Rating 4.1 15 reviews
Manufacturer: Olympus
printerinfo.com
13 years ago

The Olympus SH-50 is a pocket-sized long-zoomer with one or two cool features. That's all.

It's great to see some of the features from the company's flagship cameras trickle down through Olympus' lineup, but 5-axis video stabilization will not make or break the SH-50. Frankly this just isn't a very interesting camera.
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DPexpert
12 years ago

[REVIEW-OLYMPUS STYLUS SH-50compact camera]

This 16mp compact camera has a 25–600mm (film equivalent) lens with dual image stabilisation for stills and multi axis stabilisation for movies. The attractive body with metal and (faux) leather touches feels solid and comfortable.
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olympusamerica.com
12 years ago

Worth the Longest Wait

Beautiful form meets ultimate function in this camera and that's no exageration. I have had five digital cameras before this including an Olympus PEN that I liked very well. None has had the full features in a convenient size as this one does.
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Amazon
12 years ago

Best Camera I've Ever Owned

Beautiful form meets ultimate function in this camera and that's no exageration. I have had five digital cameras before this one, including an interchangeable lens micro 4/3rds Olympus that I liked very well. None has had the full features in a convenient size as this one does.
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ePHOTOzine
12 years ago

Olympus Stylus SH-50 Review

The Olympus SH-50 was announced at CES in January 2013. It has a 24x optical zoom lens and multiple-axis image stabilisation for both images and videos. It is available in black, silver and white for £249.99.
Pros:
  • Full 1080p HD video recording
  • 3cm close focusing distance is good for macro shots
  • Excellent image stabilisation
  • Full manual controls
  • 11 fps continuous shooting
  • Solid
  • well-built metal body
  • Screen has an excellent resolution
  • Good detail in panoramas
Cons:
  • No RAW shooting
  • No built-in Wi-Fi
  • Images are soft in the corners
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Amazon
12 years ago

SuperZoom; but laggy software and noisy images

I had high hopes waiting for the SH-50 to arrive; I am a big fan of the Canon PowerShot SX280 which is a similar superzoom format camera. The reasons for my high hopes are that the lens is fractionally quicker and the zoom is 20% longer.
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Steve's Digicams
12 years ago

Olympus SH-50MR

In early 2013 Olympus announced the SH-50 iHS, "a new premium, compact long zoom camera" with a host of impressive features trickled down from their flagship Micro Four Thirds cameras (like the OM-D E-M5).
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wexphotographic.com
12 years ago

A fine camera

during travelling on holiday and also for day outings to places of interest
Pros:
  • Great Features
  • Great Picture Quality
  • Simple Controls
Cons:
  • Bulky
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expertreviews.co.uk
12 years ago

Olympus Stylus SH-50 review

We always like products that do something different, but we rate them for quality rather than novelty value. That's why it's a particular treat to find a camera that stands out from the crowd in ways that are genuinely useful, which the Olympus Stylus SH-50 does.
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dpreview.com
12 years ago

I purchased this camera as a point and shoot alternative to my Canon SLR. I wanted a small camera with big zoom that could take sharp images and could record decent video. What sold me on it is the new Olympus 5-axis image stabilization.
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