dave17
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Registered: 3rd Sep 02
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been looking at gettin a digi cam for a while and ive come accross this one, what u reckon?
Olympus C 5050 Zoom
Effective pixels: 5.0 million
Image sizes: 2560 x 1920, 2288 x 1712, 2048 x 1536, 1600 x 1200, 1280 x 960, 1024 x 768, 640 x 480
Image formats: RAW, TIFF, JPEG (EXIF 2.2)
Scene modes: Portrait, Sports, Landscape portrait, Landscape, Night
Digital zoom: Up to 3.4x
Movie clips: 320 x 240 - 15 fps, max 96 secs
Audio: Record / Playback
Weight (no batt): 380 g (13.4 oz)
it also comes with this which is pretty smart:
Supplied with the camera is this Infrared remote control, it provides control over zoom and shutter release in record mode as well as browsing and magnification in playback mode.
Also:
Leather Case:
Ultra Fast Charger (2000 mAh) + 4 batteries (with Car adaptor):
Replacement Batteries:
Extra 128mb Memory card (camera comes with 32mb):
The contents of the retail box are:
• Olympus C-5050 Zoom Digital Camera
• 32 MB xD-Picture Card
• 4 x Olympus 1700 mAh NiMH batteries
• AA Battery charger and power cable
• IR Remote Control
• Lens cap & string
• Shoulder strap
• USB & AV cable
• Software CD-ROM
• User Manual
All of this for £507 inc VAT and next day delivery @Pixmania.co.uk
think i got a good deal!!
[dpreview.com images removed]
[Edited on 05-10-2003 by Ian]
[Edited on 05-10-2003 by Dave17]
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Mikeboy
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Registered: 12th Jun 02
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Nice. Are you a professional photographer? What are you going to use it for? Just seems a very large camera. Quite a chore to carry around.
I got my camera from pixmania too, good service, nice next day delivery. All good.
I got the Sony P8, nice and small, 3.2 megapixels, 3x optical zoom, + smartzoom, very good quality 640x480 mpeg video with audio ....list goes on.
Very capable for what I use it for, and much more.
But yeh, back 2 the topic - nice spec, nice extras, but it just seems big and heavy!
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dave17
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quote:
Originally posted by Mikeboy
Nice. Are you a professional photographer? What are you going to use it for? Just seems a very large camera. Quite a chore to carry around.
I got my camera from pixmania too, good service, nice next day delivery. All good.
I got the Sony P8, nice and small, 3.2 megapixels, 3x optical zoom, + smartzoom, very good quality 640x480 mpeg video with audio ....list goes on.
Very capable for what I use it for, and much more.
But yeh, back 2 the topic - nice spec, nice extras, but it just seems big and heavy!
finally a sensible post! na im not a pro photographer but im studying art and design @ college at the mo and would like to investigate further into photography. im going to use it for research and work based photography. my dad wants to use it too for scenery etc. does seen a bit bit, but i like all the external settings such as shutter speed etc, alot of room for developing ideas .
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Mikeboy
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Registered: 12th Jun 02
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Ah Cool, yeh I agree then.
Seems a very practical camera for that.
Nice choice
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
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Dave, I've removed the images linked from dpreview.com as they wouldn't be happy about that.
Incidently if anyone wants camera advice, go there, its an excellent site.
As for that camera, I've never used one so I'm not sure but if you want to be creative get one with as much control over shutter speed and aperture as you can.
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dave17
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ahh alright then ian, no probs. should be here in a few days so il tel u what i think of it.
dpreview is the best digi cam site ive found on the net, very in depth reviews by people that know what there talkin about!
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
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Yes. Far more than you'd ever need on buying a camera, excellent stuff.
Get some pics up here when you get it anyway 
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dave17
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will do 
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X3DOS
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Seems okay for a quick snappy camera.
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Mattss Corsa
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Registered: 11th Jan 03
Location: Milton Keynes (BUCKS)
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 My Camera, Payed £200
Love It, Great, Doe's The Job Aswell Obviously. No Prob's With It
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andy_b
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Registered: 15th Apr 01
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why not consider the pentax optio 550, 5 x optical from a compact camera with many manual features
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