Pentax Optio S1 Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - 720p - compact
ISO (Max)
6400
Sensor Resolution
14.0 Megapixel
Sensor Type
CCD
Optical Zoom
5x
Display
2.7" LCD display
Battery Type
Pentax D-Li78 Lithium Ion

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Pentax Optio S1
Product Type Digital camera - 720p - compact
Height 5.5 cm
Width 9.1 cm
Depth 2.1 cm
Weight 110 g
Body Material Aluminium
Enclosure Colour Black | Chrome | Red | Green
Digital Zoom 6.7x
Optical Zoom 5x
SENSOR Pentax Optio S1
Sensor Resolution 14.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CCD
Total Pixels 14,480,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 14,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/2.3"
Image Stabiliser Optical (image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes
LENS Pentax Optio S1
Type Zoom lens - 5x zoom - 5 - 25 mm - f/3.9-5.7
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 28 - 140mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic
Min Focus Distance 40 cm
Macro Focus Range 5-300cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive
Lens Construction 8 groups / 9 elements
Features Built-in lens shield, aspherical lens
FOCUSING Pentax Optio S1
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 9
Face Detection Yes
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Pentax Optio S1
ISO (Max) 6400
Light Sensitivity ISO auto (64-6400), ISO 64-6400, ISO auto (64-800)
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, text, surf & snow, PET, Blue Sky, food, flower, night scene, sports mode, sunset, candle, night scene with portrait, anti shake, frame composition, kids, natural skin tone, miniature effect
Special Effects Soft, Black & White, Sepia, Colour, Retro, brightness, Toy camera, starburst
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Fluorescent, tungsten light, daylight, shade
Max Shutter Speed 1/1600 sec
Min Shutter Speed 4 sec
Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
DISPLAY Pentax Optio S1
Type 2.7" LCD display
Display Format 230,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in
FLASH Pentax Optio S1
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 0.3 m - 3.6 m
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Pentax Optio S1
Digital Video Format AVI, MJPEG
Image Recording Format JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1280 x 720
Microphone Operation Mode Mono
MEMORY Pentax Optio S1
Internal Storage 42.7 MB
Memory Card Slot SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card
Memory Card 8 GB SDHC
Image Storage JPEG 4288 x 3216
JPEG 4224 x 2376
JPEG 3072 x 2304
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 640 x 480
JPEG 3216 x 3216
Video Capture AVI - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
AVI - 1280 x 720 - 15 fps
AVI - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
AVI - 640 x 480 - 15 fps
AVI - 320 x 240 - 30 fps
AVI - 320 x 240 - 15 fps
RAM Installed 42.7 MB
BATTERY AND CHARGING Pentax Optio S1
Battery Type Pentax D-Li78 Lithium Ion
Details Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 180 shots
Playback - 2 hours
CONNECTIONS Pentax Optio S1
Interface Composite video/audio, USB 2.0
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
FEATURES Pentax Optio S1
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec
Additional Features Audio recording, date/time stamp, digital image rotation, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, in-camera film editing, face detection, Blink Detection technology, Smile Detection technology, Smile Capture
OTHERS Pentax Optio S1
Included Accessories Carrying strap, power adapter, USB cable, audio / video cable
Software Drivers & Utilities, ArcSoft MediaImpression
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C

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