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July 25, 2006 PENTAX Corporation 

 
PENTAX Optio S7
An exceptional thin compact digital camera featuring a Blur Reduction mode
PENTAX Optio S7

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Optio S7 Specification
  Type       Compact-type digital still camera with built-in zoom lens, autofocus, auto exposure and auto flash
  Effective Pixels       7.0 megapixels
  Sensor   Total pixels   7.38 megapixels
1/2.5 inch interline transfer CCD with a primary color filter
  Recorded Pixels   Still   7M (3072 x 2304), 5M (2560 x 1920 pixels), 4M (2304 x 1728), 3M (2048 x 1536 pixels), 2M (1600 x 1200 pixels), 1024 (1024 x 768 pixels), 640 (640 x 480 pixels)
      Movie   640 (640 x 480 pixels), 320 (320 x 240 pixels)
During Blur reduction mode, the recorded size is fixed to 4M(2304x1728)
During Candle light and Frame composite mode, the recorded size is fixed to 3M (2048 x 1536)
  Sensitivity       Auto, Manual (50/100/200/400:Standard Output Sensitivity)
During Blur reduction mode, Sensitivity is compliant to Standard Output Sensitivity 800 and 1600.
  File Formats   Still   JPEG (Exif 2.2), DCF, DPOF, PRINT Image Matching III
  Movie AVI (DivX® compatible with MPEG-4), approx.30fps (frames per second) , with sound, Movie anti-shake
(The imput image signal at 27fps is recorded as 30fps.)
      Sound   WAV (PCM format), monaural
  Quality Levels   Still / Movie   (Best), (Better), (Good)
  Storage Media       Built-in memory (approx. 23 MB), SD memory card, SDHC memory card
  Lens   smc PENTAX zoom 6.2mm - 18.6mm ( equivalent to 37.5mm - 112.5mm in 35mm format )
F2.7 - F5.2, 6 elements in 5 groups ( 2 dual-sided aspherical elements )
  Digital Zoom   1X - approx. 4X
  Focusing System   Type   TTL contrast detection autofocus system with AF spotbeam
Manual focus/Infinity-landscape/ Panfocus mode available
      Focusing Areas
Focusing Range
  5-point multi AF / Spot AF / Tracking AF switchable
      Still    
      Autofocus    Normal: 0.4m ( 1.31 ft. ) to infinity
Macro: 0.15m ( 0.49 ft. ) to 0.5m ( 1.64 ft. ) at wide-angle setting
      Panfocus    1.3m ( 4.3 ft. ) to infinity at wide-angle setting
5.3m ( 17 ft. ) to infinity at telephoto setting
      Manual Focus    0.15m ( 0.49 ft. ) to infinity at wide-angle setting, 0.4m ( 1.31 ft. ) to infinity except for wide-angle setting
Infinity-landscape mode available
      Movie    
      Autofocus    Normal: 0.15m ( 0.49 ft. ) to infinity at wide-angle setting, 0.4m ( 1.31 ft. ) to infinity except for wide- angle setting
Macro: 0.15m ( 0.49 ft. ) to 0.5m ( 1.64 ft. ) at wide-angle setting
      Panfocus    0.5m ( 1.64 ft. ) to infinity at wide-angle setting
2.1m ( 6.9 ft. ) to infinity at telephoto setting
      Manual Focus    0.15m ( 0.49 ft. ) to infinity at wide-angle setting, 0.4m ( 1.31 ft. ) to infinity except for wide-angle setting
Infinity-landscape mode 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
      Exposure Compensation   ±2EV (1/3EV Steps)
  Movie   Shooting time    From approx. 1 sec. to memory card capacity.
      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, Continuous, Remote control
  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. 0.15m - 5.1m (0.49 ft. -17 ft.) Standard Output Sensitivity Auto
Tele : Approx. 0.4m -2.7m (1.31 ft. -8.9 ft.) Standard Output Sensitivity Auto
  White Balance   Auto, Daylight, Shade, Tungsten light, Fluorescent light, Manual setting
  LCD Monitor   2.5 inch, TFT color, Beau-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, Neatherlandish, Russian, Korean, Chinese (Traditional/Simplified), Japanese
  PictBridge   Print modes   Single image print, All images print, DPOF auto print
      Print settings   Paper size, Paper type, Printing quality, Border status
  Interfaces   USB 2.0(HI-SPEED) terminal, AV output 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. 180 shots to be taken.
Playback mode **
: Approx. 130min.
  Dimensions       85.5 (W) x 53.5 (H) x 19.5 (D)mm (3.4 x 2.1 x 0.8 inches) (excluding protrusions)
  Weight       120g (4.2 oz.) loaded and ready
100g (3.5 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 ( Image )
Recorded Pixels 7M
(2816 x 2112)
5M
(2560 x 1920)
4M
(2304 x 1728)
3M
(2048 x 1536)
2M
(1600 x 1200)
1024
(1024 x 768)
640
(640 x 480)
Quality Level
16MB 5 7 11 7 11 16 10 14 21 12 18 25 17 25 35 32 47 66 60 87 122
32MB 12 17 25 17 25 35 22 32 45 26 39 54 37 55 76 69 101 140 128 186 258
64MB 25 37 52 36 53 74 46 67 94 56 81 113 78 114 158 144 208 289 265 383 531
128MB 53 77 107 75 109 151 95 138 192 114 165 229 160 232 322 292 423 586 537 777 1076
256MB 104 151 210 147 213 296 187 270 375 223 323 448 313 453 628 571 826 1144 1048 1515 2098
512MB 208 302 418 293 424 588 372 537 745 444 643 890 623 900 1247 1134 1638 2269 2079 3004 4160
1GB 418 605 838 588 850 1178 745 1076 1491 891 1287 1783 1247 1802 2496 2269 3278 4540 4161 5000 5000

Storage capacity ( Movie & Sound )
  Movie Sound
Recorded Pixels (640 x 480) (320 x 240)
Quality Level
16MB  39sec. 49sec. 59sec. 2min.32sec. 3min.09sec. 3min.38sec. 15min.07sec.
32MB  1min.24sec. 1min.46sec. 2min.07sec. 5min.27sec. 6min.46sec. 7min.48sec. 32min.00sec.
64MB  2min.55sec. 3min.39sec. 4min.23sec. 11min.17sec. 14min.01sec. 16min.09sec. 1h.5min.47sec.
128MB  5min.55sec. 7min.25sec. 8min.55sec. 22min.56sec. 28min.30sec. 32min.51sec. 2h.13min.21sec.
256MB  11min.35sec. 14min.30sec. 17min.25sec. 44min.47sec. 55min.39sec. 64min.10sec. 4h.19min.59sec.
512MB  22min.59sec. 28min.47sec. 34min.34sec. 88min.53sec. 110min.26sec. 127min.19sec. 8h.35min.30sec.
1GB  46min.00sec. 57min.38sec. 69min.11sec. 177min.56sec. 221min.03sec. 254min.52sec. 17h.11min.28sec.


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 98/98SE)
PC
OS Windows 98, 98SE, Me, 2000, or XP
Macintosh
OS 9.2, X (Ver.10.1 or later)




  • 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 is subject to change without notice.
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