Olympus mju Digital 800

Résumé : The Olympus Stylus 800 Digital is a highly versatile and pleasantly user-friendly compact digital camera. It has a compact, weatherproof design, 3x optical zoom lens, and fast, TruePic Turbo image processor. Besides fully automatic shooting in Program ...

Points forts : HyperCrystal 2.5 LCD, Bright Capture Technologies, Built-in Shooting Guide feature, Compact and weatherproof body, Ease of connecting camera to computer

Points faibles : No optical viewfinder--you are forced to use the LCD monitor, Uses xD Picture Card for storage. This is more expensive than other formats.

Conclusion : Eight megapixels for $375 to $400 is nice. If you're looking for a compact camera, all-weather construction, and 19 scene program settings along with some manual features, then this is a camera to consider. It can shoot up to 1600 ISO (although you ...

Résumé : A snapper for shooting in the shadows.

Points forts : High top sensitivity setting; Great low-light LCD

Points faibles : Mushy hi-res images

Conclusion : Superb for low-light and all-weather shooting, but its full-resolution images should be sharper

Résumé : At just over one and a quarter inches thick, the $450 Olympus Stylus 800 is not the smallest or thinnest camera we've seen, but it is still impressively small and packs a lot of features into a svelte system. The aluminum case is well designed and ...

Points forts : Very high image quality Stylish design and water resistance

Points faibles : On-screen guides are cumbersome

Conclusion : Battery life was pretty good, with the rechargeable 1230-mAh lithium ion battery allowing us to take 366 shots with the camera over 201 minutes. That's easily enough for a weekend trip. You can't use any other type of battery in this camera, but a ...

Résumé : As the latest in that company's "Stylus" line of compact digital cameras, the 8-megapixel, 3x-zoom Olympus Stylus 800 is to my mind the best Stylus Digital model to date. -- I said that about the 5-megapixel Stylus 500 that preceded it, and now ...

Points forts : Water-resistant design, Good resolution, sharp images for a compact model, Good/pleasing color (Slightly lower than average saturation for a consumer model though), Auto white balance does better than average with household incandescent lighting., ...

Points faibles : Slightly high contrast (But pretty good highlight detail), High image noise at ISO 400, ISO 800 is marginal, even at small print sizes, ISO 1600 really isn't usable at all. (In our opinion, at least.), Super-high ISOs of "Anti-Shake" mode can result ...

Conclusion : The Olympus Stylus 800 Digital is reminiscent of the past Stylus 500 model, but with increased resolution, a refined user interface, and more control over the image capture process. Slightly off-center on the front of the camera, the lens is protected ...

Résumé : Megapixels: 8, Maximum Resolution: 3264 x 2448 pixels, Included Memory Amount: 32 MB, Included Memory: On Board, Me...

Points forts : Solid construction and bright, clear 2.5-inch LCD screen. On-screen help features.

Points faibles : Image quality could be sharper. Slow recycle time.

Conclusion : The Olympus Stylus 800 is a well-made camera, but photo quality needs to improve to make it a real compact contender.