An as yet unfounded fear is that buttons and seals do not look particularly waterproof. I have not taken it underwater though, and I have no plans to.
After much frustration getting the camera initialized, without which you cannot download pictures to your computer, my husband went to Olympus’s web site and downloaded both the manual and software. Now the camera is functioning well. The memory is the wrong memory. It is the memory for the older model.
He more than likely put the card in before he hooked the camera up to his computer. By the way, make sure you hook the camera up to your computer BEFORE you put your memory card in. When I saw this camera in the store, I was very impressed. The salesman took the camera and banged it against a metal post, showing that it would not dent or scratch, or even better, break. The only way to get it to work again, was to pull the battery out, put it back in and turn it on again. Took a ton pix at highest resolution, video, and editing on the camera, and it lasted all day. It’s about the same size as my regular digital camera. The ‘scene’ settings never really help, and the only thing I’ve really found it useful for is just regular pictures with that drown-out look because the flash is so bright that you can’t see anything in the background and the faces are almost so reflective it’s hard to make out the features. I originally had my sights set on the Panasonic Lumix TS1 or TS2, and decided against it because I could not find any store that had one I could test first. The zoom really impressed me too, especially underwater (just make sure you set it to the underwater option- I found that makes a big difference). I also love how easy this camera is to use- my dad bought the new Canon underwater camera for our California trip, and he spent the better portion of every killer moment trying to adjust his settings or figure out which button to push. I have taken many pictures and have loaded them in my computer. I couldn’t be happier with my new camera!
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.
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. We bought this for our teenage son to take on an upcoming trip. The camera is easy to use, and takes incredible pictures. It was extremely frustrating. The settings were also not intuitive.
And in my experience salt water leaves a film on the lens so always wash in clean fresh water after any underwater activity. The on-board software glitches when I tried to load it onto my computer, but I haven’t really tried to fix it yet.
I have not read the manual yet, but I will do it before going snorkeling. clif protein bars.
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