Olympus µ[MJU:] 790 SW dpreview.com User Reviews

I bought it for my cruise to the Caribbean and more specifically for snorkelling. It works as advertised, but you have to beware of a few things: 1. The LCD is not that bright and you can't really see through the viewfinder with a snorkelling mask. I fou...

I'm only wondering if the more water resistant version the 770sw would be better because it doesn't have a useless lens cover that can get jammed and may be better sealed. I'm actually not expecting that much out of this camera. My biggest complaint is th...

When you first see this camera its hard to believe that it's shock and water resistant, the finish is very nice and it feels solid and well constructed. I purchased mine online and I was quite surprised at how small it is. Start up is very fast and in ge...

Images are soft, and lack contrast although exposure is balanced and they respond well to post production. Check out some sample images on review sites before buying ; No way to control image parameters such as sharpness, contrast and saturation within th...

I bought the camera for a recent trip I took to Boracay Island in the Phlippiines. It performed as expected. I took it snorkelling and brought it down to more than 10 feet. Lots of fun to use and gave me very memorable pictures and videos.

No problems. Worked as expected. I'm glad I had it for my trip. I also used it for snap shots around town

Are you buying this for its waterproof feature.... Do read up on the 770SW reviews as well as the 790SW is the new replacement for the discountinued 770SW. Finally my 3rd replacement 770SW is waterproof, at least to 9feet but hopefully down to the 33ft...

Got what I wanted - a small, quality camera I could take to the beach and wade into the water without leaving it behind. Compared to my Canon, I find the 790 SW slightly harder to hold, and the user interface less direct. The flash performance is not g...

Nothing really, I haven't used it that much yet, but it seems to work as ; expected ; I did drop it once (not easy to grip - make sure you use a hand strap!). The ; metal part with the name "OLYMPUS" was particularly scuffed. Luckily I was in ; Singapore...

This is my first digital camera and still not matured in photogrpahy to write a comment here but would like to share its features!! Initially i was bit disappointed with the images from it. But after using it in the weekend, i started to love this cute,...

The problem i would say is the night images which comes blurry. 30fps Video cannot be recorded more than 10 seconds (I couldn't find a logic behind this)

First off you have to remember its a P&S, too many people expect DSLR qualities out of P&S and for the most part...its not happening. Build is amazing, its tough, its weather sealed and dust proof. for me 7.1 MP is plenty. Colors are cool if you like col...

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I bought this camera because of its superior built. I want a camera that I can carry with me all day, everyday, in all conditions. I was willing to comprimise image quality and I believed as long as I know the limit of the camera, I won't be disapointed....

There's alot of things that I wish could have been added to the camera, like a fast wide lens, manual focus and manual control, lower noise in high iso while maintaining the small size, but if such thing is possible then we wouldn't have DSLRs. So I'm ver...

I had purchased this camera because I have kids who like to take pictures and for it's waterproof claims. I had also tried it's predecessor but it went to the store as I didn't like the picture quality. The Stylus 790 was excellent at picture taking, it...

Waterproof claim isn't so waterproof ; Sandproof it is not(I had sand in all the compartments) ; Shockproof...I never tried ; Wish there was a 3:2 ratio on pictures ; And a wider angle

Good unit!! great camera for children,parents&mother with suckee children who want to use it also. Face Detection work good even after my son droped it twice!!! You can swim with it!!! and DROP IT !!!??? + not tryed the Freezeproof Yet No I do not use...

wish it would fire Quicker ; so prefocus solves the problem