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Pentax Optio E30

Author Cliff Smith
Published 16th Apr 2007
Manufacturer Pentax
Price £80.85 (Exc VAT)
as reviewed £95.00 (Inc VAT)
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Features Score 3 for Features
Image Quality Score 6 for Image Quality
Value Score 5 for Value
Overall Score 5 for Overall
Pentax Optio E30
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A range of test shots are shown over the next two pages. Here, the full size image has been reduced for bandwidth purposes, and in some case a crop taken from the original full resolution image has been placed below it in order for you to gain an appreciation of the overall quality.




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For comparison with other compacts, here's my usual shot of the cathedral window. Click to see a full-sized version.





This is a crop from near the centre of the previous image. The level of detail is quite poor for a 7MP camera.



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The 3x zoom lens on the E30 isn't too bad, producing relatively good edge-to-edge sharpness and only slight barrel distortion.





This is a corner crop from the previous image, showing the lack of corner blurring.



 

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