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4.0 stars
"Excellent choice"
Pros: Fits comfortably in pocket, waterproof, nice night shots
Cons: No viewfinder, slow start-up
Summary: I'm surprised the editors didn't give this a higher rating. I just finished a 3 month world tour and used my Optio for everything from nightclub shots to daytime landscape shots and sunsets. I'm not sure what the editor meant by it's "poor performance."
First of all, I spent most of the 3 months with this camera in my pant pocket, and barely noticed it there. It?s small and light, and was not damaged at all except for a few minor scratches on the screen which is to be expected.
It has a slightly slow start up time, but once it?s up, it?s a great little toy. There are a lot of menus and user options, which was a bit confusing at first, but once I got the hand of it, it was easy to switch between the different modes, AF options, toggle between the different flash options, self timer, etc. The video feature captures decent video with good sound.
Decent battery life, never ran out of power when out during the day, even with constant use.
And now that I am back home and having printed all my pictures, I can?t say that I have any complaints about its quality either. They all came out beautiful, including the ones that I edited with the camera ? simple things like adding color filters and cropping. The panoramic came out beautiful, the nightclub scenes came out very clear both with and without a flash.
Great camera overall. Even the bundled software (which I don?t use a whole lot) is pretty decent.
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sometimes the "expert" just has to criticize. This review restored a little balance to the forum. The major complaint I have had about Pentax in the past is not their products, but their service.
