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Includes: Pentax Optio 550 Digital Camera, CR-V3
lithium battery, Battery charger, 16MB SecureDigital memory card, USB cable,
A/V-cord, Wrist strap, 3D image
viewer, Software CD, Operating manual and registration card. |
The new Pentax Optio 550 offers a 5 megapixel resolution, a 5x optical zoom (for a total of 20x with digital zoom), full manual control, panorama assist, a voice recording mode and support for up to 10 minutes of video capture with sound.
Optio 550 Major Features:
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1/1.8"
5.0-megapixel effective CCD creates 2,592 x 1,944 images. |
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1.5"
low temperature Polysilicon TFT color LCD with Histogram Display. |
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Pentax
5x smc power zoom lens, 7.8-39mm (equivalent to a 37.5-187.5mm lens on a 35mm camera) with auto and manual focus. |
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Digital
zoom up to 4x magnification. |
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Auto exposure mode for different recording situations (landscape, night scene, close-up, portrait, beach/snow, autumn colors, sunset, fireworks). |
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4
sec. - 1/4,000 sec. (auto); 1 sec. - 1/1,000 sec. (manual) shutter speeds. |
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Aperture range from
f/2.8 to f/4.6, depending on lens zoom position. |
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5
flash modes: Auto, Flash on, Flash off, Red-eye reduction. |
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Various methods of exposure metering (matrix resp. Evaluative metering, centre-weighted average metering, spot metering). |
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Adjustable white balance for various light conditions (automatic, daylight sunny/overcast, incandescent light, fluorescent light). |
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Shooting
modes: Metered manual, Aperture-priority AE, Shutter-priority AE, Program, Picture, Panorama assist, Movie, 3D image, Digital filters, User. |
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Black & White, Sepia, Red, Pink, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple, Soft
image effects. |
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Panorama
support. |
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Power supplied by
two AA or one CR-V3
lithium battery. |
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Images
saved in JPEG format to SecureDigital memory card (16MB
card included). |
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USB cable for connection to a computer (driver software included). |
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DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) compatibility. |
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