Pentax Optio W30 Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - compact
ISO (Max)
3200
Sensor Resolution
7.1 Megapixel
Sensor Type
CCD
Optical Zoom
3x
Display
2.5" LCD display
Battery Type
Pentax D-Li63 Lithium Ion

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Pentax Optio W30
Product Type Digital camera - compact
Height 5.3 cm
Width 10.7 cm
Depth 2.4 cm
Weight 140 g
Body Material Aluminium alloy
Protection Waterproof
Digital Zoom 4x
Optical Zoom 3x
SENSOR Pentax Optio W30
Sensor Resolution 7.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CCD
Total Pixels 7,410,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 7,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/2.5"
LENS Pentax Optio W30
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 6.3 - 18.9 mm - f/3.3-4
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 38 - 114mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 40 cm
Macro Focus Range 1cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive
Lens Construction 9 groups / 11 elements
Features Aspherical lens
FOCUSING Pentax Optio W30
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 9
Face Detection Yes
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Pentax Optio W30
ISO (Max) 3200
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 64, ISO 1600, ISO 3200, ISO auto (64-400)
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, text, museum, surf & snow, self-portrait, PET, food, fireworks, flower, night scene, Underwater, sports mode, Soft, frame composition, kids, report, natural skin tone
Special Effects Black & White, Sepia, colour filter
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 W30
Type 2.5" LCD display
Display Format 115,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in
Display Features Display brightness control
FLASH Pentax Optio W30
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 3.5 m
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Pentax Optio W30
Digital Video Format QuickTime
Image Recording Format JPEG
Microphone Operation Mode Mono
MEMORY Pentax Optio W30
Memory Card Slot SD card
Supported Memory Cards MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card
Image Storage JPEG 3072 x 2304
JPEG 2592 x 1944
JPEG 2304 x 1728
JPEG 2048 x 1536
JPEG 1600 x 1200
JPEG 1024 x 768
JPEG 640 x 480
Video Capture AVI - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
AVI - 320 x 240
RAM Installed 21.9 MB
BATTERY AND CHARGING Pentax Optio W30
Battery Type Pentax D-Li63 Lithium Ion
Details Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
CONNECTIONS Pentax Optio W30
Interface Composite video/audio
Print Standard DPOF support, PictBridge support, PRINT Image Matching
Connector Type USB
Composite video/audio output
DC power input
FEATURES Pentax Optio W30
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec
Additional Features Audio recording, digital image rotation, histogram display, AF lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, in-camera red-eye fix, shadow point display, interval shooting mode, highlight point display, in-camera film editing, face detection
OTHERS Pentax Optio W30
Included Accessories Carrying strap, battery charger, USB cable, audio / video cable
Software Drivers & Utilities
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C
Underwater Use Yes
Underwater Depth Up to 3 m

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