Pentax Optio RS1500 review

Budget point-and-shoot model with changeable covers

The Pentax Optio RS1500
Changeable covers are a fun gimmick, but is the camera beneath worth making a show of?

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As part of our image quality testing for the Pentax Optio RS1500, we've shot our resolution chart.

If you view our crops of the resolution chart's central section at 100% (or Actual Pixels) you will see that, for example, at ISO 100 the Pentax Optio RS1500 is capable of resolving up to around 22 (line widths per picture height x100) in its highest quality JPEG files.

Examining images of the chart taken at each sensitivity setting reveals the following resolution scores in line widths per picture height x100:

Pentax optio rs1500 resolution iso 100

Pentax Optio RS1500 resolution ISO 100

Pentax optio rs1500 resolution iso 100

Pentax Optio RS1500 resolution ISO 100

ISO 100, score: 22 (see full image)

Pentax optio rs1500 resolution iso 200

Pentax Optio RS1500 resolution ISO 200

ISO 200, score: 20 (see full image)

Pentax optio rs1500 resolution iso 400

Pentax Optio RS1500 resolution ISO 400

ISO 400, score: 20 (see full image)

Pentax optio rs1500 resolution iso 800

Pentax Optio RS1500 resolution ISO 800

ISO 800, score: 18 (see full image)

Pentax optio rs1500 resolution iso 1600

Pentax Optio RS1500 resolution ISO 1600

ISO 1600, score: 18 (see full image)

Pentax optio rs1500 resolution iso 3200

Pentax Optio RS1500 resolution ISO 3200

ISO 3200, score: 8 (see full image)

Pentax optio rs1500 resolution iso 6400

Pentax Optio RS1500 resolution ISO 6400

ISO 6400, score: 8 (see full image)