chiqtech.com awards Olympus the gold medal for coming up with the Stylus 1050 SW, a point and shoot camera that is so much like our own Olympic athletes, ready to endure rigorous elements that would test their mettle.

I have a girl friend who could be said the ultimate bane of gadgets, born with butter fingers, she’s also got a full-time job as a klutz which doesn’t help her real-time job as a writer for a major travel magazine.

On her travels, she often packs up on a pound’s worth of disposable cameras which, though these can withstand her chronic clumsiness, produces photos of quality that is so early 90’s.

Once I read up on the Olympus 1050 SW, I rang her up and declared, “This is so for you!”

The Olympus 1050 SW is for the woman, and anyone, who runs headlong into Life, devil may care! It’s built to handle whatever life’s got to throw at you.

The  Olympus 1050 SW is SHOCK-PROOF, constructed with a solid metal body and revolutionary design  to endure a 5-foot drop or bump as if it was 5 inches.

This camera is also WATERPROOF. The Olympus 1050 SW is built with a revolutionary system of waterproof seals and gaskets that keeps moisture and water out! This means you can head to the beach, the lake or even out in the ocean, dive in and take pictures as deep as 10 feet underwater.

Going to the fringes of the North Pole? The Olympus 1050 SW is FREEZE-PROOF. Go on a bold adventure of snow and sleet without worrying about your camera. The Stylus 1050 SW can perform, withstanding below-freezing temperatures at 14 degrees Fahrenheit/ -10 degrees Celsius.

And because you can take the Olympus 1050 SW into these harsh environments, it is designed for ease of use as well. With its TAP CONTROL feature, do picture playback, shadow adjustment and flash mode just by tapping the top, back and sides of the camera. Perfect for underwater use, wearing gloves or other situations where traditional buttons may be impossible to use.

The Olympus 1050 SW can track up to 16 faces, automatically focuses and optimizes exposures for sharp, brilliant portrait pictures. The camera is available in colors; black, silver, blue and champagne.