Connectivity
Software
Pentax includes a version of the image organizing and editing program ACDSee with the S7, which does a very decent job of organizing images, as well as offering basic editing tools.
Jacks, ports, plugs
Only the basic connections are offered on the S7. There’s a power port, a USB port and an AV output port. There is no port for external docking stations or other accessories. Both are located under the battery port cover, so you need to open this to plug them in. But that’s a pretty minor inconvenience, and it does help keep the clean look of the camera.
Direct Print Options
DPOF and PictBridge are supported for flagging images for printing on an SD Card and connecting directly to a printer without using a PC. Both of these are widely supported, and support for EXIF print and Print Image Matching are also included.
Battery
The Lithium-Ion battery is on the small side, but Pentax claims a life of around 180 shots. That’s on the low side (and we were not able to verify this), but it is sufficient for a couple of days of shooting if restrained.
Memory
23MB of internal memory is included, and SD Cards are the primary method of storing data. This is also one of the first cameras that we’ve seen that supports the new SDHC memory card specification, which opens the door for larger memory cards that could hold thousands of images.
Other features
Face Recognition – In the portrait and kids shooting modes, the camera will use its facial recognition feature (developed by FotoNation) to try and pick out the face from the photo, then use this as the focal and exposure point. We didn’t get to test this feature in-depth, but it did manage to pick some faces out of the crowd in our limited tests. We’ll explore this further in our full review of the Optio S7 in the coming months.
Red-eye correction – As well as a red-eye reduction flash mode, the S7 can process images to try and remove red- eye after they are taken.
