2 Responses to “Olympus Stylus 790SW 7.1MP Waterproof Digital Camera with Dual Image Stabilized 3x Optical Zoom (Lime) Reviews”

  1. Rich Ball says:
    234 of 240 people found the following review helpful:
    5.0 out of 5 stars
    Convert, November 22, 2007
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    Rich Ball (Washington, DC) –
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    I will admit I was a skeptic when I bought this camera. I have a toddler and a tech-retarded wife, both of whom are responsible for previous spectacular digicam annihilations. So I turned to the Stylus 790 more out of desperation than anything.

    Now I admit to being a total convert. For the price-point, I was just hoping for something that took mediocre pics and wouldn’t die in 6 months at the hands of my ruthless gadget assassins. It, in fact, takes remarkable pictures, comes with a ton of handy features barely noted on Amazon, and really is indestructible.

    Really. And by indestructible I mean it has survived being burried at the beach, dropped in the bubble bath, thrown in the toilet (more than once), gone through the dishwasher cycle (don’t ask), dropped from our 3-level balcony to the sidewalk below, and having been laundered (washer AND dryer).

    Plus battery is good for hundreds of shots, the video clips are surprisingly crisp, and I rarely have issues with blurry pictures any more. Also, Olympus’ face-finding technology is pretty amazing stuff.

    Overall I would highly recommend this camera on its own merits as a great camera. The fact the it survived my household is the icing on the cake, since (I hope) you won’t be nearly as rough in testing it. Enjoy!

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  2. Brian "B. Palmer" says:
    96 of 100 people found the following review helpful:
    5.0 out of 5 stars
    Great Performance in a small package, November 20, 2007
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    Brian “B. Palmer” (Arnold, Moldova, Republic of) –
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    I am a pro photographer, shooting with a Nikon D2Xs. I was looking for a compact camera for my wife, when I saw this camera in the reviews, it seemed like a good choice. I did some research and found a SCUBA website that tested it to 64′ deep, and although the depth gauge stops at 30 something feet, it performed fine event at over double the rated depth.

    I was specifically concerned about the contrast these little point and shot cameras have, coming from the world of pro DSLRs… This isn’t a $4500 D2Xs, but I was very surprised how good the picture is. The large screen is very sharp and bright. The integrated lens cover is metal, and seems like it would be sturdy.

    I would recommend this camera as a high performance compact point-and-shoot.

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