Customer Reviews

Olympus Floating Foam Strap (Red)

5 star:		(10)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

This is pretty straight forward. I used this on my family's recent trip to Hawaii -- perfect attachment to our 790. You can slide the strap up your arm and 'synch' it with the adjustable tightener (the black "ball" in the photo.)
The quick release clip makes it easy to remove when you do not want it attached to the camera.

And yes - it floats the camera - no problem at all.

This strap kept us from losing the camera. First of all, you can't tell from the image that it's pretty small, so it doesn't really get in the way. We took the camera (with strap) snorkeling, cave tubing, and kayaking in Belize. In the cave at one point, my husband dropped the camera without realizing it and it started floating away, but was immediately spied by one of our companions. It also gave us great peace of mind while snorkeling and kayaking that if we let go of the camera we wouldn't lose it.

Five stars, only five? This thing deserves 10+!! It's clearly visible, it floats like a champ and very comfortable to use. Can be unclipped when not needed as well. Now that's all you really need to know folks!

This floating strap works GREAT, and you'll never have to worry about losing your camera! If you have a camera you're going to be using at the beach or in water, it's a must!

I bought this after reading ALL of the reviews...i was excited when i got to put this little floaty to the test...my wife and i went snorkeling in the florida keys and it worked beatifully...the strap was not too big as other reviews suggest...it is larger than your wrist but it offers a confident hold...the only issue i saw was back at the pool with my daughter...she was holding the camera by the floating strap and let it drop into the pool...the camera dropped about 2 feet until it hit water and it really didnt float all that well...it slowly sank to the bottom of the pool but when i dove down to get it the strap was suspending the camera inches from the bottom...i hadnt experienced this when snorkeling so it leads me to believe this is more of a salt water toy...well worth the money if you are boating swimming and diving and you need to keep track of that nice new camera you bought...enjoy!!!

Good product for floating but you cannot put it tight around your wrist and it's too small too put around your neck.

I own a Stylus 790 SW camera and wanted to make sure I didn't accidentally drop my camera into the deep abyss of the sea on my outings.

This product does what it says it does and keeps my camera safe on the surface.

However, do note that if your wrist is smaller than 9.5-10 inches 'round you will NOT be able to get a tight fit around your wrist to keep it securely attached to you. It's not a big deal though, there are other methods you can use to secure it...but it would be a lot cooler if you could!

I'm not sure which camera other people are using this for as they seem to have had better results, but when hooked up to my Olympus 1030SW it is barely able to float the camera. As a matter of fact with any amount of turbulence in the water the "hi-viz" red strap barely breaks the surface.
I suppose maybe this thing is good for the pool? But then again why would you really need it there?
As it says on the Olympus website with regards to the product it only provides "gentle positive buoyancy" and in my case it was barely positive buoyancy.
If you do purchase this I would be sure to test out it's reliability with your specific camera first, as once my camera was knocked out of the Olympus Neoprene Armband by a wave it was never to resurface again. By the way the armband is junk as well.
Also I agree with everyones else with regard to the size of the opening, a very large hole that even when fully tightened doesn't close enough to stay securely on your wrist.
Lastly it would be really useful if they included a normal lanyard that can attach to the same quick release as the "floating" one so that when you are not using the "floating" one you can just clip a normal one in, and not have to bother with unlooping and relooping each time you take it off.

this product does exactly as i expected, it helped me for my olympus stylus 770 sw if i didnt have it i would most likey have lost my camera. the downside of this product is that it is a lot smaller in size than i expected it to be

This floating camera strap works as expected. We used it sailing and snorkeling. It is bulky - due to its nature - so we keep it off when not used around deep water.