Well, this camera does what it is suppose to do. I point and click and it takes a picture. There are great features. I can manually choose the quality and the type of picture or there is a pretty extensive automatic setting that will assess the environment and take the “best calculated picture.” I can’t wait to use the firework setting but I am going to have to wait till the fourth of July. The camera is sporty, looks nice and easy to use. It was hard to me to put a piece of electronics in water but when I took a picture in the sink the underwater quality was great. Now I do not have to worry about someone spilling water on my camera :). For the price, this camera is worth it. The electronic feathers are standard for the price but the underwater ability makes it the cheapest underwater camera.[tubepress mode=’tag’, tagValue=’OLYMPUS Stylus 550WP’, resultsPerPage=’9′]General
Brand OLYMPUS
Series Stylus
Model Stylus 550WP
Color Blue
Dimensions 3.7″W x 2.4″H x 0.85″D (93.6 mm x 61.7 mm x 21.5 mm)
Weight 4.5 oz. (127g) without batteries and media card
Type Ultra-Compact
Image Sensor
Image Sensor 1/2.33″ CCD
Effective Pixels 10.0 MP
Resolution 3648 x 2736
Image Stabilization Digital Image Stabilization
Lens
Optical Zoom 3X
Digital Zoom 5X
Focal Length 6.7 – 20.1mm (38 – 114mm equivalent in 35mm photography)
Aperture f/3.5-5.0
Shutter
Shutter Speed 1/1000 sec. –1/2 sec. (up to 4 sec. in Night Scene mode)
Self-timer 12 Seconds
Focus
Focus Type CCD Contrast Detection
Focus Modes iESP Auto, Face Detection AF
Normal Focus Range 19.7″ – infinity (0.5m – infinity)
Macro Focus Range Wide: 7.9″ – infinity (0.2m – infinity)
Tele: 11.8″ – infinity (0.3m – infinity)
Super Macro mode: 2.8″ – 19.7″ (7cm – 50cm)
Flash
Flash Mode Auto (for low light and backlit conditions)
Red-Eye Reduction
Fill-in
Off
Exposure
Exposure Compensation -2 EV to +2 EV in increments of 1/3 EV
Metering System Digital ESP Metering, Face Detection AE (when Face Detection AF is selected)
Sensitivity Auto, 64, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600 (equivalent)
White Balance
White Balance Auto, Presets (Daylight, Overcast, Tungsten and 3 Fluorescents)
Viewfinder & Monitor
LCD 2.5″
Functions
Tripod Mount Supported
Shooting Modes 17 Shooting Modes;
Intelligent Auto, Program Auto, Digital Image Stabilization, Scene Modes, Movie
Scene Modes 1. PORTRAIT, 2. LANDSCAPE, 3. NIGHT SCENE. 4. NIGHT+PORTRAIT, 5. SPORT, 6. INDOOR, 7. CANDLE, 8. SELF PORTRAIT, 9. SUNSET, 10. FIREWORKS, 11. CUISINE, 12. DOCUMENTS, 13. UNDERWATER SNAPSHOT
Playback Still Image: Single, Index Display (4/9/16/25), Up to 10x Enlargement, Slideshow, Rotation
Movie: Normal, Fast-Forward, Reverse, Frame-by-Frame
Movie
Movie Format AVI Motion JPEG
Movie Recording AVI Movie with Sound;
640 x 480 @ 30/15 fps
320 x 240 @ 30/15 fps
Max. Recording Resolution 640 x 480
Recording Media
Storage Media xD-Picture Card (1GB, 2GB), microSD (MASD-1 is required)
Interface
USB Yes
A/V Out Yes
Battery
Battery Li-ion Rechargeable Battery (LI-42B)
Feature
Waterproof Equivalent to IEC60529 IPX8/JISC0920 (10ft/3m)
Features Panorama: Up to 10 frames automatically stitchable with OLYMPUS Master software