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Olympus C-5050 Zoom

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4.3 out of 5
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4 stars
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3 stars
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2 stars
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Editorial reviews:
3
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3 editorial reviews
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Pros

  • excellent and a joy to use
  • it is quick and easy to access
  • easy to understand and straight-forward to use

Cons

  • only when the sun was just outside the frame
  • the operation of the zoom is quite noisy
  • been Saved as Web - Quality 60 in Photoshop

Key specs

  • CCD
  • 7.144x5.358 mm
  • 5 Mpx
  • 2560, 1920 px
  • 10
  • Contrast Detect (sensor), Single, Live View
  • 1.8 in
  • no

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Olympus C-5050 Zoom - Pros & Cons

Olympus C-5050 Zoom

Pros

  • excellent and a joy to use
  • it is quick and easy to access
  • easy to understand and straight-forward to use
  • It feels sturdy and well-made and
  • much faster and easier to operate
  • solid and well-built
  • make it easy to shoot compelling lifestyle images
  • It gives excellent lighting in low light
  • Very good pictures - sharp
  • crisp and clear with good colors
  • pictures - sharp

Cons

  • only when the sun was just outside the frame
  • the operation of the zoom is quite noisy
  • been Saved as Web - Quality 60 in Photoshop
  • Only very bright sunlight causes difficulties when viewing it
  • Video cable for connecting to a television set
  • Shutter speeds from 1/2
  • 000 to 16 seconds for still images
  • slightly pared down from its original design following an
  • easy to get them confused
  • the color was unimpressive
  • No front lens thread for hood and filters

Olympus C-5050 Zoom - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
1.8 in
Best:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Screen size: 6.7 in
IconISO maximum
400
Best:
Pentax KP
ISO maximum: 819200
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

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Olympus C-5050 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:h
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
Max resolution2560 x 1920 px
Other resolutions
  • 2288x1712
  • 2048x1536
  • 1600x1200
  • 1280x960
  • 1024x768
  • 640x480
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom3.0 x
Digital zoom2.5 x
Minimum aperture1.8
Maximum aperture10
Focal length equiv35 - 105
Autofocus
  • Contrast Detect
  • Single
  • Live View
Manual focusyes
Normal focus range31.5 in
Macro focus range7.87 in
Image stabiliserNo
Filter threadno
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Photography features
Minimum shutter speed16.0 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 modes
  • Auto
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Flash ON
  • Flash OFF
  • Slow Sync
  • Forced Flash
  • External
External flashyes
Continuous drive3.3 fps
Self-timeryes
Manual settingsyes
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Design
Body typeCompact
Colour of productBlack
Environmentally sealedno
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Storage
Storage types
  • xD Picture Card
  • Compact Flash Type I/II
  • SmartMedia
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Connectivity
HDMIno
USB version1.1
Remote controlyes
PictBridgeno
NFCno
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)no
AV outputyes
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Image
ISO minimum64
ISO maximum400
White balance presets5
Custom white balanceyes
Supported image file formats
  • JPEG
  • RAW
  • TIFF
Image stabilization typeNo
Uncompressed formatRAW
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size1.8 in
Articulated LCDno
Screen dots114000
Touch screenno
Live viewyes
Viewfinder
Optical
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Videography features
Maximum resolution320 x 240 px
Video recordingyes
Supported video file formatsMJPEG
Max frame rate (highest resolution)15.0 fps
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Dimensions
Weight16.93 oz
Width4.49 in
Height3.15 in
Depth2.76 in
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Power
Battery technologyAlkaline
Rechargeable batteryyes
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Other features
Timelapse recordingno
Orientation sensorno
Retracted optics (even in power-on mode)no

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