The only real complaint I have, is the mic for the video is behind the camera, sort of right where your finger would go when you hold it. So you're not going to get great audio at the thing you're aiming the camera at, since the mic is facing you.
Rinsed off the saltwater and took it to the mountains for the long shots. It is small enough for a pocket and great for hiking and backpacking - no worries on dropping.
It takes a long time to turn on. If you want an underwater camera for snorkeling, or to take pictures of anything moving, this camera will NOT do it - the fish will be gone before the camera can get the shot. The night pictures are pretty good also, but you have to be sure to turn off the flash manually sometimes, otherwise you can't see anything. One thing that I do have to warn about though is that pictures always look blurry on the camera screen, so at first you might want to take a few pictures of the same thing, but I promise that they always turn out great when viewing on a larger screen.
The manuals are terrible, but after a little playing around I have everything figured out. Pictures are crisp, clear, and really capture life's moments exactly as you saw them with your eyes. This camera takes great pictures, great video, is the perfect size, easy to use, and quite possibly the best camera I have ever owned. I have had it wet and underwater many times, including a 20 minute test in the sink as soon as I got it to make sure it is 100% waterproof, and again the camera exceeded my expectations. I was given this camera as a birthday present just before my vacation to Thailand. To all the people saying how good the picture quality is, you must be working for Olympus! I don't want to have anyone moving so fast inside my house that I can't wait for the flash to recharge. Outside, you can turn the flash off, and the camera still takes clear pictures. It was just past the one year warrantee. It is ruined and has not successfully dried out. I went surfing with a friend that had this camera and ever since then I wanted, no I NEEDED this camera. Luckily my wife dropped our old camera (from three feet) and the whole thing broke. I guess it's just a sacrifice for a more durable screen. This is what I wanted for backpacking, hunting and fishing when you can't always count on the weather here in MT.
I will be returning it. If you're looking for a camera to wear while you're floating the river or swimming in a pool/lake/ocean then this is it.
If I broke/lost this camera I would buy another. I had high hopes for this camera, having read that many waterproof digital cameras have issues with water getting into them.
The video is also great, 720p image quality, and great sound too. The only con is that the panoramic mode under if used as automatic is not very good.
Rinsed off the saltwater and took it to the mountains for the long shots. It is small enough for a pocket and great for hiking and backpacking - no worries on dropping.
It takes a long time to turn on. If you want an underwater camera for snorkeling, or to take pictures of anything moving, this camera will NOT do it - the fish will be gone before the camera can get the shot. The night pictures are pretty good also, but you have to be sure to turn off the flash manually sometimes, otherwise you can't see anything. One thing that I do have to warn about though is that pictures always look blurry on the camera screen, so at first you might want to take a few pictures of the same thing, but I promise that they always turn out great when viewing on a larger screen.
The manuals are terrible, but after a little playing around I have everything figured out. Pictures are crisp, clear, and really capture life's moments exactly as you saw them with your eyes. This camera takes great pictures, great video, is the perfect size, easy to use, and quite possibly the best camera I have ever owned. I have had it wet and underwater many times, including a 20 minute test in the sink as soon as I got it to make sure it is 100% waterproof, and again the camera exceeded my expectations. I was given this camera as a birthday present just before my vacation to Thailand. To all the people saying how good the picture quality is, you must be working for Olympus! I don't want to have anyone moving so fast inside my house that I can't wait for the flash to recharge. Outside, you can turn the flash off, and the camera still takes clear pictures. It was just past the one year warrantee. It is ruined and has not successfully dried out. I went surfing with a friend that had this camera and ever since then I wanted, no I NEEDED this camera. Luckily my wife dropped our old camera (from three feet) and the whole thing broke. I guess it's just a sacrifice for a more durable screen. This is what I wanted for backpacking, hunting and fishing when you can't always count on the weather here in MT.
I will be returning it. If you're looking for a camera to wear while you're floating the river or swimming in a pool/lake/ocean then this is it.
If I broke/lost this camera I would buy another. I had high hopes for this camera, having read that many waterproof digital cameras have issues with water getting into them.
The video is also great, 720p image quality, and great sound too. The only con is that the panoramic mode under if used as automatic is not very good.
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Amazing product as I dropped it in pool and forgot about it, found it after 30 minutes and this camera was working as normal as it was before! SHOE STORAGE BENCH.
