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Top Pentax Optio S7 Camera Reviews
Megapixel.net wrote a review of the
Pentax Optio S7
and said: "Like many other compact cameras on the market
nowadays, the Optio S7 is noticeably sensitive to noise, and at
the highest image quality uses a compression that is stronger
than we would prefer to see; both facets of a camera's image
quality that are most noticeable when the images are seen at
100% size. This said, just like many others, once The Optio S7's
images are printed, the flaws that are visible on a monitor,
tend to disappear."
Pentax Optio S7 News Release Summary:
GOLDEN, CO. (July 24, 2006)…PENTAX Imaging Company has announced
the PENTAX Optio S7 compact digital camera. The Optio S7 is the
latest model in the PENTAX Optio S series, which is known for
slim, stylish, full-featured digital camera bodies.
In addition to an upgrade to 7.0 effective megapixels, this
model features an easy-to-use Blur Reduction High ISO mode to
help reduce the effects of camera shake and subject blurring for
sharper images even in dim lighting conditions such as night
scenes and indoor sporting events. In this mode, the camera
adjusts shutter speeds automatically to an ISO as high as 1600
to match the brightness of the subject. The higher sensitivities
permit faster shutter speeds.
Also featured in this newest Optio digital is Face Recognition
AF & AE, a function that simplifies portrait-taking by
automatically detecting the position of the subject's face and
adjusting the focus and exposure based on the detected position.
Other features of the PENTAX Optio S7 include a 3X optical zoom,
a high resolution 2.5 inch LCD monitor, MPEG-4 DivX® Movie Mode,
and 23MB internal memory. In addition, the Optio S7 is the first
compact PENTAX digital camera to accept the new SDHC (Secure
Digital High Capacity) memory cards in addition to SD memory
cards. SDHC (also know as SD 2.0) is a FAT32-compliant format
designed for capacities up to 4GB or more.
PENTAX will ship the Optio S7 in September 2006 on a limited
basis for under $300.00 US.
PENTAX Imaging Company is an innovative leader in the production
of digital and film cameras, scopes, eyepieces, binoculars,
lenses, mobile printers, scanners and internet cameras. For more
than 80 years, PENTAX technology has developed durable, reliable
products that meet the needs of consumers and businesses. With
headquarters in Golden, Colorado, PENTAX Imaging Company is a
division of PENTAX of America, Inc.
PENTAX Optio S7 Features and Facts
Stylish and slim compact body
The thin, compact Optio S7 body features an attractive design
that is comfortable and convenient to carry for travel, special
events and everyday photography. A 3X optical zoom lens housed
in the slim, lightweight body features the PENTAX original
Sliding Lens System* and high-density mounting technology
*A PENTAX proprietary lens system which offsets the central lens
groups from the optical lens axis and houses the lens in two
steps in the lens cylinder for minimized overall body depth.
New Blur Reduction High ISO mode reduces camera shake and
subject blurring
The Optio S7 is equipped with a Blur Reduction mode,* a new
feature that allows photography at faster shutter speeds for
sharper images even in dim lighting conditions such as night
scenes and indoor sporting events. In this mode, the camera
automatically adjusts the sensitivity to as high as ISO 1600 to
match the brightness of the subject. The higher sensitivities
permit faster shutter speeds that effectively reduce not just
camera shake but also blurring caused by moving subjects.
*The image recording size is fixed at 4 MB (2304 x 1728 pixels)
when the Blur Reduction mode is selected.
Face Recognition AF & AE for beautiful one-step portraits
The camera includes the new Face Recognition AF & AE* function,
which allows you to take bright, beautiful photos of people with
perfectly focused faces free of shadows caused by exposing for
the background or for the colors of clothing. This useful
function automatically detects the position of the subject's
anywhere in the photo frame and then adjusts the focus and
optimizes the exposure for the detected position.
* This camera's Face Recognition AF & AE function uses the Face
Tracker face-recognition technology from FotoNation.
Auto-tracking AF continuously focuses on a moving subject
The Optio S7 auto-tracking AF feature continuously focuses on
subjects such as kids and pets that move around unpredictably.
Since the focus frame automatically follows the movement of the
subject inside the photo frame, you can be sure to capture those
instantaneous photo opportunities.
High-quality movies with an anti-shake function
The Optio S7 captures movies at 30 fps (frames per second) at
sizes up to 640 x 480 pixels with image quality rivaling
camcorders. Since it employs the DivX® (MPEG-4 compliant) movie
format,* the Optio S7 can record longer, high-quality movies.
Camera shake while filming can also be corrected automatically
by switching on the movie anti-shake feature.**
* The Optio S7 is DivX® certified. Movie playback is not
supported on Macintosh operating systems.
** Using the movie anti-shake function results in a narrower
field of view than during normal recording.
Auto Picture mode automatically determines the best settings
for the shooting conditions
The Auto Picture mode lets the camera automatically determine
the shooting conditions for Landscape, Portrait, Night Scene,
and Program modes and choose the optimum settings for each
subject. This PENTAX original function makes photography a lot
easier for users since it eliminates the necessity of making a
number of individual settings.
The image quality of 7.0 effective megapixels permits
beautiful, crisp prints even at large-format sizes
The Optio S7 produces clear images with impressive quality
thanks to the high resolution afforded by its 7.0 effective
megapixels and to its high-performance smc PENTAX lens. This
superlative resolution makes it possible to attain prints with
crisp details even when the photo is greatly enlarged.
Additionally, a high-performance ASIC*6supplies the camera with
dramatically more image-processing power, giving more natural
tone reproductions and textured portraits.
*Application Specific Integrated Circuit.
Supports the SDHC memory card for greater storage of
high-quality images and longer movies
The Optio S7 supports two removable storage media: the
conventional SD memory cards and the new SDHC memory cards.*
*SD High Capacity; these memory cards have capacities in excess
of 2 GB.
Red-eye correction available after shooting
The Optio S7 comes with FotoNation's red-eye correction
function, which can correct red-eye problems, a side effect of
flash photography, after the photo is taken. With the ability to
manually select the area to correct, this function allows for
more precise correction of red-eye photos.
Other features
Approximately 232,000 pixels high-resolution, 2.5 inch non-glare
LCD monitor with excellent outdoor visibility
Mode Palette provides quick access to 16 shooting modes and 15
playback modes
Frequently used functions can be assigned to the Green button
Digital zooming provides up to 4X magnification
Approximately 23 MB of built-in memory
Built-in AF spotbeam (on/off switching possible)
Includes the ACDSee for PENTAX image viewer/image management
softwareSupports PictBridge, DPOF functions, Exif Print, and
PRINT Image Matching
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