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Olympus C-50 Zoom

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4 stars
28 %
3 stars
14 %
2 stars
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Editorial reviews:
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6 editorial reviews
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Steve's Conclusion The C-50 Zoom is an ultra-compact camera that fits easily in your pocket or purse. Now you can carry the power of a fully-featured 5-megapixel digital camera wherever you go, no more excuses for not having it when needed. The D-40 Zoom is a small camera, the C-50 is even slimmerRead more
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Pros

  • versatile
  • affordable
  • very compact

Cons

  • Video cable for connection to a television set
  • Shutter speeds from 1/1
  • 000 to eight seconds for

Key specs

  • CCD
  • 7.144x5.358 mm
  • 5 Mpx
  • 2560, 1920 px
  • 4.8
  • Contrast Detect (sensor), Single, Live View
  • 1.5 in
  • no

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Olympus C-50 Zoom - Pros & Cons

Olympus C-50 Zoom

Pros

  • versatile
  • affordable
  • very compact
  • make it easy to shoot compelling lifestyle images
  • solid and well-built
  • It feels sturdy and well-made and
  • much faster and easier to operate
  • easy to understand and straight-forward to use
  • it is quick and easy to access
  • excellent and a joy to use
  • picture quality and panoramas

Cons

  • Video cable for connection to a television set
  • Shutter speeds from 1/1
  • 000 to eight seconds for
  • slightly pared down from its original design following an
  • the operation of the zoom is quite noisy
  • Only very bright sunlight causes difficulties when viewing it
  • only when the sun was just outside the frame
  • been Saved as Web - Quality 60 in Photoshop
  • Lense cover is very slow to open as well
  • it triggers the camera to shut off
  • not using auto mode on camera)

Olympus C-50 Zoom - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
1.5 in
Best:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Screen size: 6.7 in
IconEffective pixels
5 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
2560 x 1920 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

Olympus C-50 Zoom - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCCD
Sensor size0.28 in
Sensor photo detectors5.0 Mpx
Effective pixels5.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h4:3
Max resolution2560 x 1920 px
Other resolutions
  • 2048x1536
  • 1600x1200
  • 1280x960
  • 1024x768
  • 640x480
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom3.0 x
Digital zoom4.0 x
Minimum aperture2.8
Maximum aperture4.8
Focal length equiv38 - 114
Autofocus
  • Contrast Detect
  • Single
  • Live View
Manual focusyes
Normal focus range19.69 in
Macro focus range7.87 in
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Photography features
Minimum shutter speed8.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
Shutter priorityyes
Aperture priorityyes
Exposure compensation plus2
Exposure compensation minus-2
Expousure compensation steps1/3
Built-in flashyes
Flash range3.0
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Flash ON
  • Flash OFF
  • Slow Sync
  • Forced Flash
External flashno
Continuous drive3.0 fps
Self-timeryes
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Dimensions
Weight8.11 oz
Width3.94 in
Height2.32 in
Depth1.65 in
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Power
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
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Other features
Timelapse recordingno
Orientation sensorno
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Image
White balance presets5
Custom white balanceyes
Image stabilization typeNo
Uncompressed formatTIFF
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size1.5 in
Screen dots134000
Touch screenno
Live viewyes
Viewfinder
Optical
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Design
Body typeCompact
Environmentally sealedno
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Storage
Storage typesxD Picture Card
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Connectivity
USB version1.0
Remote controlyes

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