Pentax Optio 550 Reviews

The Pentax Optio 550 earned an Editors' Choice award from this technology magazine: Despite its slow startup time, the Optio 550 is an easy-to-use camera that turns out great images. read original review

The Pentax Optio 550 impressed this reviewer with its great image quality and "surprisingly good" battery life. Image noise is a little high, but not a major problem. read original review

Two thumbs up for the Pentax Optio 550, which combines high resolution, great picture quality, and a broad feature set into a remarkably compact body. On the downside, the camera's autofocus is slow, and serious photographers may be disappointed by the lack of a RAW image format. read original review

This reviewer was pleased by the performance of the Pentax Optio 550. The 5x zoom is a major plus, as are the durable body and good battery life. Noticeable redeye and image noise were cited as drawbacks. read original review

The compact size of the Pentax Optio 550 ("not much larger than a pack of cigarettes") excited this reviewer. Despite its small size, the 550 takes impressive pictures and packs a long feature list. read original review

The penatx 550 is easy to use, takes excellent pictures, and the macro to zoom funtionality is superb. Unfortunately the lens cover is flimsy and... read more

I have owned one of these since they first came out and I have nothing to criticise that I did not know about. My late... read more

The white lines referred to in other reviews occur because they have not set the camera to save at full quality (the optio allows 3... read more

excellent and powerfull with great pictures oh GOD !what a cameraread more

Liked the camera at first but just didn't get the quality of photo's I thought it should produce for the cost. After about 24 months... read more

I most admit took great shot. Three month out kids trashed wimpy lens cover. Year out lens motors failed.read more

Absolutely fabulous camera BUT mine is now trash. Some (not all) of these models have faulty CCDs which allow the ingress of moisture over time... read more

After 20 months horizontal white lines , pink hues and white cloudiness ,unuseable.
As a person (now late 60's) brought up and owner of Asahi... read more

After 20 months horizontal white lines , pink hues and white cloudiness ,unuseable.
As a person (now late 60's) brought up and owner of Asahi... read more

Had the camera for a little over 18 months, was a great camera to start with, the only minor problems were the lens not always... read more

i have had this camera for 1 1/2 years and it is trashed - although i took very good care. 2 months ago when i... read more