..but has some drawbacks. One is that it's too easy inadvertantly to open the aku cover while holding the camera for a snapshot. Photo quality is good, can enlarge to 8"x10", but not nearly as good as the C 300, which is no longer produced (the C 300 is the cat's meow). The successor is the C55 in Europe, the C5500 in the U.S. The 410 is smaller than the C 300, water tight and very light, good for long distance hiking, is light because it uses an aku rather than 4 batteries. If you're not concerned with weight and watertightness, buy the C 55. I find the 410 a bit too small to hold comfortably, it's about the same size as our Olympus all weather mu-II film camera, but one has a better grip on the latter. With the Olympus quality (I'm told they bought Leica's lenses), film is out unless you want to make slides.

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This is truly a great camera to own.
I'm not gonna say much, take a look and see
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This is my first digital camera, and Iv'e had it for 9 months, and I love it. It takes awesome pictures, flowers and closeups look like there are right there, the colors are wonderful. Scenery pictures are usually awesome, just make sure it is bright, if it is slightly dark, most likely the picture will come out blurry, which is one of my few complaints. It doesn't take very good night pictures, which is no big deal. So far it has been waterproof, and I have gotten it slightly wet in creeks when hiking, and it hasn't bothered it. Also, this is one tough little camera. I have dropped it on gravel roads and when hiking, and there were no little drops. The farthest I have ever dropped it has been about 4 feet, and it scratched it, but it still works just fine. The only other complaint is that it has a small zoom. If you don't might that, this is a great camera. Overall, this is a great little camera.

I'm a whitewater canoeist and I bought this camera to take with me in the boat because it's water-resistant and I could use it with wet neoprene gloves on. I keep it in a dry box while running rapids, take it out to take photos or movies of other people running the same rapid. Issue number one is photo quality. It's not near as good as my Canon Powershot A80. With the Canon, I can use my software to zoom in much more on shots before the image gets pixelized. (Both are 4 megapixel cameras.) The Canon's focusing system also handles action shots much better, as well as low light conditions. Issue number two is that the battery door can easily be flicked open by an inadvertent finger movement. I was shooting a photo and grazed the door with my thumb and the battery dropped in my lap (fortunately not the water). Issue number 3, it is hard to set the mode for picture taking using the software and screen. They could have designed it to be easier to read in bright conditions. Overall, I'm not that happy with this camera and wish someone would invent a better water-resistant camera for rough outdoors use.

I bought this product last year and I have been using this camera so far. It is a good camera. You can bring it to anywhere because you can take your pictures in any conditions, snow, rain, waterfall. It is a nice metal made. This camera give you a crystal picture (only day time). but still have some problem when you take a picture at night because the flash that come with the camera is really small. it can't reach the object way far from it. however, it's not that bad. I like to take my picture in day time anyway. Simple and easy,,,if you want some thing handy...good quality picture (day time only) and inexpensive camera...Just Go For It.

I am seriously disappointed in this camera.
I purchased it thinking that it would take better photos than my old Stylus 1.5 Digital. WRONG!
The colors are washed out and in low light forget it. You will get blurry pictures. The flash still produces blurred pics. What do they expect you to do, use a tripod constantly?
What a mistake I made.
Don't you make one too.

THIS CAMERA IS GREAT, TAKES A LITTLE BIT TO FIGURE OUT ALL THE SETTINGS, GREAT PICTURES

I purchased this camera based on my satisfaction with an older Olympus film camera, Generally good Amazon reviews and the metal body. It is a nice looking solid camera. Since I have purchased this camera though, I have not been happy with the image quality. I've adjusted settings, cleaned up photos afterwards but I've tried a couple of other peoples cameras that were comparable to mine and the pictures are noticably better, sharper and better color/lighting right out of the box at the default settings. If you are just looking for a decent point and shoot camera that takes great pictures right out of the box, I think there are much better options out there.

We've had this camera for nearly a year (still under warranty) when the flash simply stopped functioning (apparently a common problem on this camera according to the Olympus technician). One problem: we couldn't locate the receipt for the camera. After calling Olympus Customer Service multiple times including speaking to their management, they were consistently arrogant and would not consider fixing the camera under warranty.

So, we sent it to them to be repaired for a fee. After having the camera for TWO MONTHS, Olympus quoted a price of nearly the original cost of the camera. Now, that's real customer service.

Olympus will NEVER NEVER get my business again. I'm sticking with the Canon digital cameras for now on. They are first rate when it comes to quality; meaning I more than likely will never need to rate their Customer Service.

The Olympus Stylus 410? After one year of use; simply worthless.

My camera broke right after the warranty period was up.
The slide mechanism that covers the lens I thought was so cool at first ended up being the weak link. It triggers a switch when slid open to power-on the camera. Either the slide or the switch broke and the camera refused to take pictures when I slid the cover open. I could preview the pics I already took, but nothing else. When it DID work the picture quality was about fair. My friend has a Kodak 5 megapixel that cost about half the price of the Olympus that takes considerably better pictures and is much easier to use.

I bought this camera from Best Buy in October 2004, took it to Iraq with me and it worked beautifully. I thought the sand storms or the heat might get the best of it so I bought an extended warranty. Haven't needed to use it yet. The only drawback is the fact that it can only take 20 second videos. Besides that, this is a great camera.

I have had this camera for 2 years and it is a HUGE improvement from my big Sony Mavica. However, after camera shopping for a few weeks, I have noticed the things that frustrate me about the camera. The slide to turn it on was great and neat- at first. When you hold the camera to take a pic, if it just touches the slide, it turns the camera off and you have to restart the thing all over again. It seems to always happen when I ask other people to take pics with it.
Also, the pics are nice and enlarge well, but if it is low light, the pics are orange and blurry- even with the flash and night setting turned on.
I loved the weater resistant feature, though and I have dropped it more than once and it fires back to life each time. The battery seems to last forever.

I purchased this camera at Costco after doing some extensive research. I have had it for just under two years, and the flash has died. Since its out of warranty I would have to pay the repair, which is almost the cost of the camera. Its been a good camera, good picture quality, reliable, but I have had the same issue as other reviewers. If you bump the sliding cover while shooting a pic, the camera goes off. You have to wait until the battery is totally dead to recharge it. To erase a picture you have to go through an insane menu, and its soooo slow to go through and manually delete things, you might as well do it on your computer. But, it was faithful to me, and took good pictures for my scrapbooking. If you can reconcile spending $200 for a camera every two years or so, then its acceptable.

I owned a 2.1 megapixal Olympus - loved it! I bought the 410 - hated it! It takes terrible pictures indoors, great pictures outdoors. I worked and struggled with this camera for 2 years and then threw in the towel and bought a Canon A620. I love, love love it! It just works! In every situation. It's easy and intuitive to use.

I've had this camera for about a year now. I bought it to replace my Olympus C-750, which was a really superb camera until I accidentally dunked it in a stream and killed it. I bought the 410 since it was advertised as being weather resistant. I have taken it out in the drizzling rain several times, and it does seem to be weather resistant. No problem there.

But the pictures aren't that great. The C-750 was significantly better, especially indoors--clearer, sharper, better focused--just superior in every way. The auto-focus on the 410 is absolutely terrible. Often times I can't get it to focus at all on what I want to take a picture of. This is especially true indoors. Indoor photos are a serious pain with this camera. I just tried taking an indoor close-up photo of an eBay item--the camera just won't focus properly. More than a dozen photos, every single one of them out of focus. I just can't get a decent photo of the item with this camera. Hence the motivation for this review. The panorama function is also only so-so. Sometimes it works OK, sometimes it doesn't.

Given the choice, I would have just bought another C-750. I'm pretty disappointed with the 410.

Looked at this camera when the company originally bought the stylus 300, and our budget would only approve for the 300, but would have bout this version if on my own. We have had a stylus 300 camera for almost two years, possibly longer. This stylus 400 camera would have been a good for our workplace to take photos of people for reference. Overall, the quality of the photos can go up to 4 mpx, good enough for a 12 x 15 photo, but all we needed is 3x5-4x6 maximum, so would have been excellent for this. Also it features a 3x optical (still low end standard zoom today) and a 4 x digital zoom (which relies on megapixels). total zoom 12x, not bad for this little design. The price on this right now is excellent for the features, the software still very similar to the newer stylus models (710,740,750,760,810,and 1000). This does not have a digital image or optical image stabilization, which was not available from olympus at this price range back in 2003. Also, battery life is decent, but uses standard batteries (li ion, oxide, or alkaline), not a problem with newer rechargables.

It does feature the panoramic feature available with type m and type h olympus brand xD cards (a code that comes with the branded card unlocks the code in the master software on your computer). What this feature does is allow you to stitch up to 10 photos together seamlessly for a 360 degree view if wanted. Neat. Check this out as an everyday use, on the go camera. It is weather resistant (sealed to prevent splashes ect, good in rain). Good entry level camera for kids today. Again would have purchased this if it was not for the company budget. Check this out, decent camera.

I also struggled with this camera - very slow flash indoors and mediocre quality pictures. Then suddenly after two years the flash burned out and the camera wouldn't shoot at all. To replace the flash would have cost over $100 - we've decided not to put more money in an Olympus and instead buy a Canon SD 600, which will hopefully last longer....Wouldn't recomment this camera at all.

I have had this camera for a year and half. Just recently the flash decided to stop working. Upon looking at other websites to try and trouble shoot, I found at least 100 other people who were complaining about the same problem. When I called Olympus they said that I would have to pay 100 dollars to fix the problem plus shipping. When I told them about the fact that there were 100's of people with the same problem, they said it was not there problem. DO NOT BUY THIS CAMERA

This tiny jewel of a camera is a snap to use, fits easily in one's pocket, and is surprisingly sturdy (with its solid construction, automatic lens cover, and all-weather rating). We've taken many great pictures with it, including all those we'd have missed because toting our big SLRs was either too inconvenient or not an option. Our Stylus 410 stays with us whereever we go --- because we've found that it's so much easier to take a picture if you have a camera at hand. We've very much enjoyed our Stylus 410 and heartily recommend carrying one.

This is a beautiful looking camera. It is a very comfortable camera and fits easily into the palm of your hand. It slips into a pocket for easy carry and you can drop it and it still works. I've dropped mine several times. It's also water resistant.

If you want a rugged camera that takes good pictures and don't need manual settings this is a bargain for today's prices. I bought one
when they first came out and paid a lot more.

I also have the telephoto and wide angle lenses which are held on with magnet rings. My only disappointment was with the extra battery I bought as an add on. It's supposed to be longer lasting than the one that comes with the camera but mine must be a dud because it goes dead quickly. The origonal battery that comes with the camera has long life.

Also don't care much for the CamedaMaster software and don't even use it.
Now that I write that maybe I'll take a second look. You have to pay extra to activate some features. Also would prefer the entire manual in print and not on disk. The menu takes awhile to learn. I wish the camera
would save my default settings.

Hope that helps. For $89 this is a good deal for a camera that you can
just take with you anywhere.
Michelle

We received the 400 model as a Christmas gift about 2 yrs ago and I have to say I've been fairly disappointed. The flash is way too much and blows out most of the photos...the slide mechanism to open/close gets stuck sometimes and overall picture quality is not so good. I'm trading it in for a Cannon SD1000, I think we will get much better results.

I bought a refurbished version of this camera from Olympus two years ago, and it is still working perfectly. I gave it 4 stars only because it is an older camera with lower megapixels by today's standards; but even so, it's big on features, and it can take some fabulous pictures.

This camera is very hardy and rugged, light and very compact, yet if feels solid in your hands. I keep it with me all the time, throwing it in my purse to take it down the street or across the country. It is dinged up, scratched, and slightly dented, but it just keeps going. Living in the Sacramento valley, I have also subjected it to some fairly extreme conditions -- from Tahoe snow to over 100 degrees F in the summer. It even fell in the water on a boating trip, and it's still going strong.

I chose this camera because of its many features. I especially wanted the option for video with sound, and originally thought I'd only be taking snapshots of people with it. However, this camera can do so much more. It has several condition settings, such as Beach+Snow for bright sun, Landscape, Landscape+Portrait, Portrait, Indoors, and even a Cuisine setting for food! I've also had fun with the Macro and Super Macro settings. For the ambitious and creative, you can vary the White Balance and Exposure Value for indoors, outdoors, and different lighting conditions. It also has a Stitch Panorama setting (for taking multiple photos of a wide or tall scene and stitching them together with Olympus software), and you can record sound with a picture. It will also shoot multiple frames at about 3 fps. The zoom range on it is decent -- you can take pix of landscapes yet still get rather close for action.

After two years, I have pretty much maxed out this camera's abilities and will be upgrading to the Canon EOS 40D. But I would definitely recommend this camera to a friend, and I'd buy it again for its price, features, and overall quality.

I do not recommend this camera. After a short time, the barrier slider came loose, and I had to continually tighten the screws. They finally came out on their own and I had to pay $25 for the entire slider from Olympus just to get the screws. All I needed were the screws! After replacing the screws, the flash died. I got screwed, huh? And, as many of the other reviewers mention, this is a problem that many owners have. Same with the barrier slider. WHAT'S UP WITH OLYMPUS? I paid a lot of money for this camera and am very disappointed. I will never buy an Olympus product again. I recently purchased the Nikon D40 and am extremely happy with it.