My Olympus SW Camera is "Me" Proof!

Using my Olympus SW Camera to the max! I have to tell you, I am extremely disappointed with the quality of this video after I uploaded it to YouTube. Maybe it is something I did wrong, but I tried 3 different resolutions. The underlying .jpg and .avi files were raw format from the camera, imported into iPhoto and then iMovie on my iMac, then exported to YouTube as an .m4v file. I play the .m4v file directly on my iMac or my Windows XP computers, or even to the .m4v file I posted to Facebook, and they look great. And even the raw .avi fies I exported to YouTube as separate videos are poor quality on YouTube but great elsewhere. So I am having a hard time with the quality of the file as it displays on YouTube. Does not do justice to the quality of adventures I experienced. The camera does, the camera is great! Had a friend of mine, who is a professional photographer by the way, pre-order today the latest Olympus AdventureProof camera, the Tough 8000, after seeing my video. I am jealous!

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Travel & Events

[arasthdm]

these video footages looks stunning.. other vids made by tough8000 are all disappointing. is it because of youtube? im bout to get a 8000 but still not sure. video qual gotta convince me

[jshurte1964]

I created the video using iMovie with my iMac, after putting it together with the stills and videos as previously mentioned in comments. I did create it as a larger Hi-Res video file and then uploaded to YouTube. Not sure what you are comparing to, but this may be the difference. I would think the tough 8000 would have better, if not at least comparable quality of raw photos/videos. Probably depends on on how the final product is edited and published.

[jshurte1964]

uploaded to YouTube as a 960x540 .m4v file to be exact.

[lykkegaard1]

Im thinink of buying the new Olympus Mju 8010 with a HD-video mode.. Will you recommend the Tough-series?

[jshurte1964]

...The videos are as high quality as I can get them, as well, but they suffer in resolution to the still photos, especially if you increase the size of the screen. They also do not have a frame rate comparable to a video camera. However, when you put together the capabilities of the camera it is pretty awesome. Good luck. Shoot me a message when you post some for yourself...

[jshurte1964]

Most of the video contains still photos panned with the Robert Burns effect. They are all as high-res as I can get them on the camera and you should be able to do better as your camera has a higher mp level than mine...

[awesomeSkins]

i have the tough 8000 12mp, good camera, but i kinda havent used it much yet :s video quality doesnt seem to be as good as this tho :/ i need to try new settings n stuff, i might even post a few vids with it :P

[jshurte1964]

Thanks for the comment. Yes, I discovered the HQ button after I wrote the narrative. Should probably change it to be fair. I have a friend who bought the Tough 8000. If it is as good as the 790 SW it will be an awesome camera to have! Good luck! Let me know when you post some videos from the Tough 8000...

[rumitcu]

You can now click on HQ (bottom right of the screen) to view it in High Quality. Love the video! I'm about to get a Tough 8000.