Olympus Stylus 710 7.1 Megapixel

This is a great little Camera for the price once again it is a 7.1 MP camera giving the digital zoom a little functionality as well as having a little bit of optical zoom capability.

It is a weather proof camera not to be confused with a waterproof camera, I have had no issues with water damage, I have dropped it in saltwater when powered on and taken pictures in the rain, not something I would recomend with a $1000 SLR camera.

Other great features are the full functionality of ISO adjustment and other settings you like to see in a more expensive camera. all in all the advanced features are easy to use but not too advanced, making it a great point and shoot camera.
one huge drawback for the point and shoot photographer is that it does not record in a windows media format when doing a video clip it records in quick time format and then needs to be reformatted to record it to a disc.

The huge view screen is great but can use the batteries quickly when using it to review shots.

One big plus the batteries, lasting literally hundreds of shots and an extra is affordable lion batteries unlike other slim cameras the replacement batteries can be had for about $12-18USD as an aftermarket brand. I bought 2 and charge one use and and save 1 for backup.

the memory card is a XD so a 1gig is the biggest currently available but a spare Fuji brand card can be had for under $40 on sale at Best Buy with an instant rebate.

Finally when transferring pictures to your PC use a USB 2.0 Card reader, 50X faster than using the camera and 10X faster than using an internal card reader also reducing the chance for a transfer error. never transfer from your camera to your PC thats why the memory card is removable. the transfer cable required is a USB Mini not cheap either (about $40) a card reader is $15-20

This is a great camera for the price. Excellent picture quality 7.1 mega pixs
Very easy to use. Supper slim and compact.

Two draw backs are: Non standard USB cable to connect to your PC. The connecter to the PC is normal USB but the connector to the camera is not. So you cannot buy one from the electronics store to have one at home and one at work. Must buy the cable from Olympus and the last time I check they were not in stock. The other downfall is no standard view finder, only the LCD so in bright sun light you cannot see what you are taking a picture of.

this is an excellent compact camera easy to use with multiple function that are easy to access, and a snap to add to your computer software with trouble free picture retrieval. You own it you'll love it.