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Pentax Optio T20

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Pre-Photokina 2006: Pentax has announced upgrades to two of its compact digicams. First up is the Optio T20, the successor to the T10 announced back in February. The T20 ups the resolution to 7 million pixels and increases maximum ISO to 800. As with the T10 the T20 features a large 3.0-inch LCD with touch display control, 3x zoom and a super slim 19.5mm body.Read more
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Pros

  • make it easy to shoot compelling lifestyle images
  • Touch display makes operations simple and enjoyable The Optio
  • superb image processing technology produces vivid colors and creates smooth tonal expressions at

Cons

  • new setting is only accessible in manual mode
  • s also a slight delay when storing and retrieving images
  • lack of detail is disappointing

Key specs

  • CCD
  • 5.744x4.308 mm
  • 7 Mpx
  • 3072, 2304 px
  • 5.2
  • Contrast Detect (sensor), Single, Live View
  • 3 in
  • no

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Pentax Optio T20 - Pros & Cons

Pentax Optio T20

Pros

  • make it easy to shoot compelling lifestyle images
  • Touch display makes operations simple and enjoyable The Optio
  • superb image processing technology produces vivid colors and creates smooth tonal expressions at
  • solid and well-built

Cons

  • new setting is only accessible in manual mode
  • s also a slight delay when storing and retrieving images
  • lack of detail is disappointing

Pentax Optio T20 - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
3 in
Best:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Screen size: 6.7 in
IconISO maximum
800
Best:
Pentax KP
ISO maximum: 819200
IconEffective pixels
7 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
3072 x 2304 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

Pentax Optio T20 - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCCD
Sensor size0.23 in
Sensor photo detectors7.0 Mpx
Effective pixels7.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h4:3
Max resolution3072 x 2304 px
Other resolutions
  • 2592x1944
  • 2304x1728
  • 2048x1536
  • 1600x1200
  • 640x480
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom3.0 x
Digital zoom4.0 x
Minimum aperture2.7
Maximum aperture5.2
Focal length equiv38 - 113
Autofocus
  • Contrast Detect
  • Single
  • Live View
Manual focusNo
Normal focus range15.75 in
Macro focus range5.91 in
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Photography features
Minimum shutter speed4.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
Shutter priorityno
Aperture priorityno
Exposure compensation plus2
Exposure compensation minus-2
Expousure compensation steps1/3
Built-in flashyes
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Flash ON
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
External flashno
Self-timeryes
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Design
Body typeUltracompact
Environmentally sealedno
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Storage
Internal storage12.0 mB
Storage types
  • SD
  • MMC
  • Internal
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Connectivity
HDMIno
USB version1.0
Remote controlyes
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Image
ISO Autoyes
ISO minimum80
ISO maximum800
White balance presets5
Custom white balanceyes
Image stabilization typeNo
Uncompressed formatNo
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size3.0 in
Screen dots230000
Touch screenno
Live viewno
ViewfinderNone
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Videography features
Maximum resolution640 x 480 px
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Dimensions
Weight5.47 oz
Width3.74 in
Height2.32 in
Depth0.79 in
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Power
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
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Other features
Timelapse recordingno
Orientation sensorno

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