good picture quality (Pentax Optio E30)

Member Name: Pete Ratcliffe

Product:	Pentax Optio E30
Date:	28/07/09 (5 review reads)
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Advantages: quick and simple to use

Disadvantages: Unreliable in hot weather

Bought my Pentax Optio camera just over 18 months ago,easy to use,fantasic picture quality however on taking the camera overseas on our holidays it`s let us down by freezing !!!!! the zoom not working and not been able to review the photos,this happened last year and the problem seemed to rectifi itself be removing the batteries for a while,but this year no such luck,4 days into the holiday the same again,zoom not working,unable to review photos and now an extra,not been able to change the picture mode !!!! I took all the precautions from the manual,keeping the camera dry and not leaving it exposed to temperature changes but it still let me down again,i didn`t pay loads for this camera,i read the reviews and they don`t mention this problem.Iv`e been home from my holidays and the cameras still faulty,took it in for repair and the price is at least £100 for Pentax just to look at it,next year back to my old faithfull 35 mm camera,no fuss,no playbck,no zoom but i know i can rely on it !!!!!!

Summary: Good camera in the UK but not for hot climates

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