Pentax Optio S12 12MP 3X Optical Zoom Digital Camera
Item: 323-475
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You'll enjoy pocket-sized portability and great photography with the Pentax Optio S12 12MP Digital Camera. Say goodbye to contrast problems thanks to its dynamic range adjustment function. Its face recognition function automatically recognizes up to 15 faces and adjusts focus and settings accordingly. You can even select a single face out of multiple recognized subjects. Includes software to help you get the most out of your photos. Silver or black.
Pentax Optio S12 12MP 3X Optical Zoom Digital Camera Features:
Ultra-compact - one of the smallest and lightest models available with 12 megapixels
12 megapixels - offers high image quality and performance through the 1/1.7-inch CCD that features a wide light-receiving area and superior tone reproduction
3X optical zoom - covers angles of view equivalent to those of a 37 - 112.5mm lens in 35mm format - Ideal for a broad spectrum of subjects from landscapes to portraits
Bright, easy-to-view LCD monitor - features an LCD booster function to increase the brightness of the screen; cover is coated with an anti-reflective coating that reduces glare; easy to confirm picture composition and focus; 170 degree horizontal and vertical viewing angles - images can be easily viewed even from the side
Dynamic range adjustment function - suppresses the generation of white-outs and black-outs by correcting the tones for the highlighted or shadowed areas with significant differences in contrast; helps highlight the subject even in backlit settings; settings can be changed in accordance with photography conditions
Digital Shake Reduction - helps reduce blur caused by camera or subject movement
High-quality movie recording function - smoothly captures movies at 30 fps and at sizes up to 640 x 480 pixels with image quality rivaling camcorders; employs DivX (MPEG-4) movies format for long, high-quality movies
Auto picture mode - automatically determines the best setting for shooting conditions
Mode palette - provides quick access to 18 shooting modes and 15 playback modes
Intelligent zoom function - enables images to be magnified even larger and stored, while maintaining the image quality of the optical zoom
Green button - enables users to assign functions that are frequently used, and recall them in just one touch
Date imprint - for easy image categorizing
FotoNation's red-eye compensation function for flash shots - helps correct red-eye
ArcSoft PhotoMontage - patented imaging technology that turns your photos and videos into works of art in seconds
ArcSoft Greeting Card Creator - creates personalized greeting cards using built-in media as well as personal photos and text; features card designs for all occasions; print out or email directly from within the program
ArcSoft Collage Creator - lets you stack images upon images in a variety of ways to create collages in minutes that would take hours by hand; cool effects, crop templates and enhancement options; you can even add your own doodles or make works from letters that look like magazine cutouts
Product Specifications:
Model #: Optio S12
Resolution (in pixels): 12 megapixels - high image quality and performance
Zoom: 3X optical, 6X digital, 18X combined -
Display: 2.5-inch LCD with anti-reflective coating - bright and easy to view
Memory: 21MB internal memory, expandable with SD cards (sold separately)
File Formats: JPG, DCF, DPOF, AVI, WAV
Storage Media: 21MB internal memory or SD cards (sold separately) - spare memory when card fills up
Lens Focal Length: 7.9 - 23.7mm = 37 - 111mm on a 35mm camera
Image Sensor: 1/1.7 interline transfer CCD
Focus: Auto focus
Focus Range: 7.9 - 23.7mm
Flash: Built-in automatic
Aperture: F2.8 - 5.4
Viewfinder: 2.5-inch TFT LCD with bright mode and anti-reflective coating
Exposure Control: Automatic
Exposure Modes: Choice of 26 settings
Color Modes: Black and white and 13 digital playback filters
Shutter Speed: 4 seconds to 1/2000 second
White Balance: Automatic or manual
Digital Interface: USB high speed 2.0
Power Source: Lithium-ion rechargeable battery
Product Weight: 4.6 oz. with battery
Shooting Modes: Automatic, S, A, M, B, plus 24 picture modes
Still Resolutions: 12M, 10M, 7M, 5M, 3M, 1024, VGA
Frames Per Second: 1.47 fps
Sensitivity: ISO 64 - 3200
Body Type: Point-and-shoot
Battery Life/Recording Time: Lithium-ion batteries can last up to 7 hours, depending upon brand and usage
Measures approx. .8"L x 3.4"W x 2.1"H
Made of aluminum, plastic and glass
Do not get wet
UL listed
Made in the Philippines
Comes with a manufacturer's 1-year limited warranty
PC System Requirements: Windows 2000 or newer; Mac OS 9.2 or newer
Accessories Included:
Lithium-ion rechargeable battery
Battery charger
AC power cord
USB cable
A/V cable
Wrist strap
Pentax ACDSee software CD
ArcSoft software CD
User manual
Quick Guide
Serial number card
Worldwide power cord reference sheet
PC connection manual
Worldwide service network sheet
About Pentax... Whether it's digital cameras, lenses, flashes or other photo accessories, Pentax is well known as a leader in the photographic industry. In fact, it launched the very first SLR camera way back in 1952! Since then, the company has developed several state-of-the-art photographic products and has branched out into other fields, including computers and information technology. Pentax now operates 16 subsidiary companies worldwide.
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Avg Customer Rating 5.0
(4 reviews for Pentax Optio S12 12MP 3X Optical Zoom Digital Camera )
Well pleased / AMF, PA10/4/2008 Allentown, PA It took me some time to choose a camera and. I purchased this camera for a weeding and I only had a day to learn how to operate it, the quick guide helped a great deal, but when I went to the weeding some of my pictures did not come out well at first but as the night went on I learned more about my camera and the pictures came out much better. I since have sat down and read almost the whole manual and my pictures are all coming out excellent!! I Love this camera.
Love my new Camera / Valerie, CA9/28/2008 I was apprehensive at not buying a digital camera that wasn''t a "bigger" name like Cannon or Kodak, but when I saw the photos taken during the on air show, I had to try it. Camera came within 3 days and we took it to a SF Giants game... I can zoom in to a TV and read EVERYTHING on there. Great Camera!
Excellent Pentax / Richard, CA9/26/2008 I bought my camera 2 weeks ago with little expectaion, but when I got it from the box then I just start loving it. The features are way beyond from my previous digital camera''s....the pix i took from this unit were great, very user friendy and just excellent. Optional remote control is another benifits you need to get, but with just the camera you will be satisfied.