Digital Cameras : Olympus CAMEDIA C-5500 Sport Zoom

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9/5
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Overall Pro Rating:
6 /5
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Olympus Sport 5500

By robear38 - See all robear38's reviews - 10/21/06

  • Overall: 5/5
  • Features: 5/5
  • Quality: 5/5
  • Support: 5/5
  • Value: 5/5
Pros:
Features, Performance, Versatility
Cons:
None

I never expected to find a camera of this quality and features at the $200 level, but when I saw it on sale at OfficeMax, I snapped it up even though I had no plans to buy a camera for awhile. I'm vee... Show Full Review

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software needs help

By teflonlawyer - See all teflonlawyer's reviews - 12/12/06

  • Overall: 2/5
  • Ease of Use: 4/5
  • Features: 4/5
  • Image Quality: 4/5
  • Quality: 4/5
  • Shutter Lag: 4/5
  • Support: 4/5
  • Value: 4/5
Pros:
software needs help but camera is good
Cons:
Olympus master is useless-don't get the upgrade

I worked on the olympus software (olympus master) but stopped using it in total frustration. I use picasa-google free download with much better results-it is 1000% better than Olympus proprietary sof... Show Full Review

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Great Deal

By sokiajnt - See all sokiajnt's reviews - 10/18/06

  • Overall: 5/5
  • Ease of Use: 5/5
  • Features: 5/5
  • Image Quality: 5/5
  • Quality: 5/5
  • Shutter Lag: 5/5
  • Support: 5/5
  • Value: 5/5
Pros:
Takes great pictures
Cons:
Need bigger memory card

I recently bought this camera and am impressed with its performance. Handling was comfortable because its not too small. The menu and features make picture taking easy. Downloading pictures to my lapt... Show Full Review

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Olympus CAMEDIA C-5500 Sport Zoom

By amethystdivaallie2006 - See all amethystdivaallie2006's reviews - 10/14/06

  • Overall: 5/5
  • Ease of Use: 5/5
  • Features: 5/5
  • Image Quality: 5/5
  • Quality: 5/5
  • Shutter Lag: 5/5
  • Support: 5/5
  • Value: 5/5
Pros:
Fabolous Digital Camera
Cons:
NONE

This is the digital camera I just bought recently to use as personal Camera and also to use for when I am on location for my job as personal as an assistant for an Architect Inc AND Graphic Design Inc... Show Full Review

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Great Image Quality

By freelaughingspirit - See all freelaughingspirit's reviews - 05/02/07

  • Overall: 5/5
  • Ease of Use: 5/5
  • Features: 4/5
  • Image Quality: 5/5
  • Quality: 5/5
  • Shutter Lag: 3/5
  • Value: 5/5
Pros:
image quaility, ease of use, battery life, 5x Zoom
Cons:
no raw image support, slow shutter speed

I've owned this camera for about a year now and I've been completely satisfied. It takes remarkably good photos that are rich in color and the 5x zoom has been nice to zoom in on things so that I'm no... Show Full Review

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Professional Reviews

3/5 Olympus C-5500 SportZoom
"Its combination of automatic features for beginners, and advanced features (like live histogram and exposure warnings) and full manual controls for enthusiasts, make it a solid choice at a reasonable ... Read More
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0/5 Digital Camera Resource Page
"Camera performance is all over the map. The camera starts up quickly and there's no shutter lag. In other areas, such as focusing times, the camera is average." Read More
DCRP Review: Olympus C-5500 Sport Zoomproduct
3/5 PC Magazine
"The 5.1-megapixel Olympus C-550 is a decent buy, with a long zoom and clean image quality. We just wish it were a bit smaller and faster." Read More
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3/5 CNET.com
"The Olympus C-5500 Sport Zoom, while not as adept at action photography as its name might lead you to expect, offers a lot of features and very good image quality for an affordable price." Read More
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0/5 Imaging Resource
"Bottom line though, if your subjects are either largely static, or amenable to "prefocusing" (by half-pressing and holding down the shutter button before the shot itself), the Olympus C-5500 is a rea ... Read More
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3/5 PC World
Impressive image quality helps this model make its mark, despite some limitations. Read More
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