Pentax Optio RZ18

Pentax Optio RZ18
Travel zoom Travel zoom
September, 2011

Summary Pentax RZ18

Prices Price
Camera only $230
all RZ18 prices
Score Snapsort rank
Within its price range #15 of 47 Among similar cameras #40 of 83
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Specifications Key specs
Zoom Help 18x Screen size Help 3.0"
Aperture Help f/3.2 Screen resolution Help 460k dots
Wide angle Help 25 mm Movie format Help 720p @ 30fps
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Pros

The Pentax RZ18 vs other recent compacts

Wide angle Great wide angle lens Help
25 mm
Zoom Huge zoom Help
18x
Light sensitivity Good maximum light sensitivity Help
6,400 ISO
Macro focus Good macro Help
1 cm

Cons

The Pentax RZ18 vs other recent compacts

GPS No GPS Help
Missing geo-tagging
HDR Lacks in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Thickness Thick Help
1.3"
Weight Heavy Help
178 g
Longest exposure Short exposures Help
4 seconds
Size Slightly large Help
Compact 97x61x33 mm
True resolution Lower true resolution Help
9.6 MP
Touch screen No touch screen Help
More buttons
Popularity Not so popular Help
Among snapsort users

The Pentax RZ18 vs other recent travel zooms

High-speed framerate High speed movies Help
Not supported
Sensor type Sensor type Help
CCD
3D Doesn't take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Movie format HD movies Help
720p @ 30fps
Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
1 fps
Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post

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