Product Description

The Stylus 1000 expands on the heritage of its Stylus predecessors, combining high-end quality and a sleek, attractive design with 10 Megapixels of premium quality images. Digital Image Stabilization, Bright Capture Technology and Perfect Fix guarantee superior results regardless of the shooting conditions. Like all Stylus cameras, weatherproof engineering will protect your camera. All-Weather seals and gaskets make it splash proof and rainproof so you can forget about the elements and focus on your subject. Easily preview your subject on the LCD and get clear, bright images even without flash. The Perfect Fix feature lets you lighten up shadows, remove red eye and eliminate blurs from your pictures. The Built-in Help Guide provides brief in-camera descriptions to help you select the best settings for every shooting environment. Still Image - JPEG / Movie - QuickTime motion JPEG 24 Shooting Modes - Auto, Program Auto, Scene Preset (Portrait, Landscape, Landscape & Portrait, Night Scene, Night & Portrait, Sport, Indoor, Candle, Self-Portrait, Available Light Portrait, Sunset, Fireworks, Museum, Cuisine, Behind Glass, Documents, Auction, Shoot & Select1, Shoot & Select2, Beach & Snow), Digital Image Stabilization Mode, and Movie Panorama Modes Up to 10 frames automatically stitchable when using Olympus brand xD-Picture Card Direct Printing Options - PictBridge and DPOF System Requirements - Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, XP, XP Pro, Mac OS 9.0-9.2x, OS X 10.1-10.4 with USB port Software Power Supply - Li-Ion Rechargeable Battery (LI-12B), AC Adapter (D-7AC) with the Optional DC Coupler (CB-MA1) Dimensions - Width 3.8 x Height 2.2 x Depth 0.89 inch / Weight - 4.9 ounces (140g) without battery & media

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #26160 in Camera & Photo
• Brand: Olympus
• Model: 225855
• Released on: 2006-09-30
• Dimensions: .89" h x 2.20" w x 3.80" l, .32 pounds
• Memory: 28.5MB
• Display size: 2.5

Features

• 10-megapixel CCD captures enough detail for photo-quality 18 x 24-inch prints
• 3x optical zoom; 2.5-inch LCD display; compact, all-weather body
• Bright Capture technology; 24 selectable shooting modes; built-in Help guide
• Perfect Fix feature includes Digital Image Stabilization Edit, Lighting Fix, and Red-Eye Fix
• Stores images on xD Picture Cards; powered by Li-Ion battery (battery and charger included)

From the Manufacturer
The Stylus 1000 is Olympus' first compact, 10-megapixel digital camera. The 10-megapixel CCD image sensor provides superior resolution for great pictures, even when printed in formats 15 x 20 inches or larger. This elegant, slim, yet durable, all-weather camera is packed with features, including:

• A 10-megapixel image sensor, which is coupled with Olympus' exclusive TruePic Turbo image processor, produces crisp, high-quality photos even when printed in large-size formats;
• Digital Image Stabilization Mode and Digital Image Stabilization Edit ensure crisp, sharp images both before and after a photo is taken;
• A large 2.5-inch LCD and Bright Capture Technology guarantee clear, bright composition, capture, and review of images even in low-light situations;
• An all-weather body design resistant to rain, snow, and dust.

10-Megapixel Image Sensor for Superior Image Quality
The Stylus 1000 offers the highest resolution in a compact digital camera resulting in superior quality images that are consistently sharp and vivid even when printed in large formats-up to poster sizes of 15 x 20 inches or larger.

Digital Image Stabilization Mode and Edit
The Stylus 1000 includes a Digital Image Stabilization Mode, which boosts ISO sensitivity and shutter speed for capturing crisp, clear pictures--free from the blur sometimes caused by camera shake or moving subjects--in virtually any shooting situation. For unanticipated blurry images, Digital Image Stabilization Edit presents an easy solution for retouching a blurry image right in the camera after the image has already been captured. An electro-gyro sensor embedded in the camera tracks the vertical and horizontal movement of the camera, then uses this information to revert the image back to its original position to sharpen and reduce blurs in the image.

All-Weather Durability
Typically, moisture and photography are a bad combination, limiting outdoor photography options when rain, snow, or sleet are involved. However, the compact, all-weather Stylus 1000 can go virtually anywhere. The metal body construction is durable and lightweight with rubber gaskets throughout the interior to ensure that rain, snow, or dust won't get in the way of great photos.

Bright Capture Technology for Easy Low-Light Photography
There are times when you want to photograph subjects in low light without having to use a flash, for example, when trying to capture the softness and warmth of a candlelit dinner or natural skin tones in subdued lighting. Olympus' Bright Capture Technology makes it possible to clearly compose subjects on the LCD in low light. The versatile manual ISO settings and specific scene modes enable users to increase the ISO sensitivity up to 6400. Also, with rapid autofocus, even fast-action photos can be captured under low levels of available light. Plus, Bright Capture Movie enables users to record the moments in the dark even after the candles are blown out!

Bright Capture Technology in Action

High-Quality Olympus Lens Elements
Olympus lenses are known worldwide for sharp, vibrant image quality. This is achieved through a number of key technologies, such as Olympus' super high-refractive-index lens elements and exclusive optical designs. The Stylus 1000 features a bright f2.8 speed lens and a 3x optical zoom lens (equivalent to 35-105mm focal length, f2.8-f4.7 in 35mm photography) plus a 5x digital zoom for a total seamless zoom of 15x. In addition, the Super Macro Mode captures details from as close as 3.9 inches.

Large 2.5-Inch LCD
The large, bright 2.5-inch LCD with 230,000 high-resolution pixels makes it easy to see images clearly both when shooting and sharing photos with friends without having to download to a computer.

TruePic Turbo for High-Speed Response
Olympus' exclusive TruePic Turbo Image Processor enhances image quality and delivers faster overall processing speeds for rapid start-up, shutter release, and playback. TruePic Turbo enables the Stylus 1000 to capture information from all 10.0 million pixels with pixel "micro-smoothing" that delivers clearer and more color-accurate photos. The fast start-up of less than one second and nearly instant shutter release time ensures a high-speed response so the camera is always ready to take great pictures.

24 Selectable Shooting Modes
With 20 pre-programmed scene modes such as Sport, Available Light Portrait, Sunset, Cuisine, and Candle Light, the Stylus 1000 makes it easy to capture beautiful images in a variety of lighting and shooting situations. Plus, with QuickTime Movie Mode, the camera can also record VGA-quality videos with sound.

Perfect Fix for Perfect Photos
Olympus' new Perfect Fix feature offers quick solutions for unanticipated image quality issues caused by several adverse conditions occurring at once: Digital Image Stabilization Edit can be used to reduce the effects of blur; Lighting Fix can be used to adjust underexposed areas; and Red-Eye Fix can be used to reduce the effects of red-eye sometimes caused by direct flash. Additional in-camera editing functions can be quickly accessed right in the camera with the touch of a button: features such as resizing, trimming, frames, text options, color brightness, and saturation adjustments.

Built-In Help Guide
Each feature is easily accessible, even to novice users, thanks to the Built-In Help Guide function. By simply holding down the Guide button on the back of the camera, users can access brief descriptions of each of the camera's functions and scene modes. An improved auto-set Shooting Guide provides users with an explanation of which features to use in a given situation, and then sets the camera automatically for the selected feature in the Guide.

One-Touch Easy Print--No Computer Necessary
The power of PictBridge technology enables photos to be printed directly from the camera to any PictBridge-enabled printer without using a computer. The one-touch "Print" button makes printing a single-step process. Printing and sharing images has never been easier!

Olympus Master Software
Olympus Master Software provides the ultimate in digital imaging management. An intuitive user interface makes downloading images to your computer quick and simple; and images are searchable by date or keyword in the Calendar View. Also, with one-click editing tools, such as red-eye removal, images can be touched up before printing or e-mailing. Online support, templates, firmware upgrades and other user services are just a mouse-click away.

What's in the Box
Olympus Stylus 1000, wrist strap, WIN/Mac USB cable, audio-video cable, LI-12B Li-Ion rechargeable battery and charger, quick start guide, basic instruction manual, warranty card, (2) CD-ROMs with Olympus Master software, and an advanced manual.

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Customer Reviews

Good for novice, easy to use. Great built-in edit tool. But ISO boosting make bad quality of image.
It is a excellent 10MP digital camera for novice. User friendly navigation menu, good tips for shooting in different environment.
Super fast response time (without flash), driving-mode is excellent, take up to 3 pictures per second and continuely until the internal memory is filled up (more than 12 pictures even with max quality SHQ mode), it allows you to pick which pictures you wanna save from the internal memory before really saving to the xD card.

One thing that I don't like is that you can't select the ISO when you turn on the Image Stabilization Mode, as the spec states "This mode boosts ISO sensitivity and shutter speed for capturing crisp, clear pictures", the trade off is the quality of the picture, a lot of noise on the image since high ISO speed is used, if you want to take good quality picture, don't use it.

Since ISO can set up to 6400, you can take pictures even in a dark environment, but the same draw back - quality will dramatically drop.

What a Dud
I have tried to like this camera, but I haven't been successful.

For years, I have been a big fan of Olympus. This is my fourth Olympus digital camera. I started with a 520 (I think), and proceeded to a C-50 (the mechanics were a bit hinky). Then I purchased a Stylus 800. It is a fabulous camera. Finally, without hesitation, I purchased the Stylus 1000. Huge mistake.

This camera is slow, unreliable and not fun to use. It seems to have gone downhill in features, speed and range of use from the 800. You can't even make manual adjustments. The macro is terrible. I can't believe they put this camera on the market.

I will say that, under standard, optimal conditions, the photos are very nice but I don't have much interest in that as my only option.

Now, I have to figure out how to get rid of it. I'll lose money I can't afford. This is the end of my romance with Olympus.

stylish, but lacking some quality
I had originally bought this camera since I was impressed with all the features it came with. On the plus side, this camera has a lot of scene modes and makes a better than average point-and-shoot. But after trying some test shoots with dim lighting after setting it to "night scene," I noticed the shots were very grainy. ISO above 800 had a lot of noise, so I think it was a little silly to have settings up to 6400 ISO on this camera. Any shots taken at that ISO will be rather poor. I also tried the "available light" mode to to compensate for dim lighting conditions, this barely made a difference. I was also a little disappointed that this camera does not have a wide angle lense. I would recommend checking out some of the Fuji and Kodak compacts at comparable or lower prices. Higher megapixles does not define a great camera.