Olympus Stylus 1010 10.1MP Digital Camera with 7x Optical Dual Image Stabilized Zoom (Silver) by Olympus
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Digital camera reviews of Olympus Stylus 1010 10.1MP Digital Camera with 7x Optical Dual Image Stabilized Zoom (Silver)
Digital camera Review: Olympus Stylus 1010 Camera
Summary: 5 Stars
I diligently searched for a good quality point & shoot camera that was easy to use & small in size. I used the product reviews by Amazon & other camera sites. I recently used the camera for a Mediterranean cruise & absolutely loved the ease of use of the camera & picture quality. It's easy enough for an amateur to use & has other features that I'm looking forward to learning how to use.Digital camera Review: Olympus Stylus 1010 Review
Summary: 5 Stars
Recently, I had out-of-state guests at two different times and had used the Olympus Stylus 1010 camera on both occassions. So far, it's been great to me. I haven't used the video feature yet except when I've accidently used it on a self-timer. It was hilarous when we've viewed it later... However, it seemed to come out nicely. In the past, I had Olympus Stylus 710 and that camera was great! I gave it to my fiancee and she loves the camera too. That is why I decided to buy another Olympus digital camera. I'm a great fan of Olympus!Digital camera Review: Olympus!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is my 2nd Olympus camera and i love it. my old one broke and im glad i chose this Olympus Stylus 1010, I'm normall not good with electronics but its easy to use.Digital camera Review: One awesome little camera
Summary: 5 Stars
I will add my voice to the many positive reviews of this little gem and comment upon some of the negatives expressed elsewhere.
First of all, I must give a standing ovation, two thumbs-up, and any other accolades you can think of, to my absolute, positive favorite feature of this camera: MACRO MODE, and, even better, SUPER-MACRO-MODE!!!! Macro mode lets you focus on a subject down to four inches from the lens, and still allows use of telephoto; super-macro-mode lets you focus down to TWO CENTIMETERS (less than 1 inch) from the lens. I do a lot of EBay and have need for detailed closeups of hallmarks and faded writing on antiques, and this feature is UN-BE-LIEVABLE. Not only can you get 1 inch from your subject, but with 10 megapixels of resolution, you can go into Photoshop, crop a small section of the resulting picture, and blow it up to many times its size while still maintaining good clarity. The result is that you can obtain clear pictures of details that are FREAKING MICROSCOPIC. I kid thee not. This feature alone is worth the very reasonable price. You will find one or two reviews that comment on some kind of "focusing problem" when in macro mode. To those people, I say: RTFM!!! When you hold the shutter part way down, the camera displays a focusing square, and it will be green when the camera successfully focuses. It blinks red if the camera fails to achieve focus. If that little guy is green, you will get a perfect picture every time. If it's red, just move a bit farther away from the subject and try again. When you are operating that close, half an inch one way or the other makes a huge difference. I will repeat: THERE IS NO FOCUSING ISSUE IN MACRO MODE!!!!!
OK, enough of that. Other items:
1) Some of the negative reviews say the picture quality is poor. Those people must have been reviewing a different camera. Or else they were competitors trying to badmouth the product. Picture quality is superb.
2) Many reviews comment that "shadow mode" is the key to taking good pix with this camera. YES IT IS! They goofed a teeny bit by not making it "on" by default.
3) Yes, the 7x optical zoom is sweet.
4) BATTERY: One review commented that the "battery remaining" display is inaccurate. I have to concur with that. It tends to say 4 bars for a long time and then suddenly drop down to zilch. However, in general the battery life is good and par for the course as such cameras go. One review commented that if you use a lot of the optional features of the camera, the battery runs out quickly. I'm sure she's right, but that is true of ANY camera.
5) Personally I like to play around with settings when I shoot pictures and prefer cameras that are less "point'n'click" and more "do-it-yourself". This camera has achieved a good balance between the two. The automatic features of this camera result in good enough pictures that I really don't have much desire to play around (although I do recommend that you read the manual to learn more about how they work and become fluent with them). They do allow you to perform a fair number of manual tweaks if you care to (but not aperature and shutter speed, the two most important ones!).
6) Some reviews have commented that the flash is too strong. I rarely use the flash and this thing takes great pictures without it 95% of the time (and it has several special modes to help you avoid using the flash). However, the one or two times I've tried, the results were less than stellar. Yes, it seems on the strong side and seems to wash out the colors somewhat. I'm convinced there's something I can set on this camera to improve this situation, but I haven't taken the time to figure that one out.
Bottom line: I LOVE THIS CAMERA!!! And it doesn't even cost an arm and a leg. The camera I truly thought I wanted was the Canon Powershot SX10, but I just couldn't bring myself to shell out the $400. I decided to give this one a try and am very glad I did.
Digital camera Review: Pleased with this camera
Summary: 4 Stars
I am a newbie to the camera world, and my camera needs are quite simple. I wanted a simple no frills camera to take pictures.
Pros:
- Takes quick pictures. This camera does not take forever like some others do. This was a key feature for me as I have a newborn and its easy to miss out on key moments due to waiting for the picture during, and that nasty delay after you take a picture that prevents you from taking another.
- The interface is very non-cumbersome. I am non-techie when it comes to cameras. This camera fits the point and shoot type of mentality. I also like the interface for the setting that asks you what type of picture you are taking so that it can adjust the flash (it asks portrait, water pictures, night pictures etc...)
- The charger is very non-bulky. Lots of camera come with chargers that have long cables and just cause clutter. This one is a little box that plugs into your outlet and the battery goes inside the box. Nice, simple and clean. Battery life is quite reasonable.
- Turns on and is ready to fire very quickly (at least versus other cameras I have used).
Cons:
- A little pricey for a simple camera, other simple cameras are less expensive. However, I was willing to pay more because this camera takes quick pictures and this was a critical feature for me.
- I have noticed some noise on the pictures. I should point out that this could be user error as I am just using the default settings. The noise is very small and I really only notice it when using my huge 25.5 inch monitor (that has a decent color and resolution display). On my 22inch monitor (that is of lesser image quality) you cant really see the noise. I personally don't have a problem with the noise because I was willing to accept some picture noise for quick performance. I did want to mention this flaw as I realize there are people out there who maybe more anal then myself about the quality of the picture. If I had to put a number on it I would say the picture quality (on default setting) is 7/10. I also noticed that many of my pictures came out with Red Eye - but it was easy to fix with Vista's default picture viewer which can fix this with a couple of clicks (again not a issue for me personally but I did want mention it.
So far I am very pleased and I would recommend it, esp if quick pictures is important to you (assuming you don't mind paying a little more).
Side note: I noticed the camera came with some software to edit pictures, I have not installed the software so I cannot comment on that.