Pentax Optio 60 - UK Digital Camera Review

Pentax Optio 60 Review

The Pentax Optio 60 has 6 megapixel CCD with primary colour filter, a total of 12x zoom, PENTAX lens and is simple to operate.

This compact camera is powered by 2x AA batteries, has an internal memory of 12MB and takes SD memory cards. Drive modes include; self timer, continuous shooting and auto exposure bracket.

Pentax Optio 60 Front
Pentax Optio 60 Back

The Pentax Optio 60 has a choice of 10 shooting modes where settings have already been selected for particular shots and these include; simple, night, movie, portrait, landscape and sport, you only have to press the chosen button for high quality results.

This camera has a 2" LCD colour monitor with 130,000 pixels and playback modes offer; zoom view up to 4x magnification, nine image display and slideshow. The 60 focus system includes TTL Auto Focus and Infinity focus mode with both normal and macro wide range of 0.5m to infinity.

The Pentax 60 has a built in flash with auto, flash on, flash off and red-eye reduction and additional features such as; adjustable sharpness, saturation and contrast, white balance in automatic, daylight, cloudy, tungsten or fluorescent and a time function.

MOV format movies can be shot at 20fps with sound, length dependent upon capacity of memory card. Compression types are DPOF, DCF, JPEG (EXIF 2.2), Print Image Matching III and the Optio 60 is PictBridge compatible for easy printing.

Pentax Optio 60 Specifications & Features

  • 6 Megapixels
  • 3 x Optical Zoom
  • 4 x Digital Zoom
  • 12 x Combined Zoom
  • 5cm Focusing Distance
  • 2.0" LCD Screen, approx. 130,000 pixels
  • Auto Flash, Flash On, Flash Off and Red-Eye Reduction Flash Modes
  • Maximum Image Size 2816 x 2112 Pixels
  • 320 x 240, 20fps Movies up to capacity of memory card
  • PictBridge Compatible
  • Secure Digital (SD) Card
  • 2x Size-AA Alkaline or NiMH Batteries

Pentax Optio 60 User Reviews

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Reviewer: Paula - UK
I was looking for a small, lightweight camera that didn't cost a fortune and therefore bought myself the Optio 60. I can't believe I managed to make such a good choice on my own.

As soon as I took it out of the box I instinctively knew what to do, it is so user friendly, and I already have some excellent photos. Using the preset functions is a dream and I don't have to make silly mistakes.

A very good camera for the cost

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Rating 10/10
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Reviewer: Isaac - UK
With 6 megapixels I was expecting a good performance from this little camera but although my outdoor shots were good, the indoor ones were certainly not acceptable. Even with making various adjustments I didn't see any improvement. The upshot being that, although it has other excellent features, I am afraid I will not be making full use of this camera and its a great shame really.

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Rating 6/10
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Rating 4/10
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Rating 7/10
Reviewer: Vanessa - UK
My partner bought me this camera for our 'anniversary' as he knows I like taking the odd photograph now and then.

So far, I am well pleased with my gift and it goes everywhere with me. It also uses AA batteries which, of course, you can buy almost anywhere.

I've bought a large SD card because the camera memory is not mega. I have also tried my hand at movies and was thrilled with the result, sound was excellent.

Would recommend this camera

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Rating 10/10
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Reviewer: Anne Marie Bartlett - UK
I wanted a small camera that would travel well and take excellent pictures and found this one. This is my first digital camera and I found that it is easy to operate even without reading instructions and my pictures are of very good quality both in image and colour. I wouldn't be without the preset features as these make it so easy for me to take a good pic.

It pays to buy a large SD card as the internal memory is not fantastic and I would recommend changing to Eveready 2500 milliamp hour rechargeable batteries as this increases the number of pictures you can take - this was a tip given to me so I am passing it on to you. Good price for a 6 megapixel, great camera for those coming into digital photography

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Rating 9/10
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Rating 9/10
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