I'm not familiar with Olympus cameras (I'm a Canon fan myself), however I have found this website Steve's-digicams to be of GREAT help in deciding on a particular camera. Their reviews are thourogh and detailed and very accurate (one of the cameras I own was reviewed on their site actualy told me about one feature that wasn't even listed in the owners manual!!)

I'd highly recommend looking up the few cameras you are interested in and see what you think in the reviews.

I personally think the choice of a camera is totally a personal one. While one camera may be great, it may be uncomfortable to use, while another may be mediocre it may be very user friendly. I think it's a matter of your own choice since YOU will be the one using it, not anyone else, professional or otherwise.

Camera's don't make great pictures.....PHOTOGRAPHERS do!

Good luck