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Olympus FE-5030

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User ratings:
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4.3 out of 5
7 user ratings
5 stars
42 %
4 stars
42 %
3 stars
14 %
2 stars
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1 stars
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Editorial reviews:
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2 editorial reviews
The Olympus FE-5030 is a new slim, stylish and simplified compact camera that won't break the bank. Featuring a 14 megapixel sensor, 5x 26-130mm zoom lens, and a 2.7 inch LCD screen, the FE 5030 is priced at £139.99. Zoltan-Arva Toth finds out if that's money well spent in our Olympus FE-5030 review.Read more
“When used as a strictly point-and-shoot camera, it does not really disappoint.” We’ve added another Olympus FE-5030 [QuickPrice Check – UK] review to our Reviews Matrix. Ph…Read more
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Cons

  • a strictly point-and-shoot camera
  • it does not cost you a cent more

Key specs

  • CCD
  • 6.17x4.55 mm
  • 12 Mpx
  • 3968, 2976 px
  • 5.8
  • Continuous, Spotus
  • 2.7 in
  • no

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Olympus FE-5030 - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
2.7 in
Best:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Screen size: 6.7 in
IconISO maximum
1600
Best:
Pentax KP
ISO maximum: 819200
IconEffective pixels
12 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
3968 x 2976 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

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Olympus FE-5030 - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCCD
Sensor size0.24 in
Sensor photo detectors12.0 Mpx
Effective pixels12.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h4:3
Max resolution3968 x 2976 px
Other resolutions
  • 2560x1920
  • 2048x1536
  • 1600x1200
  • 1280x960
  • 640x480
  • 1920x1080
ProcessorTruePic III
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom5.0 x
Digital zoom4.0 x
Minimum aperture3.3
Maximum aperture5.8
Focal length equiv24 - 120
Focus adjustmentAuto
Autofocus
  • Continuous
  • Spotus
Manual focusNo
Normal focus range23.62 in
Macro focus range0.39 in
Image stabiliser
  • Optical
  • Electronic
Filter threadno
Folded opticsno
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Photography features
Minimum shutter speed4.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
Shutter priorityno
Aperture priorityno
Manual exposure modeno
Exposure compensation plus2
Exposure compensation minus-2
Expousure compensation steps1/3
Self-timer delay2.0 s
Subject / scene modesyes
Built-in flashyes
Flash range4.1
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Fill-in Flash
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
External flashno
Scene modes
  • Beach
  • Candlelight
  • Children
  • Cuisine
  • Documents
  • Dusk
  • Fireworks
  • Night landscape
  • party
  • Portrait
  • self-portrait
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
Self-timeryes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
3D supportno
Manual settingsno
Self-timer options12
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Audio features
Microphone typeMono
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Dimensions
Weight4.37 oz
Width3.7 in
Height2.2 in
Depth0.78 in
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Power
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Rechargeable batteryyes
Number of batteries supported1
AC adapter includedyes
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Other features
Timelapse recordingno
GPSno
Orientation sensorno
Image editing modes
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
  • Trimming
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Image
ISO
  • 64
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
ISO Autoyes
ISO minimum64
ISO maximum1600
Maximum image resolution4288 x 3216 px
White balance presets7
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Fluorescent
  • Tungsten
Custom white balanceno
Supported image file formatsJPEG
Image stabilizeryes
Image stabilization typeNo
Uncompressed formatNo
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size2.7 in
Articulated LCDno
Screen technologyLCD
Screen dots230000
Touch screenno
Live viewno
ViewfinderNone
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Videography features
Maximum resolution640 x 480 px
Video recordingyes
Supported video file formatsMJPEG
Camera playback
  • Single image
  • Slide show
Motion JPEG frame rate30.0 fps
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Design
Body typeCompact
Colour of product
  • Blue
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
Environmentally sealedyes
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Storage
Internal storage46.0 mB
Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • Internal
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Connectivity
HDMIno
USB version2.0
DC-in jackyes
PictBridgeyes
NFCno
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)no
Bluetoothno
AV outputyes

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