Olympus - Stylus 1000 Digital Camera Review

I wanted a camera with more megapixels than my 7.1 camera and more than 3x zoom.  While most cameras had a good review for 10 mp or better,  the Olympus stylus 1010 had so many positive reviews!  Apart from the 10mp, it has  a 7x zoom!  The picture quality is awesome!  Easy to use and battery lasts a very long time.  What really sold me was the fact that it takes panoramic views with the click of a button!   My old SLR was Olympus and it appears, the company hasn't let me down! AS for price, it's about average.  It wasn't pricey but it wasn't cheap. I don't know about the tax in other states, but in mine, it's nearly 9%  and that hikes up the price pretty quickly. So if you can find a camera online with free shipping, you'll probably save money on tax. The manual is OK as manuals go. I prefer OJT (on the job training)!  I'm sure I will have many happy years playing with this camera. 

The only downside was that I had to "hunt" for the xd memory card that is required for the Panoramic views. Many stores didn't carry it. Can't figure why a store sells the camera but not the memory card! LOL!  This xd also speeds things up.  It's the M+ xd card.