Pentax Optio S1 Review

3.5

June 22, 2011 | Gavin Stoker |

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Specifications

Type
Camera Type	Digital zoom compact camera
Sensor
Type	1/2.3'' CCD
Size	1/2.3''
Effective Pixels	Approx. 14 megapixels
Still	14M, 10M (1:1) 10M (16:9), 7M, 2M (16:9), 640 (640 x 480 pixels)
Movie	HDTV 720p (1280x720), VGA (640x480), QVGA (320x240)? at 30 or 15 fps
Colour Depth	12 bits x 3 colours
Sensitivity	Auto, Fixed (ISO 64 - 6400)
Shake Reduction	CCD-shift Shake Reduction
Lens
Focal Length	5?25mm f/3.9(W) - f/5.7(T), equ. to 28?140mm in 35mm
Digital Zoom	Optical zoom: 5x Digital zoom: approx. 6.7x Intelligent zoom: approx. 7x at 7M, approx. 33.5x at 640 (including optical zoom)
Construction	PENTAX zoom lens, 9 elements in 8 groups (4 aspherical elements)
Focusing System
Type	TTL Contrast detection Autofocus system
Functions	9-point Multi?AF, Spot AF, Auto?tracking AF (anticipating moving subject)
Focus Range (automatic)	Normal : 0.4m ? infinity (at wide setting), 1m ? infinity (at tele setting) Macro : 0.1m ? 0.5m (at wide setting), 0.3 m ? 0.5m (at medium magnification) Super macro : 0.05m ? 0.30m (at wide setting) Infinity-landscape, Pan Focus, Manual Focus: available? ?
AF assist	AF assist lamp at front
Screen
Type	2.7'' (6.86cm) colour LCD, extra wide angle viewing with AR coating
Resolution	approx. 230k dots
Playback	Blink detection, Slideshow, Miniature Filter, Image Rotation, HDR Filter, Digital Filters, Frame Composite, Movie Edit, Red eye Compensation, Resize, Cropping, Image/Sound Copy, Voice Memo, Protect, DPOF, Start-up Image
Shutter
Type	Program controlled electronic auto exposure with electronic shutter with CCD
Speed	1/6000 - 1/4 sec. 4 sec max. (Night Scene mode)
Exposure system
Metering	Multi-segment metering, Centre-weighted metering, Spot metering
Exposure Modes	Auto Picture, Program, Blue Sky, Landscape, Flower, Sunset, Night Scene, Night Scene Portrait, Portrait, Natural Skin Tone, Food, Digital SR, Kids, Pet, Sport, Surf & Snow, Fireworks, Frame Composite, Party, Candlelight, Text, Miniature Filter, HDR Filter, Movie, Green
Compensation	+/- 2EV (1/3EV steps)
Flash
Type	Integrated auto flash control
Modes	Flash-on and Flash-off modes "Red-eye" reduction function
Effective Range	Wide: approx. 0.3 ? 3.6m (ISO Auto) Tele: approx. 1.0 ? 2.5m (ISO Auto)
Exposure Parameters
Modes	One shot, Self-timer (2 or 10 sec), Continuous shooting, Burst shooting, Remote Control
Face Recognition	Face recognition (detects up to 16 faces), Smile capture, Smile detection and auto-picture)
White Balance	Auto, Daylight, Shade, Tungsten light, Fluorescent light, Manual setting
Digital Filter	B&W, Sepia, Toy Camera, Retro, Colour, Extract Colour, Colour Emphasis, Soft, Brightness?
Movie
Recording	Sound : Yes Movie “Shake reduction” ? stabilized video Duration : Depends on memory card capacity Resolution : HDTV (1280x720), VGA (640x480), QVGA (320x240), at 30 or 15 fps Dedicated REC button at the camera's back
Editing	Yes
Playback
Options	Slideshow, Image Rotation, Miniature Filter, HDR Filter, Digital Filter(B&W , Sepia, Toy Camera, Retro, Color, Extract Color, Color Emphasis, Soft, Brightness Filter), Frame Composite, Movie Edit, Red-eye Compensation, Resize, Cropping, Image/Sound Copy, Voice Memo, Protect, DPOF, Startup Screen?
Storage
Internal	Approx 42.7 MB
External	Compatible with SD, SDHC and SDXC cards
File Format	JPEG (Exif 2.3), DCF 2.0, DPOF Print image Matching III AVI (Motion JPEG), WAV (PCM) mono
Special Features
Features	World time: 75 cities, 28 time zones Others: CCD-shift Shake Reduction Digital Shake Reduction Movie Shake Reduction Noise reduction if shutter speed exceeds 0.25 sec ?
Language	English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Japanese, Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Greek, Russian, Thai, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
Interface
Interface	USB 2.0 (Hi-Speed), PC / AV terminal (PAL / NTSC)
Power
Source	Rechargeable D?LI78 Lithium?ion battery
Performance	Approx. 180 shots and 120 min in play mode
Dimensions
Height	54 mm
Width	90 mm
Depth	20 mm
Weight	110 g unloaded, 126 g loaded and ready
Compatibility
PC	Windows XP SP3, Vista^TM and 7
Mac	OS X 10.3.9 or above
Accessories
Included Software	Arcsoft Media Impression for PENTAX
Kit Content	AV cable, USB cable, Li-ion battery, power adapter, strap and software
Optional	Leather case, leather strap, weatherproof remote control, battery charger