Pentax Optio A30 Digital Camera Review
When Pentax introduced the Optio A20 in August 2006, they called it the “flagship of the Optio digital camera line”. After just 7 months, the aura has faded. While the ship is still there, the admiral has just transferred his flag.
A CLOSER LOOK
The Pentax Optio A30 is a largely automatic compact digital point and shoot, but Pentax has blessed it with Shutter Priority and Manual exposure modes should the shooter so desire. I’m a big fan of manual controls, particularly Aperture Priority, so kudos to Pentax for giving the camera some extra creative versatility. The A30 will do a fine job for folks who just want to put it on auto and blaze away, but offers the means for shooters to exert a little of their will on image creation when the mood strikes them. The 10 megapixel sensor will produce large files tailored to permit big enlargements or aggressive cropping to compose shots.
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