Pentax Optio M60 (Pentax Optio M60)

Member Name: adamp111

Product:	Pentax Optio M60
Date:	12/05/09 (59 review reads)
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Advantages: Stylish, easy to use, good daylight shots

Disadvantages: Poor in dim conditions, questionable build quality

I bought the Pentax Optio M60 on a Friday, used it on a Saturday, and returned it on a Monday. The camera is stylish and good looking, but regrettably developed a fault after one nights usage. This in itself is inconvenient, and does not speak well for the build quality. All could have been forgiven had it not been for the substandard image quality that the camera also suffered from.

The daylight shots were fine, although it struggled with mixed lighting conditions. What really let the camera down were night time shots. As noted by other reviewers, the lack of hardware based image stabilisation and focusing assistance measures seriously hinders the night time performance of this camera; shots were blurry, grainy, poorly defined, and with terrible red eye.

The M60 did have some redeeming features; the battery survived all evening after being charged for just 4 hours, the daylight shots were crisp and good quality, the menu system was easy to navigate, and the M60 is a genuine 'point and shoot' camera.

I would not recommend this camera to a friend; it's stylish, with good quality daylight shots, but it struggles with dim conditions and the unit I was supplied with broke after just one night..

Summary: An average camera with good daytime shots but poor performance at night.

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