Olympus CAMEDIA C-5050 Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - compact
ISO (Max)
400
Sensor Resolution
5.0 Megapixel
Sensor Type
CCD
Optical Zoom
3x
Display
1.8" LCD display
Battery Type
AA standard form factor

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Olympus CAMEDIA C-5050
Product Type Digital camera - compact
Height 8 cm
Width 11.5 cm
Depth 7 cm
Weight 0.4 kg
Enclosure Colour Black
Digital Zoom 3.4x
Optical Zoom 3x
SENSOR Olympus CAMEDIA C-5050
Sensor Resolution 5.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CCD
Total Pixels 5,260,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 5,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/1.8"
LENS Olympus CAMEDIA C-5050
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 7.1 - 21.3 mm - f/1.8-2.6
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 35 - 105mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 80 cm
Macro Focus Range 20-80cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive
Lens Construction 7 groups / 10 elements
Features Aspherical lens
FOCUSING Olympus CAMEDIA C-5050
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
VIEWFINDER Olympus CAMEDIA C-5050
Viewfinder Type Optical - real-image zoom
Viewfinder Frames Autofocus frame
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Olympus CAMEDIA C-5050
ISO (Max) 400
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 64
Exposure Metering Multi-spot, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, night mode, sports mode
Special Effects Black & White, Sepia, whiteboard, Blackboard
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Fluorescent, tungsten light, daylight, shade, overcast, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), evening sun
Max Shutter Speed 1/1000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 16 sec
Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 5 steps in 1/3 EV step
DISPLAY Olympus CAMEDIA C-5050
Type 1.8" LCD display
Display Format 114,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Rotating
FLASH Olympus CAMEDIA C-5050
Camera Flash Built-in flash
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes
Features Flash +/- compensation
Effective Flash Range 0.8 m - 5.6 m
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Olympus CAMEDIA C-5050
Digital Video Format QuickTime
Image Recording Format JPEG, TIFF, RAW
Microphone Operation Mode Mono
MEMORY Olympus CAMEDIA C-5050
Memory Card Slot CompactFlash Card, SmartMedia Card, xD-Picture Card
Supported Memory Cards CompactFlash, SmartMedia, xD-Picture Card, xD-Picture Card Type H, xD-Picture Card Type M
Memory Card 32 MB xD
Image Storage RAW 2560 x 1920: 4 - with 32MB card
TIFF 2560 x 1920: 2 - with 32MB card
TIFF 2288 x 1712: 2 - with 32MB card
TIFF 2048 x 1536: 3 - with 32MB card
TIFF 1600 x 1200: 5 - with 32MB card
TIFF 1280 x 960: 8 - with 32MB card
TIFF 1024 x 768: 13 - with 32MB card
TIFF 640 x 480: 33 - with 32MB card
TIFF 2560 x 1696: 2 - with 32MB card
Super-fine JPEG 3200 x 2400: 6 - with 32MB card
Super-fine JPEG 2560 x 1920: 8 - with 32MB card
Super-fine JPEG 2560 x 1696: 10 - with 32MB card
High JPEG 3200 x 2400: 16 - with 32MB card
High JPEG 2560 x 1920: 26 - with 32MB card
High JPEG 2560 x 1696: 29 - with 32MB card
High JPEG 2288 x 1712: 11 - with 32MB card
Normal JPEG 2288 x 1712: 32 - with 32MB card
High JPEG 2048 x 1536: 14 - with 32MB card
Normal JPEG 2048 x 1536: 40 - with 32MB card
High JPEG 1600 x 1200: 22 - with 32MB card
Normal JPEG 1600 x 1200: 64 - with 32MB card
High JPEG 1280 x 960: 34 - with 32MB card
Normal JPEG 1280 x 960: 99 - with 32MB card
High JPEG 1024 x 768: 53 - with 32MB card
Normal JPEG 1024 x 768: 153 - with 32MB card
High JPEG 640 x 480: 132 - with 32MB card
Normal JPEG 640 x 480: 331 - with 32MB card
Video Capture QuickTime - 320 x 240 - 15 fps - 96 sec - with 32MB card
QuickTime - 160 x 120 - 15 fps - 424 sec - with 32MB card
BATTERY AND CHARGING Olympus CAMEDIA C-5050
Battery Type AA standard form factor
Details 4 x AA NiMH rechargeable battery
CONNECTIONS Olympus CAMEDIA C-5050
Interface Component video
Print Standard DPOF support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe
Connector Type Composite video/audio output
USB
DC power input
FEATURES Olympus CAMEDIA C-5050
Self-Timer Delay 12sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second, 1.7 frames per second
Additional Features Auto power save, digital noise reduction, date/time stamp
OTHERS Olympus CAMEDIA C-5050
Included Accessories Battery charger, lens cap, hand strap, USB cable, audio / video cable
Software Drivers & Utilities, Olympus Camedia Master
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C

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