Olympus Stylus 770 SW
May 1st, 2007 | by David Elrich
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Average user rating from 14 users |
Good stuff.
by John on Dec 14th, 2007 at 10:48 AM:
I must say, I'm impressed with this camera. The qualities of pictures are much more than I expected and rival those of much more expensive cameras. For a point and shoot digital, it doesn't get much better. I carry it everywhere and I know I couldn't do that with other brands. I am an avid outdoorsman and spend a lot of time in the corrosive seawater with my camera. I do wish it had a viewfinder, but tit for tat. I'm pretty sure there aren't many other cameras that can stand up to a 5' fall, 33' submersion, sub-freezing temps, or 200+ pounds on top of it! The only reason I give it an 8 is because I've only had it one summer so-far, and I haven't tried all the cameras out there yet.
Stylus deficiency!
by Chuck Carr on Oct 25th, 2007 at 4:31 PM:
Just bought the Stylus 770SW. Most of my work is in the bright sun on the edge of the coral reef. In the sun, I can hardly see the image on the monitor. Terrible.
Next problem: I am near sighted. Cannot use this camera without reading glasses. With no view finder, you are left with the monitor as your window. Cannot focus on the monitor without glasses. Try that underwater!
I'm ditching this unit.
short ife
by Randy on Oct 18th, 2007 at 9:21 AM:
This camera has many great features, and a few drawbacks, so let me do my best to list them both. It is fairly simple to use. The auto feature makes it a simple point and shoot camera, while the multitude of options allow you to be very choosy on how you want your pictures to turn out. Although the buttons are fairly small I found them quite usable with bare hands. It takes nice pictures, both of people and of landscapes. Even the underwater feature is very nice.
On a cruise vacation I was able to take both great pics of the fish and of the scenery. With a 2 GB XD card (about $30) I was able to take over 500 pictures at the highest quality. Actually I never came close to filling the card in 4 days. The camera worked well in the water and out, but after the second day in the water, and taking good pics afterwards, late that night I went outside in the humid air and the camera started to act up. Eventually it died all together. Although I did save the pics already on the card, I was without a camera for the rest of my trip. I was not happy!
I guess in summary I would say that this camera is a good little camera. It takes fair pictures and withstands rough conditions . . . but donÂ't trust just this camera on something as valuable as a vacation. Take a backup! I made the mistake of leaving my larger Fuji at home, hoping this would be enough. I took a spare hair brush, I should have taken a spare camera.
By the way, I bought my Olympus Camera at Best Buy, I figured, local store, better service if anything goes wrong. Oops. I don't recommend Best Buy anymore. After the camera died less than 2 months after being purchased, they would not exchange it. Only send it in for repairs that may take 6 weeks or more! No service there and, no camera for upcoming birthdays, or Halloween parties. I later realized if I had returned it for store credit, I could have used that to buy a new one, but still I was very unhappy with Best BuyÂ's lack of willingness to take care of me immediately. Even Wal-Mart will exchange things you still have the box for! Not Best Buy! And that was after I paid for their special warranty, and an accessory pack, totaling about $640 for camera accessories and warranty. And still no service. I wonÂ't shop at Best Buy again!
Performs as expected
by Murray on Oct 16th, 2007 at 4:07 PM:
I bought this camera for day-to-day use in an industrial plant where a normal telescopic zoom would be prone to damage by dust and corrosive gases. I did some research before buying, so I wasn't expecting fantastic picture quality or slick menus. The 770 SW produces very good results for my purposes, although I've had to do some experimenting with the settings to get good results under certain light conditions. It also gives good results underwater with no ill effects. The software could do with some improvements to reduce user effort.
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Definitely Not Waterproof
by Cameron on Jul 23rd, 2008 at 8:58 AM: