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Pentax Optio 450

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3 stars
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Review posted 7/15/03 Click to take a QuickTime tour of the Optio 450 Crafted from aluminum alloy with design accents on the lens bases, the Optio 550 and Optio 450 are comfortable to hold and simple to operate. An ultra-compact zoom system allows the lens to fully retract in two stages and helps reduceRead more
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Pros

  • Macro performance is good
  • color was a good bit better than average
  • well-designed

Cons

  • Shutter speeds from 1/4
  • 000 to eight seconds
  • optical viewfinder was a bit less accurate than average

Key specs

  • CCD
  • 7.144x5.358 mm
  • 4 Mpx
  • 2288, 1712 px
  • 4.6
  • Contrast Detect (sensor), Single, Live View
  • 1.5 in
  • no

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Pentax Optio 450 - Pros & Cons

Pentax Optio 450

Pros

  • Macro performance is good
  • color was a good bit better than average
  • well-designed
  • stylish compact models
  • Compact and sturdy with
  • Simple pro lighting and use tips
  • combination of 5x zoom and rugged

Cons

  • Shutter speeds from 1/4
  • 000 to eight seconds
  • optical viewfinder was a bit less accurate than average
  • Sets the video format to NTSC or PAL
  • Memory card corruption can happen with any card type and any camera manufacturer
  • lost photos due to a corrupted memory card
  • noticeable vignetting at 25mm
  • didn't have too much effect compared to a standard image
  • resolution drops to five megapixels
  • images are just a little soft at the default sharpening setting
  • compact flash card)

Pentax Optio 450 - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
1.5 in
Best:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Screen size: 6.7 in
IconISO maximum
400
Best:
Pentax KP
ISO maximum: 819200
IconEffective pixels
4 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
2288 x 1712 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

Pentax Optio 450 - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCCD
Sensor size0.28 in
Sensor photo detectors4.0 Mpx
Effective pixels4.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h4:3
Max resolution2288 x 1712 px
Other resolutions
  • 1600x1200
  • 1024x768
  • 640x480
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom5.0 x
Digital zoom4.0 x
Minimum aperture2.8
Maximum aperture4.6
Focal length equiv38 - 188
Autofocus
  • Contrast Detect
  • Single
  • Live View
Manual focusyes
Normal focus range23.62 in
Macro focus range0.79 in
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Photography features
Minimum shutter speed4.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
Shutter priorityyes
Aperture priorityyes
Exposure compensation plus2
Exposure compensation minus-2
Expousure compensation steps1/3
Built-in flashyes
Flash range5.2
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Flash ON
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
External flashno
Self-timeryes
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Dimensions
Weight8.82 oz
Width3.94 in
Height2.32 in
Depth1.57 in
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Power
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
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Other features
Timelapse recordingyes
Orientation sensorno
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Image
ISO
  • Auto
  • 80
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
ISO Autoyes
ISO minimum50
ISO maximum400
White balance presets6
Custom white balanceyes
Image stabilization typeNo
Uncompressed formatNo
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size1.5 in
Touch screenno
Live viewyes
Viewfinder
Optical
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Design
Body typeCompact
Colour of productSilver
Environmentally sealedno
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Storage
Internal storage16.0 mB
Storage types
  • SD
  • MMC
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Connectivity
HDMIno
USB version1.0
Remote controlyes

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