Pentax Optio S or Casio Exilim Z3

fox · 19th November 2003

Hi there,

I am looking to get either a Pentax Optio S or Casio Exilim Z3. Any suggestions on this?

Any response would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

TME · 24th November 2003

Originally Posted by fox

Hi there,

I am looking to get either a Pentax Optio S or Casio Exilim Z3. Any suggestions on this?

Any response would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

The Optio S is smaller.. both cams use the same lens system (from Pentax) and the same digital processor (from Casio)... they are basically the same thing i think.... both are pricey...

bleu · 15th December 2003

i have the Z4 and had a chance to fiddle with a Canon Ixus 400. The images captured on Canon's auto mode were much better than those with manual settings on the Z4. I believe the Canon II is just as good if you are looking for 3MP. Canon images are really much more superior than the Casio.

Otherwise the Nikon Coolpix 3700 has very good features as well.

denn23 · 6th January 2004

Originally Posted by bleu

i have the Z4 and had a chance to fiddle with a Canon Ixus 400. The images captured on Canon's auto mode were much better than those with manual settings on the Z4. I believe the Canon II is just as good if you are looking for 3MP. Canon images are really much more superior than the Casio.

Otherwise the Nikon Coolpix 3700 has very good features as well.

hi,

not sure about this... from waht i see.. Z3 and Z4 are quite similar right?

except for the pixels.. 3.2m to 4m. is there really a lot of diff?

thanks

TME · 7th January 2004

Originally Posted by denn23

hi,

not sure about this... from waht i see.. Z3 and Z4 are quite similar right?

except for the pixels.. 3.2m to 4m. is there really a lot of diff?

thanks

Settled for the Olympus mju 300 Digital in the end cos of the lower price with the same feature set compared to the Exilim or Optio. Either of these cost >$200 more.

Thanks for all your input!

groupwest · 7th January 2004

I personally prefer pentax optio.
Why? because it is a pentax.
However, i find the dial at the back a bit too small. You will need to get used to it.
I often press the 'up' while i wanted the 'left'. In the preview mode,
left button is used to see the picture before the current one, while the up
button means you want to add sound to it.

19th November 2003	#1
fox Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Pasir Ris Posts: 161	Pentax Optio S or Casio Exilim Z3 Hi there, I am looking to get either a Pentax Optio S or Casio Exilim Z3. Any suggestions on this? Any response would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

15th December 2003	#3
bleu Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 53	forget both i have the Z4 and had a chance to fiddle with a Canon Ixus 400. The images captured on Canon's auto mode were much better than those with manual settings on the Z4. I believe the Canon II is just as good if you are looking for 3MP. Canon images are really much more superior than the Casio. Otherwise the Nikon Coolpix 3700 has very good features as well.

7th January 2004	#6
groupwest Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 107	I personally prefer pentax optio. Why? because it is a pentax. However, i find the dial at the back a bit too small. You will need to get used to it. I often press the 'up' while i wanted the 'left'. In the preview mode, left button is used to see the picture before the current one, while the up button means you want to add sound to it.