Pentax Optio 330GS Review

Overall Rating

Small, easy to use,

The dedicated Pentax case is lousy.

Have 2 other digital cameras, both Olympus. C1 & C700UZ. Purchased the Pentax as a small go anywhere camera. Totally amazed at its quality and the quality of its pictures. Good looking, well specified and fabulous value. I chose the 330GS as its powered by AA Batteries (not a silly battery pack), so you can use re-chargeables and are never caught out with a flat battery. I have to say I love everything about it, its dead easy as a point and shoot (you dont even have to read the handbook) Menu's offer lots of options, but are dead easy to understand even if its your first digital camera. For more involving photography you can mess with many of the settings. I took the camera out of the box, stuck a battery in and took it out that night to a smokey bar to see a live band. Took loads of pictures in low light conditions and with varying intensity of stage lighting from none to banks of coloured lights. I used both the 3x optical zoom and the digital zoom. I transfered the pictures to PC and everyone was clear and in focus and despite many of the pictures being flash shots, it avoided all the red eye.....Thinking of a sensible small, high quality, well built camera, look no further buy yourself a Pentax Optio 330GS.