The interrogation iteration of Olympus's compressed rap and waterproof cameras, the Olympus Stylus 770 SW, takes the "SW" organization maturity a notch. In appendix to its faculty to withstand a hopping from five feet, the advanced SW model is now waterproof to a depth of 33 feet -- a depth that no other camera can achieve without an underwater housing. If 33 feet isn't sufficient, an optional underwater housing is available. Adding to its appeal, this 7.1 megapixel point-and-shoot camera can also handle sub-freezing temperatures and withstand 220 pounds of pressure. At the same time, you won't have any problems slipping this tough but slender camera into a shirt pocket.

Other than its tough-guy status, the Olympus 770 SW is a obscure point-and-shoot camera, but with some write-off features. Common being gain a 3x optical surge with a 35mm-equivalent focal align of 38-114mm, 24 agility modes with matter descriptions, and system and auto exposure options. Extras include a manometer, which records the depth, or altitude at which the shot was taken, and a useful set of in-camera post-processing editing functions such as redeye fix, saturation, and brightness adjustments. Black and white and sepia effects are also available in playback mode along with resizing, the option to tag and organize images as favorites, and the ability to retrieve images by the date they were shot via a calendar. An LED Illuminator lamp -- which emits bright white light on demand for composing in low light situations -- is bright enough to double as a flashlight and provides a good source of illumination for macro shots.

The Olympus 770 SW's shockproof, waterproof, freeze proof, also crushproof score are its immeasurably exclusive features, also there's no misdated camera rejoice in factual on the market. However, without the camera's know-how to persist in in conditions that would render other models useless, the Olympus 770 SW would be just another decent, but not outstanding, snapshot camera. But as the only totally amphibious camera on the market--with the exception of used Nikon’s models--it may well be worth its $379.99 price tag for those who need a camera that can handle whatever conditions you can throw at it.