Olympus Stylus 850SW 8MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom (Pink) by Olympus
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Digital camera reviews of Olympus Stylus 850SW 8MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom (Pink)
Digital camera Review: Great Buy
Summary: 5 Stars
This camera is a wonderful small camera that takes great pictures and is easy to use. Can use underwater which is loads of fun. Awesome for traveling and around town.Digital camera Review: Great Little camera for all types
Summary: 5 Stars
I have always loved Olympus cameras and the great photos they capture. I needed to replace a 5 year old Samsung (I needed a new battery and just could not get it anywhere). I was looking into the new Fuji WP, but I kept coming back to this great camera. Of course I would have loved to get the more expensive version of this camera, but it was too far out of my price range.
I had bought a blue version of the 850 a few months back for my mom (when they came out with the newer version). And I fell in love with the camera and all it's scene setting and ease of use. This pink one will now be hers and I'll be taking the blue one.
Even though I'll have to buy an xD card (all my other cameras have SD) I still couldn't see myself buying the less expensive Fuji. The pros of the Olympus outweighed that of the Fuji.
I love the macro options with the little LED to help light up a subject. I've always found that a flash overexposes any macro shot and the LED gives you light without blowing a picture out.
The Fuji and Olympus are both waterproof, but the Olympus is shockproof. A major plus if you use it in water and have slippery hands when exiting a pool.
This past weekend I tested the camera out in a coy pond using the video setting. It took some awesome clips of all the fish swimming around. I have yet to try it out in our pool, but I am anxious to experiment :D
8mp is also quite enough for point & shoot pictures. The Fuji has 10mp, but what's 2 more mp when the human eye only really sees at 3? Besides, anything I take with this camera isn't going to be printed out much larger than an 8x10...a 3mp camera even prints up a nice 8x10.
I still have yet to use many of the scene settings on this camera and using such things as the in-camera red-eye removal program.
Overall this is a great little point & shoot with style and versatility.
Digital camera Review: LOVE it!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I love this camera! I bought it right before a trip to Hawaii and took some (300+ in all) really great pictures! It is easy to use and takes beautiful pictures. I love that it can go under water - the main reason I bought it. It does take better pictures in the pool than in the ocean, but I just ended up taking lots of pictures at the pool! I now have a video of my daughter (who swims like a fish) swimming under water! That alone is worth the price of the camera for me. There is no way I could ever capture that! The still pictures, above and below the surface, are great too! The battery lasted long enough. It did run out but only after taking lots of pictures. I did recharge the battery every night. But that's no big deal. Also, the battery should only be put in one way, but as long as you are careful and look at both the camera and the battery, you shouldn't have a problem putting it in wrong. Just be careful I read someone put it in wrong and had a hard time getting it back out. The only drawbakc to this camera, although not a big one, is that the XD card does not fit in either my 4 year old desktop or my brand new laptop computer. You have to connect via the USB port and download directly from the camera, again, if it takes a long time the battery life can be an issue.
All in all, I still feel it is the most fun camera I have ever owned! If you need a new, compact camera that can take pictures absolutely anywhere and under any conditions, buy this camera!
Digital camera Review: LOVES IT...!
Summary: 5 Stars
I love this camera. It is so durable and so much fun to take in the pool. It has great editing features and I like that you can edit the picture before you even hook it up to your computer. The only thing that I can say is that I wish the battery lasted a little longer or that it came with a cradle so it was easier to charge. Other than that I love it!Digital camera Review: Love it!
Summary: 5 Stars
It's a great little camera. I use it for the quick grab shots of friends,family and activities and I purchased it for it's ability to be used in different environments. I had upgraded from the 720SW due to some additional features. It seems like I'm always on a river or around water. I like the Olympus cameras as they are easy to figure out and use. Results are good and the true test came when I went on a float trip down a river with a bunch of friends. We were all on inner-tubes which means no-one is holding still for a picture. I'm constantly moving and the subject is constantly in motion. I put it on the stabilizer setting and got a lot of sharp images.
I went river rafting down the Colorado River in May and used the 720sw and again the shots were absolutely great!
Both cameras got dunked under water on these trips so for me this is a great series of cameras.