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Value for Money7.8/10
Reviewer Rating7.3/10
Overall Rating7.8/10 Based on 5 ratings
50% Recommended2 out of 4 Reviews
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4- Olympus C-5050 Reviews

  • Full review by
    Guest.
    on 26th Mar 2009


    User Rating : 3
    Respect : 0

    Good Points: Light weight and flat

    Bad Points: Difficult to use. Needs sometime to get use to it.

    General comments: Bought the Olympus C-5050in Singapore. Camera stop working when the surrounding temperature was -15 degrees Celsius in Beijing. Had to warm it up before able to use.
    Guest's review and ratings     | 42 words

  • Review by
    foswald
    on 8th Jul 2004


    User Rating : 10
    Respect : 0

    I did several months of research in deciding to purchase a digital, 5+ MP camera. I almost decided on the Fuji S7000, but the image noise and lack of low ASA/ISO deterred me. Luckily, I found the Olympus C-5050Z. Okay, it does not look as *cool* as the S7000, but it more than makes up for it with performance. Before deciding, I spent hours comparing sample photos at various resolutions and found this model had very little noise and handles low light great, even without a flash due to the fa ...
    foswald's full review     | 187 words

  • Review by
    Big.
    on 11th Jul 2003


    User Rating : 7
    Respect : -5

    I have used this Olympus C5050 to shoot about 300 photos so far. Half of them where underwater. This is my first step up to the 5 mega pixel range. While I am impressed with the detail this camera can produce, I am still greatly disapointed with it. A few photos have come out spectacular but most are not due to camera flaws. I have to erase so many blurry shots. I have tried increasing the shutter speed. Tried different flash and f-stop settings and still I have gotten no significantly improved ...
    Big's full review     | 344 words | 1 comment added.

  • Review by
    Photoist. Rank: Lance Corporal
    on 5th Apr 2003


    User Rating : 9
    Respect : 0

    Images quite good. Camera well weighted for good stable shots, despite being just a tad bulky. Use of AA batteries considered a plys especially on vacations for emergency power source. I use Ray O Vac one hour charge NiMH batteries (amazing!)The flash images seem washed out and too contrasty. I prefer to turn off the flash and use existing light. The white balance on this camera is excellent. There is always just a short delay between when a focused image is triggered and when the shot act ...
    Photoist's full review     | 148 words | 3 comments added.



Olympus C-5050 Product Details

5.0 megapixel sensor creates 2500 x 2000 images for high-resolution prints up to poster size3x optical plus 3.3x digital (10x total) autofocus zoom lensIncludes 32 MB XD Picture card--also compatible More...


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