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Pentax Optio S1 was announced in 2011 and is a 1/2.3-inch (6.17 x 4.55 mm) Standard Compact camera with 14 Megapixel CCD sensor. Its native ISO ranges from 80 to 6,400. The camera has a Fixed 2.70" screen with 230k dot resolution. It has an image stabilization.
Pentax Optio S1 can capture video up to 1280 x 720 resolution.
In this section we present pros and cons of Pentax Optio S1.
And here are some specifications which fall into average criteria and are neither in PROs nor in CONs category:
Pentax Optio S1 has a 2.70" Fixed screen with 230k dot resolution which is quite low by today's standards.
Pentax Optio S1 features a 14 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 - 6,400.
Camera can take pictures up to 4288 x 3216 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolutions like 4224 x 2376, 3216 x 3216, 3072 x 2304, 1600 x 1200, 640 x 480 with 1:1, 4:3, 16:9 aspect ratios.
The camera has an image stabilization.
Pentax Optio S1 has a USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) input for data transfer. There is a Micro, Type D HDMI connector for video signal output.
Pentax Optio S1 comes with D-LI92 battery pack with battery life of 260 shots.
The camera has 97 MB internal storage and a single SD/SDHC/SDXC card slot.
Pentax Optio S1's shutter speed can go up to 1/1500 sec. Camera can shoot continuously up to 0.7 fps.
Pentax Optio S1 has a built-in flash with maximum range of 3.90 m.
Pentax Optio S1 has dimensions of 114 x 58 x 28 mm (4.49 x 2.28 x 1.1"). It weighs 157 g (0.35 lb / 5.54 oz), so it is a lightweight camera.
114 mm (4.49")
58 mm (2.28")
58 mm (2.28")
28 mm (1.1")
Pentax Optio S1 dimensions
We give scores to the camera for different type of photography based on its features and specifications. Let us see how Pentax Optio S1 is suitable for six different types of photography.
Pentax Optio S1 gets a score of 48 and is POOR choice for Landscape photography.
Pentax Optio S1 gets a score of 56 and is AVERAGE choice for Sports photography.
Pentax Optio S1 gets a score of 62 and is AVERAGE choice for Wildlife photography.
Pentax Optio S1 gets a score of 59 and is AVERAGE choice for Portrait photography.
Pentax Optio S1 gets a score of 82 and is GOOD choice for Street photography.
Pentax Optio S1 gets a score of 86 and is EXCELLENT choice for Travel photography.
We evaluate Pentax Optio S1 and give score of 52 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 S1 a score of 48 for Sensor parameters.
We give Pentax Optio S1 a score of 58 for Photo parameters.
We give Pentax Optio S1 a score of 43 for Video parameters.
We give Pentax Optio S1 a score of 58 for Focusing parameters.
We give Pentax Optio S1 a score of 50 for Screen and Viewfinder parameters.
We give Pentax Optio S1 a score of 60 for Connectivity parameters.
We give Pentax Optio S1 a score of 43 for Battery, Storage and Physical parameters.
For a full specification list please go to the specifications page:
