Customer Rating: 
Summary: Durable point-and-shoot for the outdoors
Comment: I bought this camera to replace my old powershot SD700, which broke when it was dropped onto a carpeted floor from a height of maybe 4 feet. Overall, I'm happy with the Olympus, but it falls short of my SD700 in a few areas.
Pros:
- The Olympus is smaller than I expected. It fits easily into my pocket and is not cumbersome to carry around on backpacking trips, for example.
- This thing is durable. You can feel the "sturdiness." I added a screen protector from bestskinsever, and now I feel like it's indestructible. I never worry about it.
- It does a great job with macros (close-ups). It even has a special macro mode that uses a small, built-in LED to light your subject. Very nice feature.
- It has an impressive zoom; better than the 3X of my old SD700.
- It has an impressively high-res CCD: 10.1MP; again, better than my old SD700.
Cons:
- My old SD700 still took better pictures. I can't think of a way to quantify this qualitative observation, but I think it's true. I recently went on a backpacking trip and my buddy brought his camera, which happened to be an SD700. We took pictures of the same scenery, but the Fall colors looked more vibrant through his camera. Images also seem..."sharper" with the SD700, despite the megapixel advantage of the Olympus. Maybe someone who knows more about cameras could explain this.
- There are a handful of different acquisition settings on the Olympus, but navigating to them is not very intuitive and definitely not very fast.
- There's no real manual control of things like shutter speed, etc.
I use this camera for all of my outdoor activities: backpacking, snowboarding, climbing, and trips to the beach. That's what this thing was made for, and it feels good to carry it around in my pocket or toss it into my gear bag without worrying about it breaking like my other cameras. The pictures it takes are good enough for me, but are out-shined even by older, cheaper cameras of the same size. If you get this camera, you'll like it. Just keep in mind that you're paying quite a premium for durability.
Customer Rating:
Summary: nice little camera
Comment: I'm still not sure if I'm in love with this camera enough to justify the price. Two little things I haven't liked...1) the battery life is too short. Would strongly recommend the purchase of at least one spare battery, I will probably purchase two. I took it on vacation & was only shooting about 100 pictures a day on 3MG and I was loosing the battery by the end of the day; 2) the response time in between pictures is a little slower than I would have liked.
Some positives: The camera has a lot of scene selections & specialty modes that allowed me to get a few pictures that in the past I would not have gotten with a point & shoot -- like shooting into backlighting. I didn't have to worry about it getting wet on rainy days or if I dropped or bumped it so that was nice. The picture quality was good, I took most on 3mg & a few on 10mg. I loved the size...slipped easily into my pocket. I like the wide angle of the camera but I wish it had a little bigger zoom. I'm still learning about the camera & how to optimize all the different options. The main reason for buying the camera was to have a durable, sturdy, all weather camera that I could use in a variety of conditions and activities so overall I'm pleased.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great camera!
Comment: Took camera on a month long trip to Central and South America and it performed wonderfully. I used it many times under water and the pictures came out really good. I also "bumped" it a few times and since it is shock-proof, no harm done. Highly recommend it.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great camera!
Comment: This is a great camera for underwater and travel. It is very easy to use, it takes good pictures and it truly is waterproof, drop-proof, crush-proof and so much more!
The only issue I had with it was drying the lens off after taking it out of the water when I wanted to take an above water picture. Otherwise, I love it! It certainly serves its purpose.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Olympus Stylus 1030sw
Comment: I love this camera! I purchased it right before a Curacao vacation and didn't have too much time to figure it out beforehand. I found that it was easy to figure out with a little help from the book. At first I was afraid to taake it underwater but then I took the plunge! The pictures came out wonderful. We were snorkeling and the colors of the fish came out true. You need to watch were you place your fingers beause it's easy to put over the lens. I would recommend this item!
Summary: Durable point-and-shoot for the outdoors
Comment: I bought this camera to replace my old powershot SD700, which broke when it was dropped onto a carpeted floor from a height of maybe 4 feet. Overall, I'm happy with the Olympus, but it falls short of my SD700 in a few areas.
Pros:
- The Olympus is smaller than I expected. It fits easily into my pocket and is not cumbersome to carry around on backpacking trips, for example.
- This thing is durable. You can feel the "sturdiness." I added a screen protector from bestskinsever, and now I feel like it's indestructible. I never worry about it.
- It does a great job with macros (close-ups). It even has a special macro mode that uses a small, built-in LED to light your subject. Very nice feature.
- It has an impressive zoom; better than the 3X of my old SD700.
- It has an impressively high-res CCD: 10.1MP; again, better than my old SD700.
Cons:
- My old SD700 still took better pictures. I can't think of a way to quantify this qualitative observation, but I think it's true. I recently went on a backpacking trip and my buddy brought his camera, which happened to be an SD700. We took pictures of the same scenery, but the Fall colors looked more vibrant through his camera. Images also seem..."sharper" with the SD700, despite the megapixel advantage of the Olympus. Maybe someone who knows more about cameras could explain this.
- There are a handful of different acquisition settings on the Olympus, but navigating to them is not very intuitive and definitely not very fast.
- There's no real manual control of things like shutter speed, etc.
I use this camera for all of my outdoor activities: backpacking, snowboarding, climbing, and trips to the beach. That's what this thing was made for, and it feels good to carry it around in my pocket or toss it into my gear bag without worrying about it breaking like my other cameras. The pictures it takes are good enough for me, but are out-shined even by older, cheaper cameras of the same size. If you get this camera, you'll like it. Just keep in mind that you're paying quite a premium for durability.
Customer Rating:
Summary: nice little camera
Comment: I'm still not sure if I'm in love with this camera enough to justify the price. Two little things I haven't liked...1) the battery life is too short. Would strongly recommend the purchase of at least one spare battery, I will probably purchase two. I took it on vacation & was only shooting about 100 pictures a day on 3MG and I was loosing the battery by the end of the day; 2) the response time in between pictures is a little slower than I would have liked.
Some positives: The camera has a lot of scene selections & specialty modes that allowed me to get a few pictures that in the past I would not have gotten with a point & shoot -- like shooting into backlighting. I didn't have to worry about it getting wet on rainy days or if I dropped or bumped it so that was nice. The picture quality was good, I took most on 3mg & a few on 10mg. I loved the size...slipped easily into my pocket. I like the wide angle of the camera but I wish it had a little bigger zoom. I'm still learning about the camera & how to optimize all the different options. The main reason for buying the camera was to have a durable, sturdy, all weather camera that I could use in a variety of conditions and activities so overall I'm pleased.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great camera!
Comment: Took camera on a month long trip to Central and South America and it performed wonderfully. I used it many times under water and the pictures came out really good. I also "bumped" it a few times and since it is shock-proof, no harm done. Highly recommend it.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great camera!
Comment: This is a great camera for underwater and travel. It is very easy to use, it takes good pictures and it truly is waterproof, drop-proof, crush-proof and so much more!
The only issue I had with it was drying the lens off after taking it out of the water when I wanted to take an above water picture. Otherwise, I love it! It certainly serves its purpose.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Olympus Stylus 1030sw
Comment: I love this camera! I purchased it right before a Curacao vacation and didn't have too much time to figure it out beforehand. I found that it was easy to figure out with a little help from the book. At first I was afraid to taake it underwater but then I took the plunge! The pictures came out wonderful. We were snorkeling and the colors of the fish came out true. You need to watch were you place your fingers beause it's easy to put over the lens. I would recommend this item!
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