Olympus Stylus 850: the Waterproof, Shockproof digital camera

As technology in the digital camera market advances, camera manufacturers are creating new and improved cameras that are more robust and feature-filled than ever.

Recently Olympus have released the Olympus Stylus 850, one of the first waterproof, shockproof digital camera models on the consumer market. The camera is waterproof to ten feet, takes high quality pictures and movies, can be purchased in several different colours, has 5 x digital zoom, a rugged metal body and revolutionary shock-absorbing construction designed to withstand a five foot drop.

Apart from being a waterproof, shockproof digital camera, the Olympus Stylus 850 also has face-detection technology that tracks your subjects faces within the frame and automatically focus and optimises exposure for sharp, precise images. In addition, the camera panorama mode captures three images and stitches them together to create a single amazing panoramic photo.

While the Olympus Stylus 850 is not the only waterproof, shockproof digital camera on the market, it is most definitely one of the most affordably priced. At a retail price of around $300, it offers a range of impressive digital camera features with the added advantage of being more robust than the average digital camera model.