Olympus has brought out Stylus Tough 6010 (µ TOUGH-6010 in Europe). This edition is included in its rugged compact camera series.

The Olympus µ TOUGH-6010 – main features:

• Shooting when it’s getting tough, wet and cold – shockproof to 1.5m**, waterproof to 3m* and freezeproof to -10°C
• Available in Titanium Grey, Turquoise Blue, Lava Red
• High-precision 3.6x wide optical zoom (28-102mm***) to capture great scenes through to stunning close-ups even in extreme conditions
• Avoids blur thanks to Dual Image Stabilisation (combines mechanical and digital image stabilisation)
• TAP Control Menu for great convenience
• 12 Megapixels to make poster-size prints
• 6.9cm/2.7” HyperCrystal III LCD for best ever preview even in brilliant sunlight and at extreme angles (230,000 dots)
• Advanced Face Detection of up to 16 persons for perfectly focused and exposed faces. In combination with Shadow Adjustment Technology other main parts of the picture are also correctly exposed.
• The easy way to perfect images – Intelligent Auto Mode (i-Auto) detects the five most commonly used scenes and adjusts settings, focus and exposure automatically
• Spice up your pictures with built-in Magic Filters
• Liven up your memories with movie recording with sound (up to VGA resolution at 30fps)
• xD-Picture Card and microSD**** Card compatible

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Specifications:

Sensor:
1/2.33″ Type CCD
12.7 million total pixels
12 million effective pixels
Primary colour filter (RGB)

Image sizes:
12M 3968 x 2976
5M 2560 x 1920
3M 2048 x 1536
2M 1600 x 1200
1M 1280 x 960
VGA 640 x 480
16:9 1920 x 1080

Movie clips:
640 x 480 @ 30/ 15 fps
320 x 240 @ 15 fps

File formats:
JPEG (EXIF 2.21)
AVI Motion JPEG
WAV audio

Lens:
3.6 x
2 Aspherical glass elements
Focal length 5.0 – 18.2 mm mm
Focal length (equiv. 35mm) 28 – 102 mm
10 lenses / 8 groups
Aperture 3.5 – 5.1

Image stabilization: Yes
Digital zoom: Yes 5x

Focus:
TTL iESP auto focus with contrast detection
Face Detection AF
Spot
Standard
Macro
Super-Macro

Focus distance:
Standard mode 0.5m (wide) / 0.5m (tele)
Macro mode 0.2m – (wide) / 0.3m (tele)
Super Macro mode Closest focusing distance: 2 cm

ISO sensitivity:
Auto
High Auto
Manual ISO 64, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600

Exposure compensation:
+/- 2 EV
1/3 EV steps

Shuttter speed: 1/4 – 1/2000
Aperture: f3.5 – f5.1
Scene modes: 19

White balance:
Auto
Preset

Self timer: Yes, 12 seconds

Flash:
Auto
Red-eye reduction
Fill-in
Off

Flash Range:
Wide 0.1 – 4.0 m (ISO 800)
Tele 0.3 – 2.7 m (ISO 800)

LCD monitor:
2.7″ / 6.9 cm HyperCrystal III LCD
230,000 dots

Connectivity:
DC input
Combined A/V & USB output
USB 2.0 compatible

Storage:
xD-Picture Card
microSD Card
45MB |Internal

Power:
LI-50C Rechargeable Lithium-Ion battery

Weight (no batt):149g
Dimensions: 95 x 63 x 22 mm

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Price: Price is expected to be approximately $425 USD, thats 299.00 Euro

Press Release of Olympus µ TOUGH-6010————— Click Here