The Olympus MJU 5000 is a 12 megapixel digital camera with a 5x optical zoom. The lens has a focal length equivalent to 36 - 180mm. 5x digital zoom is also available.

• Image Stabilisation
• Face Detection
• Panorama Mode
• Setting for widescreen TV playback
• Self Timer: 12 seconds
• Menu guide
• Voice Memo: 4 seconds
• Macro Focusing: From 3cm
• Sensor Size: 1/2.33 inches

The LCD monitor is 2.7 inches in size. The screen is made up of around 230,000 dots.

The flash modes are on, off, automatic and red eye reduction. The range of the flash when ISO is set to 800 is 4.7m (wide angle) and 2.7m (telephoto).

There are a number of preset scene modes. These are: Portrait, Landscape, Night Scene, Night Scene with portrait, Sports, Indoor, Candle, Self-portrait, Sunset, Fireworks, Cuisine, Documents, Beach/Snow and Smile Shot.

• Black & White
• Sepia
• Correction of saturation
• Red-eye reduction
• Shadow Adjustment Technology

You can shoot movies with a resolution of 640 x 480 pixels. The top recording speed is 30 frames per second. Sound can be recorded and zoom can be applied before shooting starts. There is also a pre record movie mode.

Among the more advanced features are:

• Maximum Aperture: f3.5 - f5.6 (set automatically)
• Shutter Speed 4 to 1/2000 seconds (set automatically)
• Exposure Compensation: +/- 2 EV / 1/3 steps
• ISO: Auto, 64, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600
• White Balance: Auto, Overcast, Sunlight, Tungsten, Flourescent 1, Flourescent 2, Flourescent 3
• Light Metering: Multi Point, Spot
• Burst Mode: Maximum 8 frames per second at 3 megapixels

All the necessary cables and software are supplied to attach the Olympus MJU 5000 to a computer, television set and compatible printer.

Description:	12 megapixels and a 5x optical zoom
Ease of Use:	8
Features:	8
Colour:	8
Macro:	8
Indoors:	8
Value for Money:	8
Style:	8
Movie Mode:	8
Image Quality:	8
Build Quality:	8
Total:	80
Verdict:	This is a fairly standard offering. I like the design and picture quality is good in most situations. You should not have too much trouble finding your way around. This is a point and shoot camera with one or two enhanced features such as the length of lens and size of LCD screen.
Review Date:	March 2009
Related Pages:	Olympus MJU 5000 Specification Olympus MJU 5000 Sample Images Olympus MJU 5000 Features

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Olympus MJU 7010	80
Olympus MJU 5000	80
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Olympus MJU 5000