Don't know if anyone is looking for a small, good point and shoot but this was posted on another thread. I have both this camera and the 770SW. The major difference between the two cameras is that the 770 does underwater shots up to 33 ft and the 790 does up to 10 ft.
The important part of this camera is that if any of you are like me - I tend to drop things or else anything electronic tends stop working for me - the 770/790SW has a feature that makes it shockproof from 5ft. I am just under 5'4" so if it falls from my neck down - it is covered. I've taken some shots with this camera and the 770SW if anyone is interested in seeing what it can do. For the price is is a great camera. It does use XD cards as compared to an SD card but that is nothing major.
The reason for markdowns? Olympus is coming out with newer versions come March - those cameras the 840SW and the 1030SW will be 10 megapixels and shockproof from 6 ft. The will retail around $400.
These cameras about 1 month ago were retailing for about $269-$300. Just saw the 770SW at Sam's club today for $269.99 - as is! So if your in the market - and don't mind a later model - this might be a great little camera for ya! Cheap too. BTW, these models are 7.1 megapixels.
Never mind think I will enclose a shot of my youngest - this is April at Seal Beach in California - last Friday. It was shot about 4:30 pm on Snow/Beach mode. It is relatively easy to change modes -just a flip of a dial. It was shot with the 790SW.
If anyone has any questions, just let me know would be happy to answer them if I can. I've had the best luck with Olympus on point and shoots.