I took the camera on a trip my wife and I went to the Philippines to see her family. I used it for a wide variety of pictures, anywhere from scenery pics to underwater pics at a hotel swimming pool, to pics while we toured some of the 7000 plus islands that make up the Philippines. We did some snorkeling and took a lot of still pics and videos. I was pretty impressed for a simple point and shoot camera. It managed to do a pretty good job through a wide variety of circumstances. I had no issues with any water seepage inside the camera. I guess my main gripe would be with the charging design and the Olympus specific plug that is needed. Other then that it works well, but don't expect a DSLR quality pic!! One other thing....watch the placement of your hands on the camera body....it's easy to get your finger in the way due to the lens placement!!

Camera takes good pictures for the price. We bought this camera for a trip to Cancun. We purchased a more secure strap for it since the one that it comes with is cheap and will easily come undone. Underwater photos are good if you use the beach setting. I found the other underwater settings distorted the pictures. The better the lighting, the better the pictures. This camera does not take great pictures in dark settings. Overall, it is a good camera for the price and I will use it again.

This camera was perfect for my vacation to the Bahamas. I never had to worry about the rain or ocean. I loved the wrist strap just in case. Remember to rinse your camera off after the ocean or the salt will crust on the lens. This was the best vacation purchase and I can't wait to use it on more trips. The flip screen made selfies super easy. The pictures and videos came out great. I wish I had paid more attention to all the bells and whistles, but even as auto the pics were awesome.

I bought this camera to photograph the Great Barrier Reef while snorkeling. It is truly water-proof, at least in shallow water. We never had the camera below 1 meter of water but were able to turn it on/off, take still pictures and video that came out well. After exposure to seawater all that is required is brushing off sand/debris and rinsing with fresh water. Weeks after the trip, no damage noticed. Has been dropped from a few feet with no damage, it is tough! Battery lasts approximately 8 hours with heavy use. Picture quality could of course be better, this is a solution for rough or harsh places. Increase speed of read/write by buying a good SD card, we used SanDisk XTremePro 64GB. Had some issues dealing with very dark or bright environments. Well worth the money, glad we bought it.

I bought this camera for rafting and hiking the Grand Canyon to avoid water and dust. Haven't made it rafting yet. The Grand Canyon was the test. Worked well, quick start up, easy to use and rugged. Main issues were 1. low light photos had a lot of noise and poor definition, 2. The settings wheel flipped off auto pretty easily and unknown to me. Most of the pics were good unless there was low light.