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Not Ideal For My Use - Underwater Digital Camera Review
I left the water and dried off the camera and discovered that salt water had gotten in to the battery compartment and shorted everything out. The other camera had survived the fall from the car, grade IV whitewater inside and outside my life vest and multiple underwater uses.
The camera never seems to struggle to adjust to get the best pictures as other point and shoots have for me in the past. Lastly the software that comes on the camera is very simple to use and not all extra complicated and filled with useless options.
What a mistake. Since returning home, I have returned my camera and in fairness Olympus fixed and returned it within two weeks. You decide if you want to pay more for fancy stuff. Good pick if you want an affordable, waterproof, backup camera. Manual would work, as long as you aren't planning on taking a panorama of anything moving (don't even attempt underwater panoramas of fish!). The auto setting for panorama made it look like three separate pictures were taken - no matter how slow I went, if I couldn't keep the indicators EXACTLY (which is pretty impossible without a tripod) in line, the picture was not seamless.
Maybe that is because prior to this, for the last 6 months, I have only had my Blackberry (2.0 megapixels) camera. The quality is really good but does take a considerable amount of time to get used to the menu settings (I still don't think I am).
I don't know if this is an electrical, software, physical or factory defect problem, but I've read a few reviews of Olympus underwater and tough models having a similar problem, so I'm hoping I can at least get the camera fixed or repaired by Olympus, but nothing can replace the photos I can't take now. These pictures, if taken under fair conditions (sufficient light, clear water), the quality is very good. And in my experience salt water leaves a film on the lens so always wash in clean fresh water after any underwater activity. The on-board software glitches when I tried to load it onto my computer, but I haven't really tried to fix it yet. It's my second one and now, with the addition of high-def video, I really can't say anything negative about the Stylus Tough 6020 underwater video!
All in all, the quality is great for what I need it to be. Point, shoot, forget.
It starts with "plug the camera into a computer and load the software" - what software" There is none! After much frustration getting the camera initialized, without which you cannot download pictures to your computer, my husband went to Olympus's web site and downloaded both the manual and software. Now the camera is functioning well.
Great price and I like the color choice I made. Highly recommend this camera for the adventurous. However, the first time I took it in the water (a swimming pool), it leaked and died. Being past the 1-year warrantee, I could do nothing but replace it. I would recommend this camera but not for everyday use, then I would get something more complex. If you are a photographer this is not the camera for you.
The camera never seems to struggle to adjust to get the best pictures as other point and shoots have for me in the past. Lastly the software that comes on the camera is very simple to use and not all extra complicated and filled with useless options.
What a mistake. Since returning home, I have returned my camera and in fairness Olympus fixed and returned it within two weeks. You decide if you want to pay more for fancy stuff. Good pick if you want an affordable, waterproof, backup camera. Manual would work, as long as you aren't planning on taking a panorama of anything moving (don't even attempt underwater panoramas of fish!). The auto setting for panorama made it look like three separate pictures were taken - no matter how slow I went, if I couldn't keep the indicators EXACTLY (which is pretty impossible without a tripod) in line, the picture was not seamless.
Maybe that is because prior to this, for the last 6 months, I have only had my Blackberry (2.0 megapixels) camera. The quality is really good but does take a considerable amount of time to get used to the menu settings (I still don't think I am).
I don't know if this is an electrical, software, physical or factory defect problem, but I've read a few reviews of Olympus underwater and tough models having a similar problem, so I'm hoping I can at least get the camera fixed or repaired by Olympus, but nothing can replace the photos I can't take now. These pictures, if taken under fair conditions (sufficient light, clear water), the quality is very good. And in my experience salt water leaves a film on the lens so always wash in clean fresh water after any underwater activity. The on-board software glitches when I tried to load it onto my computer, but I haven't really tried to fix it yet. It's my second one and now, with the addition of high-def video, I really can't say anything negative about the Stylus Tough 6020 underwater video!
All in all, the quality is great for what I need it to be. Point, shoot, forget.
It starts with "plug the camera into a computer and load the software" - what software" There is none! After much frustration getting the camera initialized, without which you cannot download pictures to your computer, my husband went to Olympus's web site and downloaded both the manual and software. Now the camera is functioning well.
Great price and I like the color choice I made. Highly recommend this camera for the adventurous. However, the first time I took it in the water (a swimming pool), it leaked and died. Being past the 1-year warrantee, I could do nothing but replace it. I would recommend this camera but not for everyday use, then I would get something more complex. If you are a photographer this is not the camera for you.
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The old version used a smaller version which meant I couldn't swap them out with other cameras (yes, we own several different digital cameras.) The camera is pretty great. OVERHEAD GARAGE STORAGE SOLUTIONS.