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August 17, 2004

New Pentax Optio S50 5MP Digital Camera

Pentax announces the new Pentax Optio S50 digital camera.
The Optio S50 features 5.0 effective megapixel CCD, a 3X optical zoom lens and an 1.8 inch LCD monitor. Like the former Pentax Optio cameras the Optio S50 is compact with a size of Optio S50 of 89 (W) x 58.5 (H) x 26 (D) mm.
Amazon.com has the new Pentax listed for $329.95.
The Pentax Optio S50 will ship end of September.

The Pentax Optio S50 includes the latest version of ACDSee™ 5.1 software. More details in Pentax Press-Release.

Specifications:

• CCD resolution: 5.0 megapixels
• ISO equivalent: Auto, 100, 200, 400
• Maximum shutter speed: 4 seconds
• Minimum shutter speed: 1/2000 second
• Resolution modes: Still: 2560x1920, 2304x1728, 2048x1536, 1600x1200, 1024x768, 640x480 pixels; Movie: 320x240 pixels
• Optical zoom: 3x
• Digital zoom: 2.6x
• Autofocus: Yes
• Focal length: 5.8 to 17.4 millimeters (35 to 105 millimeters, equivalent in 35mm format)
• Maximum aperture: F4.8
• Aperture modes: F2.6-4.8
• Memory: Approximately 11 MB built-in memory, SD card
• Maximum high-resolution images: Information unavailable
• Burst mode: No
• Continuous shooting speed: Information unavailable
• Delay between shots: Information unavailable
• Rapid-fire shots: Information unavailable
• Display size: 1.6 inches
• Viewfinder: Yes
• Flash type: Auto, fill, off, red eye reduction modes
• Red-eye reduction: Yes
• Tripod mount: Information unavailable
• Image types: JPEG, AVI (MJPEG) formats
• In-camera editing: Resize
• Manual features: White balance
• Special Features: AVI movie mode at 30 frames per second with sound
• Batteries: One CR-V3 Lithium battery or two AA batteries
• Size name: Digital point and shoot
• Length: 1 inches
• Height: 2.3 inches
• Width: 3.5 inches
• Weight: 6.2 ounces (loaded and ready)
• Mac system requirements: OS: Mac OS 9.0 or later (QuickTime 4.0 or later to view movies), CPU: Power PC 266MHz or higher, Memory: 8MB or more, Hard disk space: 6MB or more, Standard equipped USB port
• PC system requirements: OS: Windows 2000, Me, XP Home edition/Professional, CPU: Pentium or later recommended, Memory: 64MB or more, Hard disk space: 15MB or more, Standard equipped USB port
• What's in the box: Optio S50 Camera, Software (CD ROM), AA Batteries (2), Operating manual, AV Cable, Service network directory, USB Cable, Serial number card, Strap

Posted by i4u at August 17, 2004 1:14 AM