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Pentax Optio Line Advances Rugged Compact Options

16 May 2012
Published in Digital Cameras

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

24 June 2008
Published in Digital Cameras
p>Pentax has released the new 8-megapixel Optio V20 compact digital camera with a 5x zoom lens and a 3-inch LCD monitor.

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

13 October 2007
Published in Digital Cameras
p>Pentax has introduced two new digital compact cameras, the Optio Z10 and Optio S10. The Optio S10 is the seventh DivX-certified digital camera from Pentax.

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

04 March 2006
Published in Digital Cameras

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

05 March 2005
Published in Digital Cameras

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...