Pentax Optio S7 First Impressions Review

Value
Priced at $349.95, the Optio S7 is in the middle of the pack for point-and-shoot cameras; there are cheaper ones, but there are also much more expensive ones. It represents a reasonable value for money, but certainly is not one of the stronger feature sets for the price. The camera does carry some interesting features and offers high resolution, but at a fairly high price

Who It's For
Point-and-Shooters - Novice users and those who want to shoot without fuss will like this camera: it’s simple to use and takes good pictures.

Budget Consumers - There are cheaper cameras out there, but the S7 represents a pretty good value for money.

Gadget Freaks - It has a certain gadget appeal because it’s so small, but there aren’t enough buttons or fancy features to make it an alpha gadget-geek pick.

Manual Control Freaks - Give this camera to a manual control freak and they’ll thirow it back at you and run screaming out of the room.

Pros/Serious Hobbyists - Expecting a pro to shoot with a camera like this is like asking a race- car driver to go driving in a clapped-out Volkswagen Beetle.