Poor | Average | Good | Excellent | |
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Screen size | 2.5 in Best: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710 Screen size: 6.7 in | |||
ISO maximum | 800 Best: Pentax KP ISO maximum: 819200 | |||
Effective pixels | 10 Mpx Best: Hasselblad H6D-100c Effective pixels: 100 Mpx | |||
Max resolution | 3648 x 2736 px Best: Leica M11 Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px |
Sensor type | CCD |
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Sensor size | 0.23 in |
Sensor photo detectors | 10.0 Mpx |
Effective pixels | 10.0 Mpx |
Image ratio w:h | 4:3 |
Max resolution | 3648 x 2736 px |
Other resolutions |
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Optical zoom | 3.0 x |
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Digital zoom | 4.0 x |
Minimum aperture | 2.8 |
Maximum aperture | 5.4 |
Focal length equiv | 38 - 114 |
Focus adjustment | Auto |
Autofocus |
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Manual focus | yes |
Normal focus range | 13.78 in |
Auto Focus (AF) assist beam | yes |
Macro focus range | 2.36 in |
Camera shutter type | Electronic |
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Minimum shutter speed | 4.0 s |
Maximum shutter speed | 1.0 s |
Shutter priority | no |
Aperture priority | no |
Exposure compensation plus | 2 |
Exposure compensation minus | -2 |
Expousure compensation steps | 1/3 |
Self-timer delay |
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Built-in flash | yes |
Flash range | 7.1 |
Flash modes |
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External flash | no |
Scene modes |
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Self-timer | yes |
Body type | Compact |
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Colour of product | Silver |
Environmentally sealed | no |
Internal storage | 22.0 mB |
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Compatible memory cards | SD |
Maximum memory card size | 4.0 GB |
Storage types |
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HDMI | no |
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USB version | 2.0 |
Remote control | yes |
PictBridge | yes |
ISO |
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ISO Auto | yes |
ISO minimum | 64 |
ISO maximum | 800 |
Maximum image resolution | 3648 x 2736 px |
White balance presets | 5 |
White balance modes |
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Custom white balance | yes |
Image stabilization type | Sensor-shift |
Uncompressed format | No |
Screen size | 2.5 in |
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Screen technology | LCD |
Screen dots | 232000 |
Touch screen | no |
Live view | yes |
Viewfinder | None |
Maximum resolution | 640 x 480 px |
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Video recording | yes |
Supported video file formats | AVI |
Motion JPEG frame rate | 30.0 fps |
Weight | 4.41 oz |
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Width | 3.48 in |
Height | 2.15 in |
Depth | 0.91 in |
Battery technology | Lithium-Ion |
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Timelapse recording | no |
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Orientation sensor | no |
As is the nature of this business the Option A20 replaced the A10 only seven months after that model had been announced (and is itself about to be replaced by the further upgraded A30). The |A10 was one of the disappointments of last year, offering typical Pentax high quality output and wealth of features but with serious performance issues that made using it frustrating to say the least. The A20 has a new ASIC (processor), two million more pixels (10.0 MP 1/1.8-inch sensor) and a handful of new features. We decided to find out if Pentax has solved the problems that stopped the A10 from being a really great camera, starting as ever with the headline features:
As is the nature of this business the Option A20 replaced the A10 only seven months after that model had been announced (and is itself about to be replaced by the further upgraded A30). The |A10 was one of the disappointments of last year, offering typical Pentax high quality output and wealth of features but with serious performance issues that made using it frustrating to say the least. The A20 has a new ASIC (processor), two million more pixels (10.0 MP 1/1.8-inch sensor) and a handful of new features. We decided to find out if Pentax has solved the problems that stopped the A10 from being a really great camera, starting as ever with the headline features:
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