Olympus Stylus 1030SW / mju 1030SW

Pros: Great picture, great video quality, long battery life, seems to be unbreakable

Cons: Paid $399 for mine, ouch!

The Bottom Line: If you want a high quality, unbreakable camera that you can take anywhere, this is well worth the cost.

Review: I bought this digital camera for my husband, who works as a comercial diver in the gulf of mexico. I figured he needed something practically unbreakable and definitely water-resistant. It was pricey, but considering his last camera lasted a few months, ...

Pros: Truly rugged, waterPROOF, awesome pictures, great video & sound!

Cons: none!!

The Bottom Line:

No matter what you might do in your day, this camera will go with you!

Review: Wow! Awesome camera! I have three small children, and this is the answer for me. I found that I wasn't taking as many pictures as I used to before I had kids, because I was nervous of having my SLR out around the kids. Now with this camera, I can give ...

Pros: rugged, waterproof, easy to use, great design, wide-angle lens

Cons: pricey, no AC connection, no optical viewfinder, average pictures for price, sinks like a rock

The Bottom Line: You can't always have the best of both worlds, but with the Olympus 1030 SW you can shoot great photos where other cameras dare not go.

Review: The Olympus 1030 SW is a great point-and-shoot, but I am serious about my photography. Or at least as serious as point-and-shoot goes. My very first digital camera was the HP R707 and it performed so well that I thought digital cameras could only get ...

Pros: SW line is the Only Affordable Water Proof line available.

Cons: WaterProof system works but not reliable.

The Bottom Line: Great outdoor camera, rugged and water proof. But never take near water without the silicon skin option

Review: This camera is capable of great quality pictures but under limited circumstances. It does everything a good quality P&S Digital does but at a price premium. That premium is paid to get the Water Proof (to 33') feature. This is the reason I am ...

Pros: Ease of use, features, picture quality, waterproof, shockproof

Cons: Proprietary battery, proprietary USB cable, battery life

The Bottom Line: Very easy to use and great quality of pictures, but the battery issues would lead me to shop for a different camera.

Review: We got an Olympus Stylus for my son's birthday last year and he really liked it a lot.  I liked it too from the times I got to use it.  To alleviate my electronic-gadget-envy, my wife got me an Olympus Stylus for my birthday this year.  ...

Pros: The camera is a big improvement over the original 720SW.

Cons: The sound recorder is defective.

Review: The movie mode in the Stylus 1030SW has a defect in the recording of sound. A "popping" noise is recorded in the sound track. Olympus is aware of the problem and promises a firmware fix by the end of Septmeber 2008.The higher the ISO, the poorer the ...

Pros: A Great idea, good both above and below the water. 

Cons: The cover doors do not lock, they just snap shut, a major design flaw.  

Review: I really liked this camera from the start, it seemed perfect for shallow dives and snorkeling.  It does everything promised and more.  Then disaster struck, and the door came open underwater when I pulled it out of my ...