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Review summary: The Pentax Optio S6 is a well-built, compact and attractive camera that is a pleasure to use for snapshots but won't dazzle with its photo quality.

Pros: Simple to set up, USB ports for network printers, Expandable via USB ports, Supports UPnP and DLNA media serving, Nicely designed HTML interface and software, Compact and attractive design, Well built, Easy to use

Cons: Expensive, Doesn't support Gigabit Ethernet, Photos suffer from some lens artifacts, Slow, Little to no manual exposure control

Verdict: The Pentax Optio S6 is a well-built, compact, and attractive camera that is a pleasure to use for snapshots but won't dazzle with its photo quality.

Review summary: Announced on the 1st of September 05, the Pentax Optio S6 is an ultra-compact 6 megapixel digital camera with a 3x optical zoom lens and a high resolution 2.5" screen with 232k pixels. The lens is a new version of Pentax's SMC lens, and is the ...

Pros: MPEG4 / DIVX Video recording mode High resolution 2.5" screen Extremely small, metal body Good results outdoors with saturated colours and good contrast Good value for money Low purple fringing

Cons: Struggles to focus in low light Soft images Disappointing image quality Flash overexposes close subjects Uses high ISOs on Auto mode Disappointing Macro mode Battery life could be better - Battery only lasts 50 minutes in video recording mode

Verdict: The Pentax Optio S6 is an ultra compact digital camera featuring 6 megapixels, a 3x optical zoom lens, and a high resolution 2.5" screen. The easy to use camera offers several useful scene modes and features such as custom white balance, manual ...

Award: Recommended!

Review summary: Pentax has updated its slim and stylish pocket camera once more, but does the Optio S6 bring enough new features to the table?

Verdict: If you're looking for an ultra-compact camera that can deliver good quality pictures with a minimum of fuss, the Optio S6 should certainly be near the top of your list. It is well made, attractively designed, and is one of the smallest and lightest ...

Review summary: Pentax Optio S6 Review. This is one of the most compact digital cameras you are likely to find. It scores well for ease of use.

Pros: Simple design, Ease of use,

Cons: Picture quality, Shutter lag,

Verdict: Although the Pentax Optio S6 scores highly in a number of areas the critical area of picture quality lets this camera down. With a slow shutter response too this camera proves to be a disappointment.

Review summary: The PENTAX Optio S6 features 6.0 megapixels of resolution, a 3X optical zoom lens, a large 2.5-inch color LCD and is packaged in a durable aluminum body that's just 7/10 of an inch thick.

Verdict: Bottom line - Like some of its predecessors, the Pentax Optio S6 offers some appealing features like its extremely pocketable size, all-metal construction and 6-megapixel sensor. It's not quite the performer we had hoped it wold be and like I stated ...