Olympus FE-5020 Review

3.5

August 24, 2009 | Gavin Stoker |

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Specifications

Image Sensor
Effective pixels	12 Megapixels
Filter array	Primary colour filter (RGB)
Full resolution	12.2 Megapixels
Type	1/2.3 '' CCD sensor
Lens
Optical zoom	5 x
Focal length	4.3 - 21.5 mm
Focal length (equiv. 35mm)	24 - 120 mm
Structure	7 lenses / 6 groups
Aspherical glass elements	3
Maximum aperture	3.3 - 5.8
Digital Zoom
Enlargement factor	4 x / 20 x combined with optical zoom
LCD
Resolution	230000 dots
Monitor size	6.9 cm / 2.7 ''
LCD type	TFT
Frame assistance	Yes
LCD backlight boost	Yes
Brightness adjustment	2 levels
Focusing System
Method	TTL iESP auto focus with contrast detection
Spot focusing	Yes
Face Detection AF	Yes
Focus tracking	Yes
Standard mode	0.6m - ∞ (wide) / 1.0m - ∞ (tele)
Makro mode	0.15m - ∞ (wide) / 0.6m - ∞ (tele)
Super Macro mode	Closest focusing distance: 1 cm
Light Metering
Modes	ESP light metering, Spot metering
Exposure System
Shutter speed	1/4 - 1/500 s / < 4 s (Night scene)
Enhancement function	Image Stabilisation Mode Shadow Adjustment Technology Advanced Face Detection Technology
Exposure compensation	+/- 2 EV / 1/3 steps
Modes	i-Auto, Programme automatic, DIS mode, Scene Modes, Movie
Scene Modes
Number of scene modes	14
Modes	Portrait, Landscape, Night Scene, Night Scene with portrait, Sports, Indoor, Candle, Self-portrait, Sunset, Fireworks, Cuisine, Documents, Beach and Snow, Pet
Magic Filter
Pop Art
Pin Hole
Sketch
Fisheye
Sensitivity
Auto	AUTO Automatically selected
Manual	ISO 64, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600
White Balance
AUTO WB system	Yes
Preset values	Overcast, Sunlight, Tungsten, Flourescent 1, Flourescent 2, Flourescent 3
Internal Flash
Working range (wide)	0.15 - 4.1 m (ISO 800)
Working range (tele)	0.6 - 2.3 m (ISO 800)
Modes	AUTO, Red-eye reduction, Fill-in, Off
Image Processing
Pixel mapping	Yes
Noise reduction	Yes
TruePic III	Yes
Shading compensation	Yes
Distortion compensation	Yes
Function Processing
Panorama	Yes
Image Editing
Black & White	No
Sepia	No
Resize	Yes
Trimming	Yes
Red-eye reduction	Yes
Shadow Adjustment	Yes
Movie Edit
Index	Yes
View Images
Index	4, 9, 16, 25 frames
Zoom	1.1 - 10 x
Slide show	Yes
Rotation	Yes
Image protect mode	Yes
Voice playback	Yes
View Movie
Frame by frame	Yes
Fast forward	Yes
Reverse playback	Yes
Voice playback	Yes
Still Image Recording
DCF	Yes
EXIF	2.21
PIM	III
DPS	PictBridge
DPOF	Yes
Movie Recording System
Recording format	AVI Motion JPEG®
Sound recording	Yes , format: WAV
Movie quality	640 x 480 / 30 fps Recording time: Up to card capacity (40s with 30fps when xD standard type is used) 640 x 480 / 15 fps Recording time: Up to card capacity 320 x 240 / 30 fps Recording time: Up to card capacity Note: maximum file size 2GB
Voice Appendage
Recording format	Wave format
Recording length	4 s
Memory
Internal memory	48 MB for image data
Image Size
12M	3968 x 2976
5M	2560 x 1920
3M	2048 x 1536
2M	1600 x 1200
1M	1280 x 960
VGA	640 x 480
16:9	1920 x 1080
Menu
Menu languages in camera	39 languages (Japanese, English, French, Spanish, Portuguese (BR + PT), German, Italian, Russian, Czech, Dutch, Danish, Polish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Croatian, Slovenian, Hungarian, Greek, Slovak, Turkish, Latvian, Estonian, Lithuanian, Ukrainian, Serbian, Korean, Simple Chinese, Traditional Chinese,Thai, Arabic, Bulgarian, Romanian, Persian, Indonesian, Hebrew, Malay, Vietnamese)
Interface
Speaker	Yes
DC input	No (BPC-05L2 required)
Combined A/V & USB output	Yes
USB 2.0 High Speed	Yes
Other Features
Advanced Face Detection Technology
Perfect Shot Preview	Yes
Self timer	12 s
Menu guide	Yes
Size
Dimensions (W x H x D)	92.7 x 55.8 x 24.7 mm
Weight	107 g (without battery and card)