Olympus Stylus 1000

portability, price, performance, glare

image quality

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Water-resistant body ; Useful help system selects settings

LCD is difficult to see in bright light ; Antishake simply boosts the ISO setting

The durable Stylus 1000 is water-resistant and its help system is useful, but its antishake system is unimpressive.

The Stylus 1000 includes a Digital Image Stabilization Mode, which boosts ISO sensitivity and shutter speed for capturing crisp, clear pictures that are free from the blur sometimes caused by camera shake or moving subjects - in virtually any shooting...

Decent image quality at low sensitivity ; Helpful low-light features

Noisy at high sensitivity ; Distinct purple fringing ; Sluggish ; Burst and high-ISO modes only shoot at half-resolution or lower

The Olympus Mju 1000 offers high-resolution images and a water-resistant metal body. Unfortunately, noise issues and slow performance mean poor photos in low light. Unless splashability is a major factor in your purchase, you might want to look at...

Decent image quality at low sensitivity; helpful low-light features.

Noisy at high sensitivity; distinct purple fringing; sluggish; burst and high-ISO modes only shoot at half-resolution or lower.

This small 10-megapixel shooter can produce great shots if the scene is well lit, but watch out for noise at about ISO 200.

Decent image quality at low sensitivity; helpful low-light features.

Noisy at high sensitivity; distinct purple fringing; sluggish; burst and high-ISO modes only shoot at half-resolution or lower.

This small 10-megapixel shooter can produce great shots if the scene is well lit, but watch out for noise at about ISO 200.

Stylish, ultra-compact design ; Large 2.5 inch LCD with high resolution ; All-weather seals and gaskets ; 10 megapixels of detail ; Live histogram ; Help system for Menu items ; Guide mode for photo solutions ; In-camera editing of red-eye, blur, and...

LCD hard to read outdoors ; No autofocus assist lamp ; Tendency to oversaturated color, and blow out highlights ; High ISO settings of limited value compared the marketing attention they're given ; Poor balance of highlights and shadows, resulting in...

The Olympus Stylus 1000 features a 1/1.8 inches CCD imager with a resolution of 10 megapixels, the highest of any Stylus digital camera to date. This is coupled with an Olympus-branded 3x optical zoom lens with a pretty standard 35 to 105mm equivalent...

Weatherproof metal body means a solid build, Comes with a 1Gb xD card, Price

Overly noisy at all ISO settings, Inconsistent auto WB, Not the fastest AF we've seen

While the price and specifications are definitely right, the mju 1000 is let down by iffy white balance and exposure, plus high noise levels throughout the ISO range.