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 Pentax junk Feb 13, 2010
First camera DOA, lens extended on power up and the camera locked up. Have to pop battery out to reset.
Sent back, 2nd camera worked about 3 months and then the famous date-time resets everytimg you power off. Very common read dpreview.
Got it fixed under warranty (PCB repair) and 6 months later the problem reappeared.
Picture quality good though very contrasty and oversharpened. Divx video is horrific. LCD near impossible to see in daylight. Battery life non-existent
 Nice Camera :) Aug 20, 2009
My husband bought me this camera about 2 years ago for my birthday, and now again that my birthday is approaching in 6 days, my husband purchased me the new Pentax 70x. I loved this camera when I first got it, however after a year of having it, no drops or any misuse. The lense wouldnt shut properly, and the pictures are always blurry. Its like you have to wait for the camera to adjust whenever you need to take a picture, and take multiple pictures until it does. Also, the camera will turn on and the lense will go out, and then turn itself off right away even with a fully charged battery. I love Pentax products, I have used their cameras all my life and my husband has a scope for his rifle made by them. For some reason this camera is just iffy after a year of use. I also find that it is very pricey on Amazon.com. Much cheaper on QVC and you get a kit full of extras.
Pentax will take you to the cleaners. Jul 27, 2009
DO NOT BUY PENTAX- THE CUSTOMER SERVICE IS TERRIBLE. The product is just as bad. Amazon needs to really consider dumping them.
 Great little camera for the price! Jul 17, 2009
I just bought this Pentax Optio A30 as a replacement for my old Pentax Optio M20 that died from one fall too many. I took a chance on buying a used unit to keep the price down, but I have had no problems with it so far.
The shake reduction feature is great. The pictures are much sharper than the M20.
I do prefer the battery option in the M20 of AA rather than the charger type, but I'll just have to get a spsre to carry.
I haven't yet taken a video, but I expect that function to be at least as good as the M20.
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do not buy this camera! Mar 07, 2009
This camera breaks with the slightest impact! I bought it 3 times, I should know! First time, i put it in my purse without a case, next time I tried to use it, it would not stay on. So, I bought a new one, because the quality of the pictures is pretty amazing...second time around, it fell from the couch onto my hardwood floors..same thing: would not stay on. So, I bought a 3rd one, and lo and behold, it stopped working too, but this time, for no apparent reason. I am giving up on this camera and shopping around for another brand.
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