 FANTASTIC!!!!
i don't know if i've ever left a review for a product but i knew i had to leave one for this camera! i just bought it yesterday. i used it on a field trip today to the zoo with my son's preschool class. the pictures the camera took were amazing! the color was crisp, the zoom is awesome, the shutter speed is really fast! i am about 90-95% happy with this camera. so far, since i've only had it a day, the only con i can find at this point is that the battery life is minimal. i had the camera on and taking pictures with it for about an hour and a half to two hours when the battery died. now, i didn't have the camera off and turn it on and turn it off and turn it back on, etc. maybe i should have? maybe this would have saved battery life? i would think it would use up more, but i don't know much about that. so, needless to say, i'll be buying at least 2 back up batteries to have in the event i loose battery life again during an outing. oh! and there's a "back light" so this is really easy to navigate in the dark. overall, despite the minimal battery life, i still give this camera 5 stars! i am truly amazed at the picture quality compared to cameras i've used in the past. who knows...maybe i've had crappy cameras up until now and didn't know it! ;) SUPER happy with this olympus stylus 7010!
Olympus Stylus-7010
I bought the Olympus 7010 to replace my Canon S2 IS with 5 mega pixels and a 12x tele lens (bought in '05 to replace a 3 meg that succumbed to the sand in Iraq). While I loved the Canon's 12x, 5 megs just doesn't get it any more, and the Olympus is so much more compact. I'm an avid mountain hiker, and it's nice to have a 12 mega camera, super thin, that attaches to my belt for quick access. Other 'musts' with the Olympus are that it has image stabization, panoramic ability, and a 7x tele lens. Most point-and-shoots only have a 4x lens and that's not good enough (like getting closeups of sheep in Scotland a couple years ago). While I am also in the market for a good mid-level SLR digital, like the Nikon D90(had four SLR 35mm's in my previous life), this little gem will long have a place in my travel plans. I currently have my house on the market to sell myself, and the Olympus's 28mm wide angle lens took some all-inclusive shots indoors that I just couldn't achieve with the older Canon. This uber-wonder by Olympus packs so many excellent features in such a small package that I couldn't resist making it a necessity. To me, there just wasn't any legitimate competition for under $160 (via Amazon) or even $200. When size matters (small), this camera is the one. I absolutely love this little guy!
 good camera with a poor memory
The fact that you must spend extra money for a memory card detracts from an otherwise good camera. The card that came with the Olympus holds only 10 pictures and before you take another they must be deleted or down loaded. I suspect that's one reason it's priced so reasonably.
Not what I expected
I remember those point-and-shoot Olympus digital cameras from mid 2000s - great images with click of a button. That's what I was expecting - and got disappointed. The picture quality is even worse that my old Canon A60 (from year 2003) makes.
The biggest problem is - megapixels. Too many. Many megapixels combined with small sensor area in compact cameras result in very much noise at dark. The camera images are too noisy in any indoor environment, even at relatively low 400 ISO and even with flash! In other hand stabilizer is good - indoor images are sharp, but noisy.
And will you ever need all those 12 megapixels? I doubt. Will you get noisy images because of them? Sure. But this is marketing.
And, the worst thing - you may lower the megapixel setting in the camera - but sensor will still be the same high-resolution high-noise one.
The second big big problem is proprietary standards. The cable and connector look like mini-USB, but they are actually some kind of special Olympus-only connector. You may, fortunately, use micro-SD card (not only inferior xD) with this camera - but it is connected unusual way through the special adapter.
And compact size has it's drawbacks - it's hard to hold the camera in hand but it's easy to accidentally close flash with your finger. buttons are tiny even for my small hands.
What I wanted-Almost
This is the the 3rd Olympus digital camera I've owned. The prior models were 2 and 5 MP, respectively. I upgraded to the Stylus 7010 in order to get sharper "close ups" at my kids sporting events, etc.... The 7X zoom and 12 MP really helps. Like my previous Olympus cameras, it does not do well in low light situations (unless you're using a tripod). I had hoped it would perform better at indoor school functions, etc... However, it's compact size and relatively light weight make it easy to pack and carry. SUGGESTION: get an additional battery; I did. The LCD screen uses a lot of juice, so another battery is necessary for prolonged use.
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