The Olympus MJU 1000 is likely to appeal to people for two main reasons. First this camera offers protection from rain and bad weather in general. The second reason is that the camera has ten megapixels. In my view the importance of a great number of megapixels is overstressed, but I know that many people will like the idea of owning a camera with a very high number of pixels.

In terms of features the MJU 1000 is a standard point and shoot camera. It has the additional attraction of being just about small enough to slip into a pocket.