| Olympus Stylus 500 5MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom | 
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| Brand: Olympus
Category: Photography
List Price: $349.99
Buy New: $231.53
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (31 reviews)
Sales Rank: 13601
Media: Electronics
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: Yes
Age: 10 - 127 years
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Optical Zoom: 3
Display Size: 2.5
Battery: 1 Li-ion
Maximum Focal Length: 17.4
Minimum Focal Length: 5.8
Has Red Eye Reduction: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7 x 7 x 4
MPN: 225580
Model: 500 Digital
UPC: 050332151383
EAN: 0050332151383
ASIN: B0006PIQE6
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 5-megapixel sensor captures enough detail to create photo-quality 13-by-17-inch enlargements | | • | All-weather construction allows for outdoor use even on a rainy day | | • | 2.5-inch HyperCrystal LCD; 3x optical zoom, 12x total zoom | | • | Movie mode takes QuickTime movies with sound--easy to e-mail to friends | | • | Store images on xD-Picture cards (32 MB card included) |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
The 5 megapixel Stylus 500 takes great pictures, records excellent movies with sound, and sports an All-weather design for everyday use. And it boasts incredible features like 21 shooting modes, a new Album function, and a large, state-of-the-art 2.5" HyperCrystal LCD so you and others can see photos and watch your QuickTime movies from virtually any angle.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 26 more reviews...
 good little camera February 11, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Compact so it fits in you pocket, high tech enough to dance with it's bigger counterparts. This little camera does it all. I comparison shopped for several weeks comparing and contrasting multiple cameras from cannon, kodak, hp, sony, panasonic, and olympus, and none had features like this, a small size, and in this price range. The only disadvantage below the stylus 710 and 810 is the megapixel count and no image stabilization.
5 megapixels, 2.5 inch lcd viewing screen, and a low price for what you get. 3x optical zoom, 5xdigital (15x total) OH, DID I MENTION EXCELLENT PICTURES. I have played with this before for several days editing the photos, playing with the on-board and the computer imaging package, and I see nothing wrong with this camera for an everyday average user like me. And with it's weather resistence, nice for a clumsy average user like me. Also the battery life is very adequate, about 120 photos or more, with slide shows, editing ect... This is well worth the investment, saving your families memories in a fit and proper manner.
So if you feel you don't need more megapixels, go ahead and get this camera for the less money, but the major difference from a 710 or an 810 is the digital image stabilization. Check out the new 740's 750's and 760's also.
Also, the Olympus Mastersoftware is very easy to use, And with panoramic feature, 3d, and Extra ART Features unlocked by Olympus Brand-Olympus Stamped Type H HD, this camera becomes even more of a pleasure to own. you can edit photos on the computer, or right in the palm of your hand. Both ways, this camera will make you feel like a pro in no time.
Olympus Stylus 500 - Great Camera December 3, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Olympus Stylus Digital Cameras are great buys for the money. I have had a Stylus 410 and now the Stylus 500. I took the 410 to Italy and I have fabulous pics from it. And the 500, withstood being in Hawaii thrown in the sand and getting sprayed with water. I mean, this camera takes great pix and is weather proof! The only con I can say is that it takes alot of juice to use the flash for night time shots, and they don't come out too well. But other than that, it's a great buy for relatively a low price!!
 FLASH PROBLEMS November 25, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I have had this camera for a little over a year and a half and have loved it until recently. All of a sudden, for no reason, the flash stopped working. The only way I can take a picture is to turn off the flash and then due to the slow shutter speed the picture is very blurry. There is no visible damage to the flash. When I talked with Olympus I could not get a price to fix the flash but they said it needed to be sent in for repairs which could take several weeks!!! We had another Olympus camera before this which broke as well. I am very disappointed. If you don't mind getting a new camera ever couple of years this is a great camera for you.
Has some good qualities, but overall, I am disappointed November 25, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I've had this camera for a little over a year. I've taken so many pictures I've lost count. I'm currently running into some problems with it, but up until recently it did okay for me. I've NEVER run out of battery...it has lasted during marathon picture taking occasions of over 150 photos. The large screen is great and outdoor/ bright light pics come out nicely. I also like the weather proof feature.
I've seen that a lot of people in these reviews have had trouble with pics coming out well in low light settings. I've had this trouble and I've also had a lot of blurred photos that look fine on the LCD screen and then turn out blurry on the computer and in prints. I've had a lot of blurred photos, even when I felt I had a steady hand. Others who have taken photos with it have found that as well.
The worst situation I have now, is that when I take photos with flash, the photos are either over or under exposed. It will take me 4 or 5 tries to get a solid picture with the flash working normally. This started happening after I had the camera just over a year. It is frustrating as not everyone has the patience to stay in a pose until I finally get a picture to turn out...after 4 or 5 tries.
I might look into getting this fixed, but most likely I'll be moving onto the Canon Powershot very very soon.
Olympus Stylus 500 August 3, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I personally own a Stylus 500 and purchased this one for work.
I like the camera and its features. The memory card that comes with the camera is inusfficient in size. I would recommend a larger memory to start with.
There is the typical digital camera delay in snap to image caputre.
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