Pentax produces pretty perfect pictures!

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

...As I am sure most Ciao members will now know, I am a professional photographer but as well as taking pictures I also hold photography seminars at my local camera club and over the last few years I have become somewhat of a target for sales persons asking me to try out their latest digital cameras and give talks and written reviews on them. I figured a couple of years back if I was going to be testing out all these cameras and doing reviews anyway then I may as well be posting them on Ciao and Dooyoo and making some money for charity which as you well know is what I do now. The latest camera to be handed to me is the Pentax Optio M60 and as you read on you will find that this little digital camera is a real breath of fresh air. For months now I have been handed very expensive digital point and shoot cameras that claim to be able...

thebigc1690 28.04.2009 (17.05.2009) · Read review
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Pentax Optio S10

Advantages: Large display screen, easy to use
Disadvantages: I haven't found any

...I was given the Pentax Optio S10 as a birthday present 2 months ago to replace my film camera and quite honestly I was convinced I would hate it and thought it was far too small and would be fiddly and not take photos as good as my SLR. Well I have to say I've been made to eat my words, Firstly the quality of the pictures is totally amazing, very crisp and clear, even when printed at A4 size they don't lose any clarity. The display screen is much larger than on many small digital cameras and makes it easy to use. The controls are very easy to use, when you click onto the mode screen there is a clear symbol for each type of operation and when you click on it, it gives a brief description of what it does which saves from having to consult the manual all the time. The battery life is a real plus as I'd heard that many digital cameras...

jellybean21 16.07.2008 · Read review
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My pentax optio 230

Advantages: easy to use
Disadvantages: no sound for vidio

...; Software CD. • Instruction manual, software guide, and registration kit. Cost of camera I got mine aver 4 years ago now from tesco on line for £230 but I have since then in working order on eBay go for as little as £10 in the end . Cost of the extras you can bye You can bye all the extras for this camera like batteries memory cards and other bits hear are a just a few I have got and seen, AC Adapter for PENTAX OPTIO 230 OPTIO 33L £5.71 Pentax Optio 230 Digital Camera Battery £5.12 USB2 USB Cable Pentax £5 I got my memory card from jesops for a good £20 but I do know you can ye them from places like eBay for as little as £5 Recommendation Do I recommend this camera oh yes it is so simple to use even my daughters have took pictures with it and with the great big screen to see what you are taking its just as easy to...

vikkisbest 03.03.2006 · Read review
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Pentax Optio MX digital camera/ camcorder

Advantages: Digital Camera and Camcorder in One!!
Disadvantages: Not many

...Brief description of the Pentax Optio MX: The Pentax Optio MX is a great, unique looking camera, if a little clunky. It is great for both amateurs and the more experienced alike. The camera itself is not in the usual 'box' style of most other digital cameras, it has a sleek silver body, with an arm on the right, which rotates 180 degrees. This is where the lithium-ion battery is stored. The 'take picture' button, is encased in zoom button, with the record button a little lower down, all neatly sitting on the shoulder of the handle. The LCD monitor display is on the cameras back, and can be flipped up 210 degrees and swivels 180 degrees, which is great for protecting it from damage. The flash is stored in the top of the camera, and can be erected by the push of a small button on the left hand side. Also on the side are the flash...

tigger67333 17.01.2007 · Read review
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Pentax Optio S50 is great.

Advantages: compact,well built,full manual control,excellent macro.
Disadvantages: response could be a bit faster

...I spent about 6 hours reading camera reviews in magazines and online before purchasing a Pentax Optio s50. I paid £160 in the summer of 2005, which was a bargain then and it's probably a lot cheaper now. The Good points: I would call this camera a professional compact, it is small enough to fit in your pocket but with enough professional touches to make it a tool rather than a toy. For example you can attach it to a tripod, a lot of small silver compacts don't have that ability and show them up as being 'fun snappers' rather than for someone who cares about the photos they take. Sturdy build; all metal case. Decent weight to it. Not cheap and plastic! Extensive modes of operation from full auto 'point and click' to full manual control of Focus, light modes, exposure time up to 4 seconds, light sensitivity (ISO...

victoriaelectra 09.11.2006 · Read review
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Pentax Optio M20

Advantages: Good range of features.
Disadvantages: None that I have discovered yet.

...I bought this camera about 6months ago at a discounted price. I find it has a lot of features and the quality of the pictures very acceptable. I particularly like the good sized screen which makes reviewing the pics easy and practical. Comparing this with my last digital camera which was a Konica Revio KD-400z I find the Optio M20 a big step up in terms of functionality. I also like the ability to resize a picture after the shot which means you can effectively increase the zoom capbility. I have used this to snap a ship on the horizon at full zoom and then using the trimming function retake which brought the ship into much closer view. However at this point clarity was compromised as expected. Altogether a very acceptable camera for my needs....

jimmcfarland27 30.07.2008 · Read review
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Pentax Optio W20

Advantages: Waterproof
Disadvantages: no lens cover

...This is a 7MP which is more than enough for most users. Photos come out very sharp and clear. The camera has a zoom function to take close ups. It is also water proof so you can take underwater photos, but importunely I have not had the chance to test this feature so am unable to comment. It is a good looking little camera which is affordable and well constructed (i.e., it doesn't feel like it's gonna fall to pieces in your hands, like some other products I have had!) The camera itself was around £150 but I paid an extra £20 to get a 1GB memory card. I would recommend buying a memory card as the camera's internal memory not very big probably only enough for about 20 or 30 photos; an annoying downside with most cameras, no doubt design to make you spend more money for the extra capacity! Having said that, it is extremely good...

haji4746 20.09.2007 · Read review
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Pentax Optio M20 Quality on a Budget

Advantages: Excellent outdoor picture quality, value for money, ease of use.
Disadvantages: Indoor picture quality, no carry case.

...The Pentax Optio M20 was given to me as a present on christmas 2006. While i am not a passionate photographer, i do enjoy taking pictures and wanted a camera to take pictures of university nights out as well as my travels around the world. The camara is packed full of features for taking photos such as portrait mode, sports photo mode, pet photo mode, food photo mode plus many many more. It also has an excellent blur reduction facility which is very good for me as i have quite unsteady hands. The maximum picture quality setting for the camera is 7 megapixels but this can be lowered to allow for more photographs to be stored on the memory card at the expense of quality, although not a huge quality sacrafice. However i have used it on the 7 megapixel setting and have had ample room for all the photographs i ever need to store...

eadand2003 17.07.2007 · Read review
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Powerful Pentax

Advantages: Small, Light, Flexable, Excellent Results
Disadvantages: Fiddlely buttons

...I needed a digital camera for part of the NVQ work that I am doing at the moment and also thought it would be a good idea for my annual leave next week. There are so many digital cameras on the market that I was at a bit of a loss which to buy. My father has been a photographer of sorts for some time and has always recommended Pentax. The Pentax Optio immediately got my attention. It is tiny, about the size of a box of paracetamol in all dimensions. It has an aluminium body and is very classy to look at. I have been told that the case can be scratched very easily. I have had mine now for a month and I am not the most careful of people around and there is not a scratch in sight. By pressing the on/off button on the right hand side at the top of the camera, the zoom lens effortlessly glides outwards. Press it to off and the lens...

hakken_krakk 10.07.2004 · Read review
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Review of Pentax Optio S4

Snap happy with the Pentax Optio E40

Advantages: attractive, light and portable, ease of use, multiple functions, large LCD display window,
Disadvantages: maybe just not as good as the top of the range flashy brands?

...eye. It's light and portable, very eary to use, and beginners and intermediates alike can ask for nothing more from a basic daily use digital camera. It comes with a 10 second timer too, so that everyone can be included in the photo. The settings offered are: Night Scene Landscape Flower (for capturing brightly coloured flowers in high detail) Portrait (apparently makes the skin tone of the person more healthy...) Surf & Snow (for images with dazzling backgrounds such as beaches and snow) Sport (for capturing moving images) Digital SR (high sensitivity mode for reducing blur) Kids (especially for taking pictures of kids...) Pet (for capturing pets in motion and the setting for the pet's coat can be changed) Digital Panorama (merges several pictures to create a panoramic photograph) Frame Composite (a choice of 3 frames can be put around...

teppanyaki 28.12.2007 (18.02.2009) · Read review
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