I bought this camera for my trip to Key West. I planned to do a number of snorkeling trips, and thought it would be cool to have a underwater camera.
I have now owned the camera for about six months, and have had it in the water over 20 times. I have never had a problem with it and would recommend it to anyone who wants to take a digital camera to the Ocean or Beach and not worry about destroying it.
Excellent Pictures. Although, the flash pictures have a tendency to allows produce red eye.
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The camera is easy enough to use, and it takes outstanding photographs. It is difficult to see what you are taking a picture of without an eyepiece. I took care of the camera exactly as the instructions, but had to buy 2 new batteries, they would charge, but not register in the camera. I did return the camera and was very quickly fixed. I like olympus products. If you are looking for a cheap, easy underwater camera, I suggest getting the upgrade of this model, the one with the eyepiece, you won't regret the extra money.
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Olympus Stylus 790SW 7.1MP Waterproof Digital Camera with Dual Image Stabilized 3x Optical Zoom (Silver)
Well, so far so good. I purchased this camera after I fell in the water while fishing the Watogga River in TN and destroyed my old HP.
I wasn't looking for anything fancy, but I see some great stuff fishing and I wanted a camera tough enough not to think about.
Actually, it's so small, I carry it around all the time in my shirt pocket,
so I can take a picture at a moment's notice . This is a plus!!
Some people have complained about the quality of the photos. I am very pleased with my results so far and see no need to complain .
If you want a basic camera, tough enough to take anywhere, this is probably all you need.
That being said, the video is not all that great. Not that I use it that much.
Hope this helps,
Allen Lipscomb.
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I have an Olympus Stylus 840 and now the Olympus 770 SW. I like both cameras. The 840 takes a great picture. But I'm afraid to take it certain places (kayaking, boating or to the beach.) so I bought the 770 SW for these outings. I am not at all sorry for doing so. I stick the 770 in my pocket and have no fear as to where I go. If it gets wet or bumped no problem. I will say that I do not believe that this should be an only camera, it takes a nice picture in certain conditions but it lacks some of features that a fine camera would have. If you already own a fine camera and you are looking for a camera that is tough enough this is the camera. I go snorkeling in 3 weeks I'll let you know how it turns out.
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This camera is good if you are looking for an inexpensive underwater camera. There are a lot of features and the low light feature is really useful. The pictures do turn out pretty grainy but what do you expect when you are using features. All in all, I really like it.
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