Olympus Stylus 800 Digital Camera Review

The Olympus Stylus 800, known in Europe as the µ[mju:] Digital 800, comes equipped with an 8.0 megapixel, 1/1.8-inch CCD and Olympus’ Bright Capture Technology. A member of the long line of Stylus cameras, first introduced to film-based point-and-shooters in 1982, the camera is built for the automatically-reliant crowd with 22 automatic shooting modes. But it also includes several manual controls and a fast burst mode, which should broaden its appeal to more advanced users. Like the rest of Olympus’ Stylus line, the Stylus 800 is weatherproofed with rubber seals within its body. This enables the camera to endure raindrops and splashes, but it certainly can’t be taken swimming. The 4.1 x 2.3 x 1.3-inch Stylus 800 has a 3x optical zoom lens that fully retracts into the camera’s body and is protected by a sliding door that locks shut. There’s no optical viewfinder; instead the Stylus 800 relies on a bright, 2.5-inch screen. The Stylus 800 has a suggested price of $449.99, but ships for as low as $355.95 online; however, it doesn’t include an xD-Picture Card.