Because I am out in all sorts of weather I need the waterproof feature and the drop proof ruggedness. It also acts as a backup for when I’m out with my full size camera and something goes wrong with it. I am not going to be going on an amazing vacation and need amazing, stellar pictures that sell them self. Come to find out, I am pleased. I would absolutely recommend this camera. This camera takes pretty good quality photos. I have a 14GB-Class-10 memory card installed. Class-10 is the fastest card there is. While the camera worked very well underwater for snorkeling, it fell short on land. I purchased the camera based on design and durability, believing that a company like Olympus would have figured out how to take digital photos, but I was wrong.

This is a wonderful point and shoot. Startup time when you power the camera on isn’t the fastest but it is quick. The Stylus tough 6020 really lives up to its name. I’m a fishing guide in New York state and in the late fall and winter months it’s the only camera you can use do to the colder weather.

All in all, the quality is great for what I need it to be. Point, shoot, forget. I was a little nervous at first about dunking it in water but it worked great for underwater pictures and video. I need an extra battery and I bought a 16 GB SD card which gave me over 4000 pictures or over 5 hours of video.

On opening it up – it had got water in, shorted the battery and the terminal. Two days and it fails – never buy this! The pictures are looking great and the zoom is perfect for us. We travel a good bit and this camera is easy to use and easy to carry in my purse.

It improves on the Stylus-tough 3000 series in a couple of great ways, solving many of the problems that the 3000 series had. I loved my 3000: even for its faults it still was great to have an ultra-portable, durable camera wherever I am. There are so many more disappointing things about this camera that it’s almost not worth typing. It’s still not working after 2 months now.

The Polaroid takes a much better photo even though it may be the cheapest camera on the market. Do yourself a favor and buy another product. This camera has been dropped by a 3 year old on the concrete, used to snorkel under water, and caught some wonderful spur of the moment HD video. Let’s just say if you have the correct setting, the photos are fantastic.

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