The model 50 is 14th camera to be launched in Pentax’s Optio digital range and with prices going down, and features going up, it’s offers a glimpse of the tough competition other manufactures are to face in the second half of 2005 and the run Christmas.
Currently the Optio 50 is the second cheapest camera, in the 5.0Megapixel band, that can be bought from online camera retailers pixmania.com, knocked from the top spot, by a measly £3, by Olympus’s Camedia C-180.
For those with a functioning knowledge of the current Optio range the model 50, closely resembles the S50, launched in Autum 2004, In fact if you pull up a comparison of the camera’s specifications that even though the 50 is almost £30 cheaper, both cameras are virtually identical.
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Pentax Optio 50 Digital Camera Enabling Even Novices to Achieve Impressive Images with Easy Operation
A compact, lightweight digital camera that makes digital photography easy for virtually anyone. Incorporating a handy “Simple� mode, it allows the user to quickly choose an icon that matches the subject at hand and have the camera select all the optimal settings automatically for the best possible results. And to ensure easy use continues no matter where you go, the Optio50 has also been designed to be powered by AA batteries, which are widely available internationally. But to be worthy of the PENTAX name, of course, ease of use is simply not enough. Indeed, the Optio50 offers the power and clarity of a 3X optical zoom lens and the sheer detail and high-level resolution of 5.0 effective megapixels, making it as sharp at shooting as it is easy to use.
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