Editorial Review:Product Description:2/8/200615-19-32...
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
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Great small camera
I got this when my Kodak Easy Share broke. I wanted something smaller w/ more pixels. When I got the Optio was suprised by how small it actually is, it really would fit in an altoid container (as pictured).
Things I like about it are it's speed, the clarity of pictures, and the quality of the camera. The # of features.
Things I dislike are the colors are slightly dimmer than my old kodak and the operating menus are difficult to figure out, you definately need to read the manual.
Overall I love this camera, but I did notice the price is up about $50 from when I bought it. I'm not sure how it compares to other cameras in it's new price range.
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Great on size, inconsistant performance.
This is my 2nd Pentax digital camera, and I have owned it for 2 years. I've always liked the what they have been doing with the sizing of the cameras, keeping the very small. This one is, very small, so it's great for any situation because you can carry it around like a cell phone. Picture quality for the most part, is very good.
The problem I have with this camera is the inconsistant performance. Day time shots are great, but low light or evening shots are not the best. There are different modes you can use, but I have found the night shot mode to be worthless. You have to hold the camera still for several seconds, but my shots have always blurred severely. The other problem I have expirienced is with the shutter release. On most digital cameras, you press the shutter release about 1/2 way and the camera lets you know when it's ready to take the picture (light changing, focus box on lcd, etc.). About 1/3 of the time, this pentax will not take the picture once you think it's ready. It requires about 5-6 additional presses on the shutter release to take the picture. Very annoying when you have someone waiting for you to take their picture and the camera won't work. One other thing is that with all the ultra compacts out now with 2.5" to 3.0" LCDs, this 1.8" is starting to feel quite small.
I have had good luck with Pentax before and I won't let these few annoyances deter me from puchasing another pentax. If you are looking for a small, compact, digital camera, I would suggest other pentax models such as the T10 or T20 which are in the same price range, but newer.
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Great digital camera
We really like this camera! It's a WHOLE lot better than our previous one, which ran off 4 AA batteries, and ran THROUGH so many AA batteries so quickly that we can't even guess how many $$ that wasted. This Optio camera uses very nice rechargable batteries that cost $5 each through Ebay (don't buy them here on Amazon... ouch!) We've got 3 batteries and are getting two more so that we never even have to worry about power while on a long trip. (The really handy travel charger is also awesome... get it on Ebay for just a few bucks.)
The startup time and shutter speed are very fast, so catching quick pictures is finally possible for us. (My wife no longer threatens to go back to film after using this camera!) Our last camera would take so long to focus that we never got the candid shots we wanted.
The one and only thing that's even a slight problem with this camera is the power button being next to the shutter button. (What clueless engineer thought THAT would be good??) However, now that we've used it a lot, we never hit the button by accident.
All other features of the camera are great. With a 1 GB memory card, we've never ever run out of memory space, even with taking lots of short videos and many many pictures on medium quality.
Great camera, worth every cent. Buy the accessories on Ebay and you'll find that getting everything you need is not very expensive at all. (Actually, we bought the camera on Ebay too, but these reviews are great here on Amazon. Thanks, Amazon!)
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very good but no waterproofing
this is a great camera for traveling, it is small enough to fit into your top pocket, so it can go anywhere. the only problem that i have is that there is no underwater housing for it, if there was i would have given it a 5*.
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unbreakable
I have been through 6 cameras in the past 3 years, of all different kinds of brands and price. I have changed so many times because they get stolen or broken...this little pentax optio was surprising though! 3 months after having it around, i brought it to the desert and it got some sand in it, but I had it fixed. THis same camera also fell three floors down and nothing was damaged; neither the screen, the lens, nor the flash. it just got cracked a bit and twisted, and the battery/memory card cover is completely damaged, but it still works like it should!
