Owners Ratings:
Pentax Optio 550 (Overall)

Click for full specifications: Pentax Optio 550
5.0 million effective pixels
37.5 mm - 187.5 mm (4.9x) zoom
Average rating (49 responses)

 Construction()()()()()() 4.59
 Features()()()()()() 4.74
 Image quality()()()()() 4.13
 Ease of use()()()()()() 4.67
 Value for money()()()()() 4.20
 Overall()()()()()() 4.47

Owners Opinions: Pentax Optio 550

NamePostedOpinion preview
Tj1235 May 06I love Pentax. But after buying this camera, I am not sure if I ...
Gregory McMehen20 Oct 05Geeze folks, sure there's some noise, but it's not that bad. I ...
perrellik5 Sep 05Noise, noise, noise!Pincushion distorsion at middle zoom.
Catherine DÁth1 Feb 05(No text)
Russell Anderson6 Aug 04I'll never buy another Pentax again unless you want to just look ...
dragonsphyre9 Jun 04Compared to other cameras I've owned, this is by far the best. ...
dragonsphyre9 Jun 04Compared to other cameras I've owned, this is by far the best. ...
tripod073 Dec 03UNACCEPTABLE NOISE!Pentax Optio 550 owners disgruntled by ...
TurboJoe30 Nov 03Great little camera, though not without its flaws. I've taken a ...
Sam Abramovich31 Oct 03Overall very nice small but powerful camera.Great outdoor ...
wazza17 Oct 03An awesome camera only let down by people (see post below) who ...
Glenn Butler14 Oct 03Do not buy this camera if you care about quality pictures!There ...
Dafney Dewitt4 Oct 03Batteries lasted 3 weeks with 300 photos! Camera is so small, ...
Phil Smith20 Sep 03Have had the camera for approximately two weeks, have taken ...
Paul Burden16 Sep 03i replaced my Canon S40 which was stolen with this camera on a ...
Andy Markwell5 Sep 03I purchased the Optio 550 3 months ago and less than 1 week ...
Ulla R1 Sep 03What an excellent little camera!I have had my Optio 550 for three
micra30 Aug 03Very nice and solidly build camera, with a lot of features. The ...
Rantus5 Aug 03I'd advise anyone who plans on taking shots indoors not to ...
Denford30 Jul 03Excellent!!
BSS27 Jul 03I was initially hesitant about the negative comments I read re ...
A N17 Jul 03A great camera!Getting used to the small size takes time, but ...
mrpoint2 Jul 03(No text)
ThomasR2 Jul 03I have this nice little camera since 4 weeks. Took a lot of ...
BigSol2 Jul 03Love the camera, has all the features and more, than I was ...
MGood1820 Jun 03Took back after two days of hard use. Nice camera loaded with ...
Jan-Erik Johansen19 Jun 03A brilliant camera, easy to use and great pictures -Only thing I ...
Gail van der Leeden19 Jun 03I spent quite a lot of time reviewing and trying out digital ...
Chris Sekirnjak17 Jun 03Battery life is absolutely amazing!No other camera has this many ...
Don_D1 Jun 03Finally! I have been waiting for several years to purchase a ...
Paul Marlow1 Jun 03My first digital camera - and pleasantly surpirsed at the ...
Doc Tonic27 May 03I think its a safe bet to say that for outdoor pictures this is ...
dig it26 May 03Alltogether a wonderful little camera!I was searching for:1) sma
Cyberman24 May 03I've taken 1,000 photos since buying it 2 weeks ago. This is my ...
Luis M 22 May 03I bought this little wonder a week ago and I´ve already mastered ...
ehab Omar20 May 03I've used the Optio 550 for 2 months. It takes amazing outdoor ...
Jeff Wallace18 May 03The picture quality is Excellent but need tweeking out of box
F. Jakob17 May 03This is a great little camera BUT beware.... picture quality is ...
matthewowen16 May 03Very happy customervery easy to learn how to uselots of nice f
ken.p16 May 03This camera does pretty much anything you need it to do.Images ...
Susan Sterngold12 May 03i love the camera on outdoor shots and it is pretty intuitive. ...
MALNOY11 May 03(No text)
Hielko6 May 03Well build cam with a lot of features. The only real problem is ...
Rich Webster25 Apr 03I am truely stunned by this little camera. I'm used to my Canon ...
Dave N !25 Apr 03Wow! After upgrading from my Optio 330 which I loved (and still ...
Larr19 Apr 03The features on this camera are endless and they all seem to ...
Jim Kaniclides18 Apr 03I've had this camera for a week and plan to return it. It ...
Lucian16 Apr 03I received my Pentax 550 about 5 days ago and I have put it ...
RDO15 Apr 03Only had camera for a few days and I love it so far ...

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