Olympus Camedia C-5060 Zoom

Review Date: 28th August 2004

Introduction

First announced in September last year, the 5 megapixel Olympus C-5060 Zoom is currently the second most advanced compact camera in the Olympus lineup, behind the 8 megapixel C-8080 Zoom. Probably the main attraction of the Olympus C5060 is the 27-110mm lens, which opens up wide-angle photography again in a marketplace dominated by cameras with lenses that start at 35mm. The C5060 Zoom is heavily based on the older C-5050 Zoom, but Olympus have added a number of improvements, including that wide-angle lens, a swivelling LCD screen and faster start-up and shutter-lag times. With the Photokina 2004 show approaching and a shelf-life of one year, can the Olympus C-5060 Zoom still cut it in the fast-moving world of digital cameras? Read on to find out.

Price

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