Pentax Optio H90 Review

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April 16, 2010 | Gavin Stoker |

Buy a Optio H90 12.1 Megapixel Compact Camera - White Silver (6.9 cm 2.7" LCD - 5x Optical Zoom - 4000 x 3000 Image - 1280 x 720 Video - HD Movie Mode)

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Buy a Optio H90 White Digital Camera (12.1 Megapixel - 5.10 mm-25.50 mm - 2.7" LCD - 5x Optical Zoom - 4000 x 3000 Image - 1280 x 720 Video)

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Specifications

Type
Camera Type	Digital zoom compact camera
Sensor
Type	CCD
Size	1/2.3''
Effective Pixels	Approx. 12.1 megapixels
Still	12M, 7M, 5M, 3M, 2.1M (16:9), 1024, 640
Movie	HDTV 720p (1280x720), VGA (640x480), QVGA (320x240)
Colour Depth	12 bits x 3 colours
Sensitivity	Auto, Fixed (ISO 80 - 6400)
Shake Reduction	Pixel Track SR High sensitivity anti-shake mode (Digital SR)
Lens
Focal Length	5.1 - 25.5mm f/3.5(W) - f/5.9(T), equ. to 28-140mm in 35mm
Digital Zoom	Optical zoom: 5x Digital zoom: approx. 6.25x Intelligent zoom: approx. 6.5x at 7M, approx. 31.3x at 640 (including optical zoom)
Construction	PENTAX zoom lens, 7 elements in 6 groups (3 aspherical elements)
Focusing System
Type	TTL Contrast detection Autofocus system
Functions	9-point Multi-AF, Spot AF, Auto-tracking AF (anticipating moving subject)
Focus Range (automatic)	Normal: 0.4m - infinity (at wide setting), 1m - infinity (at tele setting) Macro: 0.1m - 0.5m (at wide setting), 0.2 m - 0.5m (at tele setting) Super macro: 0.08m - 0.15m (at focal length of 6.36mm) Infinity-landscape, Pan Focus, Manual Focus: available
AF assist	AF assist lamp at front
Screen
Type	2.7'' (6.86mm) colour LCD, extra wide angle viewing
Resolution	approx. 230k dots
Shutter
Speed	1/2000 - 1/4 sec. 4 sec max. (Night Scene mode setting)
Exposure system
Metering	Multi-segment metering, Centre-weighted metering, Spot metering
Exposure Modes	Auto Picture, Program, Night Scene, Night Scene Portrait, Half-length Portrait, Movie, Landscape, Flower, Portrait, Surf & Snow, Sport, Digital SR, Kids, Pet, Food, Fireworks, Frame Composite, Party, Natural Skin Tone, Candlelight, Text, Blog, Digital Wide, Digital Panorama, Green
Compensation	+/-2EV (1/3 EV steps)
Flash
Type	Integrated auto flash
Modes	Flash-on and Flash-off modes "Red-eye" reduction function employs a pre-flash. Soft flash
Effective Range	Wide: approx. 0.15 - 4.0m (ISO Auto) Tele: approx. 1.0 - 2.4m (ISO Auto)
Exposure Parameters
Modes	One shot, Self-timer (2 or 10 sec), Continuous shooting (2.9 fps), High Speed Continuous shooting (5.9 fps at ISO 3200/6400 setting), Burst shooting
Face Recognition	Face recognition AF&AE is available for all modes up to 32 faces, Smile Capture, Blink Detection
White Balance	Auto, Daylight, Shade, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Manual setting
Movie
Recording	Sound : Yes Movie “Shake reduction” - stabilized video Duration : Depends on memory card capacity Resolution : HDTV (1280x720), 30fps ; VGA (640x480) 30fps ; QVGA (320x240), 30 fps
Editing	Yes
Playback
Digital Filter	B&W, Sepia, Colours (6), Extract colour, Colour enhancement, Toy camera, Retro, Soft, Brightness
Options	Slideshow, Histogram, Calendar, Resize, Cropping, Image rotation, Frame composite, Red-eye compensation, Movie edit, Voice recording, Protect, DPOF, Image recovery, Start-up image, Date printing, Face close up playback
Storage
Internal	Approx. 32.7 MB
External	Compatible with SD, SDHC, and Eye-Fi cards
Special Features
Features	World time : 75 cities, 28 time zones Others : Noise reduction if shutter speed exceeds 0.25 sec. Motion Blur reduction. Pixel Track SR EyeFi* cards compatible
Language	English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Japanese, Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Greek, Russian, Thai, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
Interface
Interface	USB2.0 (Hi-Speed), AV terminal (NTSC/PAL, mono), AC power input
Power
Source	Rechargeable D-LI88 Lithium-ion battery
Performance	Approx. 210 shots* and 250 min** in play mode * Recording capacity shows approximate number of shots recorded during CIPA-compliant testing. Actual performance may vary depending on operating conditions. ** According to the result of PENTAX in-house testing.
Dimensions
Height	56.5 mm
Width	94.5 mm
Depth	24.5 mm
Weight	114 g unloaded, 131 g loaded and ready
Compatibility
PC	Windows XP SP2, Vista^TM and 7
Mac	OS X 10.3.9 or above
Accessories
Included Software	Arcsoft Media Impression
Kit Content	AV cable, USB cable, AC cable, Li-ion battery, battery charger, strap and software