Pentax Optio S4
Sep 3, 2003 at 23:06:17 GMT
Pentax has today announced the launch of the Optio S4 an upgrade to the Optio S. Sporting the same tiny dimensions and light weight of its predecessor, the Optio S4 has a 4.23 effective megapixel CCD, a 3X zoom lens, and a variety of features including a large, easy-to-use manual control playback button. The Optio S4 will ship to major camera retailers around the end of October.
Press Release:
Not Bigger, Just Better: Tiny, Second Generation PENTAX Optio Offers Four Megapixels
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ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 3, 2003--The innovative manufacturer
that introduced a popular digital camera tucked inside a breath mint tin
has introduced a second generation.
PENTAX U.S.A., Inc. announced the launch of the Optio S4. Sporting the
tiny dimensions and light weight of its predecessor, the Optio S4 boasts
a hefty 4.23 effective megapixels, a 3X zoom lens, and a variety of features
including a large, easy-to-use manual control playback button.
PENTAX U.S.A., Inc. will preview the tiny but powerful digital camera
at the Digital Focus media event on Monday, September 15, at the Metropolitan
Pavilion in New York City during the PC EXPO trade show.
How does PENTAX continue to load so much into such a small space? The
Optio S4 features an innovative Sliding Lens system that allows the camera's
powerful 3X zoom lens to move up and away so the retracted lens is completely
flush with the camera body. This novel system protects the lens and helps
reduce the size.
Despite the size, the Optio S4 boasts all the features found on other
Optio digital cameras: a movie mode with sound playback, a voice recording
memo for attaching 30 second memos to select images, a well-placed 1.6
monitor, and approximately 11MB of built-in memory. All these features
and more are made even more accessible through a larger, well-placed manual
control playback button on the Optio S4.
The Optio S4 includes an ACDSee(TM) software package designed exclusively
for PENTAX Optio digital cameras that includes ACDSee(TM) 5.0. Valued
at more than $150, ACDSee(TM) digital camera software makes it easy to
retrieve, view, manage, print, enhance and share your digital photos.
The Optio S4 will ship with the software in October in plenty of time
for the Holiday 2003 buying season.
Pentax Optio S4 Specifications
| Sensor | • 1/2.5" CCD • RGB Color Filter Array • 4.23 million pixels total |
| Effective pixel count | 4.0 million |
| Image sizes | • 2304x1728 • 1600x1200 • 1024 x 768 • 640 x 480 |
| Movie clips | 320 x 240, 15 fps |
| File formats | • Still: JPEG ( Exif 2.2 ) • Movie: AVI (Motion JPEG) |
| Lens | • 3x optical zoom • 35mm - 105mm equiv. • F2.6 - F4.8 |
| Digital zoom | Up to 4x |
| Focus | • 7 point AF • Spot AF • Infinity Landscape Mode • Manual focus |
| Metering | • Multi • Center weighted • Spot |
| Exposure compen. | +/-2.0 EV in 0.3 EV steps |
| Sensitivity | • Auto • ISO 64 • ISO 100 • ISO 200 • ISO 400 |
| Shutter | 1/2000 - 4 seconds |
| White balance | • Auto • Daylight • Shade • Tungsten • Fluorescent • Manual |
| Viewfinder | Optical |
| LCD monitor | 1.6" TFT LCD |
| Flash | • Built-In • Modes: Auto, Flash On, Flash Off • Red-Eye Reduction: On, Off |
| Shooting modes |
• Auto |
| Photo effects |
• B&W |
| Connectivity | • USB 1.1 • A/V out |
| Storage | • 11MB built-in memory • SD memory card and MultiMediaCards • 16 MB SD card supplied |
| Power |
• Lithium-ion battery (rechargeable) |
| Dimensions | 83 x 52 x 20 mm |
| Weight (no batt) | 115g |