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Pentax Optio M30

Pentax Optio M30

User Rating: Pentax Optio M30 (10 reviews)
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cnet.co.uk Professional Review.

Product Rating: 3.2 star(s) Pentax Optio M30

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Top choice for kids is the Pentax Optio M30 -- a slim, 7-megapixel point-and-shoot that, among other things, can meow like a cat when you take a picture. It costs just £110, and its pictures are more than acceptable for its young target market

Review Verdict: The Pentax Optio M30 is a slinky camera at a correspondingly slim price. Picture quality is passable, but low light conditions cause noisy photos. The interface is friendly, and extra features like an on-screen histogram make this an interesting camera fo

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Pros: On-screen histogram; svelte metal frame
Cons: Struggles in low light; noisy pictures at higher ISOs
cnet.com.au Professional Review.

Pentax Optio M30 Preview - Digital Cameras

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With a solid metal body and cute manga-style menu icons, the Pentax optio M30 is one for the kids.

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trustedreviews.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 2.5 star(s) Pentax Optio M30

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A 3x zoom, 7.1MP ultra-slim compact camera for under £130? What's the catch?

Review Verdict: The Pentax Optio M30 is the latest in a long line of low-cost, easy-to-use and extremely stylish pocket compacts. It is well made, well designed and has reasonably good performance, but it is let down by poor low-light capability and some worrying image q

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webuser.co.uk Professional Review.

Product Rating: 4 star(s) Pentax Optio M30

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The Pentax model undercuts its rivals by a significant margin, but keeps a similar level of basic features - 7-megapixels, a 3x optical zoom and a svelte pocketable case.

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pocket-lint.co.uk Professional Review.

Product Rating: 4 star(s) Pentax Optio M30 digital camera

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- Pentax launched this, the Optio M30 along with the (already tested) budget, Optio E30 at the recent PMA show in Vegas and it arrives with a 7.1-megapixel sensor, 3x optical zoom lens and slim line styling that makes it eminently pocketable.

Review Verdict: The Optio M30 is a slimly smart and pocketable digital compact with good results and a price to match

Read full review at pocket-lint.co.uk

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Pros: Svelte design is easy to use, image quality at lower sensitivity, handling
Cons: Sluggish Focusing, noise at higher ISOs, flimsy battery cover
digital photography blog Professional Review.

Pentax Optio M30

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The Pentax Optio M30 is a 7.1 megapixel compact camera with a 3x Optical Zoom lens. It features an ultra slim body with a textured finish, digital shake reduction, face recognition Auto Focus and Auto Exposure and Auto Super Macro mode (up to 2 inches). T

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picturecorrect.com Professional Review.

Pentax Optio M30

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GOLDEN, COLORADO (January 22, 2007)…PENTAX Imaging Company has announced two new compact digital cameras. PENTAX also announced the latest model in the PENTAX Optio M series. Sporting an ultra-slim body with a fresh, textured design, the affordable...

Review Verdict: With a high resolution of 7.1 effective mega pixels and high-performance PENTAX lens, the Optio M30 realizes clear, high-quality images. The Optio M30 also features a 3X optical zoom lens with a focal range covering angles of view equivalent to those of a

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digitalcameraroundup.com Professional Review.

Pentax Optio M30

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The Optio M30 is the latest model in Pentax's M-Series of "nicely equipped" yet affordable ultra-compact digital cameras. Those familiar with the Optio series and naming system may be a bit confused though as the M-Series is no longer the entry level, low

Review Verdict: Battery life is rated at 230 pictures -- not great but acceptable, and significantly better than the A30's 150 pictures

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Pros: Sleek, slender, very elegant, handy 7.1-megapixel camera, Logically laid out and very simple to use, High ISO 3200 sensitivity available, Decent battery life
Cons: Some menus and functions are buried or not marked, No optical zoom in movie mode, Digital anti-blur only, 2.5-inch LCD has low 115k pixel resolution
alaTest.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 4.4 star(s) Review summary of Pentax Optio M30

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alaTest has collected and analysed 100 reviews of Pentax Optio M30 from international magazines and websites.

Review Verdict: Experts rate this product 73/100 and users 83/100. Comparing these reviews to 396332 other Digital Compact Cameras reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 88/100 = Very Good.

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photographypress.co.uk Professional Review.

Product Rating: 4 star(s) Pentax Optio M30

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Review Verdict: The Optio M30 is a slimly smart and pocketable digital compact with good results and a price to match

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QuickTake:

Pros: Svelte design is easy to use, image quality at lower sensitivity, handling
Cons: Sluggish focusing, noise at higher ISOs, flimsy battery cover
digicamera.com Professional Review.

Digital Camera Magazine: Camera review: Pentax Optio M30

Comments:
The Optio M30 is the latest model in Pentax's M-Series of "nicely equipped" yet affordable ultra-compact digital cameras. Those familiar with the Optio series and naming system may be a bit confused though as the M-Series is no longer the entry level, low

Review Verdict: Pentax moved the M-Series "upscale" with the totally redesigned Optio M30. It is a sleek, slender and very elegant camera that is certain to attract attention. Its 7.1 megapixel resolution is plenty good enough even for massive enlargements or cropping. T

Read full review at digicamera.com

QuickTake:

Cons: Some menus and functions are buried or not marked, No optical zoom in movie mode, Digital anti-blur only, 2.5-inch LCD has low 115k pixel resolution
pocket-lint.co.uk Professional Review.

Product Rating: 4 star(s) Pentax Optio M30 digital camera

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Do you really need a 3200 ISO setting on a compact?

Review Verdict: The Optio M30 is a slimly smart and pocketable digital compact with good results and a price to match

Read full review at pocket-lint.co.uk

QuickTake:

Pros: Svelte design is easy to use, image quality at lower sensitivity, handling
Cons: Sluggish Focusing, noise at higher ISOs, flimsy battery cover
digicamera.com Professional Review.

Pentax Optio M30

Comments:
The Optio M30 is the latest model in Pentax's M-Series of "nicely equipped" yet affordable ultra-compact digital cameras. Those familiar with the Optio series and naming system may be a bit confused though as the M-Series is no longer the entry level, low

Review Verdict: Pentax moved the M-Series "upscale" with the totally redesigned Optio M30. It is a sleek, slender and very elegant camera that is certain to attract attention. Its 7.1 megapixel resolution is plenty good enough even for massive enlargements or cropping. T

Read full review at digicamera.com

QuickTake:

Pros: Sleek, slender, very elegant, handy 7.1-megapixel camera, Logically laid out and very simple to use, High ISO 3200 sensitivity available, Decent battery life
Cons: Some menus and functions are buried or not marked, No optical zoom in movie mode, Digital anti-blur only, 2.5-inch LCD has low 115k pixel resolution
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