Olympus Stylus 1010 10.1MP Digital Camera with ...- User Rating: 
Summary for Olympus Stylus 1010 10.1MP Digital Camera with ...- Big Produxt in a small package
Notes on Olympus Stylus 1010 10.1MP Digital Camera with ...- I picked this camera out for my birthday. It is wonderful! The pictures are clear and sharp,no matter how much they are enlarged. The 7x zoom allowed me to take great videos from 20 rows up at a recent sporting event. I wish the sound was a little louder, but when you download to a computer, it is easily adjusted. The scene selector is fantastic, just select what you want to photograph, push OK, and click! I would highly recommend this camera to anyone who wants a small compact camera loaded with features. Worth every penny.
Olympus Stylus 1010 10.1MP Digital Camera with ...- User Rating: 
Summary for Olympus Stylus 1010 10.1MP Digital Camera with ...- Love the camera but miss the date stamp
Notes on Olympus Stylus 1010 10.1MP Digital Camera with ...- I chose this camera based on its small size, high megapixel, and high zoom capabilities but will be returning it due to the missing and very important date stamp. I am using the camera to take pictures of my growing child, and need to be able to look back and know the precise date the picture was taken. Otherwise, I LOVE this camera, it takes nice, clear pictures, is easy to use (once I read the manual cover to cover), was reasonably priced, is cute, fits nicely in my purse for those spontaneous hilarious moments kids seem to have, and perhaps most importantly, has an almost zero delay in taking the picture once you press the shutter button. (This last point was the reason I decided to upgrade from a Kodak EasyShare.)
All in all, I am VERY, VERY disappointed in Olympus' decision not to provide date (and less important to me, time) stamps with its cameras. It pains me to return this camera, but the stamp is just that important to me.
Olympus Stylus 1010 10.1MP Digital Camera with ...- User Rating: Summary for Olympus Stylus 1010 10.1MP Digital Camera with ...- More MP is not always better
Notes on Olympus Stylus 1010 10.1MP Digital Camera with ...- I have used Olympus cameras for about 15 years and have always been happy with them. Unfortunately, I have used this camera for six months and am getting a new one. There are several good things about this camera, but there is one huge flaw: poor image quality. I have been doing some research and discovered that the megapixels are the culprit. While the camera has 10MP, the image sensor was not made to accommodate 10MP's worth of detail. Because the image sensor is small, it produces grainy photos. You will get better quality images with a camera that has fewer megapixels and/or a larger image sensor.
Some things I DO like about this camera: 1. Good close-up/macro shots; 2. "Scene" settings, such as "Available Light;" 3. Image name includes the date the picture was taken; 4. Portability/size of camera; 5. You can take panoramic photos (if using xD card); 6. Built-in lens cap; 7. Large LCD screen.
Some things I DO NOT like about this camera: 1. Grainy pictures, especially indoors; 2. Flash is too bright and frequently washes out my subject; 3. Lens is easily smudged and can be tricky to clean because it is so small; 4. Can't make the image be 4x6 ratio, so I have to manually crop all of my photos before printing them.
Olympus Stylus 1010 10.1MP Digital Camera with ...- User Rating: Summary for Olympus Stylus 1010 10.1MP Digital Camera with ...- A useful small camera
Notes on Olympus Stylus 1010 10.1MP Digital Camera with ...- I use an FX format SLR and film cameras for more formal photography, so the Stylus 1010 was purchased for general family snapshot use. As an upgrade to older model Oylympus S350 and Canon S400 models, the S1010 represents a substantial improvement. The lens quality and focal length range is much more useful, pulling in far subjects with longer telephoto function and covering wider landscape and rooms with wide angle coverage. Flash output is higher, so there is much less light fall off when taking indoor shots. Both shadow and highlight range have improved with far greater detail.
Long delays between shots are gone, continous shooting is 4x faster and transfer of files to a PC is similarly improved. The view finder is bright and viewable in sunlight, controls are handy. The steady shot function is very effective in controlling camera shake in low light. 4GB of storage and long battery life are convenient.
Software features to me are gimicks that have little practical purpose and quickly lose their entertainment, need to fiddle, value. I can turn a camera on its end to change from landscape to portrait and I can pretty much tell when people are smiling. "Gimick" of course does not include improved exposure and contrast control with useful metering options that are included in the product.
The camera will not deliver high end SLR results, as it does not have the optical range or image sensor coverage and density to do so. But as a point and shoot casual camera that can handle a lot of use, it's a very good product.
Olympus Stylus 1010 10.1MP Digital Camera with ...- User Rating: Summary for Olympus Stylus 1010 10.1MP Digital Camera with ...- Great little camera!
Notes on Olympus Stylus 1010 10.1MP Digital Camera with ...- This was an upgrade for me from another Olympus product. It is a wonderful little camera. Pictures are clear and crisp and the zoom is great. The only thing I can think to mention that may bother some people is that when you are filming videos, you can't toggle the zoom while the camera is running. You need to set the zoom where you want it and then start filming. I bought the 1010 kit and the microSDHC card allows you to film 30 minutes of video at a time (with lots of room left over on the card). An empty microSDHC card will allow for 1500 pictures. Great Buy!
