Olympus Camedia C-5050 Zoom Review

The Camedia C-5050 Zoom is one of the most advanced compact digital cameras in the Olympus range. It’s clearly aimed at the kind of photographer who requires full control, with a wide range of advanced photographic options. Is the C-5050 Zoom trying to do too much, or is it the perfect compromise between being full-featured and compact? Read my review to find out if the C-5050 Zoom has found the right balance.

Website: Olympus Camedia C-5050 Zoom Review

Published: Thursday, October 30, 2003

Reader Comments

1. Excellent review. Thanks!

   MSkad at 12:10am on Friday, October 31, 2003

2. Thanks MSkad! Hope you found it helpful. The C-5050 was a great camera to review.

   Mark Goldstein at 06:53pm on Friday, October 31, 2003

3. Looks like a decent enough camera, but from memory the Camedia software really sucks.

   Tom Morris at 09:12pm on Friday, October 31, 2003

4. I bought a C-5050 back in June, 2003 and have used it as a weekend and back-up camera. Most of my shooting is done with an E-20. There are a couple of advantages to the C-5050 that are worth noting. First is that The Adobe RAW plug-in for Photoshop (and now Photoshop CS) do recognize the RAW files from the camera. Second, although chromatic aberation is an issue with the lens, it is not any worse than other cameras I have used and Photoshop CS can take care of it easily. And finally the much discussed noise issue at ISO 100 is just not a problem, even in the larger prints that I have been making. It may seem to be noisy on the screen but I can assure you that the files print very clean.

   Peter Lindsay at 01:53pm on Wednesday, December 10, 2003

5. Thanks--a very thorough and thoughtful review.

   Joe Shields at 07:55pm on Sunday, December 21, 2003

6. Thanks Joe That's exactly the end result that I'm trying to achieve in my reviews.

   Mark Goldstein at 11:17pm on Sunday, December 21, 2003

7. Very helpful and thorough review. Thanks.

   Deepak Shastri at 06:18am on Saturday, March 20, 2004

8. Excellent review on the c-5050, you sold it to me!
   
   Please see further comments from my mothers e-mail address
   
   Thanks Chris

   Chris Turner at 04:18pm on Thursday, April 29, 2004

9. Thanks Chris - glad you found it useful
   
   I have just replied to the email that you sent me.

   Mark Goldstein at 04:50pm on Thursday, April 29, 2004

10. An excellent, informative, a thorough and detailed review which will certainly help decide which cameras to consider and which to disregard. I liked the multiple views of the camera and the sample shots.

    Paul H at 03:44pm on Wednesday, June 23, 2004

11. Hello there and good morning. I have this camera unfortunately I do no have the instruction booklet, is there a way I can have one mailed to me please? I take pictures but uncapable of utilizing the full function of my camera. thank you.

    Randy Selestewa at 06:06pm on Thursday, June 08, 2006