PENTAX OPTIO S12 GIGITAL CAMERA

PENTAX OPTIO S12 GIGITAL CAMERA OVERVIEW

Digital Shake Reduction automatically selects a higher ISO, up to 3200, for blur-free images. One of the smallest, lightest 12.0 megapixel digital cameras in the world, the Optio S12 is a perfect travel companion for both business and leisure.

PENTAX OPTIO S12 GIGITAL CAMERA FEATURES

• The 12.0 megapixel CCD and 3X optical zoom assure high resolution images

• The stylish, compact design makes it convenient for you to take it with you wherever you go, whether it is for travel, leisure or business.

• The “Face Recognition AF & AE” function automatically recognizes people’s faces and adjusts the focus and sets the optimum exposure. In addition to accelerating the detection time, the number of people that can be recognized at once has been increased to 15 people. The new “Face Selector” function allows the user to select one person’s face from among multiple recognized faces. The face recognition technology “Face Tracker”, developed by FotoNation, is used for the Optio S12’s “Face Recognition AF & AE.”

• The “Dynamic Range Adjustment” function suppresses the generation of white outs and black outs by correcting the tones for the highlighted areas and shadowed areas of subjects with significant differences in contrast. Through a linkage with the face recognition function, subjects can be represented brightly, even when they are photographed in backlit situations.

• Digital SR (Shake Reduction) mode reduces camera shake and blurring of the subject when photographing still images. The sensitivity is adjusted automatically, to as high as the ultrahigh sensitivity of ISO 3200, to match the brightness of the subjects.

• The 2.5 inch LCD monitor with an Anti-reflective coating and Bright mode allows for easy composition and review of images

• High-quality extended movie mode captures MPEG-4 DivX® (640 x 480) at 30fps with anti-shake and editing functions

• “Auto picture mode” automatically determines the best settings for the shooting conditions

• Mode palette provides quick access to 18 shooting modes and 15 playback modes

• An “Intelligent zoom” function allows images to be magnified even larger and stored, while maintaining the image quality of optical zoom

• A “Green button” allows you to assign functions that are frequently used, and recall then in just one touch

• Approximately 21.0MB of built-in-memory

• FotoNation’s red-eye compensation function for flash shots

PENTAX OPTIO S12 GIGITAL CAMERA SPECS

Effective Pixels

12.0 megapixels

Sensor 1/1.7 inch interline transfer CCD with a primary colour filter

Recording Pixels Still - 12M (4000x3000), 10M(3648×2736), 7M (3072 x 2304), 5M(2592x1944), 3M(2048×1536), 1024(1024×768), 640(640×480) pixels
* During Digital SR mode, the recorded size is fixed to 5M.
* During Half-length Portrait and Frame composition mode, the recorded size is fixed to 3M.
Movie - 640(640×480), 320(320x240) pixels

Sensitivity Auto – ISO 64-3200 (3200 in Digital SR mode), auto range adjustable; Manual - 64-3200 (3200 in Digital SR mode)

File Formats Still - JPEG(Exif 2.2),DCF,DPOF,PRINT Image Matching III
Movie -AVI(DivX® compatible with MPEG-4), 30 fps, with sound, Movie anti-shake
Sound -WAV (PCM format), monaural

Quality Levels Still/Movie - *** (Best), **(Better), *(Good)

White Balance Auto, Daylight, Shade, Tungsten light, Fluorescent light, Manual setting

Storage Media Built-in Memory (approx. 21MB), SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card

Lens smc PENTAX zoom lens, Optical 3X zoom 7 elements in 5 groups (two dual-sided aspherical elements, one single-sided aspherical element)
Focal Length - 7.9mm-23.7mm
(equivalent to 37-111mm in 35mm format)
Aperture - F2.8 (W)-F5.4 (T)
Intelligent Zoom - Approx 3.3X at 10M, 3.9X at 7M, 4.6X at 5M, 5.7X at 3M, 11.4X at 1024, 17.9X at 640
Digital Zoom - 6X (up to approx.18X with optical 3X zoom)

Focusing System TYPE:
TTL contrast detection auto focus system, AF assist lamp available
5-point AF, Spot AF, Auto Tracking AF
STILL:
Normal: 0.35m to infinity (whole zoom area)
1.15ft to infinity (whole zoom area)
Macro:0.12m to 0.4m (at full wide-angle setting)
0.39ft to 1.31ft (at full wide-angle setting)
Supermacro:0.06m to 0.15m(at full wide-angle setting)
0.20ft to 0.49ft(at full wide-angle setting)
Infinity-landscape, Panfocus, Manual Focus: available

Shake Reduction Still: Hi-sensitivity anti-shake mode (Digital SR)
Movie: Movie anti-shake (Movie SR)

PENTAX OPTIO S12 GIGITAL CAMERA user reviews