Pentax Optio S12 12MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom (Silver)

I would like 2 say that this is the best camera that I have ever had. Excellent quality of the pictures, simple menu, too many options, small size & so on. I had a Sony Cybershot & I was extremly disappointed from them. So bad camera, bad quality of the pictures,problem with the batteries & so on... Highly recommend Pentax brand & especially this camera!!!

First off: I am hardly a professional photographer,but I have been taking pictures 4 45 years. So my review will not be full of technical stuff.
I gave up film cameras quite a while ago.My first digicam was a whopping 1.3mps,which I thought was astounding.I gradually progressed up 2 the point where I have this little gem,all 12MP's of it. I am using it as a replacement 4 a small,but hard-working Nikon P&S.Not a replacement,more of an addition...but I didn't want 2 carry a really expensive camera on my motorcycle,or when I take the menagerie 2 the dog park,so I use the Nikon 4 those things,and this Pentax 4 everything else.
It takes wonderful photos.It's very intuitive,and if you have ever used a typical P&S camera,you will catch up 2 this one in a few shoots.It takes good shots in any kind of outdoor lighting,and indoors as well.The clarity of each shot is great.Close-ups of my animals are especially good.I can see every whisker & the evil glistening in their eyes as they plot yet another way 2 create havoc in my house.I took one of my parrot,who hates cameras,and the "pinning" of his eyes was caught in all its maniacal glory.
I am going 2 use this tiny thing 4 a long time.It is extremely tiny,but that makes it more useable.Pocket-size is great 4 a P&S.I haven't noticed any unusual color problems.
All in all,it's a great camera,and I am quite happy with my purchase.

The tiny, pocket-sized, 12-Megapixel Optio S12 features Face Recognition & Dynamic Range Adjustment that's ideal 4 portraits. For easy composition & review of images, the S12 offers a 2.5" LCD monitor with an Anti-reflective coating & Bright mode. Digital Shake Reduction automatically selects a higher ISO, up 2 3200, 4 blur-free images. Sensor Type - 1/1.7 interline transfer CCD with primary color filter Dynamic Range Adjustment & Face Recognition features are ideal 4 portraits Face Recognition can be activated & faces selected in any mode with dedicated button Digital Shake Reduction automatically selects higher ISO, up 2 3200, 4 blur free images Auto Picture mode selects the best capture mode 4 the scene ISO Sensitivity - Auto 64-3200 (3200 in Digital SR mode), auto range adjustable, & Manual 64-3200 (3200 in Digital SR mode) White Balance - Auto, Daylight, Shade, Tungsten, & Fluorescent Shutter Type - 1/2000 2 1/4 seconds (4 sec available in Night Scene mode) File Formats - JPG (EXIF 2.2), DCF 2.0 (design rule 4 camera file system), DPOF, Print Image Matching III Stills, AVI (DivX with MPG-4), 30 fps with sound movies, WAV (PCM), & monaural sound Interfaces - USB 2.0 hi-speed, AV out, NTSC, PAL Video out, & PictBridge Dimensions - 3.6 x 2.2 x 0.9 Weight - 4.6 ounces without battery or card (5.3 ounces with batteries)