Olympus C-5500 Sport Zoom / C-55 Sport Zoom

performance, portability, flash, battery

shutter, usability

100% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

89% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

5X optical zoom. Good picture quality.

A bit big for a true compact. Boot-up speed should be quicker.

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Accurate exposures Long zoom range

Flash doesn't pop up automatically Auto focusing can be slow

With a 5X optical zoom that offers the equivalent of a 38mm-to-190mm lens--a generous reach for a camera in this class--a movie mode with image stabilization, and an impressive number of manual controls, the C-5500 does little to box you in creatively....

Lots of manual controls and great image quality are offset by the C-5500's sluggish response time.

Accurate exposures ; Long zoom range

Flash doesn't pop up automatically ; Auto focusing can be slow

Accurate colors, exposures, and long zoom range are this model's strengths. Autofocus locks well on moving subjects.

Compact size, Solid build, In-camera image stabilization makes all lenses better for low light shooting, Same sensor as 7D, Kit lens covers 18-70mm 35mm equivalent range, Very good to excellent low-light capability, Excellent battery life, Decent...

Proprietary hot shoe, No PC sync port, No video recording (a fact of life with SLRs), Hand grip may be uncomfortably small for some users, Image noise slightly high at ISO 1600, RAW+JPEG option only saves fine-mode JPEGs. (But that's not a bad...

The Olympus 5500 Sport Zoom offers a wide range of user controls, including a one-touch white balance function (with a very useful white balance adjustment feature for minor color tweaks), manual focus mode, selectable autofocus and metering area,...

Good value: 5MP, 5X zoom for around $320 ; Very good photo quality, though I'd bump up the saturation ; Full manual controls ; Larger-than-average LCD gains up in low light ; Not one, but two live histograms ; Nice macro mode ; AF-assist lamp ; Can...

Colors seem a little dull to me ; Outdated movie mode ; Crummy continuous shooting mode, especially given the name of the camera ; Camera performance lags in several areas (see conclusion) ; Cheap plastic door over memory card slot; pop-up flash gets...

If you're looking for a low-cost camera with lots of manual controls, a little extra zoom, and nice image quality then I recommend the C-5500 Sport Zoom. If you want something stylish, fast, and "sporty", you should probably look elsewhere.

Easy to use, plenty of features and settings for photographers of all skill levels, 2" LCD screen, PictBridgecompatible.

Slightly bulky, does not include rechargeable battery, slow autofocus and shutter lag.

At least a 256 MB xD card.

5x optical zoom ; live histogram ; helpful exposure warnings ; autofocus (AF) illuminator ; Area AF mode

Awkward flash location ; video is only 320 by 240 pixels ; requires more-expensive xD Picture Cards

The C-5500 has a solid feel, and an oversized grip makes the camera comfortable to hold, but the flash is located on the top left of the camera, leaving no comfortable place for your left hand when the flash is open. The generous 2-inch LCD is bright...

In playback mode you can zoom in up to 5X in five steps, and pan around in very small steps (42 x 32 steps in maximum zoom). You can also trim and resize pictures, get rid of the dreaded redeye syndrome, and add up to four seconds of sound to each picture