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Summary: Bright Bright Day Camera
Review: Camera needs a _LOT_ of light , anything dusk-ie or indoor and things get very noisy (I guess as it tries to compensate for low light) Pictures sometime have a bright 1 pixel horizontal line at the very bottom of the image or a dark line about 8 pixels from the top 8 pixels high. Images are also "washed out" and something bright objects seems to bleed (making a halo like effect) , I don't know if it's due to poor focus of the CCD.
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Summary: Not worth the price
Review: I actually bought two cameras for comparison: this Pentax and a Sony Mavica 85. I liked the features of the Sony, but didn't like the floppy disk feature or the low resolution 480 x 640. The Pentax offered six levels of resolution and compact flash capability. The first Pentax I bought took terrible flash pictures! Unless you were right up close, the picture came out very dark and the background was non-visible. It also had several bad pixels that showed up when you enlarged the pictures. Daylight pictures turned out fine. I finally took the camera back to the store and asked to try another one. I took a flash in a completely darkened store room and the picture came out fine. Evidently there was something wrong with the flash syncronization on the first camera. I have taken about 80 pictures on the replacement camera and they have all come out fine. One caution: the camera eats batteries if you're not conservative with the viewer. My first set of pictures lasted about 20 pictures taken and viewed several times. I have since bought a multivoltage AC adapter (2500ma) and I am still on the first set of replacement batteries. I have also bought rechargeable batteries for extended use. Always use the AC adapter to upload the pictures to your computer. I'm very pleased with this camera. It wasn't bought for professional use. It takes great pictures for printing up to 5x7 format in the highest resolution (960x1280). I bought the camera before Thanksgiving and got a rebate from the store. That was a bargain in my opinion. My only caution is check the camera out before you buy. Based on my experience and those of the other raters, Pentax may have a Quality Control problem.
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Summary: Good Deal for the Price
Review: I actually bought two cameras for comparison: this Pentax and a Sony Mavica 85. I liked the features of the Sony, but didn't like the floppy disk feature or the low resolution 480 x 640. The Pentax offered six levels of resolution and compact flash capability. The first Pentax I bought took terrible flash pictures! Unless you were right up close, the picture came out very dark and the background was non-visible. It also had several bad pixels that showed up when you enlarged the pictures. Daylight pictures turned out fine. I finally took the camera back to the store and asked to try another one. I took a flash in a completely darkened store room and the picture came out fine. Evidently there was something wrong with the flash syncronization on the first camera. I have taken about 80 pictures on the replacement camera and they have all come out fine. One caution: the camera eats batteries if you're not conservative with the viewer. My first set of pictures lasted about 20 pictures taken and viewed several times. I have since bought a multivoltage AC adapter (2500ma) and I am still on the first set of replacement batteries. I have also bought rechargeable batteries for extended use. Always use the AC adapter to upload the pictures to your computer. I'm very pleased with this camera. It wasn't bought for professional use. It takes great pictures for printing up to 5x7 format in the highest resolution (960x1280). I bought the camera before Thanksgiving and got a rebate from the store. That was a bargain in my opinion. My only caution is check the camera out before you buy. Based on my experience and those of the other raters, Pentax may have a Quality Control problem.
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Summary: Not worth the price
Review: I don't own it and won't because the price does not make sense these days for a 1.3 megapixel when you can get a better brand 2 megapixel camera from Olympus, Fuji, and others for about the same price.
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Summary: Best deal for the money!
Review: I just bought this camera and after the (dollar amount) reabate, I only paid (dollar amount)! It is not the best camera out there, but for (dollar amount) bucks, you can't beat it! It has many different features including auto flash, white balance, ev compensation, and red eye reduction. This camera has a 1.8" LCD that lets you view the picture instantly. It has 8mb internal memory as well as a slot for adding external memory. The only problem I see with it is that it doesn't take great pictures in the dark. They seem a bit dusty. Overall, I would definitely recommend this camera to anyone buying a digital camera for the first time, or anyone who wants a camera to email pictures...It is truly a great buy!
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Summary: JUNK JUNK JUNK
Review: I was given this camera in Nov 2001 as a gift. In June 2002 the monitor broke, then the camera would not turn back on, I sent it to Pentax for repair and it was sent back in Aug 2002. Same problem in Nov 2002, March 2003, July 2003 and Oct 2003. FINALLY Pentax sent me a Optio 230- I hope this one is better
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Summary: JUNK JUNK JUNK
Review: I was given this camera in Nov 2001 as a gift. In June 2002 the monitor broke, then the camera would not turn back on, I sent it to Pentax for repair and it was sent back in Aug 2002. Same problem in Nov 2002, March 2003, July 2003 and Oct 2003. FINALLY Pentax sent me a Optio 230- I hope this one is better
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Summary: Don't buy Pentax Ei-100
Review: It is bad. I only keep this camera for a week then I returned it and got the money back. It is good for boy under 6 to play with but I don't have any child so I have to return it. Sorry Pentax.
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Summary: Best deal for the money!
Review: There is alot going for this little camera but don't expect it to jump through windows and outrun a train. This camera is probably one of the best non-junk starter digital cameras out there that does a very decent job. (...) This camera is an ergonmoically well thought out point and shoot camera. (...) This camera is perfect for 4x6 prints. It is simple, refreshes quickly -so you don't have to wait forever to take another picture - and uses inexpensive compact flash. (...)This is an excellent emergency digital camera, a great outdoor party camera , a camera perfect for kids, great for the technologically challenged, easy for grandma and in general a very good value for the money. I bought five and use them for business and family gatherings. When using with SNAPFISH, KODAK or SIMPLEPIX digital print services it works like a charm.
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Summary: A real value for the money!
Review: There is alot going for this little camera but don't expect it to jump through windows and outrun a train. This camera is probably one of the best non-junk starter digital cameras out there that does a very decent job. (...) This camera is an ergonmoically well thought out point and shoot camera. (...) This camera is perfect for 4x6 prints. It is simple, refreshes quickly -so you don't have to wait forever to take another picture - and uses inexpensive compact flash. (...)This is an excellent emergency digital camera, a great outdoor party camera , a camera perfect for kids, great for the technologically challenged, easy for grandma and in general a very good value for the money. I bought five and use them for business and family gatherings. When using with SNAPFISH, KODAK or SIMPLEPIX digital print services it works like a charm.
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