Optio

PENTAX just announced two new Optio digital cameras. The Optio A40 is Pentax’s first ever 12 megapixel digital camera and features three types of Shake Reduction including mechanical, digital and movie. Each version helps deliver blur-free shots in action photography or in low light conditions. The Optio A model also features the newest Face Recognition technology including a Natural Skin Tone mode and a Half-length Portrait mode, which automatically takes a head and shoulder photograph of subjects. Read more

August 2007 -- PENTAX Imaging Company has announced two digital compact cameras including the Optio Z10 with a high-magnification 7X optical zoom lens and the small, stylish PENTAX Optio S10 with 10 megapixels.

The PENTAX Optio Z10 is equipped with a 7X optical zoom lens, the highest magnification among current PENTAX compact digital camera models. Designed with a refraction lens system so the lens never protrudes from the camera while zooming, the 7X optical zoom covers a broad range, from wide-angle to telephoto zoom, and offers an ultra high-magnification of up to approximately 35.7X when combined with digital zoom. With 8.0 megapixels, the Optio Z10 also features high speed detection time Face Recognition for improved portraits and digital Shake Reduction that allows ISO to 3200 to capture sharper images even in low light settings. The sleek, stylish PENTAX Optio Z10 body design also features a sliding lens cover for extra protection that also operates the on/off camera setting. Read more

Feb. 12, 2004--PENTAX has announced the introduction of the first PENTAX Optio digital still/movie camera - the OptioMX. Read more

September 18, 2002 . . . PENTAX U.S.A., Inc. expands its digital camera line with the affordably priced and full featured Optio 330GS digital camera. Following in the footsteps of the successful Optio 230, this stylish compact digital camera delivers sharp, satisfying images, yet remains simple and fun to use. In addition to possessing the same advantages as the Optio 230, the Optio 330GS has been enhanced further in terms of operational ease. Resolution has also been elevated with the power of 3.2 effective megapixels.Read more

June 6 /PRNewswire/ -- PENTAX Corporation expands its digital product line by introducing two innovative digital still cameras, the Optio 430RS and the Optio 330RS. Each features a compact and dynamic design that makes them some of the smallest digital cameras available on the market. The Optio 430RS and the Optio 330RS offer the digital clarity of 4.0 and 3.2 megapixels respectively (effective pixels) and provide high-quality images with impressive all-around performance. Read more

February 24, 2002 . . . PENTAX Corporation introduces the Optio 230 - a compact digital camera that delivers sharp, satisfying images with operational ease. It realizes the utmost in clarity with 2.0 effective megapixels and provides superb freedom of composition with its powerful 3X zoom lens. It also offers a wide range of handy shooting modes, including an innovative 3D-image mode for stereoscopic shooting. For greater versatility, the Optio 230 even has a handy swing-out LCD screen, which folds out through 180° to assist in a variety of situations. And for convenient connectivity to a computer, the Optio 230 is USB compatible. With all these features, you might expect the Optio 230 to be something of a handful. But, thanks to PENTAX advanced technology and the newly designed lens, the Optio 230 fits big photographic potential into remarkably compact dimensions with a sleek, stylish appearance. Read more

Aug. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Lexar Media, Inc. (Nasdaq: LEXR), a leading designer, developer and marketer of award-winning digital film and connectivity products for the digital photography market, announced today that PENTAX Corporation, a long time innovator in the photo industry, has selected Lexar Media's CompactFlash(TM) digital film to ship with the new Optio 330 digital camera. Starting August 2001, U.S. shipments of the Optio 330 will include a Lexar Media branded premium 16MB USB-enabled Type I CompactFlash digital film card. Read more