Reviews for Pentax Compact Digital Cameras

"The Pentax Optio E70 Digital Camera has a 10MP CCD for beautiful detailed images and large prints...Compatibility with easy-to-find AA batteries makes it the ideal travel companion to any destination...Fast face recognition technology recognizes up to 32 faces in as little as 0.03 seconds..." read more »

"The Pentax Optio P70 ticks this box with a camera body that's not only incredibly slim and stylish (54 x 97 x 21.5mm), but also thoughtful on the control side...Quick to power up, the Optio P70 features a generous 4.9 - 19.6mm lens (equivalent to 27.5 - 110mm in 35mm format) that's also capable of a 6.3x digital zoom...The quality of the LCD screen is good...Image quality on the Pentax P70 is very satisfactory..." read more »

"The Optio W80 is a water/dust/shock/freezeproof 12-megapixel camera with a 2.5-inch LCD selling for less than $300...The W80 can apparently survive an impressive dunk: down to 16 feet for up to two hours...On top of its "proofing," the W80 has fairly good camera specs, too...the W80 only has Pentax's digital Pixel Track SR, which though it's good, still degrades photo quality..." read more »

"What a camera! Very easy to use, lots of bang for the buck, I have three other Pentax Digital cameras of the SLR type...I bought this Pentax to carry in my shirt pocket so I have a camera available most of the time..." read more »

"The major selling point, though, is the emphasis on Shake Reduction...Sound quality varies and it's worth mentioning that you can use the A30 as a separate voice recorder...The speed of operation has also been quickened and the overall detail and colour tones, brightness and contrast of the final images are well above average..." read more »

"The Pentax Optio E40 is an entry-level eight megapixel camera with a Pentax-branded 3x optical zoom lens and a 2.4 inch LCD display...ISO sensitivity is from 80 to 1000, and the E40 keeps things simple with program mode plus ten scene modes...Other E40 features include face recognition autofocus and auto exposure, Digital SR (Shake Reduction) which automatically boosts ISO sensitivity for faster shutter speeds in low-light, Auto Picture mode which automatically determines optimal shooting conditions for Landscape, Portrait, Night Scene, and Normal mode, and up to 4x digital zoom...The E40 derives its power from two AA disposable or rechargeable batteries..." read more »

"The Pentax Optio WS80 features a body whose 0.9-inch thick waterproof design allows it to be used for as long as two hours at depths of up to five feet underwater, as well as enabling the WS80 to capture a JIS Class 6 dustproof rating...On its rear panel, a 2.7-inch LCD display with 230,000 dot resolution is the sole choice on which images are framed and reviewed, with the Pentax WS80 design not providing for a separate optical viewfinder...The Optio WS80 features nine-point contrast detection autofocusing, as well as face detection capability that is linked to both the camera's autofocus and autoexposure systems...An Image Recovery function can allow the user to "undelete" images where possible, and the WS80 can also double as a timekeeper with a Style Watch function that allows a quick timecheck with the push of a button - even when the camera is switched off...The Pentax WS80 can capture 720p (1,280 x 720 pixel) high definition videos with sound at a frame rate of 30 fps, and also includes an Underwater Movie mode that helps correct colors when recording beneath the surface..." read more »

"- Functional optical zoom in Movie mode - LCD resolution - 52 MB internal memory - Very compact ...- LCD glare and grease - Slow refresh rate on LCD - No AF assist beam ...Announced in August 2007, the 8-megapixel Pentax Optio Z10 stepped into the digital camera market with a $249 retail price tag...The Optio Z10 is the first in the Pentax line of pocket cameras to feature..." read more »

"- Price: $149.95 isn't much - Controls are laid out well and easy to use - Manual white balance – a good feature to retain...- It's ugly - Lack of manual controls - Poorly sealed against dirt and...All user comments and postings are not the responsibility of DigitalCameraInfo.com...We looked at a preproduction unit at the Consumer Electronics Show and ran through its features noting the areas where..." read more »

"Pentax has added a new compact digital camera to its Optio line-up dubbed the Optio E60...This makes the E60 well suited for taking group shots, landscapes and architectural subjects...The Optio E60 also features various shooting modes which would surely give photo enthusiasts some nice photo taking experiences..." read more »