Olympus mju (Stylus) 770 SW Digital Camera

All of the Olympus mju Digital range of compact cameras have been at least weatherproof, but the 770 SW takes it to new heights – or should that be depths? It is the first digital compact camera to be waterproof to a depth of 10 metres, shockproof against falls from 1.5 metres, freeze-proof down to minus 10 degrees centigrade and crush-proof against a weight of 100kg. This comfortably beats the previous record-holder, the mju 725 SW which I reviewed in December.

..If you’re looking for a completely indestructible camera to suit your adrenaline-junkie lifestyle, the Olympus mju SW series is still the only game in town, and the 770 SW is the most everything-proof one yet. It’s able to survive anything short of an atomic bomb, but it is slightly lacking in the picture quality department. Still, the fact that it can take any kind of picture at all 10m deep in freezing water while being crushed is remarkable enough.

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