Today, Olympus announced the new Stylus 770 SW, a 7.1-megapixel, 0.8-inch wide camera that you can as deep as 33 feet -- without a housing. Want to dive deeper than 33 feet? Grab a (soon-to-be-released) PT-035 underwater housing and descend to 130 feet. The 770 SW also boasts a 2.5-inch LCD, four custom underwater scene modes, and a built-in manometer. No, a manometer doesn't measure how "manly" you are. Rather, it measures and records water and air pressure when each image is taken, and stores the information within each picture's digital file, so you can easily recall exactly how deep you were when you saw that pair of nudibranchs.
Available in sporty red and blue, expect to pay $380 for a 770 SW in March. For more specs, check out the always excellent DPReview.
1. looks good... even if the housing floods, the camera should still be OK!
-kb
Posted at 7:58AM on Jan 26th 2007 by kb