Sunday, April 2, 2017

Pentax Optio RZ18 in the test

The Pentax compacts weigh just 192 g with SD card and battery because of the plastic housing. Zoom rocker and buttons are easy to operate. However, the release button could be a bit more gentle. If you prefer the camera without touch, the optional infrared trigger. Then a tripod is recommended, which also provides for telephoto recordings for sharp recordings. The menu structure is designed for clarity and quick access to preferred functions.


Pentax has dispensed with manual exposure modes, you have to make do with a fully automatic, 24 motif programs or effect filters. When shooting at a wide angle at ISO 100, the Pentax delivers a very high real sharpness with almost 1600 LP / BH (line pairs per image height). At the corners and edges, however, this falls clearly. As with an 18-cavity zoom camera with a small 1 / 2.3-inch sensor, the image quality is significantly worse with increasing telephoto and higher sensitivity.


The Pentax compacts weigh just 192 g with SD card and battery because of the plastic housing. Zoom rocker and buttons are easy to operate. However, the release button could be a bit more gentle. If you prefer the camera without touch, the optional infrared trigger. Then a tripod is recommended, which also provides for telephoto recordings for sharp recordings. The menu structure is designed for clarity and quick access to preferred functions.


Pentax has dispensed with manual exposure modes, you have to make do with a fully automatic, 24 motif programs or effect filters. When shooting at a wide angle at ISO 100, the Pentax delivers a very high real sharpness with almost 1600 LP / BH (line pairs per image height). At the corners and edges, however, this falls clearly. As with an 18-cavity zoom camera with a small 1 / 2.3-inch sensor, the image quality is significantly worse with increasing telephoto and higher sensitivity.


For ISO values ​​from 800, the noise is as visible as the texture loss. The Optio's contrast range with clearly over 9 screens is very good.

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