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September 14, 2006 PENTAX Corporation 

 
PENTAX Optio E20
An entry-level compact digital camera with 6.0 effective megapixels and a 3X optical zoom lens that lets even beginners enjoy hassle-free photography
PENTAX Optio E20

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Optio E20 Specification
  Effective Pixels       6.0 megapixels
  Sensor       6.36 megapixels
1/2.5 inch interline transfer CCD with a primary color filter
  Recorded Pixels   Still   6M ( 2816 x 2112 pixels ), 4M ( 2304 x 1728 pixels ), 2M ( 1600 x 1200 pixels ), 640 ( 640 x 480 pixels )
      Movie   320 (320 x 240 pixels)
  Sensitivity       Auto, Manual ( 64/100/200:Standard Output Sensitivity )
  File Formats   Still   JPEG (Exif 2.2), DCF, DPOF, PRINT Image Matching III
  Movie AVI ( Motion JPEG Format ) approx. 30 fps ( frames per second ) with sound
  Quality Levels       (Best), (Better), (Good)
  Storage Media       Built-in memory ( approx. 13.0 MB ), SD memory card
  Lens   PENTAX zoom lens Optical 3X zoom, 5.5mm - 16.5mm ( equivalent to 34mm - 102mm in 35mm format )
F2.8-F4.8, 6 elements in 5 groups ( 2 dual-sided aspherical element )
  Digital Zoom   1X - approx.4X ( up to approx. 12X with optical 3X zoom )
  Focusing System   Type   TTL contrast detection autofocus system
      Focusing Range    
      Still   Normal : 0.4m (1.31 ft) to infinity
Macro : 0.06m (0.2 ft) to infinity at full wide-angle setting
Macro : 0.35m (1.15ft) to infinity at telephoto setting
      Movie   Normal: 0.4m (1.31 ft) to infinity
Infinity mode available
  Exposure Control   Metering System   TTL metering : Center-weighted metering, Spot metering
      Exposure Compensation   ±2EV (1/3EV Steps)
  Capture modes   Mode Dial   Simple, Program, Landscape, Night scene, Portrate, Sport, Movie
      Digital Filter   Black & White, Sepia
  Movie   Shooting time   Until the memory card becomes full
  Shutter       From approx. 1 sec. to memory card capacity.
      Shutter speed   Approx. 1/1000 sec. to 2 sec.
  Drive Modes   One shot, Continuous ( upto 3 shots ), Auto bracket, Self-timer ( 10sec.+2sec., 10sec., 2sec. )
  Flash       Built-in auto flash. Automatic discharge under low lighting condition in auto modes.
Flash-on and Flash-off modes. ”Red-eye” reduction function employs a predischarge.
      Effective Range   Approx. 0.5 m - 3.4 m (1.64 ft - 11ft) ( at the standard output sensitivity of 200 )
Approx. 0.5 m - 2.0 m (1.64 ft - 6.6 ft) ( at the standard output sensitivity of 200 )
  White Balance   Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten light, Fluorescent light
  LCD Monitor   2.4 inch, TFT color LCD with back light ( Approx. 112,000 pixels )
  Language       English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Swedish, Dutch, Russian, Traditional Chinese, Japanese
  PictBridge   Print modes   Single image print, All images print, DPOF auto print
      Print mode   Single image, All images, DPOF, Paper size, Border
  Interfaces   USB, Video output terminal
  Video Output   Compatible with NTSC and PAL formats
  Power Sources   Two AA batteries ( alkaline, rechargeable Ni-MH ), Optional AC adapter kit is also available
( Two alkaline batteries allow approx. 100 shots to be taken * )
( Two Ni-MH(2500mAh) batteries allow approx. 350 shots to be taken * )
  Dimensions       90 (W) x 63 (H) x 32 (D)mm ( 3.5 x 2.5 x 1.3 inches ) ( excluding protrusions )
  Weight       180g (6.3oz.) 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 )


Storage capacity ( Image / Movie )
  Image Movie
Recorded Pixels 6M (2816 x 2112) 4M (2272 x 1704) 2M (1600 x 1200) 640 (640 x 480) 320 x 240
Quality Levels
Built-in memory  4 8 13 6 13 19 13 26 38 68 113 152 49sec.
32MB 9 20 30 15 30 43 30 61 88 154 258 344 1min.53sec.
64MB 20 41 63 31 63 90 63 126 180 317 528 705 3min.53sec.
128MB 42 85 127 63 127 182 127 256 366 641 1068 1425 7min.51sec.
256MB 82 166 249 124 249 356 249 499 713 1249 2082 2776 15min.18sec.
512MB 164 329 494 247 494 706 494 989 1414 2475 4125 5501 30min.19sec.
1GB 329 659 989 494 989 1414 989 1980 2829 4951 8253 11004 1h.00min.41sec.


System requirements

ACDSee for PENTAX
PC
OS Windows 98 SE, Me, NT, 2000, and XP HomeEdition/Professional
CPU Pentium or later
Memory capacity Over 64MB
Hard disk capacity Over 40MB
Language English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Japanese
Macintosh
OS 9.2 ( with the latest CarbonLib ) or later with QuickTime 6.0 or later installed
CPU Power Macintosh machines of 266MHz or later
Memory capacity Over 8MB
Hard disk capacity Over 6MB
Language English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese

USB (Driver installment is required for Windows 98/98SE)
PC
OS Windows 98, 98SE, Me, 2000, or XP HomeEdition/Professional
Macintosh
OS 9.2, X (Ver.10.1 or later)




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