Olympus CAMEDIA C8080 Wide Zoom - Expert Reviews

Award: Editor's Choice!

Pros: Images have rich colors, are well exposed and sharp ; flash shots show great illumination. Solid body, quick boot and recycle times

Cons: Manual focus requires using the jog buttons, menu navigation is slow

Review summary: DIWA (Digital Imaging Websites Association), a world-wide organisation of collaborating websites, today announces two awards to Olympus for their remarkable wide zoom digital compact cameras, Camedia C-8080 Wide Zoom and C-5060 Wide Zoom. Both cameras ...

Review summary: The Olympus C-8080 Wide Zoom takes the prize by a nose. Its good photo quality (though a bit unsaturated at the default settings), design, durability, in-camera RAW editing, fast and accurate autofocus system, strong battery, and manual controls give ...

Pros: Heartily built ; good photo quality ; in-camera editing of RAW images ; two live histograms ; autofocus-assist lamp ; two memory-card slots ; LCD and EVF viewable in low light

Cons: Lens doesn't have as much zoom power as competitors ; controls can be imtimidating ; long delays between shots in RAW or TIFF mode

Pros: Pros: A good-looking new body and a longer zoom lens distinguish this new 8mp digital camera from its predecessor. Images are impressively sharp.

Cons: The C-8080 Wide Zoom's main weakness is its lacklustre monitor. The shutter response doesn't live up to the manufacturer's claims, either.

Verdict: On the other hand, the 8080 WZ gains a pop-up flashgun, which is helpful in avoiding redeye, though keen photographers will use an external flashgun on the standard hot shoe - if you use an Olympus model it'll interface to the exposure controls

Review summary: Digital cameras with no less than a 8 megapixel resolution are now available. We take a closer look at the Olympus C8080 Wide Zoom, a camera that sets itself apart by offering excellent image quality and ease of use.