Olympus Stylus 550WP 10MP Waterproof Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom and 2.5-inch LCD
January 6, 2010 | Posted by kevinrambke 
- 10-megapixel resolution for photo-quality, poster-size prints
- Lightweight, aluminum exterior; waterproof up to 10 feet
- 3x optical zoom; Face Detection
- Perfect Fix in-camera editing
- Compatible with xD Picture Cards and microSD memory cards (not included)
Product Description
The waterproof, sporty Stylus-550WP is one camera you won’t need to handle with care. It’s built to survive whatever you can dish out – the pool, the game, or even the beach. If you are the type that is always on the go, this camera can keep up…. More >>
Olympus Stylus 550WP 10MP Waterproof Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom and 2.5-inch LCD
Categories: Waterproof digital camera | 
Tags: 10MP, 2.5Inch, 550WP, Camera, Digital, Olympus, Optical, Stylus, Waterproof, Zoom | 
5 Comments »
This camera is a complete POS. Its too slow. Every picture I take out of doors is over-exposed. Its terrible for action shots. You can not move at all when you take the picture or else everything is a blur. Same goes for your subjects, if they move in the slightest they come out blurry. So unless your subjects are frozen and you have a tri-pod, your photos will suck.
Rating: 1 / 5
I got so excited about this camera and took my family to the pool two consecutive days in a week. It worked fine under water at the pool even thought the photos quality was minimal (everything was so bright). We took it to the water park to use it for the third time. I thought that was so brilliant to have this camera and not worry about water getting in to it….the camera would not work while we were at the water park. it would turn on but cant take pciture and we couldnt even turn it off. we had to get out of the water park, dry ourself and then take out the battery to turn it off and turn it on and it did the same thing. so…we had the camera working for 2 weeks. it cost me around $140 on Amazon….it is definately cheapter and better to get a disposable camera….the worst part about it not working was….i was so sad about loosing my wonderful underwater camera…
Rating: 1 / 5
I bought this camera to take pictures while snorkeling in the Caribbean. When I got the camera, I made sure to run it through some tests to make sure it would work under those conditions. I tried it in a pool and then in the Pacific ocean, both worked fine. So I went on my vacation armed with this camera and within 15 minutes of beginning snorkeling, the camera stopped responding to any of the buttons. When I got the camera dried off, I opened it to find out that it had leaked and thusly corroded internally. The camera is now completely unusable and even the memory card is unusable. Amazon was very good about refunding the obviously flawed product, but I can’t say that I recommend this at all. If you want to take underwater pictures I think your better off with a disposable camera or a special underwater housing.
Rating: 1 / 5
i recently just bought this camera, i was so excited to use it, and to try it under water. The underwater pictures came out great, but the outdoor pictures came out horrible! The image was dark, and not very clear. I reccomend getting the stylus 850 sw, its alot better, but more expensive, but its definitly worth it.
Rating: 2 / 5
I purchased this camera so I could use it in the rain, no problems at all in this respect. I haven’t used it under water. The on – off button is a little hard to use with a glove on. I use it on a corner to take picts of moving cars. Great results. Weak point is a very short battery life. But the plus side of that is the the quick recharge cycle. Another nice feature I found, is the large number of thumbnails it can display when you are searching for a picture already taken. Oh yes, I dropped it early on from about four feet to the sidewalk a nick in finish but stills functions very well.
Rating: 5 / 5