[pct-l] CAUTION: Olympus Stylus Digital Camera IS NOT WATERPROOF

[dude at fastmail.ca (dude)]

I swear that two separate people I passed on the PCT in 1998 said that 
they dropped their Styluses in streams and said that the cameras still 
worked.

I have definitely used mine in moderate drizzle with no problems.

peace,
dude



> Dude wrote:
>>>> The weatherproof stylus is definitely a great camera for
>>>> hiking.
> 
> My reply:
> 
> The Olympus Stylus Digital camera IS NOT WATERPROOF. THE
> TERM "WEATHERPROOF" IS MEANINGLESS. Rather like the term
> "fresh" on a bag of potato chips. Nor is Olympus likely to
> honor repair or replacement on any of their "weatherproof"
> models that happen to have their interior exposed to
> moisture, as happened to me while using the camera in a
> drizzle atop Mt Katahdin last summer. Never mind the sexy tv
> ads in which the Stylus is shown sitting in a pool of water
> during an indoor rain storm. Olympus warranty department
> claims to know nothing about that ad. According to them, if
> the camera has moisture on the inside, then indeed it MUST
> have been sitting in a pool of water during a rainstorm,
> which they admit is beyond the intended use of the Olympus
> digital line of cameras. Never mind that my Stylus 300
> received only a light drizzle and was otherwise well cared
> for. What's more, the photo quality ain't all that hot with
> this camera, as many an online reviewer has likewise
> admitted. Suggest giving these cameras a miss, despite their
> otherwise great set of features. The analog Stylus might
> still offer rugged functionality as in days of old, however.
> 
> - blisterfree
> 
> 
>> Good to know that the digital version of the stylus is
>> still tough like
>> the film version. My film Stylus is nearly unbreakable.;
>> I've had it
>> since 1997.  In 1998, I passed two people on the PCT who
>> both say they
>> dropped their Styluses into streams and reached in quickly
>> to grab them
>> and they both reported that the cameras suffered no ill
>> effects
>> whatsoever from the submersion!  The weatherproof stylus
>> is definitely
>> a great camera for hiking.
>> 
>> peace,
>> dude
>> 
> 
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