http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/25/olympus-new-trio-touts-10-megapixel-stylus-1050-sw-with-motion/ Engadget Comments for Olympus' new trio touts 10 megapixel Stylus 1050 SW with motion sensitive Tap Control http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/25/olympus-new-trio-touts-10-megapixel-stylus-1050-sw-with-motion/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/25/olympus-new-trio-touts-10-megapixel-stylus-1050-sw-with-motion/Aug 25th 2008 2:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/25/olympus-new-trio-touts-10-megapixel-stylus-1050-sw-with-motion/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/25/olympus-new-trio-touts-10-megapixel-stylus-1050-sw-with-motion/Aug 25th 2008 1:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/25/olympus-new-trio-touts-10-megapixel-stylus-1050-sw-with-motion/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/25/olympus-new-trio-touts-10-megapixel-stylus-1050-sw-with-motion/Aug 25th 2008 2:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/25/olympus-new-trio-touts-10-megapixel-stylus-1050-sw-with-motion/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/25/olympus-new-trio-touts-10-megapixel-stylus-1050-sw-with-motion/Aug 25th 2008 3:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/25/olympus-new-trio-touts-10-megapixel-stylus-1050-sw-with-motion/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/25/olympus-new-trio-touts-10-megapixel-stylus-1050-sw-with-motion/Aug 25th 2008 5:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/25/olympus-new-trio-touts-10-megapixel-stylus-1050-sw-with-motion/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/25/olympus-new-trio-touts-10-megapixel-stylus-1050-sw-with-motion/Keep in mind that all the SW series of cameras, except for the very latest (which still require a firmware update and special "H" xD memory cards) cannot record more than 10 seconds (that's right "ten seconds") of normal quality (as in 640x480 30fps) video at a time. This is something that other digicams could do many, many years ago, including Fujifilm digicams, and they can do this with any xD card. This is NOT mentioned in any review or the specs, and in my opinion, a ripoff. The image quality of these digicams isn't anything to write home about, either.
If you want something to take underwater, just buy any good digicam, and put it in a waterproof housing. Digicam housings cost very little these days, and they are much more suited to going underwater.]]>Aug 25th 2008 5:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/25/olympus-new-trio-touts-10-megapixel-stylus-1050-sw-with-motion/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/25/olympus-new-trio-touts-10-megapixel-stylus-1050-sw-with-motion/
Had a friend who brought one to Hawaii, probably got sand in one of the seals and shorted it out in the ocean half way through the trip. Probably just something to keep in mind. A seal is only as good as the seal it makes.

But from my point of view, great pictures, great for parents, great for hiking, snorkeling, swimming, etc.]]>Aug 25th 2008 9:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/25/olympus-new-trio-touts-10-megapixel-stylus-1050-sw-with-motion/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/25/olympus-new-trio-touts-10-megapixel-stylus-1050-sw-with-motion/Aug 25th 2008 10:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/25/olympus-new-trio-touts-10-megapixel-stylus-1050-sw-with-motion/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/25/olympus-new-trio-touts-10-megapixel-stylus-1050-sw-with-motion/Aug 25th 2008 8:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/25/olympus-new-trio-touts-10-megapixel-stylus-1050-sw-with-motion/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/25/olympus-new-trio-touts-10-megapixel-stylus-1050-sw-with-motion/Aug 26th 2008 2:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/25/olympus-new-trio-touts-10-megapixel-stylus-1050-sw-with-motion/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/25/olympus-new-trio-touts-10-megapixel-stylus-1050-sw-with-motion/
The response is slow. The menus are bad. Of course there's the ridiculous 10 second video limit (really, a modern phone can do better than that, and that's saying a lot) which is, again, not mentioned anywhere except deep in the manual. The video quality is awful, so maybe it's good that you can only record 10 seconds. It's too expensive for what it does. I could get a combo Canon/Fuji/etc+housing that could beat the Olympus SW's in every way, for cheaper. To top it off, the Olympus people could have updated the firmware for older SW digicams to kill the 10 second limit, but they choose not to. BTW, the 10 second limit is not limited to just the SW series, so read the manual very carefully before laying down your cash.

My DSLR has accompanied me in several very long (weeks) trips to nearly every corner of the world, ever since the Canon 350D came out several years ago. Never once has it crapped out. It's been used in extreme dust, altitude, rain, winds, etc. If they're so prone to failure, then why are news photographers and pros using them, and depending on them for their livelihood (and not just vacation pics)? Look at the amount of travel blogs where someone's compact digicam has crapped out, or better yet look at the amount of blogs with Olympus SW seals suddenly failing underwater. Now *that's* hilarious.

The one saving grace is its supposed ruggedness. But these days other companies like Pentax also make rugged, waterproof cameras, without the shortcomings of Olympus. For those who bought one, enjoy it, since otherwise you'll be questioning your buying decision. I got rid of mine, and I'm one happy camper.]]>Aug 26th 2008 5:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/25/olympus-new-trio-touts-10-megapixel-stylus-1050-sw-with-motion/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/25/olympus-new-trio-touts-10-megapixel-stylus-1050-sw-with-motion/I think it is much like the OLYMPUS Stylus 830 Green 8.0
http://www.pricestealer.com/deal/290/OLYMPUS-Stylus-830-Green-8.0-MP-Digital-Camera/
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