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Olympus Stylus 710
Editor's Review
The Olympus Stylus 710 looks a whole lot like the Stylus 810, except that it has .9 fewer megapixels and costs $100 less. The Stylus 710 is more than enough camera for most users, and is virtually identical to the expensive 810. DCHQ doesn't see why you should shell out another $100 for such a small, incremental gain. 7.1 megapixels will go a long way, and it's even got some of the underwater strength of the 720sw.
Specifications
- 7.1 megapixels
- 3x optical zoom / 5x digital zoom
- autofocus
- auto exposure
- JPEG file format
- ISO 64-1600
- lithium ion battery
- movie mode w/sound
- 2.5" LCD
- Release Date: Jan 30, 2006
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Olympus Stylus 710 Comments & Questions (write your own!)
But more likely, the firmware just needs to be reloaded. Try resetting the camera to it's factory default settings. Also, look on the Olympus website for a firmware update. The camera firmware is only as current as the day the camera was built and often, issues are discovered after that date which a firmware update is designed to address.
If these don't help, then a camera repair may be in order. But understand that with your warranty expired, a repair may cost more than the camera is really worth. The average cost of a camera repair is around $180. As such, it may cost more to repair than it is really worth. The rule of thumb is that if the estimate for repair is north of 50% what you paid for it, you're better off taking that money and buying a newer and upgraded model.
In <a href="fixya.com/support/t260216-5... forum</a> you can find a few solutions used by the contributor who claim it works.
Well, some of them say " I have nothing to lose " , tried and got it fixed.
Read through the successful examples and decide for yourself if you want to try the same.
The same applies if you want to ' pull ' the lens following solution#2.
The essence is probably to give the motor a little bit of help, either a push or a pull, when the motor cannot overcome any resistance offered by dust, grits or whatever. By a little bit of help, I don't mean you apply brute force or else the camera might slip out of your hand and drop on to the floor.
I had the same problem - 5f08 5e02 code on lcd - it is troubleshooting service code - malfunction of focus motor/sensor.
I've disassembled the camera, including the lens unit and found a damage in flexible connection between focus motor (including focus sensor) and the rest of the lens unit. There is a specific bending of this flex - it's located between the shutter/focus unit and the lens rings. As You power on camera, zoom in and out, and finally shut it off, all the time this flex is being bended in this specific region - one day it has to breake:)
It is almost impossible to buy it separely, even if You buy second hand camera with other malfunction there is no certainty how much this element will take.
Simply : buy another camera:) (I suggest Fuji - easily serviceable)
Regards
i went to the shop and they told me that i would have to pay 120euros to fix the camera... its definitely too mcuh, i mean u can buy a new one for that much money....so i googled the error and i found this website - tried all the tipps mentioned...guess what:) my camera is working.... just shake it and bang it against ur palm a few times and it will work!!!! i wish u luck!!!
Where is this "gig" you're talking about? On a memory card? On a web site? On a computer hard drive?
And since you're going on vacation, allow me to make an pitch for using several cards, rather than one large one. Reason being, insurance. Any memory card can fail or become corrupted. And when you're on vacation the last thing you want is to lose the opportunity to take pictures until you can recover that media card with a software utility. If your card goes bad, swapping another one for it at that moment is of advantage so you can keep taking pics. Then, later when you're in front of your PC, you can use a utility like "F-Recovery" ( [url=filerecoverytools.com/produ... ) to get back your pictures and recover your card.
No need to lose the moment because you relied on one card one when several can solve that problem.
Larry
From WIKI ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secur... ):
Optional write-protect tab
When looking at the card from the top (see pictures) there is one required notch on the right side (the side with the diagonal notched corner).
On the left side there is usually a slidable tab. This is the write-protect tab. The MMC has neither notch. It is easy to mistake this tab as an electronic on/off switch built inside the card, but it is used simply as a tab/notch switch. The tab/notch works the same way as the notches on compact audio cassettes and videotape cassette tapes or floppy disks, where the device senses the tab/notch and determines if the card is write-protected or not.
When this write-protect tab is in the down position (away from the end that is inserted) then it is write protected and read-only. When the tab is in the up position it is write enabled. Since the tab is optional, the card can have no switch and no notch, which makes the card always writable, or it can have an empty notch and be a ROM card, or always write-protected and read-only. If the tab becomes broken or falls off then the card will become a write-protected ROM card and no longer be writable. A possible troubleshooting solution would be to apply tape over the notched area (avoiding the connectors and the other notch) to configure the card in a permanent writable state.
If the sensor inside the device is faulty and unable to detect the tab/notch, all SD cards will seem to be either write-protected or write-enabled, depending on the failure mode.
The write protect tab feature is optional within the Secure Digital Association guidelines. Some manufacturers claim that the write switch is easily broken, and do not include it on all their card models[3].
# Stylus 710 Digital Camera
# Wrist strap
# USB 2.0 Cable
# Li-Ion Rechargeable Battery and Charger
# Basic Instruction Manual
# Quick Start Guide
# Warranty Card
# CD-ROM: OLYMPUS Master software, Advanced Manual
If you didn't receive all this, it's quite possible you purchased a "gray market" camera - which means that chances are you don't have a manufacturer's warranty either. Be sure on that. Because if something goes wrong and this camera is gray market, chances are Olympus USA won't repair it.
As for the manual, you can download a pdf copy and get software here ( olympusamerica.com/cpg_sect... )
To recover the pictures, go to <a href="z-a-recovery.com/digital-im... site</a> and download a copy of the photo recovery software.
Follow the instructions on the same page and recover your picture files to the computer.
something is rattling inside
What exactly does the registry setup get you? If it's nothing important, I'd recommend simply downloading the appropriate drivers from the Olympus site (they should be free and not require any codes) and go from there.
Check out the excellent user reviews on the link above!
Good Luck
Hope that helps!
There aren't really any digital cams that are drop resistant, as by nature the mechanism of the image sensor (not to mention the lenses, LCD etc.) are pretty delicate. With that said, some of the Olympus digitals are made with durable metal bodies and are moisture-resistant (to a point), gasket-sealed, as well as resistant to scratches, dings, dents and other minor damage. The Olympus Stylus 710 ( digitalcamera-hq.com/digita... ) is a great camera and is pretty rugged from my experience.
I have a Canon A-series and I have dropped it numerous times and haven't damaged it yet. I'd be curious to know which Canon model you had, as some of them (like the little Elphs) are much more fragile, so if yours was one of those, you may be able to get by with a Canon yet. Let me know if you remember which one you had and maybe we can find you something tougher that still uses SD cards.
Good luck!
pinto emerson
You might check which programs you have on your computer already. It sounds like Adobe is already installed. You should be able to skip that step on the setup disc and continue on. I hope this helps.
Andrew
Andrew
There are pictures here to show you near the bottom of the page ( dcresource.com/reviews/olym... )
Olympus Stylus 710 Reviews
Olympus Stylus 710 Reviews by Digital Camera-HQ Users
- 1.0 out of 5
I bought this camera last feb 2008, After a month used i find out its kinda weird how come my shots are all blurry. Ask the shop about it, but it says its ok... But for me it still looks blurry... for a 7Mega Pixel camera. My N91 2Megapixel Camera is more better when i compared it. Then just today while i was taking shots during our Halloween party. I was able to take like more than 30+ shots. Then suddenly i noticed that the screen is blurry again. Then after a few minutes the blurry image on the screen got worst. And after 5mins poof it turns to blue screen of death with an error saying D: error 5f08 5e02. Tried google some answers on how to fix it. I didnt try hitting the camera with my palm because its under warranty, but i did some of the suggestions like removing the battery for 10mins then press on press the zoom key, remove the XD card, pressing the ok function. But still no avail. And there are a lot of users having this kind of problem. From now on I'm sticking to camera cellphone and rather paying an expensive camera that has problems from the very beginning until reaches to blue screen of death after a certain period. I hope they would replace my camera and I'm gonna sell if afterwards.... DONT BUY THIS CAMERA!!! But you can buy mine hehehehehehe so I can get my money back.......
- 4.0 out of 5
i have owned this camera for 2 years and have no complaints...takes excellent pictures and doesnt malfunction in the snow like i have seen other cameras do ...would highly recommend this product to anyone....
- 4.0 out of 5
Stylus 710 Mju is the first digital camera I bought and it is more than one year old. It takes great night time pictures when manually adjusted at 100 ISO. There are lot of features and I learnt a lot how to use it through the tutorials that are posted by e-mail by Olympus.
- 1.0 out of 5
I am no camera master but I am somewhat knowledgable. When using the motion stabilization on this camera, it adjusts the ISO up so high the pictures are nothing but noisy and grainy. Outdoors in plenty of light, the photos are great. But all my indoor shots, no matter what adjustments I made manually, came out grainy and noisy. Hate to say it but it ruined my vacation photos.
I will never purchase another Olympus camera. This was my first and my last. I will stick with Minolta or Nikon as in the past. The dealer sold me a lemon.
- 5.0 out of 5
i bought this camera loved all the features but had to return due to it would not focus got a sony w55 it took crappy pictures went back to oympus and could not be happier beauitful pictures worth every penny!
- 2.0 out of 5
This camera seemed to have a dual personality- some of the pictures were great (not excellent) and some in the same lighting situation, same room, same time were very grainy. I could never figure out exactly why that was...
Also, after only owning it for 8 months, the lens would not open and the camera would not work. Of course, the company wanted me to pay all the shipping to get it back to them and would not guarantee anything. For an all-weather camera, you would expect it to be more durable.
- 1.0 out of 5
This camera takes terrible photos. they are always blurry and grainy! I wish I never bought this camera!
- 4.0 out of 5
My first low light pics were terrible, but I found that the flash settings are quite critical. All day light and fading light pics I have taken are great. You need to be aware of what you have the flash set to. The assistance menu is very very good and helps alot. The red eye is pretty hopeless though, but this may be me learning how to use the camera. I wouldn't say its a set to auto and just use it camera. But with the built in help it really does help.
- 2.0 out of 5
I had great luck with my older Olympus digital and only gave it up after many years of use when I dropped it hard and it died. I thought this new smaller version was really cute. That's about all it is. Many inside pictures are dark and grainy. I also get about 1 in 3 that are blurry for no reason. I take informal pictures daily for the classroom and this camera wasn't worth the money it took.
- 1.0 out of 5
really bad, the pictures were really grainy &it gets worse over time. ive seen better pictures on less than 5 mp cameras ...can anyone recommend a better camera?
- 5.0 out of 5
I have owned three digital cameras and by far this is best one yet. It offers allot of options, like framing your picture, putting a title on it, making a photo album. Excellent quality photos. The only draw back is that Olympus doesn't offer a charger cradle that allows you to charge the battery while its in the camera. You can't beat the quality that you get for the price that you pay
- 2.0 out of 5
Twice now I have had to return my 710 because the flash stopped working. I also have the same problem seeing the screen in bright light, pain in the @$%.
- 5.0 out of 5
Amazingly small,Amazingly light and superb quality pictures and more importantly jam packed with features which can be very easily deployed with a flick of ur thumb. You can put it in your shirt pocket and ppl wont know its a camera..Literally..Well only disappointment was I cudnt find the color i wanted..which was the aqua blue one..but heyy that didnt mean I compromised on the Quality or features..
- 1.0 out of 5
I'm going on a 12 cruise, and after I bought this slim, compact, nice looking camera, I was reading about the battery. It takes 8 hours to charge and only takes 180 pictures. So I went back to the store to ask for a additonal battery. They didn't have any, I have
- 3.0 out of 5
Took a winter photo safari. Snow sunshine. Without a view finder I was totally lost. LCD is worthless in sunshine. My Stylus 410 saved the day.
Stylus = weatherproof = outdoors = difference between average and good. Note to self>> never buy a camera without a viewfinder.
- 5.0 out of 5
great camera, only the die hard geek camera fans will tell u this is a mediocre to below average camera, if ur a "normal" person, the camera is amazing
- 3.0 out of 5
This is my 4th Olympus camera. I bought this one as my pocket "Toy" camera. the picture quality is not as good as my other Olympus cameras. The main reason I got it was for the panorama function. The Panorama function on the Olympus C-740 if far superior. This camera seems to bend or distort the image which makes it more difficult to "stitch" the pictures or print them without distortion. If you use it to take snap-shots it serves the purpose. I paid
$279 at Best Buy. Taking movies is easy and the sound is better than you would think for such a small camera. Overall I rate it as "avarage".
- 2.0 out of 5
I think the camera is a good one. I bought it for a trip to Italy and it performed well. Although this is probably true of daytime shooting with any non-viewfinder camera, it was hard to see the LCD image when taking pictures in bright daylight. This camera needs to come with a hard-copy user's manual...not just the Adobe pdf version on the hard drive. My real problem is the software. It is horrendous. I can do anything with my Fuji cameras, email pics, burn CDs, etc. The Olympus software is a total dog. I had to pay an additional $20 to Olympus to get an upgrade just so I could save pics to a cd/dvd. Doing the simplest manipulations with images is a study in frustration. I may not be the most techno savvy person on the planet, but this software has convinced me that I will never buy an Olympus camera again...ever.
- 2.0 out of 5
Any body else get the white screen of death?mine
was working fine untill the 9th on jan it still takes pictures but my screen is white.also front finish is peeling off.if olympus says i am out of luck i am getting a camera with both kinds of view finders.Bad thing is i just bought a new 1 gig card.I hope they will let me up grade as i rather have a better one.if not then i am going with another brand.
- 4.0 out of 5
This camera is very easy to use. I am taking great pictures, even though I am new to cameras. The high resolution, all whether friendly, image stabilizer, lightness, cheaper price($200), stand out to me for this camera.
On the negative side it has only 19mb of memory (which I think is small for a 7.1mp camera). And some of the pictures are less than average quality.
- 5.0 out of 5
Very high quality, high res camera that goes anywhere
- 2.0 out of 5
I can't understand the reviews on this camera. I have owned an Olympus Camedia 3.3 for years and loved it. When my teenaged son wanted a small but good quality digital camera I did lots of research and chose this one for him for Christmas. It looks like I will be returning it.
We took around 100 pictures. About 15 of them are very very blurry for no apparent reason. Some were indoors and some were outdoors. All the pictures are very grainy. Red eye is a problem in EVERY flash picture. If I put a picture taken with this 7.1 megapixel camera up against one taken with my 3.3 megapixel camera there is absolutely no comparison. The 3.3 Camedia takes much much better pictures. I have looked at reviews on several sites and it seems that about 1 in 10 reviewers complain of blurry grainy pictures. It makes me wonder if some of the cameras are just defective. I am debating whether to try a second one of these or just switch to a different camera. Honestly, these pictures look like something that I took with my cell phone camera. I just can't imagine how anyone could give this five stars.
- 5.0 out of 5
I really love this camera. It is very easy to use and takes great shots. Video also looks great too. I have 1gb of memory and at a 1024x768 (a great size for most computer monitors) I have about 3800 pictures available or 45min of video. If you want full size video or “video camera†quality video then you would normally purchase a “Video Camera†not a compact “Still picture†camera.
I am unsure why some review it as average as mine does not seem to have any of the image quality issues reported. There is an upgraded bios flash available so maybe the reviewers had an older version bios (it can be easily flashed from the mfg site). It has a lot of manual settings available or just use “Auto mode†as it too works perfectly. If you want a bunch of manual settings get a camera with full manual abilities (you will pay extra for it too).
The pictures I have taken and had printed at Rite Aid (at 19 cents a print) or any another professional place of print are of the highest quality (this camera takes better quality pictures the any consumer available printer will print).
I have put this camera to the test and I have very high expectations but if it took poor quality pictures or had other unsatisfactory features I could and for sure would easily return it and get something else.
This camera (nor any compact digital) is not what you would use to replace a professional digital or high end 35mm camera. It is a point and shoot that is of very high quality. This would be a perfect all around camera for 90% of what most people would want or need. If you want professional pictures I have not seen any digital cameras (that normal non-pros can afford) that I feel are up to the task. I have a high end 35mm SLR that I use for that type of shooting. Everything else the 710 will fill the bill. I highly recommend this camera to ANYONE. If you’re a pro you should already know the equipment you need that is if you don't already have it. This camera is well worth the money for everything else.
- 5.0 out of 5
Just buying another olympus product because they just keep getting better every step. It even has a built in guide so the book stays at home. Pictures are great mid to close up, but long range is lacking a tad. Buy with confidence!
You will not regret it.
- 1.0 out of 5
My husband bought this camera (the second Olympus I have owned) for me at Christmas. I am a teacher so I took it to school to take some Christmas photos of my students. When I got home the photos were so bad and grainy, I printed them (on two different types of paper) and took them to the place of purchase to see what the problem was. The sales associate said the photos were so bad he would be disappointed if I were showing him the prints of a 2 mega-pixel camera and that I must just have a bad camera. I exchanged the 710 for another one (exact same camera) and went home to try again. I have taken more than 150 photos with my "new" camera and am experiencing the same thing. I have changed the settings to everything I can imagine (indoor and out) and the photos are horrible! Unfortunately, The company I purchased the camera from has a 15% restocking fee so I will actually loose money on this deal. Please beware! This camera is a horrible buy! Try ANYTHING else!
- 5.0 out of 5
the camera is great
- 5.0 out of 5
THIS CAMERA TAKES GREAT PICTURES. DEFINITELY WORTH THE MONEY.
- 4.0 out of 5
this is an excellent camera, takes excellent pictures, needs more zoom.easy to carry, good battery life,
- 5.0 out of 5
Great features, external button well placed and sized. Weather proof. Well priced. Just a great camera.
- 4.0 out of 5
I bought the Konica Minolta DX1 and was very dissapointed with it. I only bought it because I needed a slim camera for my purse alongside the Nikon D70 I use for taking portraits. Anyhow, I sold my Konica Minolta DX1 and just bought my Stylus 710 today. Let me tell you, it is well worth it. Far better than what I had with the other slim camera. I also own the Olympus Camedia C-4040 Zoom (back when it was $700!), which was an excellent camera as well back then. And it still is! Above all... I like Olympus. Job well done!
- 5.0 out of 5
I can say nothing more that I LOVE THIS CAMERA!!! Not only is it easy to use(even for me) but it also takes great pictures. On top of quality is the price I found mine on Amazon for a 314.38 they waived my shipping and also gave me $30 off for opening up a credit card with them. Which is great because its 0 apr for six months and i'm planning to pay it off way before that. I ended paying 278.99 for the camera and 35.39 for a 512 MB memory card I saved over $100. I highly recommend this camera to everyone!!!
- 5.0 out of 5
I am finding this to be such an improvement over my last digital camera. I've taken loads of pics and still don't understand why some reviews are bad. The images are of the highest quality, the camera is super light and ultracompact so I don't even know that it is in my purse.
All this and 7.1 mp!!!
