Evaluation: 
Conclusion: Great camera, great Olympus customer service
Review: My husband uses this camera while fishing, and it takes surprisingly good pictures! I own a Nikon SLR, but I don't want to use my camera in the boat or kayak due to the possibility of water damage, so I use this camera often as well. I have really been pleased with the quality of the pictures. They are really sharp -- easily the sharpest and highest quality photos I have seen out of the 4 different digital point and shoot cameras we have owned (the others being a Nikon Coolpix 3200, Canon Powershot A540, and a Polaroid A310 that we got for my son that was the absolute worst.)
Also, the rechargeable battery is a wonderful feature. I primarily used the Canon Powershot before getting my SLR, and it ran on AA batteries. I thought that would be handier than a rechargeable battery, but I was wrong -- the 2 AA batteries wouldn't even last through one t-ball game, much less an entire day of shooting. I missed so many memorable moments because my batteries had run out -- even though I tried to always keep replacement batteries with me, it would take a little time to change them out, and bam! the moment would be gone. I have never owned a worse product as far as battery life. However, this Olympus camera has lasted my husband a month on a single charge. Granted, he doesn't take as many pictures as I take, but for it to last that long was remarkable. And the rechargeable battery is much more economical -- I used to feel like I spent as much money on batteries as I would have on film when I kept pouring batteries into the canon.
We bought this camera mainly for the waterproof feature, but the shockproof feature has, unintentionally, come in handy several times. (Those of you with children can probably figure out why!) For the price, I don't think that you can beat those two features. Plus, we recently had an issue with a replacement part, and received absolutely wonderful customer service from Olympus. "Customer service" seems to be a term that is nonexistent these days, so it was a pleasant surprise dealing with them. I was so impressed, and would definitely buy an Olympus product again.
All in all, this was a great purchase, and out of all the point and shoots we have owned, this is the only one that is still around and is still used regularly. I would highly recommend this purchase, or better yet whatever the upgrade from this is, since we got ours almost 2 years ago.
Evaluation: 
Conclusion: shockproof camera for young child
Review: We bought this camera for our (precocious) grandson's 4th birthday over a "toy" camera. It was a bit of an extravagance, but not that much more than we would have spent anyhow. The key appeal is its purported "shockproof" feature. We added a gel case for extra protection. The other thing that made it preferable to cameras made for 4-year-olds was a rechargeable battery. He is amazingly adept at operating the camera, using the menus, etc. And he LOVES that it's a "real" camera.
So far so good on the shockproof...
Evaluation:
Conclusion: Been everywhere with it until it broke
Review: I have taken this camera as my primary to Europe, Asia, and Africa, as well as numerous backpacking trips in the US. Great to swim with, really like the internal lens, fantastic image quality for its size. I finally broke it shallow scuba diving in Turks & Caicos, but I don't blame the camera since it was never meant to do this in the first place, and I had really thrown it around for two years. I have since replaced it with a new stylus, which doesn't have the internal lens, but has almost imperceptibly better image quality.
Evaluation:
Conclusion: DJ SANDOORS /HIPPY LANDSCAPE FRIEND (biker with stylus 720)
Review: Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R22IXF0OJUF7N0
This is the little foto camera but help me making filmlike memory .
BICYCLE & ROADS & CAMP my inspiration 300mi on nort Georgia hilly roads up to(Brasstown Bald) and back to Savannah G.a with 90pounds loaded traler.This trip start point close from Helen G.a may 2007 (nice weather to biking)
Biker and filmaker Sandor Nagy (Dj Sandoors)...Sorry for por englis writing...
Evaluation:
Conclusion: Good as long as its limitations are understood.
Review: This is not my family's primary camera, this is the camera we use in the pool or during harsh conditions/activities. The underwater pictures are cool, though not the best. The outdoor pictures are good in bright light. Where this camera may disappoint is in lower-light settings, including indoors. For that we have a different camera. When I was reading reviews deciding if I should buy this camera, I found one comment that really summed it up along the lines of: the best camera is the one you'll actually have with you at the time. In that sense, this is often our "best" camera because I never hesitate to carry this camera since it is so sturdy.
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