Pentax Optio S1: Features
The Optio S1 has a 14 megapixel sensor and a 5x optical zoom lens, which is a 35mm equivalent of 28 - 140mm, for shooting landscapes and close-up. To help avoid blurry images, the camera has a Shake Reduction mechanism. Taking people pictures is made easy with Face Detection and Smile Capture modes.
Other shooting modes available are Auto, P mode, 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 and HDR.
The Optio S1 can also do some photo editing, such as rotation, red-eye compensation, resize and cropping as well as applying digital filters such as black & white, miniature, HDR, sepia, toy camera, retro, colour, extract colour, colour emphasis, soft and brightness.
The Optio S1 records videos in 16:9, 720p HD format as well as VGA (640x480) and QVGA (320x240) at 30 or 15.
Key Features
- 14 megapixel sensor
- Wide angle 5x optical zoom lens (28-140mm)
- 2.7in screen
- Sensor shift SR Shake Reduction system
- 720p HD Video recording at 30fps
- 5cm Super Macro mode
- 3.2fps continuous shooting
- Face Detection, Smile Detection, and Blink Detection
- HDR mode for high dynamic range
- SD/SDHC/SDXC memory card support
- In camera charging via USB
- 91mm x 53mm x 20mm
Pentax Optio S1: Handling
Using the camera poses no issues. Even though there are no rubber grips it is easy enough to hold, the buttons are well placed and easy to press. The menus are laid out well and simple to navigate through. The camera is ready to shoot within a couple of seconds and focusing speed is good, as is shot-to-shot speed.
The CIPA rating for the battery is 180 shots and during testing this seems about correct, if you are going out shooting for a whole day, it is worth considering carrying a spare.
Under drive shooting, the camera has a self-timer of 2 or 10 seconds and you can also use a Pentax Remote Control, which can be instant or on a 3 second delay. There is also Continuous and Burst Shooting. Continuous Shooting takes full size images when the shutter is held down and in testing was capable of 0.9fps. Bust Shooting reduces the resolution to 5 megapixels but shoots at 3.3fps.
The CIPA rating for the battery is 180 shots and during testing this seems about correct, if you are going out shooting for a whole day, it is worth considering carrying a spare.
Under drive shooting, the camera has a self-timer of 2 or 10 seconds and you can also use a Pentax Remote Control, which can be instant or on a 3 second delay. There is also Continuous and Burst Shooting. Continuous Shooting takes full size images when the shutter is held down and in testing was capable of 0.9fps. Bust Shooting reduces the resolution to 5 megapixels but shoots at 3.3fps.
Pentax Optio S1: Performance
When shooting wide and with full optical zoom, detail is good throughout the images. Images are well exposed with good colour, although in the below wide-angle example there is some clear purple fringing in the trees. The camera has a minimum focus distance of 5cm so it is difficult to get really close to your subject but when using Super Macro mode, pleasant macro images are produced with plenty of detail.
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