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Shockproof, Waterproof Olympus Stylus Tough-3000

Olympus Stylus Tough-3000 is a shockproof, waterproof camera with effective resolution of 12 Mega pixels by using 1 by 2.3 inches type CCD image sensor. It has 3.6x of optical zoom with focal length of 5 to 18.2mm i.e. 35mm film equivalent of 28mm to 102mm with two aspherical glass elements and aperture range of 3.5 to 51. All this combination makes it good for shooting group portraits and live stage performances.

It has Dual image stabilization system, one is digital image stabilization that helps in shooting in any condition and second is sensor-shift stabilization that takes care of camera shake situations. This type of image stabilization helps to remove blur. Camera has ISO sensitivity range from ISO 64 to ISO 1600 and 5.x of digital zoom.

Stylus Tough-3000 is a total shockproof and shake proof camera that can take care of 5 feet drop on snow or ground, water proof camera that can capture scenes up to 10 feet in water and freeze proof camera that can survive at minus ten degrees centigrade. All this makes it extremely good for adventure shooting.

With one touch button, this camera can record videos with quality and clarity. It can capture 720p HD movies as well as 640x480 VGA or 320x240 movies at 30fps and 15fps respectively. It has an HDMI interface by which one can view movies with photo surfing on HDTV. HDTV control feature allows camera to be controlled from TV remote. Using ib Olympus software, one can easily locate the people and events using tags like date, face detection and GPS.

Tough-3000 uses AF tracking technology to keep moving objects in focus and memorizing data. It has even Pet Mode option for animal shooting. Camera has contrast detection AF mechanism with face detection ability up to 16 faces. Its magic filters are enabled by TruePic III processor with options as Fish-Eye, Pop Art, Drawing and Pin Hole filtering.

This camera from Olympus has 2.7 inches wide HyperCrystal LCD screen with 230K dots of resolution, good enough for framing and reviewing the captured data. Its GUI interface is new but there is no optical viewfinder. Enriched with features like Perfect Shot Preview, Tap Control, Auto Mode by which users can get control on images and select pre-set scenes and Beauty mode for adding skin on face for smooth viewing, camera has a 3D accelerometer for different patterns from all directions.

Olympus Stylus Tough-3000 has attractive exteriors, weighs 159g and uses LI-42B rechargeable batteries. It has internal 1 GB memory with support for external SD/SDHC cards, USB 2.0 interface support and is available in various nice colors. Available at price of about $200, camera is definitely good bet for adventurous and affordable shooting.

Ansh
Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:25:35 +0000

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