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Review on πŸ“· Pentax X-5 Digital Camera - 26x Optical Zoom, 3" LCD, Black - Enhanced SEO by Miyazaki Kiyoshi ᠌

Revainrating 2 out of 5

Bad! I am not satisfied with the quality of the product.

In general, the conclusion is this: I took the camera instead of the lost Olimpus SP-510UZ with a 10x zoom and a 1 \ 2.6 matrix with 7 megapixels. A lot about the Pentax X-5 is written about the functions and capabilities that you think, you buy a photo studio in your pocket. But in fact, you get such a disappointment from the quality of photographs that the old Olympus looks just perfect compared to this model. I did not expect such a depressing quality of pictures from a camera with such advertising and price (still not soap for 3). As a result, I had to exchange the camera for an excellent SLR and again feel like a photographer as in my school years, having Zorkiy-5. Completely different photo quality. Therefore, when buying this camera model, seriously think about your choice. Either buy a soap bar for a price 2 times cheaper, or add a little and buy a camera of a different class. Otherwise, loss of money and, most importantly, INTERESTING LIFE MOMENTS!

Pros
  • 1. Qualitatively assembled; 2. It shoots well when using a flash, portraits and macro photography; 3. Large zoom; 4. Good video quality; 5. There is a digital viewfinder; 6. Rotary screen; 7. Long battery life.
Cons
  • 1. Strong noise at ISO above 400. It affects the small size of the matrix 1 \ 2.33 and a large number of pixels. Many pixels on a small matrix - poor quality image; 2. The strongest optical aberration, i. E. image distortion at wide angle. There is a kind of barreling of the image around the edges. Since the lens is designed for a large zoom, this is at the expense of quality at a small zoom; 3. In poor lighting, the photos turn out to be soapy or plastic lenses, or the matrix can not cope; 4. Color rendition leaves much to be desired. Shooting even at maximum color settings does not help. Weak color depth; 5. In automatic mode - photos of terrible quality. ISO is set to 1600 indoors. This mode cannot be used under any circumstances; 6. After turning off the camera and then turning it on, the minimum ISO limit is 200, not 100. But when you turn it on again, 100 appears again; 7. When shooting video, there is no optical zoom, and digital zoom blurs the picture; 8. No RAW, although not critical; 9. When shooting with dual stabilization, a completely different photo is selected that was intended to be photographed; 10. Continuous shooting is not of high quality, etc.