I was excited to finally purchase this, but it was a step down from what I had. I love Olympus products and have owned 3 cameras, point and shoot. This camera is great at taking movies, all the bells and whistles, but the buttons are very tiny.

I have only had this camera for one week but the test shots that I have taken are sharp and the colours are brilliant. Great camera to handle, well balanced even at full zoom. The camera has a load of built in features to cover all your shooting needs.

Olympus Stylus SH-2 has exceeded my expectations. It is very intuitive to use. Love the styling which is like a 35m Olympus film camera I used to have. Very light, which is exactly what I need for taking on walks/cycle rides. Zoom is good for wildlife. Close-up option for wildflowers is great.

Next model need 1 inch sensor, more wide angle lens like 20 mm, more zoom min 30x, stabil 2.8 aperture, water resist body, tilt and touch secreen, nfc & wi-fi, mic and headset jack, 1cm super macro, full manuel video control, five axis and lens together dual stabilization, zoom and focus ring on the...

The Olympus Stylus SH-2 is a compact travel zoom camera that offers a 24x optical zoom lens, a 16 megapixel sensor, 3inch touch-screen and built-in Wi-Fi, along with a retro-styled camera body.

Good colour reproduction; 2 year warranty; Dual axis electronic level; Good battery life; Effective 5-axis image stabilisation system; 3inch touch-screen; Built in Wi-Fi; Super macro mode

Image quality at the telephoto end disappointing; Competitors offer more zoom in similar size; Noise reduces image quality

If you're someone who is ready to give up on fixed lens cameras, either focusing on advanced DSLR models or going with the convenience of a smartphone camera, you may want to take a look at my Olympus Stylus SH-2 review before dismissing fixed lens cameras completely.

The Olympus SH-2 is aimed at holidaying and travelling photographers, with its main selling point being a 24x optical zoom which gives you the equivalent of 25-600mm in 35mm terms. You can also boost that up to 40x using the digital zoom.

Touchscreen; Inbuilt Wi-Fi; Raw format shooting

Fixed screen; No shutter-priority or aperture-priority modes; Only two aperture settings in Manual

The Olympus SH-2 is aimed at holidaying and travelling photographers, with its main selling point being a 24x optical zoom which gives you the equivalent of 25-600mm in 35mm terms. You can also boost that up to 40x using the digital zoom.

Falling into their Premium compact camera category, the Olympus Stylus SH-2 combines quality with versatility in a compact body. Offering a slew of great features like built-in WiFi, Intelligent Auto shooting modes, Creative art filters and 5-axis image stabilization; the SH-2 is fun and easy to use...

iAuto shooting mode is accurate and easy in all situations; Dedicated Video Capture Button is always ready to record; iAuto and Program shooting modes produce excellent image quality results; Incredibly versatile 24x optical zoom lens is ready for any situation; 5-Axis image stabilization steadies...

Some images show more noise than we would like to see; Wide end of the lens shows some distortion; Pop-up flash is not very powerful; Video sound does not live up to video quality