Pentax Optio S1

Pentax Optio S1
Ultra compact Ultra compact
March, 2011

Summary Pentax S1

Prices Price
Camera only $165 - $236
all S1 prices
Score Snapsort rank
Within its price range #9 of 15 Among similar cameras #23 of 31
details details
Specifications Key specs
Zoom Help 5x Screen size Help 2.7"
Aperture Help f/3.9 Screen resolution Help 230k dots
Wide angle Help 28 mm Movie format Help 720p @ 30fps
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Pentax Optio S1

Pros

The Pentax S1 vs other recent compacts

Macro focus Good macro Help
1 cm
Thickness Thin Help
0.8"
Lowest price Inexpensive Help
$164.59
Size Quite small Help
Ultra compact 91x53x20 mm
Weight Light Help
115 g

The Pentax S1 vs other recent ultra compacts

Light sensitivity (boost) High boost light sensitivity Help
6,400 ISO

Cons

The Pentax S1 vs other recent compacts

Zoom Below average zoom Help
5x
Wide angle Poor wide angle lens Help
28 mm
Screen size Small screen Help
2.7"
Sensor type Sensor type Help
CCD
Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Longest exposure Short exposures Help
4 seconds
Aperture Narrow aperture Help
f/3.9
Movie format HD movies Help
720p @ 30fps
HDR Lacks in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Announced Old Help
March, 2011
Fastest shutter speed Slow shutter speed Help
1/1600 of a second

The Pentax S1 vs other recent ultra compacts

Screen resolution Low resolution screen Help
230k dots
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
3,200 ISO
Touch screen No touch screen Help
More buttons
3D Doesn't take 3D photos Help
No 3d support

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