Compare Prices : Pentax Optio S6 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: Small, well-built, easy to use but lacks photo quality

Pros: Compact and attractive design ; well built ; easy to use

Cons: Photos suffer from some lens artefacts ; slow ; little to no manual exposure control

Review summary: Compact camera sales dominate the digital imaging market, appealing to a broad range of photographers, from those who want the simplest point-and-shoot, to enthusiasts who are after a pocketable alternative for when they can't carry their more serious ...

Pros: 4x optical zoom lens, Great level of manual and creative control, Flip-out and twist screen, Superb 1cm macro mode, Very high 1600 ISO sensitivity, Great optical quality, Large 2.5in screen, Supplied with 64MB card (on test model), Exremely ...

Cons: Largest and heaviest in group, Need to supply own batteries, Noise levels relatively high at 400 ISO, Possible to insert battery wrong way round, Not the slimmest compact around, Optical quality below other four, Higher noise levels, Very ...

Verdict: Higher-end photographers may wish to skip these explanations and head straight for our Results pages where we've performed exactly the same gruelling tests we would for any high-end product. After all, optical and processing quality is equally ...

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: Compact and attractive design ; well built ; easy to use

Cons: Photos suffer from some lens artifacts ; slow ; little to no manual exposure control

Pros: Compact and attractive design ; well built ; easy to use

Cons: 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: The Pentax Optio S6 is a 6.0 megapixel (CCD) digital camera with a 3x Optical Zoom lens, 2.5 inch LCD (232,000 pixels) and slim line design (just 19mm thin). It's a PictBridge compatible camera with high speed continuous shooting at 1.6 frames per ...

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