The Olympus C-5500 is among the latest models in Olympus’ C-series line of digital cameras, and offers a versatile combination of image quality and feature set at a relatively low price.
Based around a 5.1 megapixel CCD imager and 5x optical zoom lens, the Olympus 5500 also includes some relatively unusual features that help to differentiate it from the competition, such as a “Direct” histogram option, which displays the white and black areas of the frame in red and blue respectively, showing you directly which parts of the image may be under or overexposed.
It also sports an impressive “Super Macro” mode that gets incredibly close to your subjects, and does better than most competing models at high ISO settings, perhaps the source of the “Sports” reference in its marketing materials. With a good range of manual controls, the Olympus 5500 is an excellent all-around point & shoot model that should appeal to novice users and more experienced shooters alike.