Pentax Optio S1

By Photo Answers on March 31, 2012

The Pentax Optio S1 is slim enough to slip into your pocket with ease and features pleasingly smooth, rounded corners to its retro-styled plastic body....

By Digital Trends on October 13, 2011

The Pentax Optio S1 gets points for style, size, and convenience. And when paired with its adequate performance, it’s a respectable...

By Computeractive on September 08, 2011

The Pentax Optio S1 is a reasonably cheap compact camera with a stylish, slim design and several useful creative features but it's not the best model available in its price range....

By Expert Reviews on August 11, 2011

A competent low-cost camera with an impressive set of features, but paying just a little more brings big benefits...

By CNET UK on July 13, 2011

The Pentax Optio S1 is small, affordable and doesn't skimp on the specs. Picture quality isn't spectacular but those looking for a simple, stylish compact in the sub-£100 price bracket should definitely give it a...

By PhotographyBLOG on June 22, 2011

We liked Pentax's low cost snappers of last year in the RS1000 (superceded by the RS1500) and i-10, which like the S1 majored heavily on funky design but for us delivered a more consistent imaging performance than the S1, which is slightly more...

By DigitalCameraReview on June 14, 2011

The Optio S1 presents itself as an attractive, basic point-and-shoot. We liked its good color reproduction and solid build quality, the S1 falls short of its stiff...

By Pocket-lint on June 10, 2011

The S1’s flashy exterior suggests a camera that not only costs more than it does, but - and here’s the danger - indicates one that should perform better than it does. As a result the S1 is something of a let down, which is a real shame as we...