Pentax Optio RS1500 Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - 720p - compact
ISO (Max)
6400
Sensor Resolution
14.0 Megapixel
Sensor Type
CCD
Optical Zoom
4x
Display
3" LCD display
Battery Type
Pentax D-Li108 Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Pentax Optio RS1500
Product Type Digital camera - 720p - compact
Height 5.6 cm
Width 9.2 cm
Depth 2.3 cm
Weight 110 g
Enclosure Colour Silver | White
Design Features Interchangeable faceplates
Digital Zoom 7x
Optical Zoom 4x
SENSOR Pentax Optio RS1500
Sensor Resolution 14.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CCD
Effective Sensor Resolution 14,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/2.33"
Image Stabiliser Electronic
LENS Pentax Optio RS1500
Type Zoom lens - 4x zoom - 4.9 - 19.6 mm - f/3.2-5.9
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 27.5 - 110mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 40 cm
Macro Focus Range 8-50cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive
Lens Construction 5 groups / 6 elements
Features Built-in lens shield, aspherical lens
FOCUSING Pentax Optio RS1500
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 3
Face Detection Yes
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Pentax Optio RS1500
ISO (Max) 6400
Light Sensitivity ISO auto, ISO 100-6400
Exposure Metering Multi-segment
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, text, surf & snow, PET, Blue Sky, food, flower, night scene, sports mode, sunset, candle, night scene with portrait, anti shake, frame composition, kids, natural skin tone, half-length portrait, digital panorama
Special Effects Soft, Black & White, Sepia, Colour, fisheye, Retro, brightness, Toy camera, starburst
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Fluorescent, tungsten light, daylight, shade
Max Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 4 sec
Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
DISPLAY Pentax Optio RS1500
Type 3" LCD display
Display Format 230,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in
FLASH Pentax Optio RS1500
Camera Flash Built-in flash
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction, Soft
Red-Eye Reduction Yes
Effective Flash Range 0.15 m - 4.8 m
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Pentax Optio RS1500
Digital Video Format AVI, MJPEG
Image Recording Format JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1280 x 720
Microphone Operation Mode Mono
MEMORY Pentax Optio RS1500
Memory Card Slot SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card
Included Memory Card 4 GB SDHC
Image Storage JPEG 4288 x 3216
JPEG 4224 x 2376
JPEG 3072 x 2304
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 640 x 480
Video Capture AVI - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
AVI - 1280 x 720 - 15 fps
AVI - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
AVI - 640 x 480 - 15 fps
AVI - 320 x 240 - 30 fps
AVI - 320 x 240 - 15 fps
RAM Installed 21.6 MB
BATTERY AND CHARGING Pentax Optio RS1500
Battery Type Pentax D-Li108 Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific
Details 1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
CONNECTIONS Pentax Optio RS1500
Interface Composite video/audio, USB 2.0
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
FEATURES Pentax Optio RS1500
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 1 frame per second, 3.3 frames per second (5MP), 7.5 frames per second (0.3MP)
Additional Features Audio recording, digital image rotation, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, Face Detection AF/AE, Intelligent Scene Selector, in-camera film editing, face detection, face zoom, Smile Capture, Face Recognition
OTHERS Pentax Optio RS1500
Included Accessories Carrying strap, battery charger, photo paper, USB cable, decoration ring, 7 faceplate skins
Software Drivers & Utilities, ArcSoft MediaImpression

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