Pentax Optio E30 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: The budget Pentax Optio E30 is a dumpy point-and-shoot compact camera with a paucity of features and average picture quality, but its cheerful interface and child-friendly attributes make it fun to use.

Pros: Cheap, Simple to use

Cons: Patchy auto focus, Bulbous shape

Review summary: The Pentax Optio E30 offers a friendly, perky interface, a simple control layout and an automatic 'green' mode to make it easy to start snapping. A budget price and use of SD cards and AA batteries make it ideal for children

Pros: Cheap; simple to use

Cons: Patchy auto focus; bulbous shape

Verdict: The budget Pentax Optio E30 is a dumpy point-and-shoot compact camera with a paucity of features and average picture quality, but its cheerful interface and child-friendly attibutes make it fun to use

Review summary: Pentax Optio E30 Review - Summer is upon us, holidays are around the corner and Pentax are offering the Optio E30 to relieve you stress on your jollies. Matt Grayson gives it a whirl.

Verdict: Let's face it, if you're going on holiday and need a cheap camera to take with you, you don't want to delve into the menus and start changing things, then this is a suitable compact to fulfil your needs. The camera does have options for over-riding functi

Review summary: The E30 has some good features but you'll have to spend quite a bit on batteries...

Pros: User friendly interface, Easy navigation

Cons: Bad night mode images, Drains the battery too quickly

Verdict: The bottom line is, it's a good digicam for the price of approximately Rs. 7,500, but if you're regular traveler who's a real photo-buff, just remember to stock up on those batteries. Or you could opt for rechargeable cells. But you'll need a lot of those