Need some help from any photography/camera experts out there.
I'm going to Hawaii in Sept. (Maui 1/2 marathon
) and will be doing some snorkeling and other water activities. I want to get an digital underwater camera.
I looked at the Olympus Stylus Tough-6000 and 8000.
Looking at a comparsion, the only differences I see are that the 8000 is 12MP, while the 6000 is 10MP, the 8000 is waterproof up to 33 ft, the 6000 to 10 ft. (I won't be going more than 10ft under), and the 8000 is supposedly crushproof up to 220 pounds of pressure (the 6000 is not). Both are shockproof (6000 up to 5ft; 8000 up to 6.6 ft.)
The 6000 is approx. $299 and the 8000 is $399. My question is, do you think the extra 2MP and being crushproof is worth the extra $100? I'm normally pretty good with my cameras. If I do drop them, it's not usually from any great height.
Any help would be appreciated. If there are any websites that compare the two or offer help, could you let me know them also?
Thanks!
Terri
I'm going to Hawaii in Sept. (Maui 1/2 marathon
) and will be doing some snorkeling and other water activities. I want to get an digital underwater camera. I looked at the Olympus Stylus Tough-6000 and 8000.
Looking at a comparsion, the only differences I see are that the 8000 is 12MP, while the 6000 is 10MP, the 8000 is waterproof up to 33 ft, the 6000 to 10 ft. (I won't be going more than 10ft under), and the 8000 is supposedly crushproof up to 220 pounds of pressure (the 6000 is not). Both are shockproof (6000 up to 5ft; 8000 up to 6.6 ft.)
The 6000 is approx. $299 and the 8000 is $399. My question is, do you think the extra 2MP and being crushproof is worth the extra $100? I'm normally pretty good with my cameras. If I do drop them, it's not usually from any great height.
Any help would be appreciated. If there are any websites that compare the two or offer help, could you let me know them also?
Thanks!
Terri
