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Old 08-09-2010, 04:56 PM   #8
flydigital
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Originally Posted by KirkG. View Post
I have the Olympus 770sw, it came out a couple years ago. I have had it in my vest pocket for most of the time and its still going strong. Takes good pictures and hasnt had any problems with the water or being bumped around in my vest pocket.

I was at Best Buy last week and saw the new version of the camera and it looks great. It takes pictures and video, is water resistant and crush resistant to about 220lbs.

I like mine but might be upgrading to the new one soon

KirkG.
+1 I have the 720sw, about 4 years old, still going strong, the battery even still works for a full days pics (barely, time to replace soon). Any of the Olympus SW models are great, just remember to use the shutter button correctly and read the manual, it works more like a high-end camera vs. simple point-n-shoot, you have to hold half-way, let the AF work, then finish the button press once focused to take the pic. If you rush it, or use the wrong mode in low light you will get blurry pics. Even takes decent video. I've taken this camera everywhere, dropped it dozens of times, dented it, everything short of running it over and it keeps on clickin...
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