Pentax Optio 50
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No experience necessary. Intimidated by digital? Don't be! The Optio50 makes digital photography simple, straightforward, and fun. The Pentax Optio50 offers the satisfying imaging capability of 5.0 effective megapixels, a 3X Pentax optical zoom lens, and simple, comfortable ease of operation. Equipped with a handy mode dial, the Optio50 allows even novice users to select a desired mode with just a simple turn. And taking ease of use a step further, the Optio50 features a new "Simple Mode" which lets the camera automatically select the optimal settings for the scene at hand. Easy to understand and easy to use, the compact Optio50 is ideal for newcomers to digital photography and makes it easy for anyone to get the most out of the camera's capabilities.
Features of the Pentax Optio 50 include:
- Camera Type: Compact-type digital still camera with built-in zoom lens, autofocus, auto exposure and auto flash
- Effective Pixels: 5.0 megapixels
- Image Capture Device: Type - 1/2.5 inch interline transfer CCD with a primary color filter Total Pixels - 5.19 megapixels Color Depth - 12 bit x 3 colors Recorded Pixels - Still: 2560x1920 pixels, 2048x1536, 1280x960 pixels, 640x480 pixels Movie: 320x240
- Focus System: Type - TTL contrast detection autofocus system Autofocus - AF & Infinity Landscape Mode Focusing Range Auto Focus - Normal: 1.6 ft (0.5m) to Infinity; Wide Macro: 2.0 inches (0.05m); Tele Macro: 13.8 inches (0.35m)
- Lens: Type - PENTAX power zoom Focal Length - 5.4mm – 16.2mm 35mm Equivalent - 32mm - 96mm Aperture Range - F2.8 -F4.8 Construction - 6 elements in 5 groups (2 aspherical elements) Optical Zoom - 3X Digital Zoom - 4X Combined - Approx. 12X
- Exposure Control: Light Metering Method - TTL metering with choice of: Center-weighted & Spot meter Sensitivity - Auto, or User select ISO 50, 100, 200 Exposure Control Method - Program AE Exposure Modes - Mode dial: Simple, Program, Portrait, Landscape, Sports, Night Scene, Utilities, Movie Exposure Compensation - +/-2 EV (1/3 steps) Shutter - Type: Programmed AE electronic lens shutter with CCD electronic shutter; Shutter Speed: Approx. 1/1000 – ½ second White Balance - White Balance Control: TTL Auto, Manual; Available Settings: Daylight, Cloudy, Sunset, Tungsten light, Fluorescent light Flash - Operation Modes: Auto, Flash-off, Flash-on, Red-eye reduction; Effective Range: Approx. 8.2 ft (2.5m) (5.4mm at Sensitivity 200), Approx. 6.6 ft (2m) (16.2mm at Sensitivity 200)
- Shooting Specs: Picture Modes – Portrait, Landscape, Night scene, Sports, Simple Digital Filter - Black & White, Sepia, Drive Modes - Single-shot, Continuous, Auto bracket, Self-timer Movie Mode - Shooting Time: from Approx. 1 sec. to memory card capacity w/sound
- Image Storage: Storage Media - Approx. 12MB built-in memory, SD memory card removable File Formats - Still: JPEG (Exif 2.2), DCF 1.1 (Design rule for Camera File system), DPOF 1.0(Digital Print Order Format); Movie: AVI (Motion JPEG) approx. 20fps with sound Quality Levels - Best, Better, Good with 128MB SD Card Still 2560x1920 45 91 182 2048x1536 70 139 279 1280x960 174 340 652 640x480 652 1305 2610 Movie mode 320 x 240, 20fps, 128MB, 9 min. 42sec.
- Lcd Monitor: LCD Monitor - 1.8 inch, TFT color LCD LCD Coverage - 100% LCD Resolution - Approx. 130,000 pixels
- Lcd Viewfinder: Optical Viewfinder - Actual Image zoom viewfinder
- Playback Specs: Playback Modes File - Single, Index- Nine image Magnification - 4X LCD Function - Slide show, Quality Change Size Change - Resize Erase and Image Protect Modes - Single, All
- Language: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Swedish, Dutch, Russian
- Cradle Interfaces:
- Interfaces: Type - AV output terminal, USB terminal, DC input terminal Video Output - Compatible with NTSC and PAL formats (monaural sound)
- Physical Specs: Operating Temperatures - 32 degrees to 104 degrees Fahrenheit (0 degree to 40 degrees Celsius) Dimensions (W x H x D) - 3.6 x 2.4 x 1.1 Inches (91 x 61 x 27mm) Weight - 4.6 oz. (130g) without battery and SD memory card, 6.3 oz. (180g) loaded and ready
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