Small is the thing with the Pentax Optio S7, it packs a 7-megpaixel CCD sensor, a 2.5-inch LCD screen and a good set of other features into a case that’s just 0.8 inches thick and has a clean, sparse design. So is it the perfect party or day-trip camera? Read on to find out…
Picture Quality / Size Options The image size options range from 7-megapixels to VGA resolution. The specifics are 7M (3072 x 204), 5M (2592 x 1944), 4M (2304 x 1728), 3M (2048 x 1536), 2M (1600 x 1200), 1024 (1024 x 768) and 640 (640 x 480). Three levels of image quality are available: Best, Better and Good. At best image quality and the 7-Megapixel size, the images are around 1.9 Megabytes in size.
Picture Effects Mode A number of picture effects (which Pentax call Digital Filters) are available, which can do things like change the brightness, remove red-eye and add a decorative frame. We didn’t test these, but as a rule they are best avoided. Better quality effects can be obtained by using an image editing program.
