Pentax Optio SV Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - compact
ISO (Max)
400
Sensor Resolution
5.0 Megapixel
Sensor Type
CCD
Optical Zoom
5x
Display
1.8" LCD display
Battery Type
Lithium Ion

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Pentax Optio SV
Product Type Digital camera - compact
Height 5.6 cm
Width 9.2 cm
Depth 2.8 cm
Weight 0.2 kg
Body Material Aluminium alloy
Digital Zoom 4x
Optical Zoom 5x
SENSOR Pentax Optio SV
Sensor Resolution 5.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CCD
Total Pixels 5,360,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 5,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/2.5"
LENS Pentax Optio SV
Type Zoom lens - 5x zoom - 5.8 - 29 mm - f/2.6-4.7
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 36 - 180mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 60 cm
Macro Focus Range 3-60cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive
Lens Construction 8 groups / 10 elements
Features Aspherical lens
FOCUSING Pentax Optio SV
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 5
VIEWFINDER Pentax Optio SV
Viewfinder Type Optical - real-image zoom
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Pentax Optio SV
ISO (Max) 400
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 50, ISO auto
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, museum, surf & snow, self-portrait, food, 3D image, panorama assist, flower, night scene, sports mode
Special Effects Soft, Black & White, Sepia, Slim, Colour, blue, green, red, illustration
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
White Balance Bracketing Yes
DISPLAY Pentax Optio SV
Type 1.8" LCD display
Display Format 118,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in
FLASH Pentax Optio SV
Camera Flash Built-in flash
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes
Effective Flash Range 0.12 m - 4.2 m
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Pentax Optio SV
Digital Video Format AVI
Image Recording Format JPEG
MEMORY Pentax Optio SV
Memory Card Slot SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card
Image Storage Fine JPEG 2560 x 1920: 88 - with 128MB card
Normal JPEG 2560 x 1920: 137 - with 128MB card
Economy JPEG 2560 x 1920: 191 - with 128MB card
Fine JPEG 2048 x 1536: 126 - with 128MB card
Normal JPEG 2048 x 1536: 197 - with 128MB card
Economy JPEG 2048 x 1536: 270 - with 128MB card
Fine JPEG 1600 x 1200: 168 - with 128MB card
Normal JPEG 1600 x 1200: 259 - with 128MB card
Economy JPEG 1600 x 1200: 356 - with 128MB card
Fine JPEG 1024 x 768: 276 - with 128MB card
Normal JPEG 1024 x 768: 430 - with 128MB card
Economy JPEG 1024 x 768: 594 - with 128MB card
Fine JPEG 640 x 480: 389 - with 128MB card
Normal JPEG 640 x 480: 624 - with 128MB card
Economy JPEG 640 x 480: 734 - with 128MB card
Video Capture AVI - 320 x 240 - 30 fps - 220 sec - with 128MB card
BATTERY AND CHARGING Pentax Optio SV
Battery Type Lithium Ion
Details Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
CONNECTIONS Pentax Optio SV
Interface Composite video, USB 2.0
Print Standard DPOF support, PictBridge support, PRINT Image Matching
Connector Type Composite video/audio output
USB
DC power input
FEATURES Pentax Optio SV
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec
Additional Features Audio recording, auto power save, date/time stamp, digital image rotation, histogram display, resizing an image
OTHERS Pentax Optio SV
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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