Olympus' Stylus (Mju) 760 and 770SW all weather and underwater shooters

In addition to that freaky 18x zoomer, Olympus is shepherding out a pair of newborn Mjus this morning with their Mju (AKA, Stylus) 760 and Mju 770SW all weather shooters. Both pack a 7.1 megapixel CCD, 3x optical zoom, 2.5-inch 230k color LCD, choice of 3 all American/French/Dutch colors (red, white, and blue), support for xD-Picture Cards, ISO 1600 shots, and a suite of pre-defined underwater modes for easy point-and-shoot snaps as deep as 40-meters when coupled with their optional underwater cases. The Mju 760 differs by offering mechanical image stabilization not found in the 770SW. And while the 760 won't shy away from a little dampness, the 770SW downright prefers it just like its predecessors. In fact, it can take pretty much anything you throw at it: it's shockproof against falls from as high as 1.5-meters, waterproof to a depth of 10-meters, freezeproof in temps as low as -10 Celsius, and can withstand loads up to 100-kg (220-pounds) for those tempted to risk a slip of this slimster into their back pocket. It also packs a built-in "one-touch light" to find subjects tucked inside the reefs, an on-screen water pressure gauge, and a lens slathered with water repellent for droplet-free shooting. Both are expected to hit in March with the 760 demanding about £200/$394 and the 770SW about £300/$591. Pics of the 760 after the break.

[Thanks, David]

Read -- Mju 760
Read -- Mju 770SW

[AndreDFR @ Jan 25th 2007 10:18AM]

I cant swim!

[AndreDFR @ Jan 25th 2007 12:28PM]

I cant swim!

[Cronick @ Jan 25th 2007 12:37PM]

That's OK. You can sink to the bottom and still take GREAT Pictures!

[Joe @ Jan 25th 2007 10:22AM]

I think this is a great direction for the market of ditigal cameras.

[RickDom @ Jan 25th 2007 1:36PM]

I might care, if Olymus actually used SD and not their proprietary xD crap.

[tekdroid @ Jan 25th 2007 12:33PM]

The 770SW sounds like a HOT seller to camera abusers everywhere. Quite like the look of it, too.

[Sam Kucera @ Jan 25th 2007 1:06PM]

For one thing, Russia uses a red/white/blue flag, and also the letter in the name is "mu" not "mju".

[max @ Jan 25th 2007 1:24PM]

These cameras are great. A friend of mine had the previous waterproof version, and it was the best, prettiest consumer digicam I'ver ever used. Pictures are sharp and large, plus you can just dive in the pool with it and shoot away! A truly inspiring design.

[Liters @ Jan 25th 2007 2:49PM]

I think the dutch flag actually has a shade of orange rather than red, hence the orange soccer jerseys.

[Thomas Ricker @ Jan 25th 2007 2:53PM]

Liters,

Definitely not. it's red, white, and blue. The orange is from the Royal House of Orange sitting on the throne.

Thomas

[Maff @ Jan 25th 2007 5:07PM]

olympus have always called it mju, Sam, heres a pic: http://pixinfo.com/img/Olympus/mju720SWDigital/mju720SWDigital_box_800d.jpg

[dave @ Jan 25th 2007 9:58PM]

I have the 720sw, and it's a tough little camera. Once the new 770's price sinks down to the 400 dollar range, i highly suggest you go and look at it, because i was about to get the optio w20, but luckily i got the olympus and it's the best point & shoot camera i've ever owned.


some suggestions, though olympus, for the next model: make it harder to just pop the port covers open, the fact that they open so easily on a camera that's designed to be waterproof scares me and makes me really want to not let any 'slow' people use my camera underwater. and, of course, let me trade my 720 in for a 770 at no extra cost.......for review purposes, so i can, uhmm.......advertise for you.

[KingFoto @ Mar 27th 2007 4:52PM]

I won't recommend this camera to any of my friends. It seems the camera has lots of functions but the most important thing with a camera is to make good pictures. Unfortunately this camera does NOT produce any good photos in a condition this might not be perfect. The photos are typically grey with high level digital noise if taken in a dim condition. The short movies look even awful with a bright fringe around the object.

I am not happy with 770SW, that I bought from Japan one month ago.