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Compact Digital Cameras

Olympus Tough 1030SW

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Olympus Tough 1030SW 3.75

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RRP

$599.00

Review Date

Tuesday, 25th of March, 2008

Features

Camera Resolution : 10.1 MP

Digital Zoom : 5x

ISO Speeds : 100

ISO Speeds : 1600

ISO Speeds : 200

ISO Speeds : 400

ISO Speeds : 80

ISO Speeds : 800

Optical Zoom : 3.6x

What's Hot

Waterproof to 10m, shockproof from 2m, snow- and crush-proof, fairly sharp images, low noise levels

What's Not

Colour issues, chromatic aberration problems, slow burst mode

The Final Word

Olympus' Tough 1030SW doesn't take massive leaps ahead of its predecessors, but it does introduce a few minor improvements and remains a good choice for users after a unit that can take more than its fair share of punishment.

Digital Camera Features

Optical Zoom

3.6x

Camera Resolution

10.1 MP

Digital Zoom

Video capture

Yes

Interchangeable Lens?

Focus Type

Autofocus

Focus Length Telephoto (cm)

10.2

Macro Focus Range Telephoto (cm)

30 - infinity

Lens Aperture Telephoto (cm)

f/5.1

Aperture Priority?

FlashType

Built-in

Flash Range Telephoto (cm)

30 - 270

Flash Functions

Auto Flash, Fill-in Flash, Flash Off, Red-eye Reduction Flash

ISO Speeds

800, 1600, 80, 100, 200, 400

Max Shutter Speed

1/1000th of a second

Min Shutter Speed

4 seconds

Shutter Priority?

White balance

Auto, Cloudy, Daylight, Fluorescent, Tungsten

Fixed Image Resolutions

1920x1080, 2304x1728, 1600x1200, 2560x1920, 3648x2736, 2048x1536, 640x480, 1280x960

Image Sensor Type

CCD

Image stabilization (Optical)?

Colour Viewfinder?

Tripod Mount?

Yes

Continuous Shot?

Yes

Focal Range Wide (cm)

Macro Focus Range Wide (cm)

10 - infinity

Focus Length Wide (cm)

2.8

Flash Range Wide (cm)

10 - 410

Lens Aperture Wide (cm)

f/3.5

Digital Video

Digital video format

AVI, DIVX

Video resolutions

320x240, 640x480

Video speed (fps)

15, 30

Display

Display Technology

LCD

Screen size

2.7 in

General

Available Colours

Black

Length (mm)

93.2

Width (mm)

61.4

Height (mm)

21.3

Weight without battery (grams)

173

Media

Supported Memory Media

xD Picture Card

Supported Picture File Formats

JPEG

Power

Power Supply

Battery

Battery Type

Rechargeable - (Li-Ion)

Battery Size

Proprietary

Wired Connections

Wired Terminals / Ports

USB 2.0

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