'Both new Stylus cameras are designed for automatic photography.'
'the Stylus 850 SW offers the ability to withstand a drop of up to 5 feet, can shoot submerged down to almost 10 feet in water, and can operate in cold down to 14 degrees Fahrenheit'
'this digital camera is very light for a compact camera.'
'the 5.3 ounce (150g) Olympus 550WP is easy enough to hold even when wet.'
'It can save photos on a xD-Picture card or a microSD card and has seventeen different shooting modes including Underwater Water Snap which makes it easy for the average user to get the right settings for the right situation.'
'The new camera detects up to three faces within the frame and automatically focuses and optimizes exposure to capture sharp, brilliant portraits and group shots.'
'The Olympus 830 packs its features into an all-weather metal body that can handle rain, sleet and snow.'
'The trade off for using the Stylus with impunity when the weather gets bad comes by way of button feel: in order to effectively seal the case, the 830's controls are often “sticky” and more difficult to press than those on conventional devices.'
'the use of high ISOs introduce lots of noise and loss of image detail, visible when viewed at full size.'
'the FE-340's variant isn't the bloated maze that has earned low marks for some other Olympus cameras.'
'The FE-340 aims to keep things simple, with 19 shooting modes that make it easy to get the shot without understanding the subtleties of shutter speeds, apertures and the suchlike.'
'The FE280 aims to keep things simple, with a whopping seventeen scene modes that make it easy to get the shot without understanding the subtleties of shutter speeds, apertures and the suchlike.'