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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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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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