1. * Olympus Stylus 1030SW (Green) Digital Camera
2. * Rechargeable Lithium Ion Replacement Battery
3. * 2GB xD Memory Picture Card + xD USB Card Reader
4. * Deluxe Carrying Case + Memory Card Wallet
5. * PLUS MORE!! (see desc)

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KIT INCLUDES: * Olympus Stylus 1030SW (Green) Digital Camera * Rechargeable Lithium Ion Replacement Battery * 2GB xD Memory Picture Card + xD USB Card Reader * Deluxe Carrying Case + Memory Card Wallet * Pack of LCD Screen Protectors * Lens/LCD Cleaning Kit * Felxible Table Top Mini Tripod * Another Great Deal by BigVALUEInc!

More about this camera: 10.1MP, 3648x2736, 3x Opt, 14.7MB Internal Memory, xD-Picture Card Slot The Stylus 1030 SW is one tough camera. The Shockproof, Waterproof, Freezeproof and Dustproof design gives active people the confidence to take this camera anywhere and shoot in nearly any condition. Plus, the wide-angle lens lets users capture more of what they see.

Supplied Manufacturer Accessories in addition to mentioned above:Li-50B Lithium-Ion Rechargeable Battery, Battery Charger, USB Cable, Audio/Video Cable, MASD-1 microSD Card Adapter, Wrist Strap, Olympus Master 2 Software CD-ROM, User Manual and Olympus Limited 1-Year USA Warranty.

Customer Review :

I will not recommand it to anybody

Hi everyone,

I would not recommand buying this Camera to anybody. The video sound sucks. Now am stuck with a camera that does not have a good quality of sound. Do not buy the stylus.

Mounir Naaman

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Great

This is a great camera for my active life. It takes awesome pictures and has decent video capture. Over all this is the one I've been looking for in digital cameras. The kit that came with it is very awesome as well. Couldn't expect to get a good deal like this one.

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1. 8.0-megapixel CCD captures enough detail for photo-quality 16 x 22-inch prints
2. 3x optical zoom with digital image stabilization; 2.5-inch LCD display
3. All-weather body with seals and gaskets to protect from rain, snow, or sand
4. Bright Capture technology for low-light photos; built-in Help guide
5. Powered by one Li-Ion rechargeable battery (battery and charger included); stores images on xD Picture Cards (includes 28.4MB internal memory)

Editorial Review :

The Stylus 810 draws upon the rich heritage of its popular predecessors, delivering quality performance in a compact, slim All-Weather body that's as appealing to the touch as it is to the eyes. It's also the most innovative Stylus to date, boasting Digital Image Stabilization for clear, steady results, Bright Capture Technology for great low light shooting, and an improved built-in autoset Help Guide to make choosing the perfect shooting mode an absolute cinch.

Customer Review :

Worst for night mode

Bought this camera last year. Okay for day light photos and worst for night mode. I tried different settings but still could not use this camera to take pictures during the night time.

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It's an okay camera

The reviews for this are good, but I am not to happy with my camera. I did have a Fugi finepix camera before the Olympus and the pics were great! The camera broke so I decided to try this one. The pics aren't as good as my other one so I would only give this one a 3 star.

I am picky about my pictures. I like the objects to be centered and showing detail. A lot of times when I take a picture with this camera it turns out blurry. You are supppsed to focus on the image you want take and push the button down halfway so the camera will focus then take the pic. A lot of times I just want the pic so I just point and shoot, so it turns out blury. A lot people probably would not notice this. If you try and blow the picture up and print it out, that's when you can tell.

This also doesn't have the little eye piece you can look into. Just a big screen on the back. That doesn't bother me unless I am trying to take a picture outdoors on a really bright sunny day. It's hard to see the screen if it's to bright outside.

The video quality is horrible too. Very grainy and hard to see.

They say you can use the digital zoom, but when you try to, the pic isn't very clear. If you are just starting out taking pictures then go for this camera. If you are into pictures and want better quality, I would go with something else.

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WONDERFUL CAMERA

This is a great little camera, I use it at work all the time! It takes great pictures!

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Perfect Traveling Companion...

This camera has met my expectations in so many ways. I should note I never really wanted to start looking for a new camera when I started looking for this one, but a camping trip (where I actually stored my camera in the tent!) sent my Canon to its grave. This was the second digital camera I'd lost to outdoor exposure. No more. I'm now a loyal Olympus fan.

Thus far, my Olympus has been through the rain and cloud forests of Costa Rica, through several feet of freshly falling snow in Romania, and on many a camping trip and trail. And I'm just as happy with it as day one.

The images are crip and clear, it fits perfectly in my jean pockets, and I like the fact that the lens withdraws within the camera to avoid scratches. Battery life has been outstanding. It seems to be such an issue with so many electronic devices, but I've found that I can take hundreds of pictures with my 810 without a hitch. Now that I think about it, on my recent trip to Romania, I was snapping away with the camera without an electric converter or spare battery and never ran out of batteries over my 11 days.

At first I was a little disappointed that I couldn't find a weatherproof camera with a viewfinder, but I've become very used to the LCD digital display as of late, and it hasn't proven a problem.

If there is one thing that I would like to change about this camera, it's the curved edges. Sure, they look good. But say you want to take vertically-oriented image in the middle of the night? You can't set the camera on a level surface with the curves edges on the sides (and you can't hold it in your hands, or the image will blur due to the long exposure), though you can shoot horizontally. I guess I could get a tripod, but this is a point-and-shoot camera...

And if the worst I can do is to complain about a camera's ability to shoot a particular orientation in the middle of the night...not bad, right?


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Olympus Stylus 810

This camera got great reviews in Consumer Reports, and I'm sure it's perfect for some, but it's far too slow to get good pictures of active kids. The "weatherproof" feature would've been nice, but I exchanged it for something faster.

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1. Olympus FE360 8MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Dual Zoom - Pink (Includes manufacturer's supplied accessories)
2. 1 gigabyte XD Picture Memory Card - Pretty 6 Pocket Memory Card Wallet
3. Pretty Digital Camera Carrying Case w/Inner Pocket, Mirror & Strap
4. Lens Care & Cleaning Kit - Package of LCD Screen Protectors
5. Flexible Legged Mini Table Tripod - BONUS!! FREE 25 Quality Prints (promo code# on invoice)

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The Olympus FE-360 Digital Camera is so slim, you can take it anywhere. And it's so easy to use, you won't have to worry about a thing. And so affordable, it's hard to believe the amazing results. It's an ideal choice for first-time digital camera users or anyone who wants an incredible value. Formats - JPEG, AVI Motion JPEG with Sound Movie Mode - 640x480, 320x240 Self-Timer - 12 Seconds 20.5MB Internal Memory xD-Picture Card (1GB, 2GB), comes with an adapter for a microSDHC memory card Li-ion Rechargeable Battery Panorama - Up to 10 frames automatically stitchable with OLYMPUS Master software when using Olympus brand xD-Picture Card Face Detection - Tracks faces and automatically focuses and optimizes exposures for sharp, brilliant portrait pictures 20 Shooting Modes including Portrait, Sunset, Night Scene, Landscape, Underwater, etc High-resolution CCD - Create large-format prints Live, multi-frame window on the LCD - preview the effects of various settings before you shoot In-camera Help Guides provide a brief description of camera settings and features My Favorites - This in-camera album stores your favorite images so you can easily share them with friends and family Dimensions - 3.7W x 2.2H x 0.70D, with lens part - 0.8 D (93.9 x 55.6 x 16.8 mm, with lens - 20.3mm). ++PLUS++ 1GB ACCESSORY KIT: 1 gigabyte XD Picture Memory Card - Pretty 6 Pocket Universal Memory Card Wallet - Pretty Digital Camera Carrying Case w/Inner Pocket, Mirror & Strap - Lens Care & Cleaning Kit - Package of LCD Screen Protectors - Flexible Legged Mini Tripod - BONUS!! FREE 25 Quality Prints (promo code# on invoice).

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1. 3.0 megapixel sensor captures enough detail to create photo-quality 8 x 10 prints and medium-quality prints up to 11 x 14
2. 10x optical zoom with 3x digital zoom (30x total)
3. Extra-low dispersion (ED) lens, movie mode, built-in flash
4. Included 16 MB XD memory card stores 20 images at 2048 x 1536, HQ mode
5. Powered by 2 CR-V3 batteries (4 AA NiMH rechargeables recommended); connects to PCs and Macs via USB 1.1

Customer Review :

C740 Wow, What Nice Pics!

I printed my first set of pictures from a recent vacation, and WOW, these are some of the sharpest pictures I have EVER seen, easily better than anything my manual, 35mm Minolta and Pentax SLRs ever produced. I was a little concerned about the bulkiness and was considering upgrading to something smaller, but after talking to one of the camera experts at Penn Camera, I'm convinced this is probably the best choice out there for a smallish 10x. In simple terms, he explained that the smaller cameras have less glass and therefore are just incapable of the sharpness this little baby can produce. He lost a sale, but gained a customer. Megapixels are irrelevant if the image coming through is not sharp, so the 3MP this camera has is fine for prints up to 11x14. This thing has a myriad of features, alot more than anyone would ever need. The software is not bad either. I wish it was a bit smaller, which tempts me to drop the rating to 4, but I just can't get over how sharp these images are, so a 5 it gets!

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Fantastic camera, Now at fantastic price.

The bad news first. It is discontinued. The good news It is discontinued and you can pick this marvel up at a more than reasonable price. I bought mine for under 200.00 brand new and with waranty.
I won't bore you with photophile lingo and tech stuff there are others far more capable of such information who have already given their astute observations. I will tell you the the clarity of this lens beats the Panasonic Lumix by a mile and I know that because I have one.
I just got back from a week of shooting at Cape Cod through all kinds of weather conditions from bright sun reflected off of calm waters to dim foggy lit terrain and I am ecstatic with my portfolio.
I have had the c-765 and it was just too small and then the 725 and it was too big with only an 8x zoom. This camera size weight and layout were perfect.
I am so pleased with the distance shots and the clarity of all the shots as well as the capability to capture visual nuance and light I am selling my lumix and buying another one of these while I can.
Yes I know it only has 3 something image mp but 3. 2 or 9 with a razor sharp lense is worth all the other mega pixel cameras in the world. NO there is no photo stabilization but I know how to use a tripod and to steady a camera so I don't see it as a loss. Stabilization is for the film maker in my mind and I am tired of people whining about not having it in every still camera.
To me photograhy is about the light and the lens and now that I have hundreds of beautiful poetic or razor sharp images I know the brand and kind of digital camera I want ot use.
I strongly suggest this camera and some basic photography lessons for those who can't get the shot right because then you will see what a gem this little beauty really is.
From animal to seascape to haunted fields with fantastic depth of field or moody expressionism this camera gave me its all.
Great lens, easy layout, uses rechargable aa batteries, full function for manual and cheap. My God what a bargain.

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Great learning camera

While a three megapixel camera may seem anemic in todays standards, the quality of pics are overlooked. I can take a quality photo at max resolution (which I beleive is plenty for any consumer or hobbiest) that looks far better than any 6 megapixel pocket camera of similar price. And try finding one with a 10x zoom! The camera can be set to fully automatic, or you can play around. There are lots of settings that can be adjusted and tweaked. Thats what makes this a great learning camera. And with the beauty of digital, when you screw up you just delete it.

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I loved my Olympus C-740

I just upgraded to a digital SLR, but I had this camera for 3 years and it never let me down. It has travelled all around the world. The batteries lasted a long time, the photos were excellent (even at 3.2 MegaP) and it was a great camera for me while I was deciding whether to jump up to the SLR level or not.

Pros:
Some manual options, lets you get a feel for photography vs snapshots
Good zoom
Good battery life
Sturdy
Great photos

Cons:
Larger digital camera, so not easy to just carry around everywhere. Will not fit in a pocket.

Again. I think this camera is ideal for someone who might buy a digital SLR in a few years but is afraid to spend that much money.

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Great camera

I've never been happier with a camera in my life. I've had this camera for 4 (or so) years and am looking to replace it with a smaller one. (That's the only complaint I have about this camera is its size.) Every camera I've looked at can't even begin to compare to this one. The Olympus takes such great quality pictures and you can't beat the 10x zoom. I highly recommend this camera!

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1. 8-megapixel sensor captures enough detail to create photo-quality 16-by-22-inch enlargements
2. 5x optical zoom combines with 3x digital zoom for 15x total zoom
3. Movie mode with audio; PictBridge enabled; 1.8-inch articulated LCD display
4. Store images on xD or Compact Flash memory cards
5. Powered by lithium ion battery (included with charger)

Customer Review :

I have owned a C-8080 since they came out with it

I have been reviewing the reviewers of this product.
I have owned this camera since it came out.
I have the lens adapter and lenses that are available for this product and have used them.
The pros: The camera has minimal turnaround time from shot to shot.
It works the best in bright light whether indoor or out.
It makes great portraiture shots in good lighting.
It has great battery life.
You can make a video with sound in video mode and the video is
as long as your storage card will allow.
You can play back video with sound on your camera.
It takes two different brand of cards.
This is a wide angle camera. I also purchased a wide angle
lens specifically for this camera that takes approximately a
100 degree shot.....maybe more.
The cons: Does not do well in low light.
Automatic view finder centers on wrong object.
Searches when focusing sometimes (low light).
I bought the telephoto lens specifically for this camera and
have found that you cannot zoom with this attachment. Also if
you tend to get a tunneling effect if you do not have the fixed
zoom lens positioned right. I used this tunneling effect in my
photos with good results.
Does not take good action shots.


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The Olympus C-8080 from advanced amateur to pro photos.

My background in photography extends back to my high school days in 1976, through selling cameras professionally for 6 years in retail post high school, and then later after college taking wedding photos with a Hasselblad and pro lighting for a few years 'on the side.'

In 2002, I sold all of my film-cameras, and went digital with an Olympus C-3020 to start (a 3.2 mega-pixel camera). In 2004, I upgraded to a C-8080 and bought a 2-gig card and extra battery. In 2005, I purchased an E-300 Olympus, and both are 8 mega-pixel cameras. The battery is exactly the same, so now I have three batteries and two chargers. Staying in the Olympus family made the transition to new menues very easy, and when my wife takes the C-8080 (recently on a trip to China) I have the E-300 to use with additional lenses.

I am very happy with the image quality of the C-8080, and with a 2-gig card, this unit can hold just over 1,000 high quality photograps, making vacation and family photography enjoyable and almost flawless. Many have discussed the advantages and how "great" this camera is. So, I will touch on some of the more sensitive areas. Understand, first, that these are overcome by the other qualities of this camera -- it is really super.

The C-8080 is an SLR (see through the lens), but understand that the image that one sees through the camera is a projected image, like a TV screen. This is on EITHER screen, inside the camera or on the back.

Contrast this with the E-300 and one sees the acutal image just like looking through a real (film) 35mm SLR in the E-300. This is partially why I gave the C-8080 camera 4 stars (I would have rated it at least 4.5 if that rating selection was available).

What that means is that, with either view, the image is using battery power. Still on a two week treck across the US to Ohio and Michigan, I over came that worry with the extra battery, and in two weeks and over 400 images, I still had power to spare when I returned home.

Additionally, looking at the image, one again does not see the actual image, but its reproduced equivalent. In lower light, one cannot pick out, say, a reflection on a subject's shirt button or other small point of reference to use as a manual focusing reference (the screen does not display well in very low light).

One offsetting advantage, though, is that the image display plate on the back of the C-8080 can be 'pulled out' and positioned (adjusted) so the photographer can hold the camera overhead to make shots in crowds of people, or it can be adjusted to view the image at waste level - kudos, Olympus!

The other disadvantage that I find is the focusing in lower light. Where on the E-300 that camera uses a pulsed flash to help in focusing, the C-8080 actually sends out an amber-colored beam to help "illuminate" a lower ligted area, but this is not a strong beam and doesn't help the photographer, other than to give one some illumination to try to see and watch the camera re-focus if at first the unit doesn't succeed. This is the other reason why I gave this a 4-star rating.

Overall, though, I love this camera. It's all I used on several travels now, and each time I've been pleased with the results. Even with its fixed (non-interchangeble) lens, the variety of focal lengths was quite enough in 98% of the photos, and the exposure meter is exceptional. It can be used as easy as a point-and-shoot, and has some really nice advanced features.

A person can take photos "out of the box" when the battery is charged, and in the meantime walk through some of the neat things outlined in the manual to learn the menu system and make advanced modifications.

Last, but not least, the overall Olympus quality in digital cameras has without a doubt impressed me.

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Still One of My Favorite Cameras!

I've owned by C-8080 for over a year. Several months ago, I bought a Canon Rebel XT DSLR. The XT gets better resolution, focuses and stores faster, has a broader dynamic range, and slays the C8080 in medium and low light hands down. Add an image stabilized lens to the XT, and performance-wise, the C8080 gets left in dust accross the board.

But I still often I pack the C-8080 and leave the XT at home. In good light or when using flash, the C8080 takes great pictures, with very respectable resolution and clean, bright, vibrant Olympus style colors. It boasts a lens with one of the widest front diameters of all the digicams on the market (and thus captures more light), and the quality of the glass is superb. Raw mode storage is slow, but the results can be wonderful---you can sqeeze one more level of resolution and color depth from raw. Comparable pictures shot with my XT would blow up to bigger size, but the C-8080 is more than adequate for the typical 8-1/2X11's that I print at home. The C-8080 can produce fine prints in many cases at 13X19.

While not "compact," the C-8080 is a tidy, convenient, sturdy tool that is suitable for the serious photgrapher. The 28-140 mm is too short for field sports, but it's great for indoor people shots, landscapes, and the majority of common shooting situations. Autofocus is generally "fast enough." The dual memory card format offers a convenient way to organize pictures and immense storage capacity. I like the tilting viewfinder. The control layout is a bit complex, but you learn to maneuver it. It offers more precise control over shutter speed, aperture, and ISO than most digital cameras; ISO choices are, for example, 50, 64, 80, 100, 125, etc., instead of the more standard 50, 100, 200, etc. This means, among other things, when you haven't got enough light for ISO 100, you might not need to drop to ISO 200 where you will pick up more noise; instead, maybe you can capture the shot at ISO 160. Noise is typically not an issue until you are pushing ISO 200.

I wish the C-8080 offered image stabilization. I wish it did better in dim light. I wish it zoomed out to 200mm or better. But it is an easy camera to pack and operate, and in many, many situations, it does more than well enough. This is useful, quality gear that was built to last a long time.

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it's okay.

i think it makes things more complicated than they really need to be but it takes great pictures. also....after purchasing the product, i learned that the camera has to have a proprietary zoom lens that is way more expensive than say, canon. but other than that i am very happy.

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From a long time owner, GREAT CAMERA!

Before this camera I owned the Oly C3030 and C5050. All great cameras but they pale when compared to this one. Even as I write this today, I would still recommend getting this camera used at a great price rather than spend more on a newer model. It has every control a camera enthusiast could hope to have short of owning a higher end SLR, with the convenience of having everything in one fairly compact package. After a little bit of a learning curve, this camera becomes intuitive and is a joy to use.

Who is this NOT for?

Someone who needs to shoot a lot of images in rapid succession at high ISOs, and who want interchangeable lenses.

This camera has a rather slow buffer and file write time, especially if you are shooting RAW. Also it only goes up to ISO 400 and noise is quite noticable at that ISO.

Who IS it for?

Everyone else. If you shooting style is more sedate and you shoot at lower ISOs, you will be reward with stunning imagry and very little noise, if any. You can exercise the utmost control over every aspect of your photography, or just set it on auto and let it do it's thing. You will love the results and the wide angle 5x zoom is like have 3 lenses in one.

Don't want to take my word for it?
Feel free to visit my website (kramerkreations dot com) and peruse my photo gallery. I think you'll agree that is one amazing camera at a great price. If I had to do it all over again, I would get another C-8080WZ without hesitation.

Happy shooting!

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