Olympus anyone??.....

[Catlady711]

If you tend to drop, bump or otherwise damage cameras then go with the Olympus if it indeed has a shockproof/waterproof exterior. I'm fairly sure none of the Canon's (short of the Mark III or buying armor covering) have that feature.

[Husky_mom]

I have no idea how it would compare to the Canon

I meant as in price/quality relation..... the SD1000 is about 175-200 and the Olympus is 230-300.... so I wanted to know if the price difference was worth it by adding the waterproof/shockproof thing and if it will no matter on the quality of pics taken.... I really don´t know Olympus quality but seeing your pics I´m sure it´s good....

If you tend to drop, bump or otherwise damage cameras then go with the Olympus if it indeed has a shockproof/waterproof exterior.

well it´s not that I tend to drop things........well maybe some times .... but I would feel much safer using a carry along camera without worrying about anything that could happen to it in the process....
I really worry a LOT about my cameras but if need be I want to be safe *if* I did dropped it....


besides it´s not like I need the waterproof feature(don´t have pool, beach, lake or anything like it), but if given the opportunity I would love to be able to take some underwater shots.....

I saw also the 790 which costs a bit less than the 720 and it´s the same, not sure why...

I also need to consider getting a spare memory card as all I have are SD cards.... but those I can use when *if* I get a S5-S3-Rebel as a Christmas present

[Randi]

I don't think you can wrong with an Olympus, I have one which John bought, and he has had several in his time and been happy with them - he worked as professional photograhper. But check what you need and compare!

Good luck getting the right one!

Here's a good site with reviews: http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/Olympus/