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Pentax Launched Optio M60 Digital Camera |
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Written by Dragana Dimitrijevic
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Tuesday, 29 July 2008 |
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HOYA CORPORATION PENTAX Imaging Systems Division has announced today the launch of the new PENTAX Optio M60, a standard-class compact digital camera that is also lightweight and equipped with advanced basic functions. The Optio M60 is equipped with the latest scene mode recognition function that allows for even more easy and convenient photography of high-quality images. This product is the latest model in the PENTAX Optio M series of
compact digital cameras highly acclaimed for their small, lightweight
bodies and enhanced basic functions.
Metal exterior, optical 5X zoom, a large and easily-viewable LCD monitor, and easy-to-understand operability, the effective pixel count has been increased to approximately 10.0 megapixels. Furthermore, the Optio M60 has been finished as a model that enables for easier and more beautiful photography by leaving it up to the camera to take photos, such as through a strengthening of the face recognition function and further advancement of the convenient “Auto Picture” function unique to PENTAX, where the camera automatically detects the conditions of the subject and selects the optimal scene mode. The camera also comes in 3 different colors (silver, pink, blue) allowing users to select their favorite color.
Features:
• Large, 2.5-inch LCD monitor of approximately 230,000 dots, with a wide viewing angle for easy viewing even from diagonal directions
• Digital Wide mode merges two shots into one image in the camera for ultra-wide-angle expressions equivalent to a focal length of approximately 28mm in 35mm format
• Panorama mode for composing photographs into one panoramic picture
• Movie recording function with shake reduction enabling high image quality rivaling camcorders
• Mode palette provides quick access to 24 shooting conditions and 15 playback mode
• Frame composite function allows photographers to shoot and create images with decorative frames; 80 built-in styles to choose from
• Auto-Macro allows for close-up photography as near as 10cm without changing the normal focusing mode
• Date and Time imprint function for easy image categorizing
• Approximately 36.5MB of built-in memory
• FotoNation’s red-eye compensation function for flash shots
• Includes the ACDSee for PENTAX 3.0 image viewer/image management software that supports Windows Vista™
• Support PictBridge, DPOF functions, Eixf Print, and PRINT Image Matching III
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