Home > Consumer Reviews > Pentax Optio S5n Digital Camera [5Mp, 3x Optical]

At first i couldn't decide what kind of camera to go for. I wittled it down to the optio S5N and the casio EX-Z50, but decided to go for the S5N because it was a newer camera.

WOW. What a Camera.
It is beautiful to look at with its robust metal case and large tft screen.
The menus are simple to navigate around and make any changes that you wish to make, although i found that i didn't need to change anything.

The picture quality is fantastic with its 5 Megapixel output, even when take photos far away using the zoom.
It has a green mode which automaticly sets the settings,so that you can get the best picture. After you have taken a photo, all you need to do to see the photo is press the play button.

You can take fantastic video footage aswell depending on the size of your memory card depends on how much you can record.

The software is great aswell. It will automaticly detect your camera when you connect it to your pc and ask you what you would like to do with the photos.
From here you can fiddle with them if you want or just print them staright out.I was blown away by the print as it was so detailed and colourful.

Overall. This is a superb camera and recommend it highly. It's dropped down in price aswell which is a bonus.

This camera is something special. In terms of size it is minute but easy to operate and the 2 inch LCD screen puts many a bigger camera to shame (although unlike its predecessor the Optio 5i it does not have an optical viewfinder).

The camera has settings for every conceivable situation plus plenty of scope to manually overide them if you wish. Picture quality is excellent both indoors and out doors with an effective macro to get close up. I was sceptical as to how good the flash would be because of the size of the camera but it compares with any others I've used including the Canon S40 which is about 4 times the size.

The battery life is excellent but one criticism is that the docking cradle only charges the camera - it does not enable you to connect the camera to your PC. However, on all other counts including usability and picture quality this is an amazing camera and comes unreservedly recommended. This recommendation comes from someone who by their own admission is difficult to please when it comes to technical items. A star product - buy it!

superb camera, absolutely tiny, like the manual focus, great for extreme close ups!
had to choose between ixus 50 and pentax s5n, chose s5n at the end

I bought one of these and took it on a walking holiday in France and Spain and I am seriously impressed with it. It's really dinky but easy to use and the results are very good. Also has stylish milled metal look. Battery life is surprisingly good. Highly recommended.

I just received my first digital camera today from amazon.co.uk, superb little silver angel, amazing in every thing the moment i open the parcel wow extremely easy way of charging just keep it on the cradle thats it!!! user frriendly even no need to consult the manual, within minutes i was aware almost 90% about the camera features, excellent quality of pictues(i tried almost all the settings and each time getting very nice result)..... highly recommended for people mainly concern for point and shot digital camera. i am glad to do business with amazon they are great in handling any sort of complain just contact customer support and you will be really impressed for quality of service they provide..... Go ahead get one for your self.