 Only had it a month but...
I LOVE IT!! I got the pink one and its beautiful! Also it takes pictures REALLY fast and thats one of the most important thing for me bc i have twin two year olds and its pretty impossible to get them to both look at me so anything to make my life a little easier is GREAT:) Also i love that its waterproof, dust proof, shockproof.. ive dropped it once and its fine, brought it to the beach and pool but havent gotten it wet yet.. i was on vacation and didnt want it to not work and then not have a camera haha! I will use the water feature soon though! So far so good!!
Can be used anywhere and for everyting!!!
I got the Olympus Stylus for my birthday. When I first opened it I thought what a stylish camera for the price. It has great picture quality and has lots of settings. You can use settings for nighttime, landscapes, portraits, and even things like taking pictures of text and fireworks! It is also water proof and can be used in ten foot deep water!!!! But the one thing that makes this camera stand out is that it's shock resistant. I've dropped this camera 50 times, and it still keeps strong. I think this is the best possible camera you can get for this great price. Go get it now.
 Avoid at all costs
Don't buy this camera!!!
I really wanted to like this camera.
As someone who spends 90% of my free time in, or near the water the prospect of just grabbing my camera and jumping in was tantalizing. Unfortunately after just a few short days it has failed on all fronts.
A cursory look of the specs for this model would definitely have disqualified it had it not been for the purported ruggedness. $300 is overpriced, 8mp is at the back of the pack for resolution, XD memory is odd ball and expensive, no viewfinder, small screen, counter intuitive menus and settings, ect, ect.
But it was built to last. Said so right on the box...
So I bought one on my way to the airport for a quick trip to Kauai last week. Here is were I have a few positive things to say. Despite the smallish screen and lack of customization it did take some decent shots. They all needed color correction and a few erred on the hot side but overall image quality was acceptable for a point and shoot. A comparably priced Cannon or Sony camera would probably have taken better shots but not bad.
Implicitly following the directions to insure water tightness I got more comfortable with the camera. Day one babied it, day two had it in my pocket near the water, day three took a few pictures of shore from the water, and by day four I was sipping a Pina Colada in the pool with my new best friend strapped to my wrist. All was well obligatory Jaws videos were being filmed, a killer sunset picture was shot from underwater. I was happy with my stunted but tough camera...
Then it failed entirely.
Even after my anal following of the simple instructions it allowed water in and destroyed the camera completely. I was swimming in a pool which should be considered normal use in my opinion.
The store I bought it from won't take it back, stating that even though it says waterproof on the front water damage is not a product defect. So I'm stuck trying to get Olympus to replace it but hitting dead ends so far. Even if they do repair or replace it I'm never going to trust it in the water again so I'm left with a clunky, obsolete, overpriced, and ugly camera. Great.
Learn from my mistake don't buy it!!!
Be careful
I purchased this product before I went on vacation, as I wanted a camera I could take with me everywhere and not worry about it getting wet. For a novice photographer it was very simple to use and took surprisingly good underwater pictures while snorkeling. However, on day three of the vacation, while snorkeling, the screen on the back of the camera went off and would not come back on. I was still able to take pictures, but I could not see what I was taking since the screen is the only viewfinder on the camera. I had kept the camera around my wrist while snorkeling and never took it down more than 6-7 feet (rated for 10 feet). It dried out that night and the screen began to work again, however, when we went snorkeling the next day, the same thing happened to the screen. I opened the usb port after I got out of the water and had dried the camera off and it appeared that some water had gotten through the rubber lining. Needless to say, I was displeased, as I bought this camera mainly for the underwater/waterproof functionality. I would warn others to be careful before purchasing this product if you plan on using it underwater extensively. If you are buying it solely for the underwater capabilities, you might take a look at the more expensive 1030 that is rated for a greater depth. I can only assume that water somehow got through one of the two seals and was interfering with the connections that power the screen.
Were it not for the fact that the camera's screen went out on me, I would have been very pleased with this product. It took great outdoor photographs, I was able to get a nice collection of scenery photographs and never had to worry about how the salt spray from the ocean would effect the camera, as I could just dunk it in the sink to wash it off later that day. I also got quite a few really nice underwater photos (the flash is helpful, even though the underwater scene presets don't usually use it). I found that the image stabilization setting really helped underwater, especially in the ocean, as the waves tend to move you around just when the perfect picture opportunity presents itself. Before purchasing, please take a look at your other options if you plan on using this camera for a lot of underwater photography. The more expensive model (1030) or an underwater case for another digital camera might be better options if that is the case.
So far So good
I have been very satisfied with my stylus 850sw. It has been on the construction jobsite with me as well as the jungles of Central America in the back of a truck. Both in the rain and mud and has performed flawlessly. If you can put up with the odd xD memory card, it is great.
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