The commissioning was super easy. Open side pocket, connect charging cable and charge. Within 1 hour she was then fully charged (at delivery was the battery half full, lt. Manual takes a full charge about 2 hours). For charging the battery must not be removed.
A little side note: When removing and reinserting the battery you have to pay attention to the correct loading position (+/-). One can also use the wrong direction the battery! With my old camera that was not possible because they were adapted in shape so that they could be used only in the correct direction. So if you possibly. Entrains a spare battery and want to exchange between, you should really take good care! (Presumably this is any standard but again owed.)
A standard SD card can be used. With my old camera there was a limit in the space. Here at least I have not read anything and operate it with a 32 GB SD card (Class 10). This can be formatted directly on the camera.
Through two closing mechanisms watertightness is then produced. The camera is acc. To instructions to 15m waterproof. I could now unfortunately due to lack of vacation not try. But rather that it is waterproof. Fall hard - lt instructions to 2.10 m -. It is also. We currently make a lot of pictures while I have already dropped to various substrates. Even on concrete is nothing further happened. Seems as if the promise is kept.
The crash safety is good, because the wrist strap is not so hot. When to install it regularly, then it dissolves after a while. One has to resort to little tricks already, so the loop holds the camera, even under load. When installing other brands have now created better mounting options. Here in my opinion would be still room for improvement.
The supplied software I did not have to install. I personally feel super good, because my whole additional softwares which are now found on almost every technical device available, eventually inundate the computer and making gradually also my opinion. So I was quite happy that the camera was simply mounted as another drive and the images could be moved easily by drag & drop. To view and edit software I have on the PC anyway. But that is a matter of taste.
Operation is super simple. Turn the camera on, select the appropriate mode and losfotografieren. The 16 Megapixel making their presence felt. Crystal clear pictures. There is a photo adjustment (by wheel), with which the camera selects themselves the correct mode (Landscape, Close-up, Sports Picture etc.) (iAuto). Here, however, the camera sometimes makes the wrong decision. So if you can not repeat the photo, you should select the mode in advance. In addition, various standard filters that can be used there (Sepia, Black / White, Star filter, etc.) and now actually be standard in every camera. Small, me previously unknown gimmicks are attending such. As a mirror recording, in which one half of the screen is mirrored on the other. This can be achieved on the fast great effect shots. Operation is simple and intuitive.
The 3 inch screen displays images in a good resolution. There can be - even underwater - easily open and close. Then the screen view switches automatically. If you want to make a Selfie with opened display, even there's a shutter button on the front of the camera (bottom left black button - can, however, also other functions reprogram).
The built-in Wi-Fi connection has been absolutely new to me and therefore (maybe) a little bit tricky. One may not be connected to another WLAN with the mobile phone at the time, then it does not work. Once the connection was established, a remote shutter release of the camera could be operated (no cables or whatever) on the Olympus App. So you can set the camera to 4-5 meters, connected to the phone, and even view the image preview on the phone. One can then be positioned correctly and press the shutter button. This leaves room for the Selfies whole new way That's the built-Novum, which I initially reported -. Genial.
The two threads (below and left of the display) permit screwing on all standard tripods.
The zoom function has also surprised me. On my old camera zoomed images were always somehow blurred. Here you can erziehlen good image quality at low zoom still. The macro mode is also very good. Razor-sharp close-ups in large format.
I am very pleased with the robust and compact digital camera. The only need for improvement is the wrist strap. But this has not brought me to the withdrawal of an entire star. The camera is perfectly tailored and elaborate on the use. As outdoor camera definitely perfect. Therefore, there by my side 5 Stars.
