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Olympus Stylus 850SW
Olympus Stylus 850SW
B-
HQ Grade: B-
A is outstanding and exceptional, rated in the top 10% of digital cameras.
B means they are good, with some standout features.
C means they are mediocre, and probably more trouble than they are worth.
D & F mean they are absolutely awful or old. Avoid at all costs.
  • 3 out of 5
"Ok, but not the best"
  • 4 out of 5
"easy camera"
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Olympus Stylus 850SW Reviews

  • 3.9 out of 5

Rating: 3.9 of 5
(243 user reviews)

Olympus 850SW Reviews by DigitalCamera-HQ Users

Page 1 of 2 (27 DigitalCamera-HQ reviews total)

  • 3 out of 5
Ok, but not the best (MH - 11/3/09)

This camera takes awesome underwater pictures, but regular pictures are normally blurry even with the shake setting. I'm not very please with it.read more

  • 4 out of 5
easy camera (Henry Lee - 6/1/09)

this camera quite ok to use, it is easy to operate.
For those user that wan to have some other shooting style, this camera also... read more

  • 4 out of 5
Great! But casing is not exactly shockproof (geejmcraig - 7/5/08)

I love the camera. Easy and fun to use. Although they say I can get a camera with a better image quality for the same... read more

  • 4 out of 5
Great Digital Camera! (Marlon - 5/16/08)

This camera is great! I took this camera to Hawaii. And I didn't have to worry about the water because the camera is waterproof. I... read more

  • 4 out of 5
Great knockaround camera, with better than snapshot quality (Noah Shlaes - 3/31/08)

I bought it because it is waterproof and tough. I didn't expect to get great photos, just good snapshots. But it's exceeded my expectations so... read more

  • 3 out of 5
Ver disappointed, it leaked! (Dianne - 3/27/09)

Bought this camera for snorkelling purposes. The first time I got to use it, it worked fine. The second time it leaked into the memory... read more

  • 3 out of 5
Average camera. (Ryan Hill - 3/1/09)

I was really looking forward to buying and playing with this camera as the reviews for this camera are great and some of our friends... read more

  • 3 out of 5
its ok (Dionne - 12/29/08)

well its a really durable camera, the only thing i dont really like is the fact that when your taking pictures at night, they come... read more

  • 3 out of 5
alright (bev bright - 3/17/08)

takes good pics. You cannot embed a time date stamp with this camera. This is why i purchased it not knowing the time date stamp... read more

  • 5 out of 5
Great underwater camera (T&D - 8/10/09)

Went snorkleing honestly thought the camera was going to die a horrible death but it made it, took some good underwater shots the only gripe... read more

  • 5 out of 5
thinking of buying 850 sw- read this!! (molly - 7/16/09)

i got this camera a year ago and not once did i regret it! some say that it doesn't take the gr8est pix, but that... read more

  • 5 out of 5
whoa! this camera is amazing! (molly - 6/17/09)

i strongly reccomend this camera to everyone! 1st of all i always drop it and it is such a relief to turn it on and... read more

  • 5 out of 5
I LOVE THIS CAMERA! (Sandra - 5/12/09)

I have 3 dsl cameras, an Olympus 1010 and a Lumix TZ5. This little 850 is absolutely incredible. The price was amazing. I took this... read more

  • 5 out of 5
Great Camera (Jack Modena - 4/7/09)

This is a great camera. Use it in the rain.read more

  • 5 out of 5
Tough Little Camera (Jim Ward - 3/18/09)

I use this camera to do property inspections, about 100 photos per day. I use the silicone cover over it and take it into crawlspaces... read more

  • 5 out of 5
Great camera for vacations (jay - 1/26/09)

Bought the 850SW for a trip to Hawaii. I just ain't natural to imerse a camera in water w/o a protective case. Took it snorkeling... read more

  • 5 out of 5
the best camera ever! (alan - 1/6/09)

great camera,great pics and foolproof to use!got it as an early christmas gift and havnt left home without it since,perfect to keep in your pocket!read more

  • 5 out of 5
Very Pleased (astridwilson - 9/25/08)

We just returned from a trip to Saint Lucia. We took well over 600 pictures, many many pictures of fish. I loved that you could... read more

  • 5 out of 5
great features, great price, great camera (MarkM - 8/27/08)

I love the 850SW! It's super easy to use when all you want is a simple point and click that takes great shots, and there... read more

  • 5 out of 5
Nice camera (no one - 7/8/08)

Wow I was really interested in this camera the second I found out it was waterproof and shock proof! I love going swimming and I... read more

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