Pentax Introduces Optio VS20
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Most photos are portraits, according to conventional wisdom, but most cameras are designed to be used in landscape orientation. In fact, one of the hardest things for a beginning to remember is to turn the camera 90 degrees to frame a better portrait.
Pentax is riding to the rescue with its VS20. The VS stands for Vertical Shooting (we think). With a second shutter release on the right side of the camera and a matching tripod socket on the other end, the VS20 is designed to be used in portrait orientation.
Add a 20X optical zoom lens and a 16-megapixel sensor and you’ve got a camera that can stand on its own in either orientation.