Pentax Optio Line Advances Rugged Compact Options
Pentax has unveiled its new Optio WG-2 and Optio WG-2 GPS, two beefed-up outdoor cameras. Both of these rugged, waterproof, dustproof and shock-resistant models have 16-megapixel resolution and full 1080p HD movie recording capability. Other improvements include added stability underwater (users can take images up to depths of 40 feet), from shock (can sustain drops from up to 5 feet and from up to 200 pounds of force), and from cold (down to 10 degrees C below zero)...
Pentax Debuts Optio V20
The V20, featuring a slim and stylish design, comes with Face Recognition technology, which detects and focuses on faces. The V20 also has a Smile Capture feature, which detects the key facial expression of happy people, as well as Blink Detection, which lets users
Pentax Optio Z10, Optio S10 Arrive
The Optio Z10 has a 7X optical zoom refraction lens, so it doesn't protrude from the camera while zooming, and ranges from wide-angle to telephoto zoom. The camera's body design features a sliding lens cover for protection that operates the on/off camera setting. When combined with digital zoom, the optical zoom lens offers high magnification of approximately 35.7X. The Optio Z10 comes standard with 8 megapixels, high-speed face recognition and shake reduction...
Pentax Unveils Optios A10, E10
Pentax has released two compact digital cameras, the 8-effective megapixel A10 and the 6-effective megapixel E10.
The A10 represents a complete upgrade and overhaul of Pentax's digital cameras and is the first model of the company's new high-end Optio series. The A10 has been equipped with an smc Pentax zoom lens and a new shake reduction system, made possible by...
Pentax Debuts Amphibious Digital
Pentax Imaging has developed the amphibious OptioWP digital camera with 5 megapixels and a 3x zoom, for use both on land and underwater. Every seam in the camera is protected with rubber sealant and an interlocking design to resist dust, pressure and moisture. The OptioWP can produce high-quality images up to three feet underwater without an additional underwater housing unit.
The camera features a 2-inch, low-reflection LCD, 10MB built-in memory, quick startup and...