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Olympus FE-5035

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Olympus has an illustrious history in digital SLRs, but it hasn't made a huge mark on the digital compact market in the same way as its old adversaries Nikon and Canon. Judged solely on the FE-45, it isn'Read more
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
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Pros

  • the design is simple
  • almost minimalistic
  • two file quality settings

Cons

  • lack of direct access to exposure compensation and ISO sensitivity
  • Noise can be an issue even at base ISO
  • images are a little soft at the default sharpening setting

Key specs

  • CCD
  • 6.17x4.55 mm
  • 12 Mpx
  • 4288, 3216 px
  • 5.9
  • Face tracking, Spot Auto Focus
  • 2.7 in
  • no

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Olympus FE-5035 - Pros & Cons

Olympus FE-5035

Pros

  • the design is simple
  • almost minimalistic
  • two file quality settings
  • Normal and Fine
  • iAuto mode works surprisingly well
  • The Setup menu is always accessible
  • chromatic aberrations are very well controlled across the entire zoom range

Cons

  • lack of direct access to exposure compensation and ISO sensitivity
  • Noise can be an issue even at base ISO
  • images are a little soft at the default sharpening setting
  • painfully slow to navigate
  • over-saturation
  • poor tonal separation and an orange shift

Olympus FE-5035 - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
2.7 in
Best:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Screen size: 6.7 in
IconISO maximum
3200
Best:
Pentax KP
ISO maximum: 819200
IconEffective pixels
12 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
4288 x 3216 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

Olympus FE-5035 - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCCD
Sensor size0.24 in
Sensor photo detectors13.0 Mpx
Effective pixels12.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
Max resolution4288 x 3216 px
Other resolutions
  • 4288x2416
  • 2560x1920
  • 2048x1536
  • 1920x1080
  • 1600x1200
  • 1280x960
  • 640x480
ProcessorTruePic III
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom5.0 x
Digital zoom4.0 x
Minimum aperture2.6
Maximum aperture5.9
Focal length equiv24 - 120
Focus adjustmentAuto
Autofocus
  • Face tracking
  • Spot Auto Focus
Manual focusNo
Normal focus range23.62 in
Macro focus range1.57 in
Image stabiliserElectronic
Filter threadno
Folded opticsno
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Photography features
Camera shutter typeElectronic
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
Subject / scene modesyes
Built-in flashyes
Flash range5.8
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Fill-in Flash
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
External flashno
Scene modes
  • Beach
  • Candlelight
  • Cuisine
  • Documents
  • Fireworks
  • Night
  • Night portrait
  • Portrait
  • Self-portrait
  • Snow
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
Self-timeryes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Spot
3D supportno
Manual settingsno
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 12
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Audio features
Built-in microphoneyes
Microphone typeMono
Voice recordingyes
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Dimensions
Weight3.77 oz
Width3.65 in
Height1.02 in
Depth0.97 in
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Power
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Rechargeable batteryyes
Number of batteries supported1
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Other features
Timelapse recordingno
GPSno
Orientation sensorno
Image editing modes
  • Resizing
  • Trimming
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Image
ISO
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • Auto
ISO minimum64
ISO maximum3200
Maximum image resolution4288 x 3216 px
White balance presets7
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Daylight
  • Fluorescent
  • Tungsten
Custom white balanceno
Supported image file formatsJPEG
Photo effectsNeutral
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 viewyes
ViewfinderNone
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Videography features
Maximum resolution640 x 480 px
Video recordingyes
Supported video file formatsAVI
Camera playbackMovie
Max frame rate (highest resolution)30.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate30.0 fps
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Design
Body typeCompact
Body material
  • Glass
  • Metal
  • Plastic
Colour of product
  • Grey
  • White
Environmentally sealedno
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Storage
Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • Internal
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Connectivity
HDMIno
USB version2.0
DC-in jackno
PictBridgeyes
NFCno
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)no
Bluetoothno
AV outputyes

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