Editorial Review:Product Description:The Stylus 720 SW Digital Camera is a versatile, compact digital camera designed with the signature Stylus style and performance. From hiking, surfing and skiing to parties and Little League games, the solid, shock-absorbing design combines with waterproof sealants to deliver clear, vibrant pictures of whatever, whenever, wherever. Get rich detail and vibrant colors with the 7.1 megapixel CCD & 3x optical + 5x digital zooms. Built-in image editing lets you fix red-eye, crop, resize, adjust brightness and saturation, convert to black-and-white or sepia, add frames and more. The exclusive TruePic TURBO Image Processor gives you true-to-life colors with quicker startup and shutter release times, so you can shoot and share faster. Connect the camera to your personal computer via a simple USB cable for fast, easy file transfers and downloads with Auto-Connect USB. Print pictures directly from the camera when connected to any PictBridge-enabled printer. Includes OLYMPUS Master software that lets you view pictures, organize them, edit them, print them, share them and more. QuickTime movie with sound, from 160x120 to 640x480 12 second auto self-timer Built-in flash with Auto (for low light and back lit conditions), Red-Eye Reduction, Fill-In Modes Panorama creation tools - stitchable up to 10 frames Setting memorization Playback effects - Black & White, Sepia, Resize, Rotation, Red-Eye Fix, Brightness, Saturation and more 32MB internal memory xD-Picture Card Removable Media Card xD-Picture Card (up to 1GB) Exposure Compensation +/-2 EV steps in 1/3 EV steps Direct printing through PictBridge and DPOF connections Compatible with PT-033 Underwater Housing for shooting at depths beyond 10 feet Auto-connect USB 2.0 port Other connectors - USB connecter, Audio/Video output, DC input Li-Ion rechargeable battery System Requirements - Windows 98SE, Me, 2000 Professional, XP; Mac OS 9
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Customer Reviews
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shockproof camera for young child
We bought this camera for our (precocious) grandson's 4th birthday over a "toy" camera. It was a bit of an extravagance, but not that much more than we would have spent anyhow. The key appeal is its purported "shockproof" feature. We added a gel case for extra protection. The other thing that made it preferable to cameras made for 4-year-olds was a rechargeable battery. He is amazingly adept at operating the camera, using the menus, etc. And he LOVES that it's a "real" camera.
So far so good on the shockproof...
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Been everywhere with it until it broke
I have taken this camera as my primary to Europe, Asia, and Africa, as well as numerous backpacking trips in the US. Great to swim with, really like the internal lens, fantastic image quality for its size. I finally broke it shallow scuba diving in Turks & Caicos, but I don't blame the camera since it was never meant to do this in the first place, and I had really thrown it around for two years. I have since replaced it with a new stylus, which doesn't have the internal lens, but has almost imperceptibly better image quality.
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DJ SANDOORS /HIPPY LANDSCAPE FRIEND (biker with stylus 720)
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This is the little foto camera but help me making filmlike memory .
BICYCLE & ROADS & CAMP my inspiration 300mi on nort Georgia hilly roads up to(Brasstown Bald) and back to Savannah G.a with 90pounds loaded traler.This trip start point close from Helen G.a may 2007 (nice weather to biking)
Biker and filmaker Sandor Nagy (Dj Sandoors)...Sorry for por englis writing...
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Good as long as its limitations are understood.
This is not my family's primary camera, this is the camera we use in the pool or during harsh conditions/activities. The underwater pictures are cool, though not the best. The outdoor pictures are good in bright light. Where this camera may disappoint is in lower-light settings, including indoors. For that we have a different camera. When I was reading reviews deciding if I should buy this camera, I found one comment that really summed it up along the lines of: the best camera is the one you'll actually have with you at the time. In that sense, this is often our "best" camera because I never hesitate to carry this camera since it is so sturdy.
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Good for this type of camera
The only meaningful comparison is between LCD-only, pocket cameras with non-extending lenses. I've owned a lot of digital (& film) cameras, including a digital SLR.
PROS: rugged, well-made, waterproof (I've actually taken it underwater; of course underwater shots are not sharp unless you get an expensive rig), good color, works well in auto mode, shutter lag is not too bad, LCD is big and bright, good battery life. Pretty good pics in common situations.
CONS, as with ANY pocket camera: the LCD is hard to see outdoors when you are in bright sunlight (unfortunately, most small cameras, except a few Canons, lack a viewfinder these days), the lens is tiny and doesn't extend, so sharpness and low-light performance is limited (but you don't have to wait for the lens to extend -- the camera, turns on or comes out of sleep pretty fast), limited zoom, you'll probably want to buy a higher-capacity xD memory card & they're are more expensive than other types.
ADVICE: It's a good choice for a go-anywhere pocket camera. If you want a better camera, get a bigger Canon with an extending lens (or an SLR, which has less shutter lag) and carry it in a bag (but avoid water).
