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Model Name: Pentax Optio V20 
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Manufacturer URL: Mfr. Website
General
Model Number: V20 
Camera Format: Ultra Compact 
Currently Manufactured: Yes 
Retail Price: $279.95
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Date Available: 2008-05-15
Tripod Mount: Yes 
Weight: 145g
5.1oz
Weight With Batteries? Yes 
Size: 97 x 56 x 23 mm
3.8 x 2.2 x 0.9 in
Image Capture
Image Resolution: 3264x2448, 2592x1944, 2304x1728, 2048x1536, 1600x1200
Continuous-mode frames/second: 1.4
Movie Resolution: 640x480, 320x240
Movie Frame Rate: 30/15, 30/15
Movie Audio: Yes 
Imaging Sensor (Megapixels): 8.50
CCD Size (inches): 1/2.35 
Focal Length Multiplier: n/a
Aspect Ratio: 4:3 
Sensor Type: CCD 
Effective Megapixels: 8.00 
Lens
Focal Length (35mm equivalent): 36 - 180 mm
Zoom Ratio: 5.00x
Digital Zoom: Yes 
Digital Zoom Values: Up to 5.1x; up to 25.5x total Intelligent Zoom at VGA 
Auto Focus: Yes 
Auto Focus Assist Light?  
Manual Focus: Yes 
Normal Focus Range: 40 cm to Infinity
15.7 in to Infinity
Macro Focus Range: 10 - 50 cm
3.9 - 19.7 in
Aperture Range: f/3.5 (wide) - f/5.6 (tele) - ??? 
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Display
Optical Viewfinder: No 
LCD Viewfinder: Yes 
LCD Size (inches): 3.0
LCD Resolution (pixels): 230,000
Max Playback Zoom: 8x
Exposure
ISO Settings: 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400
White Balance Settings: Auto, Daylight, Shade, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Manual 
Shutter Speed Range: 4 - 1/2000
Exp Adj Range (EV): +/- 2.0EV in 0.3EV steps
Metering Modes: TTL metering: Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot 
Aperture Priority: No 
Shutter Priority: No 
Full Manual Exposure: No 
Self Timer: 2 or 10 seconds
Flash
Internal Flash: Yes 
Flash Modes: Auto, flash on, flash off, redeye 
Flash Guide Number (Meters): n/a
Flash Range Description: 14’ (wide, auto ISO), 9.2’ (tele, auto ISO) 
Ext Flash Connection: n/a
Image Storage
Usable Memory Types: SDHC / SD 
Memory Included (MB): 51.1
Uncompressed Format:  
CCD Raw Format: No 
Movie File Format: AVI (Motion JPEG) 
Connectivity
Video Out: Yes 
Video Mode (NTSC/PAL): Yes 
Video Usable as Viewfinder:  
External Connections: USB 2.0 High Speed
Other Connection:  
Included Software: Software (S-SW77) CD-ROM 
OS Compatibility: Windows, Mac OS 
Power
Battery Form Factor: Proprietary D-LI78 
Usable Battery Types: Lithium Ion rechargeable 
Batteries Included: 1 x Proprietary D-LI78 Lithium Ion rechargeable
Battery Charger Included: Yes 
Notes & Features: Face Recognition AF&AE , Smile Capture, Blink Detection For Portraits. 

 

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