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August 22, 2006 PENTAX Corporation 

 
PENTAX Optio A20
A compact digital camera with 10.0 effective megapixels and three types of anti-shake functions
PENTAX Optio A20

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Optio A20 Specification
  Type       Compact-type digital still camera with built-in zoom lens, autofocus, auto exposure and auto flash and Anti-shake functions
  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 pixels), 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)
      Movie   640 ( 640 x 480 pixels ), 320 ( 320 x 240 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 )
  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       (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
Focusing Range
  5-point multi AF / Spot AF / Tracking AF switchable
      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-landscapes    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   ±2EV (1/3EV 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 mode ** : 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 10M
(3648 x 2736)
7M
(3072 x 2304)
5M
(2592 x 1944)
3M
(2048 x 1536)
2M
(1600 x 1200)
1024
(1024 x 768)
640
(640 x 480)
 
Built-in memory  6 9 13 9 13 19 13 19 27 20 29 41 29 42 59 53 77 108 99 143 199
16MB 3 5 7 5 7 11 7 11 16 12 18 25 17 25 35 32 47 66 60 87 122
32MB 8 12 17 12 17 25 17 25 35 26 39 54 37 55 76 69 101 140 128 186 258
64MB 18 26 37 25 37 52 36 53 74 56 81 113 78 114 158 144 208 289 265 383 531
128MB 37 54 76 53 77 107 75 109 151 114 165 229 160 232 322 292 423 586 537 777 1076
256MB 74 107 149 104 151 210 147 213 296 223 323 448 313 453 628 571 826 1144 1048 1515 2098
512MB 147 213 296 208 302 418 293 424 588 444 643 890 623 900 1247 1134 1638 2269 2079 3004 4160
1GB 296 428 594 418 605 838 588 850 1178 891 1287 1783 1247 1802 2496 2269 3278 4540 4161 6012 8324

Storage capacity ( Movie / Sound )
Recorded Pixels Movie
(640x480)
Movie
(320x240)
Sound
Frames per second 30fps 30fps 30fps 30fps 30fps 30fps
 
Built-in memory  1min.04sec. 1min.21sec. 1min.37sec. 4min.10sec. 5min.11sec. 5min.59sec. 24min.38sec.
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.05min.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)




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