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Whistle Stopper - Olympus Stylus 1030SW 10.1MP Digital Camera with 3.6x Optical Wide Angle Zoom (Silver)
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List Price: $379.99
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Manufacturer: Olympus
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Batteries Included: 0
Binding: Electronics
Brand: Olympus
Color: Silver
Connectivity: AV
Digital Zoom: 5
Display Size: 2.7
EAN: 0050332162914
Feature: 10-megapixel image sensor captures enough detail for photo-quality 18 x 24-inch prints
Floppy Disk Drive Description: None
Has Red Eye Reduction: 1
Included Software: Yes
Is Autographed: 0
Is Memorabilia: 0
Label: Olympus
Manufacturer: Olympus
Maximum Focal Length: 18.2
Maximum Resolution: 10.1
Minimum Focal Length: 5
Model: 226340
Optical Zoom: 3.6
Publisher: Olympus
Release Date: 2008-03-01
Special Features: nv:Sensor^10.1 Megapixel|Size^1/2.33?|Image Resolution^3648 x 2736|Movie Resolution^640 x 480|Memory Included^14.7MB Internal|Storage Media^xD-Picture Card|Compressed Format^DPOF|Compressed Format^PIM3|Compressed Format^JPG (EXIF 2.2)|Movie File Format^AVI motion JPEG|Optical Zoom^3.6x|Digital Zoom^5x|Combined Zoom^18x|Focal Length^28 - 102mm|Focus Mode^TTL - AF|Focus Mode^iESP|Focusing Range^50cm - infinity|LCD Monitor^2.7-inch|LCD Pixels^230,000 pixels|LCD Coverage^100%
Studio: Olympus
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Features
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10-megapixel image sensor captures enough detail for photo-quality 18 x 24-inch prints
3.6x optical wide-angle zoom; Face Detection
2.7-inch HyperCrystal II LCD
Waterproof to 33 feet; shockproof to 6.6 feet
Stores images on xD Picture Cards (not included)
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Customer Rating:
Summary: LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Comment: I researched the heck out of this camera before buying it....it's purpose was for our Disney trip, specifically the water parks. I tried it out at home in the pool and just love this camera. People are amazed at the underwater videos I've taken, and the pictures come out great too. Not so good on maximum zoom in low light, but that's the only complaint. I got a 8gb microsd and came home from florida with 300 hundred photos and a TON of video, with a ton of memory to spare. This camera has given us video memories that NO OTHER little camera would do. My only suggestion is to keep an eye on the lens if you're using it in the water. Sometimes a droplet of water will stay on the lens and show up on subsequent pictures. I just blow on it to get rid of any water. No viewfinder is really no problem....I haven't used one since my first digi camera 10 years ago!!! I feel bad for those who have had trouble with this camera, because for me, it's been amazing.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Worked Only for a Few Days
Comment: Appears to be a nice product, but if the LCD goes black then you have no view finder and no access to the functions. The camera only worked for a few days so I would not recommend it.
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Summary: Defect in the Olympus Stylus 1030sw
Comment: The Olympus Stylus 1030SW has been shipping with a known defect by Olympus. In the video recording mode the sound track contains a popping sound. It is generated by any touching of the camera. Olympus is supposedly coming out with a firmware fix in September. The buyer should beware of this problem and perhaps wait to purchase until a fix is incorporated in the cameras.
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Summary: TOTALLY AMAZING CAMERA
Comment: The Olympus Stylus 1030SW is the coolest camera I've ever seen!!! I just got back from the beach with my family and it worked great. We had a ball with it in the ocean and now have some great memories to boot!!! The picture quality couldn't be better (as long as you use good photography techniques, you cant fight physics). I took video of myself and family riding waves in the ocean and it looks amazing. This camera is a great product that I am recommending to all my friends and family. Also, as a creative arts director for a non-profit I will be recommending its purchase by all of our new recruits.
-Make sure you buy a huge memory card though...I have the 2gig and it allows almost 2 hrs of video.
-The floating wrist strap is a must if you intend to use the camera anywhere near moving water.
Great Job Olympus!!!!
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Summary: Great Camera on Paper...
Comment: I really wanted to love this camera. It has everything I wanted: rugged, compact, waterproof, and takes great pictures. I currently have a Panasonic Lumix TZ-5, and a the Panasonic waterproof casing for it, and never used this combo with the Olympus Stylus 1030 SW around!
It was so easy to carry the Stylus 1030 SW around on the pool/beach and into the water. It starts up almost immediately upon pressing the power button so I never missed a shot. I loved that it was shock-proof so I didn't have to mentally treat it with kid gloves, and there are no protrusions on the camera to worry about breaking.
Now the bad news. After the first time going into the pool for about 3 feet underwater, the camera seems to be adversely affected. I was extra careful and followed the directions regarding checking the seals for foreign objects that may cause leaks, and they were properly closed.
I noticed that the videos taken (maybe from this point on, maybe always had this problem) had a smudge about the middle of the screen. This was not dirt on the outside of the lens where I can get at and clean. It would disappear under certain lighting conditions, but most underwater shots had it. My guess is that it's an internal reflective defect or dirt on the optics. Curiously, I don't notice it in my photos, just videos.
In addition to this, the lens would fog up during the night after some underwater excursions. The fog would cloud up the lens internally, so all photos and videos were foggy. Holding the camera in my hands would warm it up, causing the fog to get cloudier. As a work-around, I would air dry the camera each night with all its ports open, but this doesn't always work.
Another major drawback of this camera that was not publicized very well is that you MUST use the type M+ XD memory card to record VGA in 30 frames/sec. Using the included adapter my 4GB MicroSDHC card, you are limited to 10 seconds VGA 30 frames/sec videos. You can record lower resolution or VGA with 15 frames/sec videos without the M+ XD memory card, though.
Additionally, my videos would sometimes have strange regular very loud clicking sounds, about once click per second for certain stretches. This was very disconcerting.
I also noticed that the videos of bright lights indoors would sometimes have vertical glares above and below the light sources. I never noticed this phenomenon on my TZ-5 videos.
The final weird restriction that I found out only after using this camera was that it had two video modes: Underwater, and Non-underwater. In Underwater mode, you have no audio, but can use zoom. In Non-underwater mode, you can record audio, but cannot zoom. Perhaps the zooming caused horrible audio noises to be recorded so the engineers decided to never record audio while allowing zooming?
In conclusion, the Olympus Stylus 1030 SW was everything I was looking for on paper and would have been a wonderful all purpose point-and-shoot photo and video camera for all occasions. Unfortunately, my particular unit seemed not be quite waterproof as advertised, and the model had some major design drawbacks in the areas of video recording.
I really cannot recommend this camera based on the unit I had.
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Editorial Reviews:
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The Stylus 1030SW is designed for active people who want a tough camera that can keep up with their on-the-go lifestyles. The Shockproof & Crushproof casing is a durable metal body that has an innovative shock-absorbing construction with a floating circuit board that can protect the Stylus 1030SW from drops up to 6.6 feet and withstand 220 lbs of pressure. If you ever wanted to take pictures of aquatic life now you can, the Stylus 1030SW has Waterproof seals and gaskets that keeps water out so you can take pictures as deep as 33 feet underwater. When you're skiing or snowboarding you will enjoy the Freezeproof and Digital Image Stabilization features that allows you to take perfect photos of fast moving subjects in cold climates up to -10c/14f. With the 10.1 MP setting you can capture high quality images and then easily view it on the 2.7" HyperCrystal II LCD display at extra-wide viewing angles even in direct sunlight. Focus Range Normal mode - 0.5m - infinity, Macro Mode - 0.1M - infinity, Tele - 0.3m - infinity, Super Macro mode - 2cm - 50cm 1/1000 -1/2 sec. (up to 4 Sec. In Night Scene mode) Shutter Speed Auto, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600 ISO 14.7MB Internal Memory (additional memory recommended to store more photos and video) Media Card Slot - xD-Picture Card (1GB,2GB), microSD (MASD-1 is required) Built-in Flash with Auto, Red-Eye Reduction, Fill-in, Off Flash modes Flash Working Range - 1.0m - 4.1m @ ISO 800 Wide, 0.3m - 2.7m @ ISO 800 Tele USB Connector, Audio/Video Output, DC Input System Requirements - Windows 2000/XP/Vista, Mac OS X 10.3 or later, USB port Approximate Battery Life - 260 Shots Approximate Unit Dimensions - 3.7(W) x 2.4(H) x 0.84(D) Approximate Unit Weight - 6.3oz (without battery & media card)
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