The best Optio?

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28 posts
15 years
Deal,
Kent

Posted 30/05/2011 - 12:21 Link

There have been so many Optio models, and new ones appearing almost monthly, that it is almost impossible to keep track of them.

I had several up until 2007, when I shamefully admit that I switched to Canon. Their IQ was just so much better, and battery life far superior.

However, I have kept an Optio 555, which was, and still is, a great little camera. Although only having a very small screen, it possesed a larger sensor for its 5 megapixels, a 5X zoom, manual controls and a big, long lasting battery.

It can't compete with my Canon S90, which really is a superb camera, but can still outperform many budget current models.

Hyram Hyram

2812 posts
19 years
Deepest Hampshire,
England

Posted 30/05/2011 - 12:44 Link

Probably the digital Auto 110, if the rumours turn out to be true and Pentax do produce it

Hyram

Bodies: K20D (2), K10D, Super A, ME Super, Auto 110 SLR, X70, Optio P70
Pentax Glass: DA* 300, DA* 60-250, DA* 50-135, DA* 16-50, DA 70 Ltd, FA 31 Ltd, DA 35 Ltd, DA 18-55 (2), DA 12-24, DA 10-17, M 200, A 35-70, M 40, M 28, Converter-A 2X-S, 1.4X-S, AF 1.7, Pentax-110 50, Pentax-110 24
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Flash: Metz 58 AF-1 P, Pentax AF160FC ringflash, Pentax AF280T

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6794 posts
17 years
Nottingham

Posted 30/05/2011 - 15:37 Link

The latest batch (14mp sensor, such as the RZ10) look pretty good.... noise is still a problem at medium ISOs when viewed at 1:1 (and forget about ISOs above 800) but the higher resolution would make this less of a problem at normal print / web sizes.

That Optio 555 looks pretty good, a shame its zoom only starts at 38mm though!

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