The Olympus D-595 / C-500 is a 5 megapixel compact digital camera that was first announced at the PMA show back in February 2005. Aimed firmly at the beginner market, the Olympus C-500 Zoom has a 3x optical zoom lens equivalent to 38-114mm on a 35mm camera, a 1.8 inch LCD screen and 19 different shooting modes, including a manual mode that gives you control of shutter speeds and apertures. The Olympus C-500 also has a built-in help system, something that has been introduced on quite a few recent entry-level cameras, and a Super Macro mode that allows you to focus as close as 2cms from your subject.

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The Olympus Camedia C-500 is a very good digital camera, it produces very good images, is very good value for money and has a wide range of controls that would suit a beginner or an expert. The camera has a very good macro mode. The camera has very good image quality - only slightly let down by noise. The Olympus offers very good value for money as an easy to use, and powerful digital camera that regularly produces good results. Due to the camera being slightly slow, and struggling to focus indoors in low-light - I would recommend this camera, rather than highly recommending it.

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New Olympus D-595 Zoom Combines Manual Control With Point-And-Shoot Simplicity In A Compact Body

For photographers looking for a digital camera designed to do more, the new 5.0-megapixel D-595 Zoom combines the power of manual control with the convenience of an easy-to-use design for incredible results. Featuring manual control of shutter speed and aperture options, a 3x optical zoom and 19 shooting modes, the D-595 Zoom combines manual settings with the ease of a point-and-shoot, packing high-end advanced features into an affordable, easy-to-use compact camera.

“As digital photographers’ skills develop, they come to expect more creative control over the quality of their pictures,” said Naoki Tai, product manager, Olympus Imaging America Inc. “With this in mind, we developed the D-595 Zoom to empower users to do more than they’ve ever done before with their digital camera. Options for manual shutter speed and aperture give users more creative control over their images, while the inclusion of 19 automatic scene modes makes it easy to get great shots in virtually any lighting situation.
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