap control

Cons: Expensive; slow response; pictures ain't great; loads of noise at 400 ISO and above

Review summary: A couple of months ago, I watched an Olympus representative throw one of the company's new Tough cameras onto a Formica tabletop. The assembled journalists, myself included, winced as it banged off the furniture, but we weren't wincing out of concern ...

Pros: What other camera can you freeze, crush and soak and still get a picture? Tap controls work well, and may save the day in extreme cold or underwater. Beauty mode should endear you to blotchy loved ones

Cons: If you don't get on with the tap controls, the Tough's fiddly buttons can be a pain, images are very noisy at medium and high ISO settings, and it has a limited zoom range for the price

Review summary: This shooter has hard-as-nails specifications and can probably last longer than you in extreme conditions.

Review summary: The Stylus Tough-8000 is the new abuse-resistant camera from Olympus. It shares the same rugged pedigree as the company's previous

Pros: - Super rugged body - Interesting menu interface - Multi-window system lets you see previews of your images

Cons: - Slow lens - Lack of manual controls

Verdict: The Olympus Stylus Tough-8000 has a few features we really like, such as the ability to preview variations of an image at different settings and its extremely rugged exterior. On the other hand, complete lack of manual controls and a slow lens are ...

Review summary: The debut of the Stylus Tough 8000 this year marks Olympus' rebranding of the Stylus SW series cameras to the Stylus Tough name, so to “reflect the nature of Olympus' rugged cameras”. Yes, the Olympus Stylus Tough 8000 is another one of their rugged ...

Pros: Extremely rugged: waterproof, drop proof, freezeproof and crushproof ; LED illuminator is handy for macro/low-light shooting ; Tap Control for eases operation with gloved hands ; Above average battery life ; Nicely viewable LCD screen ; Intelligent ...

Cons: Lack of manual controls ; Some edge softness; noisy pictures at ISO 400 and above ; Small, cluttered controls ; Sub-standard low-light performance (focusing and high ISO)

Verdict: The Olympus Stylus Tough 8000 is one of the more hardy rugged cameras in the current market. This little 12 megapixel camera is waterproof, shockproof, freezeproof and crushproof. So you can definitely bring the Stylus Tough 8000 on your next visit to ...