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bluejays · 02-12-2010, 06:36 PM

I have a lower end Olympus Stylus 850SW camera and brought it specifically for vacation last year. Perfect until the last day when a bunch of us were jerking around the pool, got hit and used the camera to crush my fall. Water seeped in the huge dent and that was the end of it. Went to Futureshop and got an exchange. It's a tough camera, but I wouldn't put it in water or anything in hindsight. When it drys, sand and salt get stuck everywhere on the thing in the most minute places. Furthermore, my cousin had the same model on the same vacation and somehow one day water seeped in and it was ruined (saltwater nonetheless). I think the rubber around the battery/memory card bay warps when water is continuously around it. Picture quality is nowhere Canon's quality, but for what it does on vacation, you can't complain (the quality isn't bad, Canon is just much better). I bought mine last year for $200 with taxes all in IIRC. Every now and then these things go on sale. I bought mine in May. My parents own the heavy duty, more expensive one and that one is pretty cool too. I really do love the camera in the event it gets wet or drops, but I wouldn't do it intentionally, because stuff just seems to happen when you mess around with it.

02-12-2010, 06:36 PM	#5
bluejays Franchise Player Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Toronto, Ontario Exp:	I have a lower end Olympus Stylus 850SW camera and brought it specifically for vacation last year. Perfect until the last day when a bunch of us were jerking around the pool, got hit and used the camera to crush my fall. Water seeped in the huge dent and that was the end of it. Went to Futureshop and got an exchange. It's a tough camera, but I wouldn't put it in water or anything in hindsight. When it drys, sand and salt get stuck everywhere on the thing in the most minute places. Furthermore, my cousin had the same model on the same vacation and somehow one day water seeped in and it was ruined (saltwater nonetheless). I think the rubber around the battery/memory card bay warps when water is continuously around it. Picture quality is nowhere Canon's quality, but for what it does on vacation, you can't complain (the quality isn't bad, Canon is just much better). I bought mine last year for $200 with taxes all in IIRC. Every now and then these things go on sale. I bought mine in May. My parents own the heavy duty, more expensive one and that one is pretty cool too. I really do love the camera in the event it gets wet or drops, but I wouldn't do it intentionally, because stuff just seems to happen when you mess around with it.