Pentax Optio VS20 Review

3.5

January 24, 2013 | Gavin Stoker |

Buy a Optio VS20 White Digital Camera (16 MP, 20x Opt, SD/SDHC/SDXC Card Slot)

Buy a Optio VS20 16 Megapixel Compact Camera - White (3" LCD - 20x Optical Zoom - Electronic, Optical IS - 4608 x 3456 Image - 1280 x 720 Video - HD Movie Mode)

Lowest Price: $99.99

Specifications

Sensor
Camera Type	Super Zoom Compact Camera
Type	CCD
Size	1/2.33’’ CCD
Total Pixels	approx. 16.00 megapixels
Effective Pixels	16.56 MP
Still	16M (4608x3456), 12M [1:1] (3456x3456), 12M [16:9] (4608x2592), 7M (3072x2304), 2M [16:9] (1920x1080), 640 (640x480)
Movie	Compatibility AVI (Motion JPEG) Resolution : HD: 1280(1280 x 720): approx. 30/15 fps. VGA: (640 x 480): approx. 30/15 fps. 320:(?320 x 240): approx. 30/15 fps.
Sensitivity	Auto ISO, manual (80 ? 6400 ISO)
Shake Reduction	CCD-shift Shake Reduction
Lens
Focal Length	5-100mm, equ. to 28-560mm in 35mm, aperture : F/3,1 - 4,8
Digital Zoom	Optical Zoom:20X Digital Zoom: Approx. 7.2 X Smart Zoom Approx. 30x at 7M, approx. 144X at 640 (including optical zoom)
Construction	11 elements in 8 groups (1 aspherical elements )
Focusing System
Type	TTL autofocus with contrast détention
Functions	Manual Focus, Infinity-landscape
Focus Range (automatic)	AF points Standard 1.6m - infinity (at tele setting) 3-point AF, Spot AF, Auto tracking AF (anticipating moving subject), 0.4m - infinity (at wide setting) Macro 0.1m - 0.5m (at wide setting) Super Macro 0.01m - 0.2m (middle zoom position)
Screen
Type	3’’ LCD Colour screen
Resolution	approx.460K points
Shutter
Type	Electronical shutter with sheduled automatic exposition
Speed	1/2500 - 1/4 sec. 4 sec max. (Night Scene mode setting)
Exposure system
Metering	Multi-segment metering
Exposure Modes	Auto Picture, Program, Natural Skin Tone, Handheld Night Snap, Night Scene Portrait, Night Scene, Digital Panorama, Landscape, Blue Sky, Sunset, Flower, Digital SR, Kids, Pet, Portrait, Food, Fireworks, Surf & Snow, Sport, Fish-eye, Sketch, Miniature Filter, Text, Frame composite, Movie, Green.
Compensation	+/-2EV (1/3 EV steps)
Flash
Type	Integrated auto flash control Automatic activation in low light conditions.
Modes	Flash-on and Flash-off modes "Red-eye" reduction function
Effective Range	Flash range Wide: approx. 0.2 ? 5.1m (ISO Auto) Tele: approx. 1.6 ? 3.3m (ISO Auto)
Exposure Parameters
Modes	Mode: Standard, self timer,burst shooting, high speed burst (L,M,H****), Remote control DRE: "Dynamic Range Enlargement", shades compensation: high lights
Face Recognition	Face recognition AF&AE is available for all modes up to 32 faces, Smile Capture, Blink Detection, animal recognition
White Balance	Auto, Daylight, Shade, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Manual setting
Digital Filter	B&W/Sepia, Toy Camera, Retro, Color, Extract Color, Starburst, Soft, Fish-eye, Brightness, Miniature, Natural Skin Tone, Sketch
Movie
Recording	Sound : Yes Movie : Shake reduction Mode (SR) Duration : Depends on memory card capacity Resolution : VGA (640x480), approx 30/15 fps QVGA (320x240), approx 30/15 fps HD 1280 (1280 x 720p), approx 30:15 fps
Editing	Record as pictures, spilt movies.
Playback
Digital Filter	B&W/Sepia, Toy Camera, Retro, Color, Extract Color, Starburst, Soft, Fish-eye, Brightness, Miniature, Natural Skin Tone, Sketch
Options	Slideshow, Image Rotation, Stretch Filter, Small Face Filter, Digital Filter (B&W/Sepia, Toy Camera, Retro, Color, Extract Color, Starburst, Soft, Fish-eye, Brightness, Miniature, Natural Skin Tone, Sketch), Frame Composite, Movie Editing, Red-eye Compensation, Resize, Cropping, Image Copy, Protect, DPOF, Startup Screen
Storage
Internal	Approx. 16MB
External	Compatible with SD, SDHC, SDXC memory cards
File Format	Photo format : JPEG (Exif 2.3), DCF 2.0, DPOF, PRINT Image Matching III Video format : AVI (Motion JPEG), with sound
Special Features
Features	Text size: Standard, large World time : 75 cities, 28 time zones ?
Language	English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Japanese, Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Greek, Russian, Thai, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
Printing
Format
Interface
Interface	USB2.0 (Hi-Speed), PC/AV terminal (NTSC/PAL, mono)
Power
Source	Battery : Rechargeable D-LI122 Luthium-ion battery Optional AC adapter also available
Performance	Recording capacity approx. 200 shots and 180 min in play mode.
Dimensions
Height	60mm
Width	108mm
Depth	34mm
Weight	191g (charged with battery) Approx. 170g (body only)
Compatibility
PC	Windows XP SP3, (SP3), Vista^TM and 7
Mac	OS X 10.3.9 or above
Accessories
Included Software	Software: (CD-ROM) S-SW121
Kit Content	USB cable I-USB7, AV-IAVC7 video cable, rechargeable battery Li-ion D-DLI92, battery charger D-BC92, O-ST104 strap and software.
Optional	Optional AC adapter