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| Poor | Average | Good | Excellent | |
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 Screen size | 2.4 in Best: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710 Screen size: 6.7 in | |||
 ISO maximum | 400 Best: Pentax KP ISO maximum: 819200 | |||
 Effective pixels | 7 Mpx Best: Hasselblad H6D-100c Effective pixels: 100 Mpx | |||
 Max resolution | 3072 x 2304 px Best: Leica M11 Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px | |||
| Sensor type | CCD |
|---|---|
| Sensor size | 0.23 in |
| Sensor photo detectors | 7.0 Mpx |
| Effective pixels | 7.0 Mpx |
| Image ratio w:h | 4:3 |
| Max resolution | 3072 x 2304 px |
| Other resolutions |
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| Optical zoom | 3.0 x |
|---|---|
| Digital zoom | 4.0 x |
| Minimum aperture | 2.8 |
| Maximum aperture | 4.8 |
| Focal length equiv | 36 - 108 |
| Focus adjustment | Auto |
| Autofocus |
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| Manual focus | yes |
| Normal focus range | 19.69 in |
| Macro focus range | 5.91 in |
| Minimum shutter speed | 4.0 s |
|---|---|
| Maximum shutter speed | 1.0 s |
| Shutter priority | no |
| Aperture priority | no |
| Exposure compensation plus | 2 |
| Exposure compensation minus | -2 |
| Expousure compensation steps | 1/3 |
| Self-timer delay |
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| Built-in flash | yes |
| Flash range | 4.4 |
| Flash modes |
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| External flash | no |
| Scene modes |
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| Self-timer | yes |
| Body type | Compact |
|---|---|
| Colour of product | Silver |
| Environmentally sealed | no |
| Internal storage | 11.0 mB |
|---|---|
| Compatible memory cards | SD |
| Storage types |
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| HDMI | no |
|---|---|
| USB version | 1.0 |
| Remote control | No |
| PictBridge | yes |
| ISO |
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|---|---|
| ISO Auto | yes |
| ISO minimum | 80 |
| ISO maximum | 400 |
| White balance presets | 5 |
| White balance modes |
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| Custom white balance | no |
| Image stabilization type | No |
| Uncompressed format | No |
| Screen size | 2.4 in |
|---|---|
| Screen technology | LCD |
| Screen dots | 112000 |
| Touch screen | no |
| Live view | yes |
| Viewfinder | None |
| Maximum resolution | 640 x 480 px |
|---|---|
| Video recording | yes |
| Supported video file formats | AVI |
| Motion JPEG frame rate | 28.0 fps |
| Weight | 4.85 oz |
|---|---|
| Width | 3.72 in |
| Height | 2.42 in |
| Depth | 1.39 in |
| Battery technology | Alkaline |
|---|
| Timelapse recording | no |
|---|---|
| Orientation sensor | no |
Pre-CES 2007: Just three days in to 2007 and Pentax becomes the first company to announce a new digital camera. The Optio E30 is a body re-design and feature upgrade to Pentax's affordable (low end) E series digital cameras, it features a seven megapixel CCD sensor, three times optical zoom lens, 11 MB of built-in flash storage and movie clips at 640x480 resolution. The E30 should retail for around US$150 and will be available in February.
Another sub-£100 compact comes under the spotlight
New budget digital snapper may be inexpensive but that does not stop it from being a capable performer
Pentax E30 review, find out how the E30 stacks up against the competition in our real-world review with in-depth image quality comparisons.
Pentax Optio E30 (Compact Camera): 2.5 out of 5 stars from 2 genuine reviews on Australia's largest opinion site ProductReview.com.au.
The Pentax Optio E30 offers a friendly, perky interface, a simple control layout and an automatic 'green' mode to make it easy to start snapping. A budget price and use of SD cards and AA batteries make it ideal for children
Budget it may be but it’s certainly worth a lot for anyone requiring an easy to use but high-resolution budget snapper
