Pentax Optio X90 Review

4.0

June 7, 2010 | Gavin Stoker |

Buy a X90 12.1 Megapixel Bridge Camera (2.7" LCD - 26x Optical Zoom - 4000 x 3000 Image - 1280 x 720 Video - HDMI - HD Movie Mode)

Lowest Price: $763.90

Specifications

Sensor
Type	1/2.33" CCD
Effective Pixels	12.1 megapixels
Still	12M (4000x3000), 10.7M (3:2) (4000x2672), 9M (16:9) (4000x2256), 9M (1:1) (2992x2992), 7M (3072x2304), 5M (2592x1944), 3M (2048x1536), 1024 (1024x768), 640 (640x480) 3 Quality levels of JPEG (good, better, best)
Movie	HDTV (1280x720), 15/30fps, VGA (640x480) 15/30fps, QVGA (320x240), 15/30 fps
Colour Depth	12 bits x 3 colours
Sensitivity	Auto, Fixed (ISO 80 - 6400)
Shake Reduction	CCD-Shift-Type (SR : Shake Reduction) Hi-sensitivity anti-shake mode (Digital SR) Movie shake reduction mode (Movie SR)
Lens
Focal Length	4.6 - 119.6mm f/2.8 - 5.0 (approx. 26 - 676mm in 35mm format)
Digital Zoom	Digital zoom: 6.25X approx. Intelligent zoon: approx. 33.9X at 7M, approx. 162.5X at 640 (including optical zoom)
Construction	14 elements in 11 groups (4 aspherical elements, 3 ED elements)
Focusing System
Type	TTL contrast detection autofocus system
Functions	9-point AF, Spot AF, Auto tracking AF Infinity-landscape, Manual Focus, AF Point switching
Focus Range (automatic)	Normal: 0.4m - Infinity (at wide setting), 1.7m - Infinity (at tele setting) Macro: 0.1 - 0.5m (from wide to middle zoom setting) 1cm Macro: 0.01 - 0.3m (at focal length of 9.3mm)
AF assist	AF assist lamp at front
Viewfinder
Type	Electronic viewfinder, approx. 200K dots
Diopter adjustment	Yes
Screen
Type	2.7" (6.86cm) LCD screen, extra wide angle viewing, with AR coating
Resolution	Approx. 230K dots
Shutter
Speed	1/4000 - 1/4 sec. 4 sec at most (Tv, Av, M, Night Scene mode setting)
Exposure system
Metering	Multi-segment metering, Center-weighted metering, Spot metering
Exposure Modes	Programs: AutoPicture, Movements, Anti-shake, Movie, USER, Manual, Av, Tv, P Scene modes: Auto Picture, Sport, Digital SR, Movie, Manual, User, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, Program, Landscape, Flower, Portrait, Backlight, Half-length Portrait, Night scene, Night scene Portrait, Stage Lighting, Surf & Snow, Baby, Kids, Pet, Food, Fireworks, Frame Composite, Party, Museum, Sunset, Digital Wide, Digital Panorama, Green
Compensation	+/-2EV (1/3EV steps)
Flash
Type	Integrated auto flash control
Modes	Flash-on and Flash-off modes. "Red-eye" reduction function employs a pre-discharge. Soft flash, Low-speed synchro, Low-speed synchro + Red-eye
Effective Range	Wide: approx. 0.2 - 9.1m (ISO Auto) Tele: approx. 1.7 - 5.1m (ISO Auto)
Exposure Parameters
Modes	One shot, Self-timer (2 or 10 sec), Continuous shooting, High-speed continuous shooting (11.1 fps at 5MP size), Interval Shooting, Auto Bracket
Face Recognition	Face recognition AF&AE is available at all modes. 32 people at most Smile Capture and Blink Detection functions
White Balance	Auto, Daylight, Shade, Tungsten light, Fluorescent light (W, D, N), Manual setting
Digital Filter	B&W, Sepia, Colours (6), Extract colour, Colour enhancement, Toy camera, Retro, Soft, Fisheye, Brightness
Movie
Recording	Sound: Yes Movie: “Shake reduction” - stabilized video Duration: Depends on memory card capacity Resolution: HDTV (1280x720), 15/30fps, VGA (640x480) 15/30fps, QVGA (320x240), 15/30 fps
Editing	Yes
Playback
Options	Small face filter, Slideshow, Histogram, Calendar, Frame composite, Resize, Cropping, Image rotation, Movie edit, Red-eye compensation, Voice recording, Protect, DPOF, Image recovery, Picture selection as Start image, Date printing, Face close up playback
Storage
Internal	Built-in memory (approx. 31.2MB)
External	SD, SDHC memory cards, and Eye-Fi wireless memory cards
File Format	Photo: JPEG (Exif 2.2), DCF 2.0, DPOF, PRINT Image Matching III Video format: AVI (Motion JPEG) Sound format: WAV (PCM), mono
Special Features
Features	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	DPOF (Digital Print Order Form)
Interface
Interface	Micro-HDMI output, USB2.0 (Hi-Speed), PC/AV terminal (PAL, NTSC, mono) and AC power input
Power
Source	Rechargeable D-LI106 Lithium-ion battery, Optional AC adapter kit is also available
Performance	Still: Approx. 255 shots (Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery) Playback: Approx. 360 min (Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery) 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	84.5mm
Width	111mm
Depth	110mm
Weight	400g unloaded, 428g loaded and ready (with battery and SD memory card)
Compatibility
PC	Microsoft Windows XP SP2, Vista and 7
Mac	Mac OS X 10.3.9 or above
Accessories
Included Software	Arcsoft Media Impression 2.0 for PENTAX
Kit Content	AV cable, USB cable, AC cord, Li-ion rechargeable battery, battery charger, strap, lens cap and software
Optional	Black neoprene case, AC charger kit, battery charger kit