Pentax Optio S12 Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - compact

ISO (Max)
3200

Sensor Resolution
12.0 Megapixel

Sensor Type
CCD

Optical Zoom
3x

Display
2.5" LCD display

Battery Type
Pentax D-LI68 Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific

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Pentax Optio S12 Full Specifications and Details

design and dimensions sensor lens focusing exposure & white balance display flash videography / camcorder memory battery and charging connections features others

DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Pentax Optio S12

Product Type	Digital camera - compact
Height	5.4 cm
Width	8.7 cm
Depth	2.1 cm
Weight	110 g
Enclosure Colour	Silver \| Black \| Light Pink \| Light blue
Digital Zoom	6x
Optical Zoom	3x

SENSOR Pentax Optio S12

Sensor Resolution	12.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type	CCD
Total Pixels	12,400,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution	12,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size	1/1.7"

LENS Pentax Optio S12

Type	Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 7.9 - 23.7 mm - f/2.8-5.4
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera	37 - 111mm
Focus Adjustment	Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance	35 cm
Macro Focus Range	6cm
Zoom Adjustment	Motorised drive
Lens Construction	5 groups / 7 elements
Features	Built-in lens shield, aspherical lens

FOCUSING Pentax Optio S12

Auto Focus	TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty	5
Face Detection	Yes

EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Pentax Optio S12

ISO (Max)	3200
Light Sensitivity	ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 64, ISO 1600, ISO 3200, ISO auto (64-3200)
Exposure Metering	Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes	Programme, automatic, manual, shutter-priority
Shooting Programs	Landscape, portrait mode, text, surf & snow, PET, food, flower, night scene, sports mode, anti shake, frame composition, kids, natural skin tone, half-length portrait
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 S12

Type	2.5" LCD display
Display Format	232,000 pixels
Display Form Factor	Built-in

FLASH Pentax Optio S12

Camera Flash	Built-in flash
Flash Modes	Fill-in mode, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction, Soft
Red-Eye Reduction	Yes
Features	AF illuminator
Effective Flash Range	0.06 m - 6.8 m

VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Pentax Optio S12

Digital Video Format	AVI
Image Recording Format	JPEG
Microphone Operation Mode	Mono

MEMORY Pentax Optio S12

Memory Card Slot	SD card
Supported Memory Cards	MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card
Included Memory Card	4 GB SDHC
Image Storage	JPEG 4000 x 3000 JPEG 3648 x 2736 JPEG 3072 x 2304 JPEG 2592 x 1944 JPEG 2048 x 1536 JPEG 1024 x 768 JPEG 640 x 480
Video Capture	AVI - 640 x 480 - 30 fps AVI - 320 x 240 - 30 fps
RAM Installed	21 MB

BATTERY AND CHARGING Pentax Optio S12

Battery Type	Pentax D-LI68 Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific
Details	1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)

CONNECTIONS Pentax Optio S12

Interface	Composite video/audio, USB 2.0
Print Standard	DPOF support, PictBridge support, PRINT Image Matching
System Requirements Details	MacOS 9.2 or later - PowerPC - 266 MHz - 8 MB - 6 MB Windows 2000/XP/Vista - Pentium III - 256 MB - 100 MB
Connector Type	USB Composite video/audio output DC power input

FEATURES Pentax Optio S12

Self-Timer Delay	10 sec, 2sec
Additional Features	Audio recording, RGB primary colour filter, date/time stamp, digital image rotation, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, Dynamic Range Adjustment

OTHERS Pentax Optio S12

Included Accessories	Carrying strap, battery charger, USB cable, audio / video cable
Software	Drivers & Utilities
Max Operating Temperature	40 °C
Min Operating Temperature	0 °C

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