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Pentax Optio 550 Digital Camera

Pentax Optio 550 Digital Camera

Released: Apr 03

Average

50% Positive

Video:

Good

Battery:

Below Average

Optics:

Average

Image:

Good

Interface:

Average

Based on 10 expert reviews.

"Sharpness and detail are first-rate, and the camera's photos will support good-quality enlargement to 11x14 inches or bigger."... Reviews.cnet.com

"You can't make any quick battery or media changes when you're shooting on a tripod because the mount is right next to the hatch."... Reviews.cnet.com

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1.	"Sharpness and detail are first-rate, and the camera's photos will support good-quality enlargement to 11x14 inches or bigger."... Reviews.cnet.com

2.	"Image quality is excellent."... Pcmag.com

3.	"The photo quality was impressive, as were the performance, full manual controls, build quality, and battery life."... DcResource

4.	"high-quality images"... Reviews.cnet.com

5.	"Image quality is good to excellent."... PCMAG

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lcd

1.	"The LCD itself is fairly sharp and usable in both outdoor and low light."... Reviews.cnet.com

2.	"The LCD is bright, fluid, and sharp."... DcResource

3.	"The 1.5in LCD is clear and bright, but slightly slow to refresh."... Vnunet

4.	"The LCD is bright and highly readable but sometimes appears cluttered and confusing because of all the status numbers and icons."... PCMAG

color

1.	"accurate color"... Pcmag.com

2.	"The Pentax delivered rich color right out of the camera."... Shutterbug.com

3.	"fine color fidelity"... Pcmag.com

flash

1.	"Our flash shot was beautiful, with even illumination, wide dynamic range, and excellent colors."... PCMAG

2.	"built-in flash"... DcResource

3.	"The built-in flash has only four modes and lacks an illuminator beam for assisting low-light focusing."... Pcmag.com

battery

1.	"You can't make any quick battery or media changes when you're shooting on a tripod because the mount is right next to the hatch."... Reviews.cnet.com

2.	"ships with a parsimonious 16MB SD card."... Pcmag.com

3.	"proprietary batteries"... DcResource

4.	"long battery life"... Reviews.cnet.com

exposure

1.	"The Optio 550 bristles with features, beginning with comprehensive exposure control"... Reviews.cnet.com

zoom

1.	"The 5x optical zoom is good for a compact camera and fits well with the idea of this being a camera for enthusiasts rather than casual snappers."... Vnunet

2.	"One of the 550's most admirable features is its retractable 5X zoom lens--a rarity on such a compact camera."... Reviews.cnet.com

3.	"The Optio 550's lens zooms quietly and smoothly"... Reviews.cnet.com

4.	"Aperture ranges from f2.8 to f4.6 at full zoom."... Vnunet

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resolution

1.	"The Optio 550 has a high resolution, 1.5" LCD display."... DcResource

2.	"can capture images up to a maximum resolution of 2582 x 1944pixels."... Vnunet

menu

1.	"not the best looking menu system"... DcResource

video

1.	"The movie and playback modes were pretty good too, and I appreciate the live histogram in record mode."... DcResource

2.	"A movie mode is common in lots of cameras but the audio recording feature on the 550 is still pretty novel."... Vnunet

3.	"fast forward movie feature"... DcResource

buttons

1.	"The Optio 550's controls are easily accessible, and although some buttons are multipurpose and identified by icons, they are quite intuitive and easy to use."... Pcmag.com

focus

1.	"manual focus is quite precise"... Reviews.cnet.com

memory

1.	"Continuous shooting mode will take shots sequentially until the memory card is full."... DcResource

2.	"very high resolution images"... Vnunet

3.	"The only thing to note here is the 4 second shutter speed limitation in the manual modes."... DcResource

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