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Olympus C-5060wz


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Digital Camera Resource Page gives a good review of the Olympus C-5060wz

UK/European Readers buy the Olympus C-5060wz

Their review of the Olympus C-5060wz is incredibly comprehensive and I'd recommend reading it in full. But here is the 'high and low lights'.

What I liked:
- Good photo quality, though images a little noisy
- Tons of manual controls
- Very nice, wide-angle 4X zoom lens
- Two histograms to choose from
- AF-assist lamp AND passive AF system!
- Handy RAW data edit feature
- Useful flip-up, rotating LCD display
- Customizable buttons and menus
- Handy My Mode feature lets you store favorite settings to spot on mode dial
- Super macro mode lets you get 3 cm from your subject
- Powerful battery
- VGA movie mode
- Hot shoe for external flash
- Supports add-on lenses, underwater case, battery grip

What I didn't care for:
- Images are too noisy at default settings
- Redeye
- Controls can be intimidating to new users
- Slowest shutter speeds only available in full manual mode
- Full manual only on CD

European Readers buy the Olympus C-5060W here

PC Mag give this camera a 4 star rating (and title of Editors Choice for Midrange Digital Cameras) and describe it with the words 'it just about has it all: good ergonomics, solid performance, excellent image quality, and all the professional features you could want.'

update - This morning I had some time playing with an Olympus 5060. Once again I was impressed by this camera. Its clearly one of the better ones in its price range.

I was impressed by its array of manual controls - (although a little overwhelmed by options) and its quality feel.

Its a little bigger than other cameras of similar functions, yet is no where near as bulky as a DSLR. The swivel LCD will be handy, as will the 3cm Macro mode.

The only down side was the length of time it took me to find my away around the controls and menu system. It could be a little overwhelming for the beginner but once you've played with it for a few days you're sure to be up to speed.

All in all I'd be tempted to snap one up.

Buy the Olympus Camedia C-5060 5.1 MP Digital Camera w/4x Optical Zoom

Get more info on the Olympus C-5060 at:
- Steve's Digicams - Olympus C-5060wz
- PC Mag - Olympus C-5060wz
- Akamera - Olympus C-5060
- Byte Sector Olympus C5060wz review







Posted by Darren in our Olympus category on December 08, 2003