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August 22, 2006 PENTAX Corporation 

 
PENTAX Optio M20
A compact, lightweight digital camera with impressive battery life
PENTAX Optio M20

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Optio M20 Specification
  Type       Compact-type digital still camera with built-in zoom lens, autofocus, auto exposure and auto flash
  Effective Pixels       7.0 megapixels
  Sensor       7.38 megapixels
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)
During Frame composite mode, the recorded size is fixed to 3M (2048 x 1536 pixcels)
      Movie   640 (640 x 480 pixels), 320 (320 x 240 pixels)
  Sensitivity       Auto, Manual ( 64/100/200/400/1600:Standard Output Sensitivity )
The sensitivity is auto selected up to 1600 at Blur Reduction mode.
  File Formats   Still   JPEG (Exif 2.2), DCF, DPOF, PRINT Image Matching III
  Movie MOV (Quick Time Motion JPEG), approx.30fps / 15fps (frames per second) , with sound and Movie Anti-shake
      Sound   WAV (PCM format), monaural
  Quality Levels       (Best), (Better), (Good)
  Storage Media       Built-in memory (approx. 21.9 MB), SD memory card, SDHC memory card
  Lens   PENTAX power zoom 6.3mm-18.9mm ( equivalent to 38mm-114mm in 35mm format )
F3.1-F5.9, 6 elements in 5 groups ( 1 aspherical elements )
  Digital Zoom   1X - approx. 4X
  Focusing System   Type   TTL contrast detection autofocus system
      Focusing Areas
Focusing Range
  9-point multi AF / Spot AF / Tracking AF switchable
      Still    
      Autofocus    Normal: 0.4m (1.31ft ) to infinity (whole zoom area. Tele only : 0.6m (1.97ft) to infinity.)
Macro: 0.1m (0.33ft.) to 1.0m (3.3ft.) at wide-angle setting
Super Macro: 0.05m (0.16ft.) to 0.4m (1.31ft.)
Pan focus: 1.4m (4.6ft.) to infinity at wide-angle setting, 5.8m (19ft.) to infinity at tele setting
      Manual Focus    available 0.1m (0.33ft.) to infinity at wide-angle setting, 0.6m (1.97ft) to infinity at except wide-angle setting,
Infinity-landscape mode available
Face Recognition AE is auto selected at the Portraite mode
      Movie   Pan Focus: 0.5m (1.64ft.) to infinity at wide-angle setting, 2.0m (6.6ft.) to infinity at tele setting
  Exposure Control   Metering System   TTL metering: Choice of Multi-segment metering
      Modes   Auto Picture, Program, Night Scene, Movie, Voice recording, Landscape, Flower, Portrait, Surf & Snow, Sport, Blur Reduction, Kids, Pet, Food, Frame Composite
      Exposure Compensation   ±2EV (1/3EV Steps)
  Movie   Shooting time   Until the memory card becomes full. (Up to 4GB)
  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
  Flash       Built-in auto flash. Automatic discharge under low lighting conditions in auto mode Flash-on and Flash-off modes. "Red-eye" reduction function. Soft flash
      Effective Range   Wide: approx. 0.5m - 4.0m (1.64ft -13.1ft) at Standard Output Sensitivity Auto
Tele: approx. 0.6m - 2.0m (1.97ft - 6.56ft) at Standard Output Sensitivity Auto
  White Balance   Auto, Daylight, Shade, Tungsten light, Fluorescent light, Manual setting
  LCD Monitor   2.5 inch, TFT color LCD with back light ( Approx. 115,000 pixels ),
  Time   World Time   71 cities ( 28 time zones )
  Language       English, French, Germany, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Swedish, Dutch, Russian, Thai, Korean, Chinese(Traditional / Simplified), Japanese
  ImageLink       Available
  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 terminal, Printer Dock terminal
  Video Output   Compatible with NTSC and PAL formats
  Power Sources   Two AA batteries ( Alkaline, Nickel, rechargeable Ni-MH ang Lithium ).
Optional AC adapter kit is also available.
      Power Life  
Still *
: Approx. 220shots (Alkaline), 330shots (Nickel), 460shots (Ni-MH), 700shots (Lithium)
Playback mode **
: Approx. 500min. (Alkaline), 570min.(Nickel), 640min.(Ni-MH), 900min.(Litium)
  Dimensions       94 (W) x 61 (H) x 23 (D)mm (3.7 x 2.4 x 0.9 inches) (excluding protrusions)
  Weight       170g (6.0oz.) loaded and ready
130g (4.6oz.)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 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)
 
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 99 126 118 172 236
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

Storage capacity ( Movie / Sound )
Recorded Pixels Movie (640 x 480) Sound
Frames per second 30fps 15fps
 
Built-in memory  20sec. 28sec. 42sec. 41sec. 54sec. 1min.22sec. 17min.23sec.
32MB  28sec. 37sec. 57sec. 55sec. 1min.12sec. 1min.51sec. 23min.27sec.
64MB  57sec. 1min.17sec. 1min.57sec. 1min.53sec. 2min.28sec. 3min.47sec. 47min.58sec.
128MB  1min.56sec. 2min.36sec. 3min.57sec. 3min.50sec. 5min.01sec. 7min.40sec. 1h.36min.58sec.
256MB  3min.47sec. 5min.05sec. 7min.42sec. 7min.28sec. 9min.46sec. 14min.57sec. 3h.08min.53sec.
512MB  7min.31sec. 10min.04sec. 15min.15sec. 14min.48sec. 19min.22sec. 29min.37sec. 6h.14min.15sec.
1GB  15min.02sec. 20min.08sec. 30min.31sec. 29min.37sec. 38min.44sec. 59min.15sec. 12h.28min.41sec.
2GB  30min.07sec. 40min.58sec. 1h.00min.15sec. 1h.00min.15sec. 1h.18min.48sec. 1h.53min.48sec. 25h.22min.33sec.
Recorded Pixels Movie (320 x 240)  
Frames per second 30fps 15fps
 
Built-in memory  33sec. 45sec. 1min.03sec. 1min.03sec. 1min.27sec. 2min.07sec.
32MB  45sec. 1min.01sec. 1min.26sec. 1min.26sec. 1min.58sec. 2min.52sec.
64MB  1min.32sec. 2min.04sec. 2min.56sec. 2min.56sec. 4min.02sec. 5min.52sec.
128MB  3min.06sec. 4min.12sec. 5min.55sec. 5min.55sec. 8min.09sec. 11min.51sec.
256MB  6min.03sec. 8min.11sec. 11min.33sec. 11min.33sec. 15min.53sec. 23min.06sec.
512MB  11min.59sec. 16min.14sec. 22min.53sec. 22min.53sec. 31min.28sec. 45min.46sec.
1GB  23min.59sec. 32min.29sec. 45min.47sec. 45min.47sec. 1h.2min.57sec. 1h.31min.33sec.
2GB  48min.46sec. 1h.04min.01sec. 1h.33min.06sec. 1h.33min.07sec. 2h.08min.02sec. 2h.50min.41sec.

* The continuous voice recording time is 24 hours.


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 for 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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