8 megapixel now, several improvements, and still shockproof, freezeproof and waterproof
The shock and waterproof Olympus Stylus 850 SW was introduced in January of 2008 as part of the company’s big winter announcement that included no fewer than nine new consumer cameras. The 850 SW appears to be the successor of last summer’s Stylus 790 SW. There are 8 megapixel now and some new goodies, and it all comes at the same list price of US$299.99 as the 790 SW was. The stylish Stylus comes in five colors, with black, silver and yellow carrying over, and pink and cyan replacing orange and dark blue. What you get here is an attractive 8.0 megapixel camera that is shockproof, waterproof, freezeproof, sandproof, dustproof, packed with features and ready to be used virtually anywhere, including the desert, underwater, or skiing. And if you drop it, no big deal as it can survive a 5-foot fall.
The Stylus 850 SW is a very compact, elegant camera you can take anywhere. It has a footprint of 3.7 x 2.4 inches and is 0.84 inches thick. It weighs under five ounces without the little Li-Ion battery, and not much more with it. The 3X optical zoom is internal, which means there is no annoying lens barrel that motors in and out. And even though the 850 SW can stand up to water, dust, sand and freezing temperatures, it’s still a full-function digital camera with all the features you expect from a modern point & shoot compact.
The 850 SW is easy to use right out of the box. In the back you find a mode dial that lets you select automatic, image stabilization, guide mode, movie, playback and favorites, as well as scenes. Below the mode dial is the ubiquitous four-way navigation pad with an “OK” button in its center. Four additional function buttons bring up the onscreen menu and cycle through often used functions.
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