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Pentax Optio A20 News Release Summary:
GOLDEN, CO. (August 21, 2006)…PENTAX Imaging Company has
announced significant upgrades to two popular PENTAX compact
digital camera lines. The latest model in the PENTAX Optio A
series is the Optio A20 now featuring 10.0 effective megapixels
and three anti-shake functions including Shake Reduction, Blur
Reduction High ISO mode, and a Movie Anti-shake all designed to
improve image quality.
PENTAX also announced the latest model in the Optio M series, a
compact, affordable digital camera now offering 7.0 effective
megapixels plus a wide range of basic features including
extended AA battery life that makes the camera an ideal travel
companion. This new model also features the new PENTAX High ISO
Blur Reduction mode for sharper images without camera shake or
subject blurring.
The Optio A20 will ship in October 2006 for under US $350.00,
while the Optio M20 will ship in September 2006 for under US
$200.00.
PENTAX Optio A20 Facts
10.0 effective megapixels image quality
The Optio A20 produces clear, high-quality images with 10.0
effective megapixels. The superb level of resolution makes it
possible to produce prints with crisp detail even when the photo
is enlarged to A#* size. The Optio A20 image sensor is a large
1/1.8 inch CCD with a wide light-sensitive area, which realizes
superior tone reproduction, fine textures, and greater noise
reduction.
*A3 (paper) size is an International / European paper size
established by the ISO (International Standards Organization).
It measures 297 x 420 millimeters, or equivalent to 11.69 x
16.54 inches.
High-performance smc PENTAX zoom lens
The Optio A20 is equipped with a high-quality smc PENTAX zoom
lens, which is renowned for its clarity and high-contrast image
performance. The lens configuration, with seven elements in five
groups including three aspherical elements, effectively corrects
for spherical aberration. The lenses are coated using a PENTAX-developed
technique to reduce ghosting and flare.
Three Anti-Shake functions featured:
The SR (Shake Reduction) mechanism, developed by PENTAX,
features two gyro sensors that detect the amount of shake and an
image sensor (CCD) that moves both horizontally and vertically
to reduce the camera shake. The SR mechanism effectively
prevents shake at the instant that the shutter is clicked to
take a photograph.
Blur Reduction mode*
In this mode, the camera automatically adjusts the sensitivity
to as high as ISO 1600 according to the brightness of the
subject. The higher sensitivities permit faster shutter speeds
that reduce not only camera shake but also the blurring caused
by moving subjects.
*The image recording size is fixed to 5 M (2592 x 1944 pixels)
when Blur Reduction mode is selected.
Movie Anti-Shake Function*
Camera shake while taking a movie can also be corrected
automatically by software, thanks to an electronic, movie
anti-shake function.
* Using the movie anti-shake function results in a narrower
field of view than during normal recording.
New Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC)
A new ASIC supplies the Optio A20 with dramatically more
image-processing power. With this ASIC high-speed processing
capability, the Optio A20 attains a high level of tone
reproduction and color correction based on enormous amounts of
actual photo data.
Face Recognition AF & AE for beautiful one-step portraits
The Optio A20 features the new Face Recognition AF & AE*
function, which helps ensure bright, beautiful photos of people
with perfectly focused faces free of shadows caused by exposing
for the background or for the colors of clothing. This useful
function automatically detects the position of the subject
anywhere in the photo frame and then adjusts the focus and
optimizes the exposure for the detected position.
* This camera's Face Recognition AF & AE function uses the Face
Tracker face-recognition technology from FotoNation.
Auto-tracking AF continuously focuses on a moving subject
The Optio A20's auto-tracking AF feature continuously focuses on
subjects such as kids and pets that move around unpredictably.
Since the focus frame automatically follows the movement of the
subject inside the photo frame, you can be sure to capture those
instantaneous photo opportunities.
High-quality movies with an anti-shake function
The Optio A20 smoothly captures movies at 30 fps (frames per
second) at sizes up to 640 x 480 pixels with image quality
rivaling camcorders. Since it employs the DivX® (MPEG-4
compliant) movie format,* the Optio A20 can record longer,
high-quality movies.
*The Optio A20 is DivX® certified. Movie playback is not
supported on Macintosh operating systems.
Auto Picture mode automatically determines the best settings
for the shooting conditions
The Auto Picture mode lets the camera automatically determine
the shooting conditions for Landscape, Portrait, Night Scene,
and Program modes and choose the optimum settings for each
subject. This PENTAX original function makes photography a lot
easier for users since it eliminates the necessity of making a
number of individual settings. A wide range of exposure setting
mode in Programmed Exposure mode, the camera automatically
determines the shutter speed and aperture. The camera also
includes “Shutter-Priority AE” mode and “Manual Exposure” mode,
which the user can set freely depending on the effect they are
aiming to achieve.
Compact and lightweight body
Despite incorporating a large CCD and the SR system, we managed
to create a slimmer and lighter body by using our unique Sliding
Lens system* together with high-density mounting technology.
* PENTAX's proprietary lens system: The central lens group
slides upward from the optical axis and the front and back lens
groups slip under them. Housing the lens in two steps in the
lens cylinder reduces overall lens thickness, thereby minimizing
body depth.
Supports the SDHC memory card for greater storage of
high-quality images and longer movies
The Optio A20 supports two removable storage media: the
conventional SD memory cards and the new SDHC memory cards.*
* SD High Capacity; these memory cards have capacities in excess
of 2 GB.
Red-eye correction available after shooting
The Optio A20 comes with FotoNation's red-eye correction
function, which can correct red-eye problems, a side effect of
flash photography, after the photo is taken. With the ability to
manually select the area to correct, this function allows for
more precise correction of red-eye photos.
Additional Features
Calendar Display function allows image retrieval based on the
capture date
Easy image search and arrangement on a PC using a Date Folder
function
Green Mode enables the use of fixed, automatic settings when
taking a photograph
Digital zooming provides up to 4X magnification
Approximately 22MB of built-in memory
Pan-focus function for effortless snapshots
ACDSee for PENTAX image viewer/image management software
USB 2.0 (hi-speed) compatible
Supports PictBridge, DPOF functions, Exif Print, and PRINT Image
Matching III
SD Logo and SDHC Logo are trademarks.
PENTAX, Optio and smc PENTAX are registered trademarks of PENTAX
Corporation.
All other brands or product names are trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective companies.
This product supports PRINT Image Matching III. PRINT Image
Matching enabled digital still cameras, printers and software
help photographers to produce images more faithful to their
intentions. Some functions are not available on printers that
are not PRINT Image Matching III compliant.
-Copyright 2001 Seiko Epson Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
-Print Image Matching is a trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation.
-The PRINT Image Matching logo is a trademark of Seiko Epson
Corporation.
-Red Eye software (c) 2003-2006 FotoNation Inc. Face Tracker
software (c)2005-2006 FotoNation Inc. In Camera Red Eye --
covered by U.S. Patent No. 6,407,777 and 7,042,505. Other
patents Pending.
-Design and Specifications are subject to change without notice.
Pentax
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