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TiJean · 07-23-2008, 08:08 AM

According to the Olympus website, MSRP and waterproofing goes like this:
$400 - 1030 (new) waterproof to 33 feet
$350 - 770 waterproof to 33 feet
$300 - 850 (new) waterproof to 10 feet
$300 - 790 waterproof to 10 feet

Each model can be picked up for about -$50 on MSRP. However, I found the 770 on closeout for $200 - though I had to take a silver one. There are two real differences I can see between the 1030 and the 770.

The 1030 has 10MP and the 770 has 7MP. I rather the camera with fewer pixels into the same digicam-sized sensor, so the 770 wins this one for me.

The 1030 has a lens with an equivalent field of view (on the wide end of its zoom) of 28mm. The 770 bottoms out at 38mm. The 1030 wins this one.

I would take the wider lens (1030) except that it is not worth $150 and what I assume to be slightly more noise (an extra 3MP in the same size sensor). If the 770 wasn't on closeout, then it would have been a much harder decision to make.

07-23-2008, 08:08 AM	#8
TiJean Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Lower Appalachia Gallery Photos: 0 Posts: 44	Olypus line pricing According to the Olympus website, MSRP and waterproofing goes like this: $400 - 1030 (new) waterproof to 33 feet $350 - 770 waterproof to 33 feet $300 - 850 (new) waterproof to 10 feet $300 - 790 waterproof to 10 feet Each model can be picked up for about -$50 on MSRP. However, I found the 770 on closeout for $200 - though I had to take a silver one. There are two real differences I can see between the 1030 and the 770. The 1030 has 10MP and the 770 has 7MP. I rather the camera with fewer pixels into the same digicam-sized sensor, so the 770 wins this one for me. The 1030 has a lens with an equivalent field of view (on the wide end of its zoom) of 28mm. The 770 bottoms out at 38mm. The 1030 wins this one. I would take the wider lens (1030) except that it is not worth $150 and what I assume to be slightly more noise (an extra 3MP in the same size sensor). If the 770 wasn't on closeout, then it would have been a much harder decision to make.