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Olympus Stylus Tough-3000

Olympus Stylus Tough-3000
KEY FEATURES
12 MP
3.6x zoom
2.7" LCD monitor
waterproof to 10 ft
freezeproof to 14 degrees (F)
tap control
shockproof to 5 ft
dual image stabilization
in-camera panoramas
Magic Filters (pop art
pinhole
fisheye
drawing)
1GB internal memory
on-board user manual stored on internal memory

The Stylus Tough-3000 enters Olympus' nearly invincible lineup of superhero-powered digital cameras. It can survive 10 feet of water, falls from 5 feet, and cold to 14 degrees Fahrenheit. The 12-megapixel camera can go just about anywhere and do it in style, coming in four different colors.

Specifications

ManufacturerOlympus
TypeUltra-Compact
ModelStylus Tough-3000
Model Year2010
Price$229.00
  
Sensor Type1/2.3 inch CCD
Total PixelsApprox. 12 Megapixels
Effective PixelsApprox. 12 Megapixels
  
Aspect Ratio4:3
LensOlympus lens
Focal Length28-102mm
Optical Zoom Range3.6x
  
Digital Zoom5x
Focusing Rangesuper macro: 0.8-19.7 inches/ 2-50 cm, macro mode: 3.9 inches to infinity / 0.1 m - infinity, normal mode: 19.7 inches to infinity/ 0.5 m to infinity
Aperturef/3.5-5.1
Autofocus SystemCCD contrast detection: normal, macro, super macro, face detection, AF tracking
  
ViewfinderLCD only
LCD MonitorHyperCrystal III LCD
LCD Size2.7 inches
LCD PixelsApprox. 230000 Pixels
LCD Coverage%
  
ISO Sensitivity
Meteringdigital ESP metering, spot, face detection AE
Exposure Control MethodProgram AE: 25 shooting modes
Exposure Compensation+/- 2 EV in 1/3 steps
  
White Balance Settingsauto, daylight, overcast, tungsten, 3 fluorescents
Fine Tune
Flash Settingsauto, red-eye reduction, fill, off
Flash Range
  
Recycling Time
Flash Exposure Compensation
Self Timer12 and 2 seconds
Wireless Control
  
Continuous Shooting
Storage Media1 GB internal memory, SD/SDHC
File FormatJPEG, AVI Motion JPEG
JPEG Compression Mode
  
Playback Modessingle, index, 10x enlargement, slideshow, rotation, calendar, histogram, vaoice playback, movie playback
Editing Optionsred-eye fix, shadow adjustment, beauty fix, resize, crop, black and white, sepia, calendar, saturation
Video Outmulti-terminal: USB, AV, DC
Audio Outmulti-terminal: USB, AV, DC
  
Power Sourcelithium-ion LI-42B rechargeable battery
Shooting Capacity160 shots
Dimensions3.8 x 2.6 x 0.9 inches/ 95.9 x 65 x 23.4 mm
Weight4.4 oz/ 125 g
  
Operating Temperature14-104 F/ 0-40 C
Operating Humidity30-90 percent
Shutter Speed4-1/2000 sec