Bildqualität (35%): gut (2,5); Videosequenzen (10%): ausreichend (3,7); Blitz (10%): gut (2,5); Monitor (10%): befriedigend (3,5); Handhabung (25%): befriedigend (3,0); Vielseitigkeit (10%): befriedigend (3,0)

Bildqualität (35%): durchschnittlich; Monitor(10%): durchschnittlich; Videoaufnahmen (10%): weniger zufriedenstellend; Blitz (10%): gut; Vielseitigkeit (10%): durchschnittlich; Handhabung (25%): durchschnittlich

Want a digital camera that offers broader creative flexibility than your phone’s tiny built-in lens, yet don’t have much more than two beans to rub together? Topping a trio of recently released FE-series point and shoots from Olympus is the attractive FE-5050, a 14-megapixel, 5x optical zoom pocket model available in metallic champagne/gold finish and other assorted colours. ...

The Olympus is available in the usual rainbow of colours. We had the subtle champagne gold version in for review, though starry silver, classic black and dusty pink are the options.

Olympus is one of the original “Big Five” camera companies, with a history dating back to 1919. Over the years it has produced many classic cameras, such as the Trip 35mm compact and the extremely popular OM series of 35mm SLRs. It was also one of the first to get into digital cameras, launching its first model in 1996, and was the first to abandon film camera production in favour of digital...