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Pentax Optio H90 12.1 MP Digital Camera with 5x Wide Angle Optical Zoom and 2.7-Inch LCD (Matte Black) | 
| Brand: Pentax
Category: Photography
List Price: $149.95
Buy New: $99.95
as of 9/10/2010 04:55 CDT details
You Save: $50.00 (33%)
Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 4225
Color: Matte Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: Yes
Optical Zoom: 5
Maximum Resolution: 12.1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 3.7 x 2.2 x 1
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MPN: H90 Matte Black
Model: H90 Matte Black
UPC: 027075163966
EAN: 0027075163966
ASIN: B0035LBMAI
Availability: Usually ships in 2-3 business days
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| Features:
| | 12.1 megapixel CCD | | | 720p high-definition video at 30 fps | | | Wide-angle, 5x optical zoom lens (28?140mm equivalent) | | | 2.7" LCD display | | | Art gallery inspired aesthetics with an ultra slim design |
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Product Description
KEY FEATURES
- A wide angle, 5X optical zoom lens (28-140mm equivalent) captures the perfect shot, whether wide, expansive landscapes or small, distant subjects.
- A high resolution 12.1 megapixel sensor ensures exceptional detail in large print sizes or cropping flexibility.
- The large 2.7 inch LCD makes it easy to frame a subject for video or still image capture.
- Enjoy art gallery inspired aesthetics with an ultra slim design and fashionable styling.
- Capture the moment, and all the moments that follow, with widescreen 720p HD video capture at 30 frames per second.
- Advanced Pixel Track Shake Reduction ensures sharp, blur-free images, even in challenging lighting.
- Shoot perfect portraits with fast Face Detection, Smile Capture, and Blink Detection, combined with powerful portrait processing modes for pleasing composition and skin tone.
- Set it and forget it with PENTAX's Auto Picture mode, which analyzes the scene and tailors the shooting mode to best suit the subject.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Pentax Optio H90 May 3, 2010
H.M. Joyce (Lake Charles, LA)
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
I read a mediocre review on this camera and I have to strongly disagree with the reviewer. Having had several Canon point and shoots I was looking for a small camera that would take very nice pictures and had high definition video. I also wanted a camera that was very small. Knowing that no small point and shoot could take the place of a DSLR I expected some compromises.
The H90 is a new camera and was introduced only in January 2010. Before buying it I could find no reviews on the internet by any consumer who had actually bought and used the camera. All I could find were press releases that repeated the company description of the camera features.
Since buying this camera I have taken many pictures and videos under various conditions. The clarity and color of the photos I am getting is truly amazing. This includes landscapes, portraits and suprisingly to me macro and super macro shots (which I haven't seen on other compact cameras). I have taken close ups of insects, flowers and other objects that could be in a professional photo journal. The shooting modes and other features are easily and quickly changed by intuitive screen icons. With a 4GB SDHC card there is plenty of memory for pictures and videos. The simple rectangular shape makes it a camera you can slide comfortably into your shirt or coat pocket. The camera housing feels solid. Playback to a TV or computer is very easy. Battery life is good but I suggest you carry a charged spare if you plan on a full day of picture taking.
For a small pocket camera the Optio H90 is an incredible feat of engineering. Pentax has been around a long time but isn't carried in many stores. My roomate in the 70's had a Pentax and swore by it but I hadn't paid much attention to the brand. I was attracted to this particular camera by the number of features for the price. For $180 I feel like I have gotten one of the best deals ever on a camera. I have never owned a Pentax before but this little camera has impressed me to the point that I will make my next DSLR purchase from Pentax. And by the way, the owner's manual is extensive and is only written in English. It is refreshing to have something to hold in your hand to read and that is comprehesnive.
I am putting a few of the photos in the image gallery for all to see. These pictures were taken at a state park while I was really just experimenting with and getting used to the camera. I have not put my best pictures in the gallery because I intend to copyright them. I am amazed when I look at these photos. They rival pictures I have taken with my old Canon SLR using some very expensive lenses.
This is a great little camera and well worth the price.
 Not bad, but not a keeper April 25, 2010
Hunter Wimmer (San Francisco, CA United States)
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
This is a darn cute camera and it's a great price, however a camera should be more than that... it should take good pictures -- unfortunately, this one does not.
I bought this camera after reading a few online reviews -- to replace an ailing Samsung NV10 which has terrible video quality and a sensor cursed with noise. While not a primary function, sometimes, it's nice to shoot a video now and again. The Pentax does excel here -- the video isn't HD-quality, but it's large enough and the sound quality is decent (whereas the Samsung was neither).
However, in a picture-to-picture comparison, the ailing 10MP Samsung sensor/lens is far better/sharper than the Pentax at 12MP. The Pentax pictures -- at any resolution and in any mode -- seemed to have a strange "soften" filter applied... to the point that they were painful to view full-size. The images just weren't sharp -- inside, outside, anywhere. I'll try to attach images in the "customer's image" area for viewing.
So, long story short... this one's going back to Amazon and I'll be looking at ponying up for a better, more expensive camera... The Pentax has its place, just not in my pocket.
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