As the old photographer's adage has it: "what's the best camera? It's the one you have with you" - meaning that there's no point in all the DSLR quality in the world if you leave it at home because you don't want to carry the bulk. The Pentax Optio S does not have that problem: it might not have been the very first camera which could reasonably have called itself an ultra-compact, but it was certainly among the earliest to be both a technical and a commercial success. Dating from 2003 as it does, it's naturally showing its age a little now, but it remains a good enough camera that I carry it with me frequently simply because of its size. That ...  Read the complete review

Have had Optio S for two weeks, taking both indoor and outdoor pics with a variety of settings. Picture quality at best resolution is stunning. Has some problems autofocusing in low light, but it has a manual focus. The Minolta Dimage Xi did not. Loaded with features found on larger digital cameras - see technical specs. Only complaint is the tiny multi-function toggle button. Easy to get wrong function - takes some getting used to. Battery life is about 2 hours with LCD display constantly on. Need spare battery for travel - currently hard to find as of April 2, 2003. If you are looking for a tiny camera, but loaded with features, and excellent picture quality, .  Read the complete review

I have never used a digital camera before in my life but I decided I needed one to go with internet auctions and for my own general use. I was looking for something pretty basic and something not too expensive so I went and brought a Praktica DCZ 2.2S. For someone who has never used anything like this it's perfect for getting started with, the internal memory was pretty limited only allowing 30 pictures but that is what you would expect with the item I brought. The picture quality is very good, much better if you use a memory card and it comes with it's own software so you can use the camera for all sorts of tasks. It comes with a self ...  Read the complete review

I bout this camera 8 years ago and when I went on holiday it was stolen. I was so gutted and when I came back to the UK I paid a little bit more to buy the same camera. I really like the variety of options the camera provides and the quality of photos you can take. People have commented on the quality of the photos I take and it's all down to the camera. You can choose the pixel level and so the amount of photos you can take can go up or down. The best place to take quality photos with this camera is outside. The photos are really easy to upload. There are however few downsides to this camera. Since owning the camera I have had to buy 3 different batteries to replace the  Read the complete review