Pentax Optio SV digital cameraPentax launches its new camera, the Pentax Optio SV which is a very special camera and setting new standards in the camera industry! It was unveiled on the North American market on the 13/9/04. The Pentax Optio SV has been launched at a price of 237in the US, a great price for such a camera. The Optio SV has for maximum resolution 2560 x 1920. You can also set it at a lower resolution of 2048 x 1536, 1600 x 1200, 1024 x 768, 640 x 480. The ratio of the image (width / height) on the Pentax Optio SV has been set at 4:3, for a total of 5.0 mega pixels. The sensor of the Optio SV is a CCD having for dimensions 1/2.5 " having a RGB color filter.
Pentax added a digital zoom on its Optio SV and included an internal flash which is very handy to any cameras nowadays . The normal focus range between the camera and the object is 60 cm. The minimum shutter speed (min. exposition to light) on the Optio SV is 4 seconds and the maximum shutter is 1/2000 seconds. The movie mode is supported on this camera which is always a useful function. The Pentax Optio SV camera has an internal storage of 32 mb extendable by using SD/MMC card.
The LCD screen available on the Optio SV diagonally measures 1.8 ". A video out plug exists allowing you to watch your pictures on TV. Connection to a computer is available through USB. To summarize, we believe the Pentax Optio SV is a fantastic camera and we greatly encourage our readers to consider this item.
