Owners Ratings:
Olympus C-5050 Zoom (Overall)

Click for full specifications: Olympus C-5050 Zoom
4.9 million effective pixels
35 mm - 105 mm (3x) zoom
Average rating (168 responses)

 Construction()()()()()() 4.64
 Features()()()()()() 4.74
 Image quality()()()()()() 4.55
 Ease of use()()()()()() 4.38
 Value for money()()()()()() 4.57
 Overall()()()()()() 4.58

Owners Opinions: Olympus C-5050 Zoom

NamePostedOpinion preview
JohnCarolan23 Sep 08Always wondered what the 5050 was like, particularly after ...
stedeschi3 Jun 07I have had this camera for almost 5 years and I still love it. ...
siliconeye9 Mar 075050 is still a good camera: handy, sturdy and versatile. With a ...
Boris Kolomytsev22 Feb 07Very good camera for the cost. I still use it for subject photos ...
Lenard14 Feb 07Love this camera, after 3yrs and many great picture this camers ...
Martin Layton22 Dec 06I have had this camera for years, and can honestly say that the ...
dugaduga16 Nov 06after 5 years to use i want to say i love you 5050
44Magpie26 Apr 06Come Back To Daddy!I purchased this camera back in 2003 and fell ...
leathermaster22 Apr 06I bought mine new three years ago and have taken thousands of ...
TWBerlin7 Mar 06Point, Wait & Shoot....I have been using this camera for more ...
danesull6 Jan 06I have had my C-5050 for about two years now and find it to be a ...
jonman30 Dec 05great back up camera for my km 7d. solid feel pictures are ...
digimaan22 Oct 05I think this is one of the best cameras Olympus ever made.Just ...
SemK18 Sep 05I have this camera for more than 3 years now.. . took about 7000 ...
Greg Seibold6 Sep 05I have had this camera for over a year. I have gotten incredible ...
gygrassy11 Aug 05I have been using C5050 for several months. It produces very ...
sophia408 Aug 05have this camera for almost 1 yr, highly recommended to all of ...
sophia408 Aug 05have this camera for almost 1 yr, highly recommended to all of ...
hoc11 Apr 05Excellent lens and body.Control is a little bit unconvenient.I ...
b28 Feb 05Excellent
Chris Bloom19 Jan 05(No text)
leuleu23 Nov 04good camera with high quality photos, i really love it.
susannayip31 Oct 04sharp photos, accurate focusing, big aperture, best camera ...
gromadusi29 Oct 04This one is a real Hit. Better than the Nikon Coolpix 990, which ...
astrian26 Oct 04(No text)
DangThang20 Oct 04After borrowing one from a friend 6 months ago I quickly fell in ...
Mike Jacoubowsky4 Oct 04I've had the 5050 for a year and a half, and it's helped me ...
MKQuesnel23 Sep 04I've been using the C-5050 for just over a year. Prior to this ...
km6 Sep 04so far so goodvalue for money!
km6 Sep 04so far so goodvalue for money!
jim kew4 Sep 04i bought this camera six months ago and i must say i am very ...
leuiod4 Sep 04(No text)
leuiod4 Sep 04very high quality.highly recommended.
seabird30 Aug 04nice camera for new handsexcellent photo qualityfast focusingsha
fkoek21 Aug 04This is my seond digital camera, it takes sharp and excellent ...
AdrianM27 Jun 04Very good camera, especially for a starter photographer and ...
stefano moretti21 Jun 04Excellent camera.It's the third camera that I have and I must ...
Kathi_B_2715 Jun 04I love this camera. When I first purchased it was a little ...
Jon_T18 Apr 04I'm on my 3rd C-5050.First C-5050 was a Christmas present from my
A. Carlos Herrera9 Apr 04I bought this camera with the underwater housing in Curaçao ...
cengiz demirturk31 Mar 04(No text)
berni2924 Mar 04I find that I get top class results with this camera. I shoot ...
DMeyer13 Mar 04not happy!,Ibought my c5050z 2 weeks before going to south east ...
miguelsanta25 Feb 04This camera is my second digital, I bought it because I want to ...
Ross Wilsie14 Jan 04(No text)
Vlad Eftenie7 Jan 04after 50000 shots made in 10 month, i can submit a more accurate ...
Effie6 Jan 04FANTASTIC travel camera. Bought this camera in april 2003 for a ...
CoOz24 Dec 03(No text)
5050user_midlands8 Dec 03The 5050 is an Excellent all round camera.I upgraded from my ...
Dan Sullivan27 Nov 03An FYI for anyone considering purchasing this camera....do it ...
John Swift26 Nov 03Since purchasing my C-5050 in July I have been,for the most part ...
Micca26 Nov 03Bought before C-5060 Zoom came out - price was excelent! Good ...
James_With_Olympus_C-505011 Nov 03(No text)
BigH6 Nov 03Although the C5050 is due to be superceeded by the C5060 (in the ...
Tazmaniak4 Nov 03I dropped the c5050 on the floor the second day I bought ...
Felipe Nogueira Gerdes23 Oct 03Very nice camera, long life batery, good 3 slots for cards, very ...
nelaco11 Oct 03(No text)
Kai-Uwe Och10 Oct 03AF is much too slow!
Helmar Rudolph10 Oct 03Could do with improvements.I've had the C5050 for a couple of ...
Squonk18 Sep 03I have a tip for all c-5050 users out there, in relation to ...
edsawyer15 Sep 03I have used the C-5050 for about three months and am extremely ...
RiverRatMike10 Sep 03I love this camera and I have owned a c-5050 since 2003. I use ...
THANG DANG2 Sep 031) VERY WELL, SOLID BODY CONSTRUCTION2) FULL RANGE MANUAL3) ...
Thom Tapp29 Aug 03I've had my C-5050Z for about three months now. It performs ...
Pedro Alberto28 Aug 03Excellent camera, nice image, full of features. The colours are ...
Nick Flyingmax23 Aug 03I bought my 5050z about 2 monthes ago. Being a beginner I am very
alex v16 Aug 03Got it after trying a Nikon Coolpix 5400 for a week. Very sharp ...
boosh7113 Aug 03This is hands down a great Camera. I was comparing it with the ...
Nick Entin7 Aug 03Switched to 5050 after 3040 because of the new features.I ...
David Hansen7 Aug 03I had a FujiFilm FinePix 4900 zoom from when they first came ...
Vince9144 Aug 03I'm either looking at a c750 or a C5050. I would want ...
Kevin Leek23 Jul 03I am a pure beginner. I never got into film photography because ...
Bob - W5BLT7 Jul 03Right out of the box and without reading word one of the manual, ...
John Swift43 Jul 03Bought the C-5050 2 weeks ago after using a Fine Pix 4700, it ...
Gary Stebbins2 Jul 03I purchased my 5050 about a week ago. The price at ...
Ko1 Jul 03I bought the C-5050 about 2 weeks ago for $850 Canadian (that’s ...
Jefrox29 Jun 03For it's dollar value and features, the C-5050 is it!
Bernhard Huber23 Jun 03This Oly is my 5th camera. And my conclusion is: I love it!It ...
Melinhead20 Jun 03Got my C5050 about a month ago and it is infact all it is ...
Mariush20 Jun 03My second digital and the best thus far. Sure, there will be a ...
Anne Girard17 Jun 03Some of the whining on this camera is unjustified. Yes you must ...
wcheng15 Jun 03I have this camera for a week now. It is fun.I like the ...
Rod Beveridge14 Jun 03I purchased this my c5050 just over a week ago, I upgraded from ...
Zibi PL8 Jun 03Camera is really great, best buy for people that want to get ...
Christopher Hughes4 Jun 03I am not going to ramble on about this camera, it is a great ...
René Flims3 Jun 03Waited for almost 12 weeks for my c-5050, but got it finally, ...
Bob T.1 Jun 03I have had the 5050 for a couple of months, and thus far it has ...
twogems30 May 03Got the C5050 yesterday. I have owned several digital cameras ...
Charlie J29 May 03I have owned the C505 for about 2 months now, I have entered ...
Losse28 May 03-Great camera. Great image quality at both macro, wide and tele ...
eugene7313 May 03My review is going to be very valuable for those who bought ...
KFARMER11 May 03I have had this camera now for a month and a half and it is a ...
Holger Bargen7 May 03I now have my C-5050 Zoom since end of February 03 and I am very ...
elefteriadis alexandros7 May 03I purchace my 5050 today,and i test it compare with myE20.I by ...
Philbie5 May 03Having had many digitals in the last 3 years, when it can time ...
chee yiun2 May 03The camera is really a good choice for prosumer, F1.8 really ...
Thomas Gutjahr1 May 03After a G3, I really love my new C5050! I give it a 'highly ...
James Forte29 Apr 03Buyer beware! - Having now owned this and the Canon G3 - the ...
Gregg Smith25 Apr 03I'd herd alot of problems with noise & CA, and almost went with ...
Karen Stuebing22 Apr 03This is a wonderful all purpose digital camera. Colors, dof, ...
Ben Herrmann22 Apr 03My comparisons are based on my experiences of ownership with ...
JYHROU YAU20 Apr 03This camera produces real skin collor and bright blue sky,I love ...
Steve Jaynes18 Apr 03After buying TWO C-5050 Zoom cameras I understand why they get ...
Ben P17 Apr 03I take a lot of plant closeups and this camera performs great! ...
Sasha Gospic14 Apr 03I've read this post many times & reviews all around net before ...
Lance(Poopy)10 Apr 03I have a simple conclusion.I LOVE THIS CAMERA. the ficusing was ...
aleksan6 Apr 03I was comparing the c-5050 with Sony DSCF-717 and couldn't ...
Grzegorz Kazanowski2 Apr 03Excellent camera. Super bright lens, very quick focus.
Stephen Chen30 Mar 03I've had several digital cameras and the C-5050 now for almost 6 ...
Dr. Vizniak28 Mar 03Before purchasing a new digital camera I researched many models ...
Arnold Grant17 Mar 03After much research and comparison pictures with other 4-5 MP ...
sola14 Mar 03i've recently purchase c5050z for another reason (rather than ...
David Rappaport7 Mar 03Construction: The housing is very solid, but the array of ...
Igor Ustimenko4 Mar 03I've been using the camera for almost one month, have taken ...
Victor Chou3 Mar 03It's definitely a great digital camera, but then at that kind of ...
Damir Stiglic2 Mar 03I recently boot this camera. It is an exelent camera. Tested on ...
Charles28 Feb 03This camera has all the features that I was looking for...it ...
Michael Jones27 Feb 03If you want a full manual camera, don't mind noise and grain and ...
Cameranut_3525 Feb 03There is certainly a lot of hubbub about CA. I bought the camera ...
Bill Dutton24 Feb 03This is a really fine camera. I've had the 5050z for a month now ...
j.j.j22 Feb 03This camera comes very close to the camera I always wanted. The ...
Ian Hayden12 Feb 03I have a 3030 and the 5050 seemed like a great upgrade path, ...
kingdon hawes7 Feb 03Superb construction with many useful features. I've owned many ...
George G. Farinas6 Feb 03What impressed me about this camera, was the fast 1.8 lens, but ...
hKreS5 Feb 03I bought my 5050z for 2 weeks, before I was using Canon A20. ...
peter polder31 Jan 03Excellent image qualitySHQ produces exceptional images at A3 ...
Luigi Albertini28 Jan 03I gave up my Nikon Coolpix 4500 for it was unbearably slow for ...
HHz25 Jan 03I love this camera!
Akira Yamaguchi19 Jan 03This is my 5th Dc. I owned a Sony, Dimage 5, Canon S-30 and a ...
sanyo210115 Jan 03I shall dwell first mainly on the 'disappointments' which affect ...
Anibal14 Jan 03I am very happy with this camera, specially for its fast lens ...
Fernando D.13 Jan 03Hi, this is my first digital camera after having owned two ...
PoiSoN9 Jan 03If you are an owner or someone who considers buying 'Olympus ...
Paul Duval8 Jan 03I purchased this camera in December. This is my first digicam, ...
Ruben Søgaard8 Jan 03I bought C-5050 just before Christmas, after my C-3040 was ...
Daniel Lança Perdigão3 Jan 03I've bought my C5050Z just 10 days ago as my first Digital ...
chaslittell2 Jan 03In a class by itself. Amazing features, excellent performance. ...
Olympus1 Jan 03I am a happy owner of an Olympus C-5050, this is my first ...
gkost28 Dec 02I bought this camera one week ago. It has an excellent ...
Gary Sarson28 Dec 02Spoiled By Fringing. After much research, I chose to purchase ...
Frank from AZ27 Dec 02I purchased the C5050 as a travel/street camera when I ...
Gbozich27 Dec 02I've been using this camera now for two weeks. Overall I'd say ...
Greg Fein27 Dec 02Just received a C-5050Z for Xmas (Santa is generous fellow) and ...
indra74725 Dec 02excellent cameracompact and versatile
DennisK22 Dec 02This is a camera I will use as a back-up for my e-10 which I use ...
Michael_D22 Dec 02Great camera with only minor flaws ! I started digital ...
HarryR20 Dec 02I bought the camera after deciding that I would buy the G3. The ...
Liz Z.19 Dec 02I upgraded from the C-4040 and I have no regrets. The image ...
bcatwilly19 Dec 02This camera is amazing for the price point. The 5 megapixel ...
Mitchell Roffer18 Dec 02(No text)
_Ben_17 Dec 02Good camera, the pics are much better than with my C-2020Z. You ...
Russell Butterfield16 Dec 02Very impressed after owning Olympus 3030,Sony F707 and Nikon ...
Frank Ebert15 Dec 02Amazing features and image quality for it's size. Very fast in ...
Yau14 Dec 029 reasons: excellent for journalists and prosumers! I'm a ...
painless6510 Dec 02I demoed this camera in a Best Buy shooting with and without the ...
Keith Fujimoto9 Dec 02Just bought this camera last night. I was able to figure out ...
Keith Fujimoto9 Dec 02Just bought this camera last night. I was able to figure out ...
Keith Fujimoto9 Dec 02Just bought this camera last night. I was able to figure out ...
isoblue7 Dec 02I believe this 5050z could be my last 'consumer digital camera'. ...
L. Gevert4 Dec 02I've used the C-5050 extensively for a week now and I'm quite ...
HK happy guy3 Dec 02I got my C5050Z on Sunday (1/12/2002), up to now; I have taken ...
Mike Dugan3 Dec 02I got my C-5050 last week and I've been very impressed. The ...
javed2 Dec 02I like this camera, it took me about an hour of time to get ...
Derek Yeo2 Dec 02Indeed I had to tweak like crazy to get rid of the prominent ...
DCLKRay2 Dec 02I have just bought this camera too. However, I don't know how to ...
Bob Watson28 Nov 02I just got my C-5050 and have been taking it through the paces! ...
Kane27 Nov 02I like this camera. From the extensive list of features, to the ...
koo2227 Nov 02I was very hopeful about the C5050 because of the 1.8 lens, ...

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