Pentax X90 12.1

Pentax X90 12.1
Pentax X90 12.1 MP Digital Camera with 26x Super-Telephoto Triple Shake Stabilized Zoom and 2.7-Inch LCD

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By M. Evans (North Florida)
After doing much research and wanting to upgrade from my Panasonic TZ5 (10x Optical) I decided to try the Pentax for the greater zoom range...boy what a disappointment! Having owned several Digital Point and Shoots this has to be the worst I have tried. I would normally try the camera before reading the manual then read the manual to see what I may be missing. With this one though I promptly read the entire manual while the battery was charging.



I was hoping to be able to get decent photos using both preset settings and my own unfortunately after taking over 1000 photos - only a handful came out as keepers. For the most part even up close birds came out blurred regardless of using the preset or my own settings. No matter what I tried I could not get this thing to focus correctly.



Another big draw back was the resolution of the LED screen it would flash for a second to show a clear image then go back to fuzz - it was hit or miss when you pressed the shutter button and most were misses. The screen never stayed focused on your subject even though the camera's little green boxes tried to say you were in focus you couldn't tell using the LED or the Viewfinder as both stayed fuzzy at all times.



The few shots I did get that came out not blurry - the colors are washed out compared to my TZ5. As for using the zoom - if you plan on zooming in on inanimate objects such as buildings - it worked ok. If you plan on zooming in anything that may sway a bit or breath - forget it - all photos are fuzzed or extremely soft around the edges. I get much clearer shots at the same distance away using only my 10x optical on the TZ5.



Surprisingly enough the best set of images I got I took while holding my camera out the truck window and not looking at the LED screen or viewfinder at all.



I took this camera with me on a fishing trip with some friends we had not seen in a while - after about 30 minutes of being frustrated and not getting any images worth keeping this camera got put away and I pulled out my old trusty TZ5. My friends were amazed at the photos it took while they just shook their heads at the Pentax photos.



If you are into photographing bugs flowers and anything else up real close (Macros) this camera maybe what you want as I did note the best images were those using Macro and Super Macro settings... one plus amongst the all other minuses.



I have packaged this one up and have ordered the Panasonic DMC TZ35.

Summary:

Pros -Awesome Macros

Cons- slow to focus (if you can get it to focus)

LED stays fuzzy after only a short flash of a clear image on the screen (couldn't tell whether you are really focused or not - had to try and rely on the camera's green boxes and beep- which wasn't reliable either)

Zoom causes much blur and softness to anything that may move in the slightest

Lens cap falls off very easily



I should have listened to the one other reviewer here that also sent theirs back. I thought maybe they got a bad camera (lemon) ...now I know