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Olympus C-5500 Sport Zoom

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Olympus has today announced a 5x optical zoom camera with a 2-inch LCD and 5.1 megapixel resolution. The C-5500 Sports Zoom allows full manual control, has a super macro mode of 2cm and incorporates Olympus's TruePic TURBO Image Processor, which is supposed to suppress noise and boost image definition. It will be available in May, at around $349 (€262).Read more
Review posted 03/20/2005 Click to take a QTVR tour of the C-5500 Olympus' new C-5500 Sport Zoom incorporates a wealth of features including a 5.1-megapixel CCD, a large 2-inch LCD, world-class 5x optical zoom lens, and an inspiring array of manual and automatic functions. The combination of advancedRead more
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Pros

  • very nice
  • pleasing color
  • and good white balance performance

Cons

  • Specifies NTSC or PAL as the video out signal
  • Memory card corruption can happen with any card type and any camera manufacturer
  • The camera is rather too large for a shirt pocket

Key specs

  • CCD
  • 7.144x5.358 mm
  • 5 Mpx
  • 2592, 1944 px
  • 4.8
  • Contrast Detect (sensor), Single, Live View
  • 2 in
  • no

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Olympus C-5500 Sport Zoom - Pros & Cons

Olympus C-5500 Sport Zoom

Pros

  • very nice
  • pleasing color
  • and good white balance performance
  • Color: Very good color throughout my tests
  • Relatively compact and easy to use
  • The overall effect was quite pleasing
  • Resolution is high
  • with good detail
  • Olympus 5500 produced very nice color throughout my testing
  • low noise and good color
  • Dynamic range was for the most part fairly good though

Cons

  • Specifies NTSC or PAL as the video out signal
  • Memory card corruption can happen with any card type and any camera manufacturer
  • The camera is rather too large for a shirt pocket
  • lost photos due to a corrupted memory card
  • offers shutter times as long as 15 seconds
  • Poorly placed pop-up flash
  • bulkier and heavier than an ultracompact camera
  • Its pop-up flash is a bit awkwardly placed

Olympus C-5500 Sport Zoom - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
2 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
2592 x 1944 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

Olympus C-5500 Sport 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 resolution2592 x 1944 px
Other resolutions
  • 2288x1712
  • 2048x1536
  • 1600x1200
  • 1280x960
  • 1024x768
  • 640x480
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom5.0 x
Digital zoom4.0 x
Minimum aperture2.8
Maximum aperture4.8
Focal length equiv38 - 190
Autofocus
  • Contrast Detect
  • Single
  • Live View
Manual focusyes
Normal focus range23.62 in
Macro focus range3.15 in
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Photography features
Minimum shutter speed15.0 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 range3.8
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Flash ON
  • Flash OFF
  • Slow Sync
  • Forced Flash
  • External
External flashno
Continuous drive2.7 fps
Self-timeryes
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Audio features
Microphone typeMono
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Dimensions
Weight11.99 oz
Width4.33 in
Height2.64 in
Depth1.85 in
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Power
Battery technologyAlkaline
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Other features
Timelapse recordingyes
GPSno
Orientation sensorno
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Image
ISO
  • Auto
  • 80
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
ISO Autoyes
ISO minimum80
ISO maximum400
White balance presets6
Custom white balanceno
Image stabilization typeNo
Uncompressed formatNo
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size2.0 in
Articulated LCDno
Screen dots115000
Touch screenno
Live viewyes
Viewfinder
Optical
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Videography features
Maximum resolution320 x 240 px
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Design
Body typeCompact
Environmentally sealedno
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Storage
Internal storage16.0 mB
Storage typesxD Picture Card
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Connectivity
HDMIno
USB version1.0
Remote controlNo

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