The World’s Toughest Camera: The Olympus Stylus 1030 SW
The Olympus 10.1-megapixel Stylus 1030 SW is one of the toughest cameras available. You will have the confidence to take this camera anywhere because this camera was built strong enough to withstand some of the harshest conditions. The Camera is Waterproof, Shockproof, Freezeproof, Crushproof and Dustproof. The rugged Stylus 1030 SW is made for the off road sports because its lightweight , stainless steel and aluminum exterior is matched with interior rubber gaskets and O-rings to seal out the elements.
The Stylus 1030 SW can survive a 6.6-foot drop, shoot under water movies, performs at below-freezing temperatures and withstands up to 220 pounds of pressure. It has a 2.7” HyperCrystal II LCD with improved contrast and color reproduction as well as an extra-wide viewing angle. This camera has a 3.6x Wide-Angle Zoom Lens which is great for shooting landscapes, sports and panoramic pictures.
The retail price is about $350.00.
Olympus Stylus 1030 SW Features:
- 10.1-megapixel effective CCD and 3.6x Wide optical zoom lens
- 2.7-inch HyperCrystal II LCD with 230,000 pixel resolution and 5 steps of brightness adjustment
- Waterproof (equivalent to IEC6059 IPX8/JISC0920) up to 33ft. (10m)
- Shock Proof (MIL-STD-810F) up to 6.6ft (2m)
- Freezeproof (-10°C/14°F) and Dustproof
- Crushproof up to 220lbf. (100kgf)
- LI-50B Lithium rechargeable battery and charger included
- Olympus’ Shadow Adjustment, Face Detection and Digital Image Stabilization technologies
- Built-in all-weather speaker and microphone
- 29 shooting modes - 24 are preprogrammed Scene modes (including 4 Underwater modes)
- Record 640×480 (30fps) video until memory is full when using Type M+ or H xD cards with Firmware v1.1
- 14.7MB of internal memory
- Auto-Connect USB for easy image transfer to computer
