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August 8, 2006 PENTAX Corporation 

 
PENTAX Optio W20
A waterproof compact digital camera capable of underwater photography featuring a slim body
and a new Blur Reduction mode
PENTAX Optio W20

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Optio W20 Specification
  Type       Compact-type digital still camera with built-in zoom lens, autofocus, auto exposure, auto flash and water resistant (JIS Class 8), dust resitant (JIS Class5) design
  Effective Pixels       7.0 megapixels
  Sensor       7.41 megapixels (total pixels)
1/2.5 inch interline transfer CCD with a primary color filter
  Recorded Pixels   Still   7M (3072 x 2304 pixels), 5M (2560 x 1920 pixels), 4M (2304 x 1728 pixels), 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 Flame composition mode, the recorded size is fixed to 3M(2048 x 1536).
  Sensitivity       Auto, Manual (64/100/ 200/ 400/ 800/ 1600:Standard Output Sensitivity)
The Sensitivity is auto selected up to 1600 at the Blur reduction mode and Report mode.
  File Formats   Still   JPEG (Exif 2.2), DCF, DPOF, PRINT Image Matching III
  Movie MOV (QuickTime Motion JPEG), approx. 30 fps / 15 fps with sound and Movie Anti-shake
      Sound   WAV (PCM), monaural
  Quality Levels   Still / Movie   (Best), (Better), (Good)
  Storage Media       Built-in memory (approx. 21.9MB), SD memory card, SDHC Memory card
  Lens   PENTAX zoom lens 6.3mm-18.9mm (equivalent to 38mm-114mm in 35mm format)
F3.3-F4, 11 elements in 9 groups (1 single-sided aspherical element and 2 dual-sided aspherical elements)
  Digital Zoom   1X - approx. 4X
  Focusing System   Type   TTL contrast detection autofocus system
Manual focus / Infinity-landscape/ Panfocus mode available
      Focusing Areas
Focusing Range
  9-point multi autofocus/ Spot AF/ Tracking AF switchable
      Still    
      Autofocus    Normal: 0.4m (1.31 ft) to infinity, 0.5m (1.64 ft) to infinity at telephoto setting.
Macro: 0.01m (0.03 ft) to 0.6m (1.97 ft) at full wide-angle setting
*AF is fixed to Face priority AF at the Portorait, Self-portorait and Natural skin tone mode.
      Panfocus    1.5m (4.9 ft) to infinity at full wide-angle setting
5.0m (16 ft) to infinity at telephoto setting
      Manual Focus    0.01m(0.03 ft) to infinity at full wide-angle setting, 0.5m (1.64 ft) to infinity at telephoto setting
Infinity-landscape mode available
      Movie   Normal, Macro, Pan Focus, Manual Focus, Infinity-landscape mode available.
  Exposure Control   Metering System   TTL metering : Choice of Multi-segment metering, Center-weighted metering, Spot
*AE is fixed to Face priority AE at the Portorait, Self-portorait and Natural skin tone mode.
      Modes   AUTO picture, Program, Night scene, Movie, Voice Recording, Landscape, Flower, Portrait, ,Underwater, Underwater movie, Blur reduction, Surf & Snow, Sport, Pet, Frame composition, Synchronous Sound Record, Kids, Soft, Self-portrait, Firework, Food, Text, Museum, Natural skin tone, Report
      Digital Filter   Black & White, Sepia, red, pink, purple, blue, green, yellow, soft, Fish Eye
      Exposure Compensation   ±2EV (1/3EV Steps)
  Movie   Shooting time    From approx. 1 sec. to memory card capacity.
  Shutter       Programmed AE electronic lens shutter with CCD electronic shutter
      Shutter speed    Approx. 1/2000 sec. to applox. 4 sec.
  Drive Modes   One shot, Self-timer ( 10 sec.,20 sec. ), Continuous ( Standard, high speed ), Interval shooting
  Flash       Built-in auto flash. Automatic discharge under low lighting conditions in auto mode
Flash-on, Flash-off and Soft flash modes. "Red-eye" reduction function employs a pre-discharge.
      Effective Range   Wide : Approx. 0.3m (0.98 ft) - 5.0m (1.64 ft) (Standard Output Sensitivity Auto)
Tele : Approx. 0.5m (1.64 ft) - 4m (9.8 ft) (Standard Output Sensitivity Auto)
  White Balance   Auto, Daylight, Shade, Tungsten light, Fluorescent light, Manual setting
  LCD Monitor   2.5 inch, TFT color LCD (low reflection type) (Approx. 115,000 pixels)
  Time   World Time   Displays the time in 71 cities (28 time zones)
  Language       English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Swedish, Netherlandish, Russian, Thai, Korean, Chinese (Traditional / Simplified), Japanese
  PictBridge   Print modes   Single image print, All images print, DPOF auto print
      Print settings   Paper size, Paper type, Quality, Border Status
  Interfaces   USB 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. 240 shots to be taken.
Movie **
: Approx. 80 min.
Sound **
: Approx. 400 min.
Playback mode **
: Approx. 360 min.
  Dimensions       106.5(W) x 54.5(H) x 23(D) mm (4.2 x 2.1 x 0.9 inches) (excluding protrusions)
  Weight       150g (5.3 oz.) loaded and ready
135g (4.8 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
(3072 x 2304)
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
Built-in memory * 6 12 18 8 17 24 11 22 31 13 27 40 22 36 54 43 73 93 87 127 175
32MB 8 16 24 12 23 33 15 30 43 18 37 54 30 49 72 59 99 126 118 172 237
64MB 17 34 50 24 47 67 30 61 88 38 75 110 61 101 149 121 203 258 242 352 484
128MB 35 69 103 49 95 137 62 124 178 77 153 223 124 206 301 244 412 522 489 712 979
256MB 69 134 200 97 186 267 121 242 346 151 299 435 242 401 586 476 802 1016 953 1386 1906
512MB 138 267 397 192 368 530 239 479 686 299 592 863 479 795 1162 944 1590 2014 1888 2747 3777
1GB 276 535 795 385 737 1060 479 959 1374 598 1185 1727 959 1591 2325 1889 3182 4030 3778 5496 7557
2GB 558 1078 1617 778 1499 2119 975 1921 2794 1205 2364 3415 1921 3235 4728 3842 6147 7684 7684 10245 15368
Recorded Pixels Report mode 1280
(1280 x 960)
 
Quality Level  
Built-in memory * 31 54 73  
32MB 43 72 99  
64MB 88 149 203  
128MB 178 301 412  
256MB 346 586 802  
512MB 686 1162 1590  
1GB 1374 2325 3182  
2GB 2794 4728 6147  

Storage capacity ( Movie )
Recorded Pixels (640 x 480)
Frames per second 30fps 15fps
Quality Level
Built-in memory * 20 sec. 28 sec. 42 sec. 41 sec. 54 sec. 1 min.22 sec.
32MB  28 sec. 37 sec. 57 sec. 55 sec. 1 min. 12 sec. 1 min. 51 sec.
64MB  57 sec. 1 min. 17 sec. 1 min. 57 sec. 1 min. 53 sec. 2 min. 28 sec. 3 min. 47 sec.
128MB  1min. 56 sec. 2 min. 36 sec. 3 min. 57 sec. 3 min. 50 sec. 5 min. 1 sec. 7 min. 40 sec.
256MB  3 min. 47 sec. 5 min. 5 sec. 7 min. 42 sec. 7 min. 28 sec. 9 min. 46 sec. 14 min. 57 sec.
512MB  7 min. 31sec. 10 min. 4 sec. 15 min.15 sec. 14 min. 48 sec. 19 min. 22 sec. 29 min. 37 sec.
1GB  15 min. 2sec. 20 min. 8 sec. 30 min. 31 sec. 29 min. 37 sec. 38 min. 44 sec. 59 min. 15 sec.
2GB  30 min. 7 sec. 40 min. 58 sec. 1h. 0 min. 15 sec. 1h. 0 min. 15 sec. 1h. 18 min. 47 sec. 1h. 53 min. 48 sec.
Recorded Pixels (320 x 240)
Frames per second 30fps 15fps
Quality Level
Built-in memory * 33 sec. 45 sec. 1 min. 3 sec. 1 min. 3 sec. 1 min. 27 sec. 2 min. 7 sec.
32MB  45 sec. 1 min. 1 sec. 1 min. 26 sec. 1 min. 26 sec. 1 min. 58 sec. 2 min. 52 sec.
64MB  1 min. 32 sec. 2 min. 4 sec. 2 min. 56 sec. 2 min. 56 sec. 4 min. 2 sec. 5 min. 52 sec.
128MB  3 min. 6 sec. 4 min. 12 sec. 5 min. 55 sec. 5 min. 55 sec. 8 min. 9 sec. 11 min. 51 sec.
256MB  6 min. 3 sec. 8 min. 11 sec. 11 min. 33 sec. 11 min. 33 sec. 15 min. 53 sec. 23 min. 6 sec.
512MB  11 min.59 sec. 16 min. 14 sec. 22 min. 53 sec. 22 min.53 sec. 31 min. 28 sec. 45 min.46 sec.
1GB  23 min. 59 sec. 32 min. 29 sec. 45 min.47 sec. 45 min. 47 sec. 1h. 2 min.57 sec. 1h. 31 min. 34 sec.
2GB  48 min. 46 sec. 1h. 4 min. 1 sec. 1h. 33 min. 6 sec. 1h. 33 min. 7 sec. 2h. 8 min. 2 sec. 2h. 50 min. 41 sec.

Storage capacity ( Sound )
Built-in memory * 17 min. 23 sec.
32MB  23 min. 27 sec.
64MB  47 min. 58 sec.
128MB  1 h. 36 min. 58 sec.
256MB  3 h. 8 min. 53 sec.
512MB  6 h. 14 min. 15 sec.
1GB  12 h. 28 min.41 sec.
2GB  ** 25 h. 22 min. 33 sec.
 

* Approximately 10.5MB
** The continuous voice recording time is 24 hours.


System requirements

ACDSee for PENTAX
PC
OS Windows 98SE, 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 Player7.0 or later
Language English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Korean, Chinese (Traditional / Simplified), Japanese
Macintosh
OS 9.2 (with the latest CarbonLib) or later with QuickTime 6.0 or later installed
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)




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  • 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.
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