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| 5x Optical Zoom | | The Optio V20 features a high-power 5X optical zoom lens to zoom in on the subject. When combined with its digital zoom capability, it offers an astonishing 25.5X zoom range, making it possible to capture large, exciting images of distant subjects with great ease.
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| 3.0 inch LCD | | This wide-view monitor features an IPS (In Plane Switching)-format LCD panel and an AR (Anti-Reflection) coating to assure optimum viewing comfort from various angles during both shooting and playback.
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| Smile Capture Function | | The Optio V20 features the user-friendly Smile Capture function, which automatically releases the shutter the instant it detects your subject’s smile.
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| Minimal Camera Shake Assured for Shooting and Playback | | When shooting under low-lighting conditions, take advantage of the Optio V20’s Digital SR (Shake Reduction) system. It automatically assures a higher shutter speed by raising the sensitivity level as high as ISO 6400 to minimize camera shake and subject shake.
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| Digital Wide Mode | | The Optio V20’s Digital Wide mode lets you effortlessly preserve a breathtaking landscape or extra-wide subject in a single image. Simply take a pair of vertical images by following the camera’s visual instructions; the Optio V20 automatically composites them into a single image which appears natural and seamless to the eye.
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| Auto-Tracking AF | | Once the subject is captured in focus, the Optio V20’s auto-tracking AF mode keeps it in crisp focus, even when it moves around in the image field. By eliminating the need for frequent refocusing, this lets you effortlessly capture the decisive moment, even when the subject is an active child or unpredictable pet.
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| Shooting Mode Palette | | The Optio V20 features a user-friendly shooting mode palette to simplify the troublesome mode-selection process. All you have to do to set the desired shooting mode is select the icon on the screen corresponding to your desired mode.
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| Playback Mode Palette | | The Optio V20’s playback mode palette offers a set of icons corresponding to the image-editing and photo-retouching functions available after shooting, including trimming and resizing tools and digital filters.
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| Digital Filters | | Because the Optio V20 provides a set of digital filters including color, soft and brightness, you can effortlessly edit captured images to add creative and artistic touches — a fun, exciting feature available only to digital camera users.
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| Photo Frames | | The Optio V20 lets you create an eye-catching framed image with great ease, either by displaying your choice of frame on the screen during shooting or by adding the most fitting frame to a recorded image.
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| World-Time Clock | | The Optio V20’s built-in clock is a handy tool on your overseas trips, since it provides real-time display of standard time in 75 cities in 28 time zones around the world. You can even check the time difference between your home town and travel destination on the menu screen.
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| Calendar Function for Day-by-Day Display of Captured Images | | Since the Optio V20’s calendar function automatically files captured images into day-by-day folders, you can instantly recall the images recorded on a particular day by selecting that day on the calendar screen.
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| ACDSee (Windows and Mac versions) for Image Viewing and Filing | | The Optio V20 comes with the ACDSee software (available on the accompanying CD-ROM) for the viewing and filing of recorded images on a PC. The Windows version offers a host of image editing functions, including brightness and color controls and special effects, for the production of refined, original images.
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| Specifications |
| Number of Effective pixels | | approx. 8.0 megapixels
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| Image Sensor | | 1/2.35" CCD
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| Number of Recorded pixels | | Still: 8M, 5M, 4M, 3M, 2M, 1024, 640
Movie: 640, 320
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| Sensitivity (Standard Output Sensitivity) | | Auto,Fixed (ISO 80 - 6400*) , * Digital SR mode setting
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| Motion Blur Reduction | | Still: High sensitivity shake reduction mode (Digital SR)
Movie: Movie shake reduction mode (Movie SR)
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| Face recognition | | Face priority AF&AE is available at all mode. 15 people at most. Smile Capture. Blinking Detection.
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| Storage Media | | Built-in Memory (approx. 51.1MB), SD/SDHC Memory Card
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| White Balance | | Auto, Daylight, Shade, Tungsten light, Fluorescent light, Manual setting
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| Lens | | PENTAX zoom lens, 8 elements in 6 groups (4 aspherical elements)
Focal Length: 6.3mm-31.5mm (35mm equivalent focal length approx. 36 - 180mm)
Aperture: F3.5(W) - F5.6(T)
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| Zoom | | Optiocal Zoom: 5X
Digital Zoom: approx. 5.1X
Intelligent Zoom: approx. 6.3X at 5M, approx. 25.5X at 640 (including optical zoom)
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| Display | | 3.0"LCD, approx.230K dots , Wide viewing angle , AR coating
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| Focus | | Type: 9 point multi AF/spot AF/ Auto tracking AF
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| Exposure Control | | Metering System: Multi-segment metering, Center-weighted metering, Spot metering
Exposure Compensation: ±2EV(1/3EV steps)
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| Scene modes | | AUTO Picture, Program, Night Scene, Movie, Voice Recording, Landscape, Flower, Natural Skin Tone, Portrait, Surf&Snow, Sport, Digital SR, Kids, Pet, Food, Panorama, Digital Wide, Green
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| Shutter Speed | | 1/2000 sec.- 1/4 sec. 4 sec. at most (Night scene mode setting)
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| Built-in flash | | Modes: Flash-on and Flash-off modes. "Red-eye" compensation function employs a pre-discharge
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| Drive Modes | | One shot, Self-timer , Continuous, Frame Composite
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| Power Source | | Rechargeable D-LI78 lithium-ion battery, Optional AC adapter kit is also available
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| Battery life | | Still: Approx. 200 shots (Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery)
Playback: Approx. 210 mins (Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery)
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| Interfaces | | USB 2.0(Hi-Speed)/AV terminal
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| PictBridge | | Supported
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