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Pentax Optio A20
[IS19165]
Pentax Optio A20
The Optio A20 offers the pinnacle of PENTAX compact digital photography in an ultra-compact alumninum alloy body. With a 10.0 megapixel CCD, a 3X optical zoom lens, built in Shake Reduction and Tracking AF, the Optio A20 offers a versatile manual shooting mode. Add to this, a 232,000 pixel 2.5 inch LCD and Movie mode MPEG-4 DivX® (640 x 480) capture at 30fps and guaranteed video playback on all DivX® certified devices.

Optio A20 Specification
Effective Pixels 10.0 megapixels
Sensor Total pixels: 10.37 megapixels
1/1.8 inch interline transfer CCD with a primary color filter
Recorded Pixels Still: 10M(3648 x 2736 pixels), 7M(3072 x 2304), 5M (2592 x 1944 pixels), 3M (2048 x 1536 pixels), 2M (1600 x 1200 pixels), 1024 (1024 x 768 pixels), 640 (640 x 480 pixels)

During Blur Reduction mode, the recorded size is fixed to 5M (2592 x 1944 pxcels)
During Frame composite mode, the recorded size is fixed to 3M (2048 x 1536)


Movie: 640 (640 x 480 pixels), 320 (320 x 240 pixels)
Sensitivity Auto, Manual (64/100/200/400/800:Standard Output Sensitivity)

During Blur Reduction mode, Sensitivity is compliant to Standard Output Sensitivity 1600.

File Formats Still: JPEG (Exif 2.2), DCF, DPOF, PRINT Image Matching III

Movie: AVI (MPEG-4 format, DivX), approx.30fps (frames per second) , with sound, Movie anti-shake.
The input image signal at 25fps is recorded as 30fps

Sound: WAV (PCM format), monaural
Quality Levels Still / Movie: (Best), (Better), (Good)
Storage Media Built-in memory (approx. 22 MB), SD memory card, SDHC Memory Card
Lens smc PENTAX power zoom 7.9mm-23.7mm (equivalent to 38mm-114mm in 35mm format)
F2.8-F5.4, 7 elements in 5 groups (2 dual-sided aspherical elements, 1 single-sided aspherical element)
Digital Zoom 1X - approx.4X
Focusing System Type: TTL contrast detection autofocus system with AF spotbeam

Focusing Areas: 5-point multi AF / Spot AF / Tracking AF switchable

Focusing Range:
Still
Autofocus
Normal: 0.35m (1.15 ft ) to infinity
Macro: 0.12m (0.39 ft.) to 0.4m (1.31 ft.) at full wide-angle setting to 11.5mm
Supermacro: 0.06m (0.20 ft) to 0.15m(0.49 ft) at full wide-angle setting
Movie
Autofocus
Normal: 0.12m (0.39 ft ) to infinity at full wide-angle setting, 0.35m (1.15 ft) to infinity at full telephoto setting
Macro: 0.12m (0.39 ft.) to 0.4m (1.31 ft.) at full wide-angle setting to 11.5mm
Supermacro: 0.06m (0.20 ft) to 0.15m(0.49 ft) at full wide-angle setting
 
Manual Focus: available
Panfocus: available
Infinity-landscape: available
Exposure Control Metering System: TTL metering: Choice of Multi-segment metering, Center-weighted metering, Spot metering

Modes : Auto Picture, Program, Night Scene, Movie, Voice recording, Landscape, Flower, Portrait, Kids, Blur Reduction, Surf & Snow, Sport, Pet, Text, Food, Frame composite, Shutter-priority, Manual

Exposure Compensation: ±2 EV (1/3 steps)
Movie Shooting time: Until the memory card becomes full(up to 4GB)

Movie Edit: Save as still image, Divide, Extract
Shutter Programmed AE electronic lens shutter with CCD electronic shutter

Shutter speed: Approx. 1/2000 sec. to 4 sec.
Drive Modes One shot, Self-timer(10sec., 2sec.), Continuous, Remote control(3sec., 0sec.)
Flash Built-in auto flash. Automatic discharge under low lighting conditions in auto mode Flash-on and Flash-off modes. Soft flash mode and "Red-eye" reduction function also available.

Effective Range:
Wide: approx. 0.06m (0.2 ft.) to approx. 7.1m (23 ft.) (Standard Output Sensitivity Auto)
Tele: approx. 0.35m (1.15 ft.) to approx. 3.5m (11 ft.) (Standard Output Sensitivity Auto)
White Balance Auto, Daylight, Shade, Tungsten light, Fluorescent light, Manual setting
LCD Monitor 2.5 inch, TFT color, Low-Reflective type LCD (Approx. 232,000 pixels), field of view: approx. 100%
Time World Time: 71 cities (28 time zones)
Language English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Swedish, Dutch, Russian, Korean, Chinese (Traditional/Simplified), Thai,Japanese
PictBridge Print modes: Single image print, All images print, DPOF auto print
Print settings: Paper size, Paper type, Printing quality, Border status
Interfaces AV output terminal, USB 2.0(HI-SPEED) terminal, DC input terminal
Video Output Compatible with NTSC and PAL formats
Power Sources Rechargeable D-LI8 lithium-ion battery. Optional AC adapter also available.

Power Life:
Still*: Approx. 150 shots to be taken.
Playback duration**: Approx. 100 min.
Dimensions 88.5 (W) x 54.5 (H) x 23 (D)mm (3.5 x 2.1 x 0.9 inches) (excluding protrusions)
Weight 145g (5.1 oz.) loaded and ready
125g (4.4 oz.)without battery and SD memory card

*Recording capacity shows approximate number of shots recorded during CIPA-compliant testing. Actual performance may vary according to operating conditions.(with LCD monitor on and flash used for 50% of the shots)
** According to the result of in-house testing. (with LCD monitor on)

Storage capacity
Still
Recorded
Pixels
Quality
Level
Storage Media
Built-in
memory
64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB 2GB 4GB
[10M]
3648
x
2736
6 18 37 74 147 296 604 1188
9 26 54 107 213 428 873 1717
13 37 76 149 296 594 1209 2378
[7M]
3072
x
2304
9 25 53 104 208 418 852 1676
13 37 77 151 302 605 1232 2422
19 52 107 210 418 838 1706 3354
[5M]
2592
x
1944
13 36 75 147 293 588 1198 2355
19 53 109 213 424 850 1731 3402
27 74 151 296 588 1178 2397 4711
[3M]
2048
×
1536
20 56 114 223 444 891 1813 3564
29 81 165 323 643 1287 2619 5148
41 113 229 448 890 1783 3627 7129
[2M]
1600
×
1200
29 78 160 313 623 1247 2539 4990
42 114 232 453 900 1802 3667 7208
59 158 322 628 1247 2496 5079 9981
[1024]
1024
×
768
53 144 292 571 1134 2269 4617 9074
77 208 423 826 1638 3278 6669 10000
108 289 586 1144 2269 4540 9235 10000
[640]
640
×
480
99 265 537 1048 2079 4161 8465 10000
143 383 777 1515 3004 6012 10000 10000
199 531 1076 2098 4160 8324 10000 10000
Movie
Recorded
Pixels
Quality
Level
Storage Media
Built-in
memory
64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB 2GB 4GB
640
×
480
30fps
1min. 4sec. 2min. 55sec. 5min. 55sec. 11min. 35sec. 22min. 59sec. 46min. 1h. 33min. 36sec. 3h. 3min. 57sec.
30fps
1min. 21sec. 3min. 39sec. 7min. 25sec. 14min. 30sec. 28min. 47sec. 57min. 38sec. 1h. 57min. 15sec. 3h. 50min. 26sec.
30fps
1min. 37sec. 4min. 23sec. 8min. 55sec. 17min. 25sec. 34min. 34sec. 1h. 9min. 11sec. 2h. 20min. 46sec. 4h. 36min. 40sec.
320
×
240
30fps
4min. 10sec. 11min. 17sec. 22min. 56sec. 44min. 47sec. 1h. 28min. 53sec. 2h. 57min. 56sec. 6h. 2min. 11h. 51min.
30fps
5min. 11sec. 14min. 1sec. 28min. 30sec. 55min. 39sec. 1h. 50min. 26sec. 3h. 41min. 3sec. 7h. 29min. 43sec. 14h. 43min. 50sec.
30fps
5min. 59sec. 16min. 9sec. 32min. 51sec. 1h. 4min. 10sec. 2h. 7min. 19sec. 4h. 14min. 52sec. 8h. 38min. 30sec. 16h. 59min. 1sec.
Sound
- Storage Media
Built-in
memory
64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB 2GB 4GB
- 24min. 38sec. 1h. 5min. 47sec. 2h. 13min. 21sec. 4h. 19min. 59sec. 8h. 35min. 30sec. 17h. 11min. 28sec. 34h. 57min. 55sec. 70h. 33min. 1sec.
System requirements / ACDSee for PENTAX

PC
OS: Windows 98 SE, Me, NT, 2000, and XP
CPU: Pentium or later (Pentium III 500MHz or later)
Memory capacity: Over 64MB (Over 128MB)
Hard disk capacity: Over 40MB (Over 50MB)
Others: CD-ROM drive, Internet Explorer 5.0 or later, QuickTime6.0 or later, DirectX9.0 or later, Windows Media Player7.1 or later
Language : English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Korean, Chinese (Traditional / Simplified), Japanese

Macintosh
OS: 9.2 (with the latest CarbonLib) or later
CPU: PowerPC 266MHz or later
Memory capacity:Over 8MB
Hard disk capacity: Over 6MB
Others: CD-ROM drive, QuickTime6.0 or later
Language : English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese

The minimum system requirements fo running ACD Showtime! for PENTAX are shown in parentheses.
ACD Showtime! for PENTAX is compatible with Windows only.


USB (Driver installment is required for Windows 98/98 SE)

PC
OS: Windows 98, 98SE, Me, 2000, or XP

Macintosh
OS: 9.2, X(Ver.10.1 or later)
Memory
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This item was added to our catalog on Thursday 21 September, 2006.
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