It is heavy: 225 g. The price to pay for having a camera resistant to shock and water resistant to 15 m. In recent years abandoned the Olympus XD card for the SD standard. That is the case here and that's good. This card as the battery and connection is protected by a flap with a gasket seal. This seal is applied to each opening and is likely to change over time to ensure water resistance. The WiFi feature allows the transfer of photos to a smartphone without removing the card so without opening the phone, which delayed wear. A GPS locates the photo. The recovery of coordinates do not seemed to me so obvious. On the negative side, the mode dial is quite difficult to maneuver because few spring. Otherwise, the device has lots of nice features like automatic continuous panorama that prevents framing error. There are the classic modes of sports, meeting ... Supplied with Olympus software to manage pictures. For me, it is not better than Picasa but as it comes free with .... Delivered without SD card: up to you to buy it. The quality of photos and videos are excellent both in maximum resolution (16 Mw) than color accuracy. Zoom optics 5. A minimum for a compact. Note that the zoom does not work in video. While it is intended for, I confess I do not have dared to drop from 2 m onto a hard floor or have it submerged 15 meters. For immersion probably happen here. In the fall I will try to avoid it. In conclusion, this is a good investment for backpackers although the price may seem a bit high compared to the competition.
