Olympus Stylus 730

57 reviews

Nov, 2024

Positive
size (27)
usability (26)
screen (22)
portability (22)
performance (19)

Negative
battery (7)
flash (4)
viewfinder (3)
color (3)
reliability (2)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 57 reviews of Olympus Stylus 730. The average rating for this product is 3.5/5, compared to an average rating of 4.3/5 for other Digital Compact Cameras for all reviews. Reviewers really like the portability and image quality. The size and performance are also mentioned favorably. There are some critical comments about the shutter and viewfinder, while reviews are divided on the low light performance.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Digital Compact Cameras the Olympus Stylus 730 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 83/100 = Very good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for Olympus Stylus 730

alaTest has collected and analyzed 17 user reviews of Olympus Stylus 730 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.2/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.2/5 for other Digital Compact Cameras on Amazon.com. People are impressed by the price and portability. The size and durability also get good feedback. The flash and low light performance get less positive opinions, while comments are divided on the image quality.

usability, durability, size, portability, price

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53% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Nov, 2024

Expert review by : Will Greenwald (cnet.com)

Olympus Stylus 730 review

Olympus Stylus 730

The Olympus Stylus 730 features large, backlit buttons, and a handy Simple Mode that automates almost all of the camera's functions.

The Stylus 730 produced extremely noisy images and exhibited sluggish performance.

The Olympus Stylus 730 has some great design points, but its slow performance and noisy images seriously hurt its overall rating.

Nov, 2006

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Expert review by (steves-digicams.com)

Olympus Stylus Digital 730

Other powerful features include a 7.1-megapixel CCD image sensor that delivers high-quality images that are consistently sharp and vivid even when printed in large-formats - up to poster sizes as large as 16 x 20 inches, and a high quality Olympus lens...

The exclusive TruePic TURBO™ Image Processor enhances image quality and delivers faster overall processing speeds for rapid start-up, shutter release and playback. TruePic TURBOTM enables the Stylus 730 to capture information from all 7.1 million...

May, 2007

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Expert review by : Mike Pasini (imaging-resource.com)

Olympus Stylus 730 Digital Camera - Full Review

The Olympus Stylus 730 is a slim, stylish water-resistant camera with several high ISO modes designed to improve indoor shooting, and a good complement of Scene modes for the novice shooter wanting to get good results regardless of the situation. The...

Water resistance makes this camera safe for vacations ; Attractive design ; Internal lens is protected from impact and compression damage ; High ISO images capture good color and apparent detail ; Excellent close-up shooting, especially in Super Macro...

Full autofocus shutter response is sluggish by current standards ; Even low ISO images exhibit mushy color ; Indoor images shot with Auto White Balance are warm to the point of appearing sepia ; Chromatic aberration is high at wide-angle ; Confusing...

As with the rest of the Stylus line, the Olympus Stylus 730 digital camera is based around a weatherproof body that ensures wherever you go, your camera can go right along with you. It triumphs unhindered by rain, sleet, or snow that would see most...

Dec, 2007

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Expert review by : Digital Camera Review (digitalcamerareview.com)

Olympus Stylus 730 Digital Camera Review

The Olympus Stylus 730 is a slight design departure from its Stylus brethren. It is still weatherproof, but instead of the wedge-like, tapered design, the Stylus 730 is the same depth all the way across the camera. It's reminiscent of the Stylus 720...

Dec, 2006

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Expert review by : Ilse Jurrien (photokina-show.com)

Olympus Stylus 730 Digital

With a luxuriously large 7.6 cm LCD screen, sophisti-cated illuminated controls and super-slim design, taking photos using the Olympus Stylus 730 is a real pleasure. The extra-large screen also means that, once the shoot is over, all of your friends...

Aug, 2006

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Expert review by : Will Greenwald (cnet.com.au)

Olympus Stylus 730

This slim metal camera is pretty, but can it shoot well? Find out in our review.

The Olympus Stylus 730 features large, backlit buttons, and a handy Simple Mode that automates almost all of the camera's functions.

The Stylus 730 produced extremely noisy images and exhibited sluggish performance.

The Olympus Stylus 730 has some great design points, but its slow performance and noisy images seriously hurt its overall rating.

Nov, 2006

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Expert review by : Will Greenwald (cnet.co.uk)

Olympus Stylus 730 review

Olympus Stylus 730

The Olympus Stylus 730 features large, backlit buttons, and a handy Simple Mode that automates almost all of the camera's functions.

The Stylus 730 produced extremely noisy images and exhibited sluggish performance.

The Olympus Stylus 730 has some great design points, but its slow performance and noisy images seriously hurt its overall rating.

Nov, 2006

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Expert review by : What Digital Camera (whatdigitalcamera.com)

Olympus mju 730 review (Olympus Stylus 730)

The Olympus mju 730 review (Olympus Stylus 730) is a weatherproof mju of lifestyle proportions. Our Olympus mju 730 review tests it's features...

Dec, 2006

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Expert review by : Darren (digital photography blog)

Olympus Stylus 730

The Olympus Stylus 730 is an interesting looking camera which has a 7.1 megapixel sensor, 3.0 inch LCD (its selling point) in an ultra slim body (just 0.83 inches depth). It doesn't have an optical view finder. The Stylus 730 has a weatherproof body,...

The Stylus 730 has a weatherproof body, digital image stabilization, four flash modes, USB 2.0, 3x Optical Zoom lens (f/3.5-5.0), ISO rating of 64-3200 and 20 scene modes to select from

Aug, 2006

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Consumer review (cnet.com)

Fragile - stay away

Fragile LCD prone to crack.

lightweight and good zoom

I first took the Stylus on vacation, and halfway through the LCD quit working. I sent it in and Olympus said I was because I dropped it. The exterior was not cracked, and the body was never dropped and had no marks. That's it for Olympus and me.

Jan, 2012

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