The Olympus Camedia C-8080 Wide Zoom receives the DIWA Gold Award thanks to its fast 5x high quality zoom lens with 28-140mm zoom range (35mm equivalent), outstanding overall image quality, flexible handling and good value for money. After the annual election among the DIWA members the Olympus Camedia C-8080 Wide Zoom was a majority vote for the annual DIWA Platinum Award 2004 and therefore reaches the best of the best among the Advanced Digital Compact Camera.