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Toshiba PDR-M5

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Toshiba today announced the PDR-M5, 3x Optical Zoom, 2.14 (?) megapixels (1600 x 1200), fast burst shooting (2fps), SmartMedia, Manual controls, supplied rechargeable Lithium battery.Read more
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Pros

  • Transfer times are very fast
  • Menus are well navigable and laid out sensibly
  • PDR-M5 has good exposure control

Cons

  • images had a tendency to be a touch blue -
  • The flash unit is hidden from sight when not in use -
  • autofocus mechanism a bit noisy

Key specs

  • CCD
  • 6.4x4.8 mm
  • 2 Mpx
  • 1600, 1200 px
  • 5
  • Contrast Detect (sensor), Single, Live View
  • 1.8 in
  • no

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Toshiba PDR-M5 - Pros & Cons

Toshiba PDR-M5

Pros

  • Transfer times are very fast
  • Menus are well navigable and laid out sensibly
  • PDR-M5 has good exposure control
  • Exceptional low-light performance Exceptional shot-to-shot speed
  • relatively compact and lightweight
  • make it easy to shoot compelling lifestyle images
  • solid and well-built

Cons

  • images had a tendency to be a touch blue -
  • The flash unit is hidden from sight when not in use -
  • autofocus mechanism a bit noisy
  • slanting somewhat towards the back panel
  • erases the currently displayed image
  • movie is only 320x240 pixels in size
  • The view is biased toward the bottom of the frame

Toshiba PDR-M5 - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
1.8 in
Best:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Screen size: 6.7 in
IconEffective pixels
2 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
1600 x 1200 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

Toshiba PDR-M5 - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCCD
Sensor size0.25 in
Sensor photo detectors2.0 Mpx
Effective pixels2.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h4:3
Max resolution1600 x 1200 px
Other resolutions800x600
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom3.0 x
Digital zoom2.0 x
Minimum aperture3.5
Maximum aperture5
Focal length equiv40 - 120
Autofocus
  • Contrast Detect
  • Single
  • Live View
Manual focusyes
Normal focus range35.43 in
Macro focus range9.84 in
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Photography features
Minimum shutter speed1.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
Shutter priorityyes
Aperture priorityyes
Exposure compensation plus1.5
Exposure compensation minus-1.5
Expousure compensation steps1/3
Built-in flashyes
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Flash ON
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
External flashno
Self-timeryes
Self-timer options10
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Design
Body typeCompact
Colour of productSilver
Environmentally sealedno
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Storage
Storage typesSmartMedia
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Connectivity
USB version1.0
Remote controlNo
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Image
ISO
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
White balance presets4
Custom white balanceyes
Image stabilization typeNo
Uncompressed formatNo
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size1.8 in
Touch screenno
Live viewyes
Viewfinder
Optical
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Videography features
Maximum resolution320 x 240 px
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Dimensions
Weight12.35 oz
Width5.12 in
Height3.07 in
Depth2.76 in
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Power
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
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Other features
Timelapse recordingno
Orientation sensorno

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