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Pentax OPTIO V20
Ultra-slim and stylish in design, this latest Pentax compact digital camera makes it easy to capture and to view images. Three innovative features on the Optio V20 help users optimize portrait photographs.

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5x Optical ZoomThe 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.

3.0 inch LCDThis 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.

Smile Capture FunctionThe Optio V20 features the user-friendly Smile Capture function, which automatically releases the shutter the instant it detects your subject’s smile.

Minimal Camera Shake Assured for Shooting and PlaybackWhen 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.

Digital Wide ModeThe 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.

Auto-Tracking AFOnce 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.

Shooting Mode PaletteThe 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.

Playback Mode PaletteThe 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.

Digital FiltersBecause 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.

Photo FramesThe 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.

World-Time ClockThe 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.

Calendar Function for Day-by-Day Display of Captured ImagesSince 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.

ACDSee (Windows and Mac versions) for Image Viewing and FilingThe 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.

Specifications
Number of Effective pixelsapprox. 8.0 megapixels

Image Sensor1/2.35" CCD

Number of Recorded pixelsStill: 8M, 5M, 4M, 3M, 2M, 1024, 640 Movie: 640, 320

Sensitivity (Standard Output Sensitivity)Auto,Fixed (ISO 80 - 6400*) , * Digital SR mode setting

Motion Blur ReductionStill: High sensitivity shake reduction mode (Digital SR) Movie: Movie shake reduction mode (Movie SR)

Face recognitionFace priority AF&AE is available at all mode. 15 people at most. Smile Capture. Blinking Detection.

Storage MediaBuilt-in Memory (approx. 51.1MB), SD/SDHC Memory Card

White BalanceAuto, Daylight, Shade, Tungsten light, Fluorescent light, Manual setting

LensPENTAX 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)

ZoomOptiocal Zoom: 5X Digital Zoom: approx. 5.1X Intelligent Zoom: approx. 6.3X at 5M, approx. 25.5X at 640 (including optical zoom)

Display3.0"LCD, approx.230K dots , Wide viewing angle , AR coating

FocusType: 9 point multi AF/spot AF/ Auto tracking AF

Exposure ControlMetering System: Multi-segment metering, Center-weighted metering, Spot metering Exposure Compensation: ±2EV(1/3EV steps)

Scene modesAUTO 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

Shutter Speed1/2000 sec.- 1/4 sec. 4 sec. at most (Night scene mode setting)

Built-in flashModes: Flash-on and Flash-off modes. "Red-eye" compensation function employs a pre-discharge

Drive ModesOne shot, Self-timer , Continuous, Frame Composite

Power SourceRechargeable D-LI78 lithium-ion battery, Optional AC adapter kit is also available

Battery lifeStill: Approx. 200 shots (Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery) Playback: Approx. 210 mins (Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery)

InterfacesUSB 2.0(Hi-Speed)/AV terminal

PictBridgeSupported

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