My daughter Marci has the Olympus SSW 850 at 8 megapixels. It takes nice pics and has a much more reliable auto-focus than the Pentax W30 (7 megapixels) that I bought my older daughter a couple years ago. But the display on the SSW went out in the first week of use. It's currently out on a warranty repair/replacement.

Got a buddy (Charholio) who took awesome shots of some of our Kenai fish this past summer with the Olympus SSW 1030.... these were some of the best shots of the trip.









The 1030 is 10 megapixels as is the newer 1050. Not sure what the performance differences are between the two, but the 1030 is a slightly bulkier tougher looking guy cam, while the 1050 is a slimmer, sleeker girly looking device. Could just be a marketing ploy to pitch what's basically the same camera out to a different demographic.

Prices are nearly identical for both cams.
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