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Review summary: The Pentax Optio S45 produces decent snaps, but its sluggish performance puts a damper on an otherwise useful little camera.

Pros: Ultracompact and portable, Attractive design, Large LCD, Onboard help, Settings can be saved, Decent image quality, Sluggish performance, Slightly soft images, Some features too well hidden

Cons: Sluggish performance, Slightly soft images, Some features too well hidden

Pros: Ultracompact and portable ; attractive design ; large LCD ; onboard help ; settings can be saved ; decent image quality

Cons: Sluggish performance ; slightly soft images ; some features too well hidden

Verdict: The Pentax Optio S45 produces decent snaps, but its sluggish performance puts a damper on an otherwise useful little camera.

Review summary: DigiCamReview.co.uk has a review up for the Pentax Optio S45 and S55 compact digital cameras we spied a while back. They seem to dig the low-priced 4 and 5 megapixel cameras and find the Optios to be comfortable in the hand, easy to use, and capable ...

Review summary: The Pentax Optio S45 and S55 feature a Pentax SMC 3x optical zoom lens, a 4 megapixel sensor in the S45, and a 5 megapixel sensor in the S55, and a large 2.5" screen, all encased in a small aluminium body. The Pentax Optio S45 is available from around ...

Pros: Good photo quality Custom White Balance Manual Focus Excellent value for money fully featured compact digital cameras Contrast / Saturation / Sharpness controls (this should be standard on all digital cameras!) Audio recording (I'd like it if this was ...

Cons: Tripod mount at very edge of camera Only 11mb memory provided Lacks manual aperture / shutter controls S45 photos seemed more blue and struggled to focus

Verdict: The Pentax Optio S45 and S55 are both good all round digital cameras - easy to fit into pockets, full of features to suit all level of photographer. The cameras take AA batteries, and have a metal body so would make a great travel camera. The easy to ...