Olympus MJU 720SW

The Olympus MJU 720SW is a camera for the outdoor person who wants reasonable photos and is not too bothered about quality. It is for those who are rough and clumsy, as it is forgiving. If they drop it, it bounces, If it falls into water, it still works. It does what it says on the package - not for the Litchfield,s of this world

The Olympus MJU 720SW is a spectacular digital camera! The colour and clarity in normal light is amazing. Whilst it may not perform to the highest standards in low light, if you have the flash off, it does hold its own. The macro function operates from about 20cm away from the subject, but with the zoom it still gives a good macro shot. The super macro function works from about 6cm, and it is excellent. The camera does lack the ability to set aperture and shutter speed directly, but the extensive set of pre-programmed scene modes allow for most, if not all common scene uses that one would want to use. This camera does have a flash, with an anti-red eye option, and it works very well.

The piece de resistance however, is that this camera is waterproof and shockproof. You can take it anywhere, and underwater photography with this camera is amazing. It even shoots quality video. A trip to the beach is no problem if sand gets all over it, just give it a wash under the tap; fantastic!

I am very unhappy with the Olympus Mju 720SW digital camera! The picture quality was way below what I expected. In some places it is advertised as having image stabilization. I assumed that it would be similar to what is offered in some Minolta cameras, but all it does is raise the ISO to permit steadier shots in dim light. This higher ISO produces unacceptable noise in the photos.

My 3 year old Cannon Elph blows it away.