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Olympus C-5060 Wide Zoom

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Olympus C 5060 Wide Zoom 4 to 5 Megapixel user reviews : 3.3 out of 5 - 10 reviews - photographyreview.comRead more
Olympus Europe has today announced the CAMEDIA C-5060 WIDE ZOOM which is an update to the popular C-5050 camera. The 5.1 megapixel CAMEDIA C-5060 WIDE ZOOM has a fast startup time (3 sec.) and very short shutter release time lag of 0.4 sec. (including AF time in wide angle, focus position from 80cm to infinity) and three frames per second in HQ mode. It has 4x optical zoom (equiv. 27 -110mm, f2.8-4.8) and can use xD-Picture Card, Compact Flash and Microdrive cards. It will have a UK RRP of £599.99 [inc VAT].Read more
As well as a 5-megapixel sensor and 27-110mm equivalent zoom lens, the Camedia C-5060 Wide Zoom offers just about every control a photographer could require, including RAW and TIFF capture settings. The standard P, A, S and M shooting modes are augmented by five scene settings and program shift is available with the A and S modes.Read more
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Pros

  • make it easy to shoot compelling lifestyle images
  • Photos are perfect
  • colors nice

Cons

  • Video cable for connecting to a television set
  • todays cameras are not as well put together as this camera
  • bungee jump to find a motif for this camera

Key specs

  • CCD
  • 7.11x5.33 mm
  • 5.26 Mpx
  • 2592, 1944 px
  • 4.8
  • Contrast Detect (sensor), Single, Live View
  • 1.8 in
  • no

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Olympus C-5060 Wide Zoom - Pros & Cons

Olympus C-5060 Wide Zoom

Pros

  • make it easy to shoot compelling lifestyle images
  • Photos are perfect
  • colors nice
  • The dual AF system ensures your objects are perfectly focussed
  • solid and well-built
  • White balance accuracy was excellent under both incandescent and fluorescent lighting
  • camera felt solid and substantial and its control and menu systems were easy to use
  • Faster than previous Olympus offerings
  • Great wide angle lens for group and landscape shots
  • Nice crisp shots with good lighting

Cons

  • Video cable for connecting to a television set
  • todays cameras are not as well put together as this camera
  • bungee jump to find a motif for this camera
  • digital camera is too slow and you miss the shot
  • just takes a fraction of a second from pressing the release to getting the shot
  • contrast levels were a tad high
  • software was non-intuitive and clumsy to operate

Olympus C-5060 Wide 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
5.26 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
2592 x 1944 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

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Olympus C-5060 Wide Zoom - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCCD
Sensor size0.28 in
Sensor photo detectors5.0 Mpx
Effective pixels5.26 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
Max resolution2592 x 1944 px
Other resolutions
  • 2288x1712
  • 2048x1536
  • 1600x1200
  • 1280x960
  • 1024x768
  • 640x480
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom4.1 x
Digital zoom3.5 x
Minimum aperture2.8
Maximum aperture4.8
Focal length equiv27 - 110
Autofocus
  • Contrast Detect
  • Single
  • Live View
Manual focusyes
Normal focus range31.5 in
Macro focus range1.18 in
Image stabiliserNo
Filter threadyes
Filter diameter1.59 in
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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 range3.7
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Flash ON
  • Flash OFF
  • Slow Sync
  • Forced Flash
  • External
External flashyes
Continuous drive3.0 fps
Self-timeryes
Manual settingsyes
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Design
Body typeCompact
Colour of productBlack
Environmentally sealedno
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Storage
Internal storage32.0 mB
Storage types
  • xD Picture Card
  • Compact Flash Type I/II
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Connectivity
HDMIno
USB version1.1
Remote controlyes
PictBridgeyes
NFCno
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)no
AV outputyes
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Image
ISO
  • Auto
  • 80
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
ISO Autoyes
ISO minimum80
ISO maximum400
White balance presets9
Custom white balanceyes
Supported image file formats
  • JPEG
  • RAW
  • TIFF
Image stabilization typeNo
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size1.8 in
Articulated LCDyes
Screen dots134000
Touch screenno
Live viewyes
Viewfinder
Optical
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Videography features
Maximum resolution640 x 480 px
Video recordingyes
Max frame rate (highest resolution)15.0 fps
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Dimensions
Weight16.93 oz
Width4.57 in
Height3.43 in
Depth2.6 in
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Power
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Rechargeable batteryyes
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Other features
Timelapse recordingno
Orientation sensorno
Retracted optics (even in power-on mode)no

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Olympus C-5060 Wide Zoom Olympus - Editorial Reviews (5)

Olympus C-5060 Wide Zoom Olympus C 5060 Wide Zoom 4 to 5 Megapixel user reviews : 3.3 out of 5 - 10 reviews - photographyreview.com
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Olympus C 5060 Wide Zoom 4 to 5 Megapixel user reviews : 3.3 out of 5 - 10 reviews - photographyreview.com

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Olympus C-5060 Wide Zoom Olympus CAMEDIA C-5060 WIDE ZOOM
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Published: 29.09.2003
Olympus CAMEDIA C-5060 WIDE ZOOM

Olympus Europe has today announced the CAMEDIA C-5060 WIDE ZOOM which is an update to the popular C-5050 camera. The 5.1 megapixel CAMEDIA C-5060 WIDE ZOOM has a fast startup time (3 sec.) and very short shutter release time lag of 0.4 sec. (including AF time in wide angle, focus position from 80cm to infinity) and three frames per second in HQ mode. It has 4x optical zoom (equiv. 27 -110mm, f2.8-4.8) and can use xD-Picture Card, Compact Flash and Microdrive cards. It will have a UK RRP of £599.99 [inc VAT].

Olympus C-5060 Wide Zoom Olympus C-5060 Wide Zoom
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Published: 17.02.2012
Olympus C-5060 Wide Zoom

As well as a 5-megapixel sensor and 27-110mm equivalent zoom lens, the Camedia C-5060 Wide Zoom offers just about every control a photographer could require, including RAW and TIFF capture settings. The standard P, A, S and M shooting modes are augmented by five scene settings and program shift is available with the A and S modes.

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Features & Controls (cont.) The Mode Dial has the On/Off power switch mounted around it. First seen on the C-5050, the Jog Dial is operated with your thumb. You press and hold one of the