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HomeMorePentax Optio M20 7MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom |
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| $58.99 | Used
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- Mint | | | $169.00 | New | | | $169.00 | New | | | $174.95 | New | | | $199.96 | New | |
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| $169.00 | New | | | $169.00 | New | | | $174.95 | New | | | $199.96 | New | |
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| $58.99 | Used
- Good | | | $159.00 | Used
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 Died as soon as warranty was over Jul 27, 2010
I had this camera for one year. The shutter button fell off while my son was getting married. No more photos for me!
When I got home I looked up the warranty. It ran out about 1 day after the camera broke. So I checked out the service centers that Pentax offered for repairs. When I contacted the one nearest me, they said the flat rate to fix the camera was almost exactly the same amount as I had paid to buy it new.
Next time I will buy an extended warranty, or assume that under $100 digital cameras are also in the "disposable camera" category.
Not good enough in 2010 Mar 19, 2010
In the hunt for a cheap point and shoot, based on the stellar reviews in Amazon I bought the Pentax M20. After buying the camera and using it for a little while, I realized that what might have been good in 2006 is not necessarily good in 2010.
The good:
1. Compact
2. Accepts SDHC
3. Lots of different scenes and modes
4. 640x480 video
5. Program mode provides decent manual control over exposure
6. Green button gives a idiot-proof mode (but auto/green mode doesn't produce the best pictures)
7. Lost of in-camera post processing options (cropping, etc.)
The bad:
1. Auto mode is pretty bad, almost always I get much better pictures using the program mode
2. Poor LCD resolution (makes it more difficult to compose), an optical tunnel viewfinder might have somewhat alleviated this problem
3. Poor low light photos, anything above ISO 200 seems grainy
4. Photos lack sharpness, almost all the pictures I took lacked sharpness and seemed a bit soft.
5. Horrible auto white balance
6. Image Stabilization is a sham, doesn't really work
Don't bother with this camera if you want good quality pictures. Your cellphone camera might do a better job than this camera.
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 Never received camera Dec 30, 2009
The camera was ordered through Reiger Store and returned to the store because of a wrong address on the package. I emailed Reiger Store twice and confirmed that I had given them the proper address. They have not gotten back to me.
 Great camera Apr 21, 2009
I broke this camera, but it was so great to use that I had to have another one, same model, etc. The seller, Fallenleaf, was very easy to work with and get in contact with.
Great color, easy to use Aug 28, 2008
I have had this camera for over a year and have take about 1000
photos with it. Almost all in Auto mode. Pictures have great color
saturation. Focus is good - not significant blurriness except
on horizon in some distant lanscape shots recently. Perhaps I need to take a close look and clean my lens which I know has caused me bluriness problems in other cameras. Good size and relatively rugged.
I would definitely buy again.
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