Pentax Optio A30 10MP 3x Zoom Digital Camera

By Editor • Feb. 22, 2007

Pentax Optio A30 Camera Pentax has announced the Optio A30 10MP (1/1.8 inch CCD) digicam with a wide dynamic range, a smc Pentax 3x zoom lens with a unique sliding lens system and an image processing engine that gives a rich color reproduction. The Optio A30 is the sixth DivX Certified digital camera introduced by Pentax in the past 18 months.

The Pentax original Shake Reduction (SR) technology in the A30 has been improved by adding both Digital and Movie SR for improved image capture in low-light settings and telephoto capture. A unique Face Recognition AF & AE function offers better portraits by detecting faces, and then automatically adjusting exposure and focus.

The Optio A30 LCD is easy to view outdoors even in bright sunlight because of 2.5 inch screen size, high resolution of 232,000 pixels, and an LCD booster function that improves screen brightness on demand. The screen also offers wide-angle viewing (160 degrees).

As a DivX Certified digital camera, the Optio A30 makes it easy for users to create their own media for both business and social purposes. Users can instantly record high-quality DivX video with the push of a button and discover simple playback on any of the DivX Certified consumer electronics devices available today. DivX also enhances the ease and quality of video clips posted to popular broadcast sites such as DivX Stage6.

Other features includes:

Auto-tracking AF continuously focuses on a moving subject
Compatible with new SDHC memory cards, in addition to conventional SD memory cards
Mode Palette provides quick access to 15 shooting modes and 15 playback modes
â€œGreen button" to assign functions that are frequently used
Approximately 22MB of built-in memory
Calendar Display function allows image retrieval based on the capture date
Easy searching and organizing of images on a PC using the Date Folder function
FotoNation’s red-eye correction
Includes the ACDSee for PENTAX image viewer/image management software
Supports PictBridge, DPOF functions, Exif Print, and PRINT Image Matching III

Pricing and Availability

The Optio A30 will ship in late March with a price of $349.95 (US MSRP).

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