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Pentax Optio E85 was announced in 2009 and is a 1/2.3-inch (6.17 x 4.55 mm) Standard Compact camera with 12 Megapixel CCD sensor. Its native ISO ranges from 80 to 3,200. The camera has a Fixed 2.70" screen with 230k dot resolution.
Pentax Optio E85 can capture video up to 640 x 480 resolution.
In this section we present pros and cons of Pentax Optio E85.
And here are some specifications which fall into average criteria and are neither in PROs nor in CONs category:
Pentax Optio E85 has a 2.70" Fixed screen with 230k dot resolution which is quite low by today's standards.
Pentax Optio E85 features a 12 megapixel 1/2.3-inch CCD sensor with dimensions of 6.17 x 4.55 mm and a total area of 28.1 mm2. Its native ISO range is 80 - 3,200.
Camera can take pictures up to 4000 x 3000 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolutions like 3072 x 2304, 2592 x 1944, 2048 x 1536, 1920 x 1080, 1024 x 768 with 4:3, 16:9 aspect ratios.
The camera does not have an image stabilization.
Pentax Optio E85 has a USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) input for data transfer.
Pentax Optio E85 comes with D-LI95 battery pack.
The camera has 10 MB internal storage and a single SD/SDHC card slot.
Pentax Optio E85's shutter speed can go up to 1/2000 sec. Camera can shoot continuously up to 1.1 fps.
Pentax Optio E85 has a built-in flash with maximum range of 3.00 m.
Pentax Optio E85 has dimensions of 93 x 58 x 24 mm (3.66 x 2.28 x 0.94"). It weighs 145 g (0.32 lb / 5.11 oz), so it is a lightweight camera.
93 mm (3.66")
58 mm (2.28")
Pentax Optio E85 dimensions
We give scores to the camera for different type of photography based on its features and specifications. Let us see how Pentax Optio E85 is suitable for six different types of photography.
Pentax Optio E85 gets a score of 47 and is POOR choice for Landscape photography.
Pentax Optio E85 gets a score of 39 and is BAD choice for Sports photography.
Pentax Optio E85 gets a score of 51 and is POOR choice for Wildlife photography.
Pentax Optio E85 gets a score of 47 and is POOR choice for Portrait photography.
Pentax Optio E85 gets a score of 81 and is GOOD choice for Street photography.
Pentax Optio E85 gets a score of 86 and is EXCELLENT choice for Travel photography.
We evaluate Pentax Optio E85 and give score of 42 out of 100. We also give separate scores for 7 different categories according to the available features and specifications some of which are listed below. These evaluations are relative and may change each time a new camera is added to the database.
We give Pentax Optio E85 a score of 46 for Sensor parameters.
We give Pentax Optio E85 a score of 27 for Photo parameters.
We give Pentax Optio E85 a score of 2 for Video parameters.
We give Pentax Optio E85 a score of 59 for Focusing parameters.
We give Pentax Optio E85 a score of 50 for Screen and Viewfinder parameters.
We give Pentax Optio E85 a score of 44 for Connectivity parameters.
We give Pentax Optio E85 a score of 49 for Battery, Storage and Physical parameters.
For a full specification list please go to the specifications page:
