Pentax 8 X 24 UCF V

Advantages: Image adjustments to give great view, waterproof, adjustable eye-relief
Disadvantages: fixed magnification, average build and design quality

...Binoculars are mainly used by bird watchers as to get a closer look at them. Many people also use binoculars for occasions such as holidays where they travel to destinations of natural beauty. Using a binocular enables them to see the scenic beauty from a better and closer perspective. The Olympus 8X25 WPI is labeled professional, but can obviously be used by everyday and ordinary people. These particular binoculars have an 8x magnification ability. This is simply the power of magnification on the binoculars, the 8x magnification means that the object or area you view through the binoculars is going to appear 8x larger or closer. The 8x magnification also means that this is the maximum and minimum magnification power of the binoculars. You cannot view an object or place with a lesser or higher magnification than 8x. If in... Read review

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Advantages: Size
Disadvantages: Poor flash photos

...After moaning about the poor quality of the flash (indoor) photographs I decided to take my camera back to the retailer who sold it to me. They said I shouldn't expect any better but reluctantly agreed to send it back to Pentax for testing. I have fetched it today and nothing has improved . My old camera took better and sharper pictures. I think they call the problem "noise" in the trade but basically the indoor photos are all grainy and not at all sharp. Tried it on different ISO settings but no improvement. Everything looks dull. I had no complaints about the outdoor photography. I bought it because of its compact size which I found really useful. Waste of money, I should have stuck with my old camera!... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: Great build quality, easy to use and good picture quality.
Disadvantages: No image stabalisation and no wide angle capability in the lens.

...rather than great quality because if you want great quality then quite simply you need a DSLR not a point and shoot. Pentax are one of the original so called big 5, the 5 best known names in the camera market, along side the likes oc Canon, Nikon, Olympus and the now collapsed Minolta which has recently been taken over by Sony, well not exactly taken over but Sony design their DSLR cameras around the old Minolta workings which allows the old Minolta lenses to work on the new Sony bodies, anyhow, I digress. Pentax having been around for so long have seen and done it all and it shows in this great little point and shoot camera, it has 10 megapixels (more than enough), a 5X zoom (more than enough) and it offers some great user settings that will keep even the most avid amateur very happy and what's more it actually produces images that... Read review

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