Olympus Stylus 1030SW 10.1MP Digital Camera with 3.6x Optical Wide Angle Zoom (Silver)
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Olympus Stylus 1030SW 10.1MP Digital Camera with 3.6x Optical Wide Angle Zoom (Silver)
Customer Review: Not a reliable camera.
Summary: 2 Stars
Olympus would be expected to produce a camera that lives up to the description, but this camera does not. It will leak. The seals MUST BE REPLACED BY AN AUTHORIZED OLYMPUS DEALER YEARLY at your expense. The seals are VERY fussy and they are prone to collect debris and lint. Olympus does not seem to think that end users should be allowed to change the seals and they do not indicate any method to use any sort of lubricant/sealer to improve the seal. With this in mind, the camera will leak at some point and it will likely cost more than a new camera to repair it. Our Olympus had the LCD fail 48 days out of warranty and Olympus had several suggestions to the cause of the failure: water leaking past seals, poor LCD connector contact, and or failed LCD. We took excellent care of the camera. It did not see extensive underwater use. The seals WERE quite clean. In short, the camera does not live up to its rugged hype by Olympus. It is a pricey camera that takes a mediocre picture. The idea of a rugged camera like this is great; this was just poor execution by Olympus. We now own over $450 worth of camera, chargers, batteries, cases, and accessories that are of little use after only 14 months. I am an Engineering Systems Analyst for the aircraft and aerospace industry with 25 years of design and engineering experience as well as 30 years experience as an amateur photographer and videographer.Customer Review: Great Camera bad paint
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a great little camera. Good battery life very good pictures, a little slow, but good enough for family vaca stuff. It's incredible underwater, jsut to be able to go in and out like that is phenomenal. I go from beaches to the desert and everywhere in between and this thing is great.
One con is the finish. I bought the black one and the paint just wiped off after one trip to the ocean. It is basically the stainless model with just a little paint on the outside. Not really a big deal. But it isnt black anymore.
Customer Review: Great Camera
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a perfect camera if you want one that you can beat around a bit and not worry about it getting broken or ruined.
We use this all the time when hiking, bike riding or hanging out in the pool. It is waterproof so I am able to take shots I could not get before since I can be in the water and not have to worry about splashing (or when taking pictures at the side of the pool.)
The image quality is pretty good for a point and shoot and cannot complain about prints I have had made. Up to 8 x 10 work well for the most part.
Customer Review: IT LEAKS. Get a different camera.
Summary: 2 Stars
I used to own the 770SW... great camera, virtually indestructable. Unfortunately, I had it stolen from me, so I 'upgraded' to the 1030SW.
Unfortunately, the 1030SW leaks. The first time I tried it out underwater, it streamed bubbles from the battery cover and died on the first day of my vacation. No pictures from that trip!
Back at home, I sent it in under warranty and got a replacement. It worked fine on land for a few months... but then I took another trip and, once again, it began leaking from the battery cover! I was careful not to use it in the water anymore, but the camera would act a little funny about batteries, saying they were dead after a couple hours, etc.
Finally, it died, and I sent it in again on some B.S. excuse to avoid having to say it was water damage. Replacement came in -- I took that diving, and once again, it leaked and broke.
The main selling point of this camera is that it's waterproof -- well, it's not that waterproof and will probably leak on you. Get another camera or, if you must get this one, GET AN EXTENDED WARRANTY covering all damages. It's a must.
Aside from the leaking, the pictures, movies, etc. you take will be pretty decent for a point-and-shoot. Having the capability to use a micro-SD in the XD adapter is nice, as micro-SD is a superior card and faster / cheaper / more space than the XD.
Customer Review: Waterproof? NO!
Summary: 1 Stars
Got this camera as a replacement for an earlier generation of Olympus's waterproof line. After four uses when snorkeling, it died. There is no question after reading many reviews that this camera is not waterproof. MUCH better to use disposable underwater FUJI cameras or get a case for a compact digital.