Pentax Optio 33LF 3.2MP Digital Camera w/ 3x Optical Zoom

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Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B0000C4E4P
• Item model number: 33LF
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #14,969 in Camera & Photo (See Bestsellers in Camera & Photo)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: December 15, 2003

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The 3.2 megapixel Optio 33LF provides a detailed imaging system with the clarity and precision you expect. Features

• Detailed imaging with a 3.2 MegaPixel CCD
• Precision and clarity through a PENTAX 3x optical zoom lens equivalent to 38-114mm in 35mm film format, 8x combined zoom
• Ultra lightweight - Weighs only 6.3 oz
• Compact design, measures 4.3 x 2.5 x 1.6 inches
• Unlimited recording time in Movie mode as an AVI file 30 fps
• Eight Picture Modes: Landscape, Flower, Portrait, Self-portrait, Soft, Surf & snow, Sunset and Illustration
• Convenient USB connection to your computer
• Bright LCD monitor swings out and swivels 180o, perfect for self portraits and high or low angle photography
• Three metering options: Multi-segment, Center weighted, Spot
• Along with the intuitive, easy-to-use menu, there are a variety of shooting modes through use of Virtual Mode Dial
• Four capture settings with three JPEG quality settings each
• TTL contrast detection autofocus system with 5-point wide-focus, spot focus and infinity landscape mode
• JPEG (Exif.) 2.2, DPOF and Epson PRINT Image Matching II technology assures the highest quality prints
• Get creative with the Panorama assist or Digital filters
• Convenient single touch playback mode for quick review

Product Description

With 3.2 effective megapixels and advanced Pentax technologies, the Optio 33LF achieves high-level clarity and natural colors. What's more, a 3X optical zoom gives you the freedom to frame subjects with great flexibility. It also offers the exceptional advantage of a handy swiveling LCD monitor - an innovation enabling entirely new shooting possibilities through accurate composition from above or below eye level and even round corners!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Digital Camera I have ever owned, September 11, 2004

By	Kali "bengaligirl" (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

This is a great digital camera. It's small, it's compact, it's versatile, and it's lightweight.

I bought it because out of all the camera's I looked at it, was by far the easiest to use because as much as I like gadgetry I'm not into Rocket Science when it comes to reading instruction booklets!

The camera has a great swivel viewer that can be locked into place or swung to a 180 degrees, depending on how you like to take your photos.

The menu is easy to use, in bright good quality colour and you can even make little videos with it though there is no sound.

Another area that is a must for me is the flash card, I know some people swear by direct download from camera to PC but for some reason I find downloading off a card much easier.

The picture quality is great, at the highest resolution you can only get about seven or eight pictures 16mb flash card, but if you downgrade then this doubles, even triples, depends if you want photo quality prints.

I took some photos at the 2004 Brighton PRIDE parade, not many as I wanted to test the camera out and I was not disappointed. The photos were amazing, absolutely crystal clear; I was more than well impressed I can tell you.

Playing around with this camera is the best way to find out what it can do, it's not over complex though I suspect you can do many complex things with it if you want!

In a nutshell it is easy to use, easy to hold, easy to download photos, in fact it is a camera that can be used by both novice and expert alike.

5 out of 5 for this little snapper of a camera.