Pentax Optio A30 Digital Compact Camera [10MP, 3x optical]

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Pentax does it again

Pentax A30 Optio

Almost perfect

Buy with caution!

fine but could be better

Pentax Optio A30 Digital Compact Camera [10MP, 3x optical]

Manufacturer: Pentax
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

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ASIN: B000NI6J7W
Release Date: 2007-02-13

Customer Reviews:

Pentax does it again.......2007-10-11

I was a little wary after reading some of the reviews on here but as I've owned at least five Pentax's in the past, I decided to upgrade my compact anyway.

Although I think the picture quality doesn't match my *ist DS SLR (I wouldn't really expect it to) it's still good. I have recharged my battery for the weekend purely because of the negative reviews but it lasted a long weekend in Northern Ireland and two weeks of mostly being switched off and was still showing full bars when I checked it last night.
Easy to use, good looking, nice big screen and although the same height & width of my old compact, the slimness is much more pocket friendly.

Looks like the old Optio 430 will join my other old cameras, gathering dust.

Pentax A30 Optio.......2007-06-17

I've had this camera for a couple of weeks now and recently used it on a holiday. I cannot understand the couple of negative reviews that certain others have given this. These are my opinions:
1) Great picture quality.
2) Very fast start up time
3) Screen is not any more susceptible to scratching than anything else I've seen that has a screen. Try taking care of your nigh on £200 camera!
4) I found the battery life to be excellent. I only needed to charge the camera once in a week. Perhaps other users are taking longer videos with it and draining the battery?
5) Very easy to use - menus are sensible and straight forward

Overall I'm very happy with this camera and wouldn't consider swapping it.

Almost perfect.......2007-06-06

I'm surprised to see only negative reviews of this camera at Amazon. I bought it when it was released and never regretted it since.

Some points contrary to the experiences of previous reviewers:
- my camera does not have any noticeable scratches on the screen after 2,5 months of *everyday* use
- the previous reviewer probably has a very sensitive ears - I think the noise level is the same as most other compact cameras I tried, and the only sound I hear is camera focusing/moving the lens
- the menu is very intuitive and PC-like with hints (very subjective criteria of course)
- macro mode shots are pretty good
- buttons respond just fine
- screen is bright and crisp, and remains reasonably visible even in sunlight

Pros:
- fast launch/shutdown (2 seconds at most) and capture (less then a second with hi-speed SD card)
- flexible settings (JPEG quality, video quality, photo sizes, etc)
- really tiny
- decent shots in bad lightning
- huge shots (10MP is not a joke)

Cons:
- battery life could be better (one battery is not enough for a day)
- no RAW mode (but which compact camera has it?)

In the end it is probably one of the best compact cameras at the moment - really small, and still capable.

Buy with caution!.......2007-06-04

Having read other reviews it seems the problems I have had with this camera may be because of a dodgy supply. I bought from cameras2u which you must avoid doing!

fine but could be better.......2007-04-24

I was originally going to buy a canon ixus 60, which I had tried in the shop and is a lovely responsive little camera. Then I found this one and because my last compact was the excellent pentax optio 750z I thought if they are anything alike then that would be great... here are the facts.

10 megapixels is ok but is it really necessary and did I really want to pay to get that. I think 6 would have been fine.

Why do I have to press two buttons to get the shake reduction to work?

The only button that is responsive is the shutter; the rest need a bit of time to think.

And lastly the quality of the screen is quite poor.

So you pay more and you get 10mp, annoying buttons and a crap screen. However if you get it all set up right you do get some nice results. I think next time ill get a canon.

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PowerSmart 6750mAh Camcorder Battery replacement for SONY BVM-D9, DSR-501, LMD-650 / AG, PVM Series. Compatible with Dionic 90

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ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

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Made with the highest quality cell *Three-month warranty

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Compatible Part Numbers: Dionic 90 Fit model: Sony BVM-D9 Sony DSR-501 Sony LMD-650 Sony AG Series AG-DVC62 with Adapter QR-DVC10, AG-DVC32 with Adapter QR-DVC10, AG-DVC15 with Adapter QR-DVC10, AG-DVC60 with Adapter QR-DVC10, AG-DVX100A with Adapter QR-DVC10, AG-DVX100 with Adapter QR-DVC10 Sony PVM Series PVM-5041, PVM-6041, PVM-8040, PVM-8041Q, PVM-8042Q, PVM-8044Q, PVM-8045Q, PVM-9041Q, PVM-9044Q, PVM-9L2/9L3

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4GB Meizu Mini Player (MP3/MP4 (White)

Manufacturer: Dane-Elec
ProductGroup: CE
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Product Features:

4GB of Built in Flash Memory. High Quality screen 2.4 inch TFT 320x240 High Definition.

Music Formats: MP3, WMA, DRM 9, WAV and OGG with sound effects and base amplifications. Video Formats: AVI, MPEG4, wide high definition sceen. (MPEG4 codec Xvid definition 320x240)

Image Formats: JPG, GIF and BMP, photo album and slide show functions

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Built in microphone and USB 2.0 interface. Battery life: up to 20 hours audio play back.

ASIN: B000M8MWCE

Product Description

Meizu's M6 Mini Player has just positioned itself as the style & performance leader in the portable music player category. Smaller in size than a credit card these incredible players are packed with features. Supports MP3, MP2, WMA, OGG audio files. Voice recording. Mobile Disk. Synchronized song lyric showing. Text view. Photos browse.Games. Features include 2.4" 260K-color QVGA (320x240) large and vibrant TFT-LCD screen. Unique design and Super Mini Aluminum alloy body High speed USB2.0 interface. High capacity USB flash storage for mobile disk. Built-in Microphone supports high quality recording, up to 9 hours of long recording time Dynamic graphics menu. Human user operating interface. Supports various music formats, MP3, WMA, WAV, OGG, etc.Movie playback, supports AVI format. Photo album + Slide show: BMP, JPG, GIF formats Innovative power supply design, reducing the interferences and noises. High precise electronic components coupled with 8 layers PCB ensure the clearness of sound quality. Windows98 SE/ME/2000/XP, Mac and Linux OS.

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Cisco 837 ADSL Broadband Router - Router - DSL - EN, Fast EN external

Manufacturer: CISCO SYSTEMS - ENTERPRISE
ProductGroup: CE
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ASIN: B000086A1M
Release Date: 2005-06-02

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Cisco 837 ADSL Broadband Router - Router + 4-port switch - DSL - EN, Fast EN external

Manufacturer: CISCO SYSTEMS - ENTERPRISE
ProductGroup: CE
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Release Date: 2005-06-02

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2 x Epson Compatible T059740 [ T0597 ] Light Black Cartridge - - - Found in - Stylus Photo R2400

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Found in - Stylus Photo R2400

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2 x Epson Compatible T059740 [ T0597 ] Light Black Cartridge - - - Found in - Stylus Photo R2400

Manufacturer: Xprint
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Our Ink - The specially formulated inks used in each of our cartridges are specifically designed to equal and exceed OEM performance.
Why use Xprint Cartridges? - All cartridges are 100% new, 100% compatible and are manufactured to the highest ISO 90001 standards for the EU.
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