Olympus MJU 6000 Tough Underwater Digital Camera

So I ended up going with an Olympus U Tough 6000... a brand I've never owned before, and I made my decision on price in the end. * Ok so its not a U tough, its some greek symbol which I don't know how to type although the olympus website calls it a MJU tough 6000.

It's a great 10 megapixel camera, nice and light fitting in my handbag or pocket and I love being able to capture movies of W playing footy on the weekends or video the great barrier reef on holidays!



The movie quality isn't fabulous, but it was amazing to be able to take a video while snorkelling on the great barrier reef and for all of us to get some decent shots only days after purchasing the camera.

I really liked the Olympus underwater cameras, but wanted to keep my purchase at around the $400 mark so the newer model of this camera (mju tough 8000) was more than I wanted to spend at $519 - although it made me drool. Harvey Norman had this camera on sale for $419 (I guess it wasn't moving once the updated model came out) but after waiting too long for a sales assistant (enough time to get a few photos of the camera and price sign) I left and went to Ted's Camera House.

I showed them the photo advertising the special so they matched it, and while I know it probably left them without much margin I would rather give them my money as the service is always really good and the staff know what they are talking about.

Pro's

• Lightweight, compact, fits in a pocket
• More than enough features for most photographers
• You can drop it, take it under the water or in the snow
• Comes in blue, orange or white

Con's

• The buttons are too close to the sides, meaning its impossible not to press those buttons when carrying the camera. They happen to be important like flash, macro etc and I was often accidentally changing settings just by carring it around.
• It's a bit of a pain to change settings, I hate having to spend ages figuring out how to switch macro on but hopefully this will become easier as I learn the shortcuts
• Already an old model, and that may be an issue for some people
• Video quality isn't as good as it could be

Basic Features

• 10 Megapixels
• 3.6x Optical Zoom with wide angle lens
• Waterproof to 3m
• Shockproof to 1.5m
• Snowproof to -10°c
• Dual Shakeproof CCD Shift Image Stabiliser
• Tap Control
• In-Built Panorama
• Face Detection and Shadow Adjust
• 2.7" HyperCrystal III LCD Screen

> Official Website and MJU Tough Specifications