1. 7.1-megapixel CCD captures enough detail for photo-quality 15 x 20-inch prints
2. 2.5-inch HyperCrystal LCD screen minimizes glare
3. 3x optical zoom; Face Detection technology
4. Waterproof (down to 10 feet), freeze-proof, and crush-proof design
5. 27 Shooting modes; in-camera editing options

Editorial Review :

The camera built for life's adventures. The Stylus 790 SW is packed with technology tailored for active people. The Shockproof, Waterproof, Freezeproof and Dustproof design means it's incredibly durable, but it's also sleek and stylish. The new Face Detection feature recognizes subjects' faces and automatically focuses and optimizes exposure for sharp, brilliant portraits. Whether you're playing volleyball at the beach, mountain biking or just hanging out at the pool, the Stylus 790 SW is a must-have vacation and party accessory.

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Bad water proof system

I bought this camera because i was traveling to galapagos and i thought that this trip deserves a water proof camera. But at the third day that I sumerge the camera in to the sea it got water inside. The camara broke down and i couldnt take any more pic in my trip. :(

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Amazing compact camera

This camera is absolutely amazing. I have had it for over a year now and have used it in almost every imaginable environment. It is ideal for snorkeling and I have not had a single issue with temperature extremes from 120 to 0 degrees F. This is a perfect camera to pack along anywhere you go. A would recommend this to anyone who needs a simple compact camera for most activities.

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It's Ok but not great

I purchased this camera for vacations on the water and the ability to take shots in rainy weather. It is indeed waterproof and durable, however the shutter lag makes it very frustrating when photographing children. I have a lot of just missed shots because of the delay.
Once taken, the colors seem very vibrant. Once again it is Ok but not great.

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Best camera for a kid

This is a great camera for a kid. It looks good and is water resistant and shockproof. However, make sure to read the directions together to learn to use it well. They're easy to follow and have plenty of pictures. This camera is kid and user friendly.

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poor overall design

Olympus Stylus 790SW 7.1MP Waterproof Digital Camera with Dual Image Stabilized 3x Optical Zoom (Orange)

Very disappointing camera. The lens is right where your finger needs to be to hold the camera well. You cannot shoot before a 2 second delay and having to press OK buttons. Overall poor ergonomic and software design (includes all the other 1 star issues mentioned: poor image quality, poor video quality, etc.). The Pentax is a much better product, I have now used 2 very happily.
Bernard

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1. Amazingly slim at slightly over ½-inch thick. Fits practically anywhere so you can capture memories wherever you go.
2. Tracks faces and automatically focuses and optimizes exposure for sharp, brilliant portrait pictures.
3. With high ISO sensitivity and faster shutter speeds, Digital Image Stabilizationlets you freeze the action to capture sharp, blur-free images even if you or your subject is moving.
4. Long-lasting economical shooting power so you'll never miss that important shot.
5. Capture and share your fondest memories in full motion using Movie with sound.

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Capture the world and put it in your pocket. Super-slim and easy to use, the FE-20 offers the features consumers crave at an affordable price for the ultimate value in a pocket-size point and shoot. Powered by a lithium-ion rechargeable battery, this highly portable camera is the ideal travel companion. 0.75" Super Slim Body. Less than an inch-thick means this camera fits practically anywhere. Easy to useand easy to carry so you can capture memories wherever you go. Face Detection: Tracks faces and automatically focuses and optimizes exposures for sharp, brilliant portrait pictures. Digital Image Stabilization: With high ISO sensitivity and faster shutter speeds, you can freeze the action to capture sharp, blur-free images even if you or your subject is moving. Lithium-ion Rechargeable Battery; Long-lasting economical shooting power so you'll never miss that important shot. AVI Movie with Sound: Shoot and share movies with sound on your TV or on the Web.

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1. 4 megapixel sensor captures 2,288 x 1,712 images for prints at 11 x 14 inches and beyond
2. 2.8x optical zoom lens with autofocus
3. Included 16 MB SmartMedia card holds 16 pictures at default resolution
4. Automatically connects to Macs and PCs via USB port
5. Uses LB-01 disposable lithium battery (included) or 2 AA batteries

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A great, if dated, choice

I'm a budgeter, but I also really wanted all the cool manual features and eveything. The D40 suited up perfect. Yes, 4MP may not seem much compared to what's out there now - but I figured, when am I ever going to print anything larger than 8x10 anyway? 4 MP was perfect for me, more would be a waste.

As i said, the features are all there. Choose your own shutter speeds and apetures, white balance, video (yes, the vid sux, but that's true of most cameras. Same as digital video cameras take sucky stills. Give it a few more years you might be able to get a really good true hybrid. But i'm not waiting that long.) The only feature I can think of that I've really missed was no hotshoe for a bounce flash. It does have a tripod mount.

It's also a great point and shooter, with several pre-sets. So you can use those and if you decide you want to be brave and try out other stuff, that's there too.

It takes AAs, which if you get rechargeables and if you don't use the LCD screen can go for quite some time. I was once old school photography, so the viewfinder feels better to me anyway.

The one major flaw I heard of before buying was that if you shoot an extremely high contrast shot you might get some violet bleed. In the few years I've had this camera, I've yet to actually see that happen. And even if it does - it's easily corrected in photoshop.

My last thing to point out is it IS dated. The memory cards it uses are a thing of the past that you will mostly likely have to hunt for or buy online. I bought myself 4 cards, which will last me several hundred pics, which is more than I exspect to ever have to shot at one time.

Oh, another thing I really liked - it's size was perfect for me. The tiny ones always seemed to flimsy and it gets hard to hold the camera right if it's too light or heavy. This is not a wallet or slim shirt pocket camera. But it will fit in a pocket or purse quite nicely.

Overall, for the price, it is an excellent little camera. Does everything I could ask for, and despite the world moving on with more technology I still have yet to feel the urge that i'm missing out on anything.

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it's been 3 years and i still love my D-40Z

check my pics in the customer shared gallery for some examples. ;)

i bought this camera for the 4MP, the compact size, the sliding cover to protect the lens, the relatively cheap memory format (smartmedia), the AA batteries, and the combination of automatic modes and manual adjustments. 3 years later it continues to deliver for me in all these areas and more.

i spent a month in europe last winter and took 150-200 pix a day with it. everything from skiing to dark pubs to out-the-car-window came out well.

an oft-overlooked feature that has become my favorite (the icon is worn off the selector knob from use...) is the "My Mode" setting. once you pick a setting and save it here, it's at your fingertips. my preference is flash off, motor drive, auto shutter/fstop, overexpose by 0.7. it's my snap-pix-of-my-friends-discreetly mode. ;) anyway, dedicating a selection on the mode knob to a custom setting is much appreciated, thank you olympus!

overall, it takes great pictures, is easy to use whether you want to tweak with things or just hold down the button and fill a card with shots, is reasonable with batteries, and is well-designed and constructed. it has been everywhere with me - travel, skiing, sailing... it has bounced around in my bag, hung out the window on the freeway, gotten rained on, snowed on, hailed on, been to the beach... and is still a champ.

btw, those first two pics i posted in the share gallery i took today... so that's how it works after 3 years of abuse. ;)

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Terrific, easy to use camera.

This was my first digital camera, which I used constantly for the three years I owned it. I loved it and I shouldn't have been so eager to "upgrade" (I recently, and foolishly, switched to the Sony T1).

This is a fantastically easy to use point-and-shoot camera that takes fabulous photos, up to and probably even beyond 8x10. It's friendly in low light conditions, at the beach, in the bright white snow, and just about anywhere a person would want to take their camera. Action pictures turn out great. The flash is strong. It is light, compact, and very sturdy. The picture taker's hands don't have to be deathly still to take a killer shot. The lense stays closed. The batteries are AAs--YAY! (I'm amazed at these features I took for granted because my T1 lacks in ALL these areas, much to my chagrin.)

For the price this camera is being offered at on Amazon, you can't go wrong, even if they are used. You won't be disappointed with the D40.

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Don't Know Why Olympus Stopped Making It

When this camera first came out, I could only afford to look at them on the dealer's shelves. Small, lots of features and reviews praising the image quality up the gazoo, AA batteries (no scarce proprietary). But the price was anything but affordable. Now that they can be had on eBay, Amazon and other places refurbished or in mint condition, the D-40 is still one of the most desired cameras around. The only rub I've discovered is indeed minor: don't leave the autofocus on constant when you're shooting movies with sound; otherwise the focus mechanism makes a distracting noise.

I don't worry too much about filters and white settings. Most of that can be fixed in Photoshop.

It's such a nice camera, I don't know why Olympus stopped making it. At 4 megapixals, it's got a lot of life still in it.



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Amazing camera for its time; still a good buy for a low-end camera

This was my first digital camera; it is a quite out-of-date model but it was among the top of the line when it was made, and in some categories it still holds its own against modern, much pricier models.

The biggest strength of this camera is that it takes excellent photos. The automatic setting works pretty well. It supports ISO-400 and has less noise than many newer cameras. It also takes decent flash photos. And it does have modest optical zoom. The settings are pretty easy to use and it gives you a good amount of flexibility, although the full manual mode is clumsy. It is very small, and it is very durable--I have used mine for four years, and the plastic cover for the ports broke off, and the icons wore off the dial, but it still works like a charm. The night-setting also takes fabulous long-exposure pictures.

The weak points are pretty self-evident. The viewscreen is tiny, the camera has a very slow startup time, and flash cycling is pretty slow. And the digital zoom is pretty much useless; modern photo programs can interpolate at least as well.

I think this would be an excellent purchase for those wanting a low-end digital camera. It simply blows away modern models in the below-$100 price range. I now have a Canon PowerShot A700 (about $300) and I can say with confidence that this old Olympus still wins out over my new camera in some situations. Especially for people who are going to take a lot of lower light photos but want a cheaper model, this is one of the best options out there.

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1. 7.1-megapixel CCD captures enough detail for photo-quality 15 x 20-inch prints
2. 5x image-stabilized optical zoom; 28x total seamless zoom
3. 2.5-inch LCD display with 140-degree viewing angle
4. Bright Capture technology; 26 selectable shooting modes
5. Stores images on xD Picture Cards; powered by Li-Ion battery (battery and charger included)

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Blur-free images with amazing clarity and color. Olympus Stylus 780 is a 7.1 megapixel digital-camera that's easy and fun to use while loaded with many high-tech features.. Get in close to your subject with the ultra compact 5x optical zoom. Take crisp shots with Dual Image Stabilization, Olympus' advanced 2-in-1 anti-blur technology. The sleek 780 also packs Shadow Adjustment Technology and Perfect Shot Preview into its brushed metal, All-Weather body. Panorama Modes Up to 10 frames automatically stitchable with OLYMPUS Master Software when using Olympus brand xD-Picture Card TruePic III Image Processor - redefines image quality by delivering true-to-life color, smoother edges and less noise Uses xD-PictureCard Storage - At least optional 1GB recommended for practical use of Stylus 780 Dual Image Stabilization ? which consists of Sensor-Shift Image Stabilization and Digital Image Stabilization ? lets you capture crisp, clear pictures in any situation 2.5 Bright LCD view screen Multimode electronic-flash Perfect Shot Preview Multi-terminal (USB connecter, Audio/Video output, DC input*) *Optional DC coupler (CB-MA1) is required Image transfer to Windows PC or Macintosh / PictBridge Power Supply Li-Ion rechargeable battery (LI-42B), AC Adapter (D-7AC) with the optional DC coupler (CB-MA1) Unit Dimensions - Size 3.9? W x 2.2? H x 0.94? D (99.6mm x 55.1mm x 24mm); Weight 4.4oz (125g) without battery and media card

Customer Review :

I do not recommend this camera

For the money (I paid about $300) and have been using in for about 6 months in a variety of situations, it is not a good deal. I bought it for the water resistancy, which is about the only good thing besides the size. The LCD is impossible to see in bright light. The icons on the buttons are wearing off already. In very bright light, there is often a white circle near the center of the photograph. I have a 2G card and shoot at high res. At this setting, I get 1163 photos. When I get to about 700 images, I get card error messages. Once I download the photos and re format the card, it was fine. I have used an Olympus C3000 for a long time. An excellent camera, just too bulky. I am so disappointed in this 780!

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Good Pics, Bad Video

I bought this camera after doing a lot of comparison shopping. I find the camera to be just fine although nothing spectacular. The pics are good but not great. The scene guide is great for an amature like me. The dual-image stabilization seems to work very well. I am often outdoors when I use this camera so the all-weather nature of this camera is great. The LCD screen is quite nice and big but is worthless in bright light. Attempting to use the panorama mode (if you can find it) is hard and Olympus doesn't publish any information that I have found on how to actually use their software to link images. The image is not clear, washed out, and just plain poor. Another problem is that the video is absolutely terrible. The videos are hazy, blurry, washed out. Pity. My cell phone takes much better videos and it's 2 years old. Anyway, overall, I would not recommend this camera.

UPDATE: I've used this camera for many months now and and ready to throw it in the bin. What a piece of junk. The movies mode is absolutely horrible. The videos are next to useless and the audio cuts out. Additionally, panaorama mode is nowhere to be found, even when using Olympus xD cards of which I have 2. I will not buy another Olympus product!

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Olympus Stylus 830 8MP Digital Camera with Dual Image Stabilized 5x Optical Zoom (Black) My wife had problems with blurry pics and now she is very happy with her picture taking abilities ... she loves this camera!

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Totally satisfied

I have used this camera in a variety of situations and it doesn't disappoint. The pictures are clear, the zoom capability is a real advantage over the normal 3X optical zoom, and the closeups are awesome. Took pictures in the near-dark of historic potato houses and it brought these musty rooms to life. I could see in the picture what my eyes couldn't see, without glare or unnatural looking light. I put the case on my belt, let the sweater hang over and can draw it out like a pistol. So different from the SLR days when tourist was written all over me. Also my blow-ups have been very clear, at least to 11x14. The only problem is the wash-out on the screen in a bright, sunny day. I learned to compensate for that by holding the camera away from my body and aiming under those conditions. Works about 80% of the time. One usually tries to avoid the sun anyway

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Video is limited to 10 seconds - major limitation

I've owned numerous Olympus cameras, and our family uses them to take photos and videos for family DVDs. Being able to take 640x480 video at 30 fps is the main feature I'm looking for.

The specifications said the camera takes 640x480/30fps video, but you have to read the fine print in the instruction manual to see that 640x480 video is capped at 10 seconds. It's difficult to make much use of a 10 second video!

Previous Olympus cameras limited video length only if you didn't have a Type H memory card, but this camera limits video even with a Type H card. The video format has also changed from Quicktime to AVI - perhaps these movies are too large for the speed of the memory card.

Anyway, a 10 second video limit basically makes the camera useless for me, and anyone trying to capture useful video. I feel a little ripped off, because I made my decision specifically on the 640x480/30fps video feature.

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1. 2-megapixel sensor captures 1,600 x 1,200 images for prints at sizes up to 8 x 10 inches
2. Optically stabilized autofocus lens with 10x optical/2.7x digital (27x total) zoom
3. Included 8 MB SmartMedia card holds 16 images at default resolution
4. Connects with PCs and Macs via USB port
5. Uses 4 AA batteries; rechargeable batteries and charger included

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Brings back great memories

The Olympus C-2100 was my first digital camera, and boy was it fantastic. I eventually sold it and "upgraded" to a camera with higher megapixels because, as great as the C-2100 is, 2.1 megapixels is paltry these days. But even the newer cameras I've tried pale in comparison to the C-2100's ability to take pictures in low-light situations. I captured absolutely stunning photos of sunsets and extremely low-light scenes at night by the fireplace with no lights on. I've never even come close to getting pictures like that with my newer cameras. I'm actually thinking about buying a used C-2100 so I have that capability again. They're dirt cheap now compared to when they were introduced many years ago, so if you get a chance to buy one, I guarantee you will not be disappointed. It's a real shame that Olympus never followed up by releasing the same camera with higher megapixels, because I certainly would have bought it, and I'm sure a lot of other people would have as well. I'll never understand why this camera went out of production and why Olympus essentially walked away from a segment of the market that it completely dominated.

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Shocked But Not Surprized

My Olympus C 2100 just arrived from an Ebay seller who sold it to me for only $135 in mint condition with five 64mb Smartmedia cards and a UV filter, nowadays it may seem like a lot of money for a 2MP camera even with it's 10X zoom and obsolete memory system but I love it's still futuristic design and it's "ahead of it's time" technology like an electronic viewfinder and image stablization,things we take for granted today in digital cameras. Would love to hear from other owners who bought the cam after 2005 and if they still love it. I'm sure it was worth it's $1000 price tag back in 2000.

Barry

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Incredible camera

I now use an Oly E-500 dSLR. I have more money in filters and toys for my slr than the original C2100 cost me. And i'll admit there are times im still tempted to break out the c2100. This camera will do everything from ultra closeup macro's to extreme handheld zoom out of the box. Toss in a few filters et al and you have an entire system. The lens quality is just plain excellent and the image stabilisation makes it possible to shoot at max aperture with addons (i rigged a 2x video camera converter to it). With the rigged up 2x i was getting 1000mm. Handheld. My dslr wont do that. Period.

The 2 megapixels is a drawback but 2mp is plenty for a 4x6 and acceptable for 8x10's with a very good printer (I use the hp8750 and the canon ip6700d). If they had come out with a 5mp version of this within a year or two of my purchase id probably be using it instead of my slr. The camera is that good. But oly decided to put out a cheaper knockoff consumer camera next. You will not go wrong with this camera. The secret is in the lens and you simply arent going to find a fixed lens camera with a better lens period (ask a professonal photographer he'll tell you the lens is the whole ball game). I'll admit suprise at it still being priced at 150 for a 2mp camera. But thinking about it , it is a more capable camera at 2mp than most of the consumer p&s's are at 10mp.

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Great pictures, great features

The only negatives that I have found are heavy battery consumption and the old memory card.

The picture quality is terrific, and it is obvious that this is a camera designed for SLR enthusiasts- all kinds of control, or just set it all on auto and fire away.

The image stabilization makes the 10x zoom useful, and the video mode was an unexpected bonus.

If you have to have the next best thing, this is not it. If you love having top of the line N-1 technology, you'd be hard pressed to beat this camera for the money.

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2002 to 2007 AND THIS OLYMPUS IS STILL GOING STRONG

It's going on 2008 and this Olympus 2100 is still going strong. It is not a camera that's been on the shelf waiting to be used. It's been in at least half of ths U.S. taking pictures the whole way from Disneyworld to the back woods of Maine. If this camera is an example of Olympus quality, I am waiting for the equivalent of this camera to come out today. I see lots of cameras out there but when you get down to it, this old camera does everything they do. If anybody can suggest it's equivalent, please add on to the messages on this page.

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