Digital Photo&Video Camera Optio MX4
Features
LENS
SMC 5.8-58mm f/2.9-3.5 zoom lens
[37mm to 370mm equiv. in 35mm format]
12 elements in 8 groups
2 aspheric elements and 2 ED glass lenses
10x optical and 10x digital zoom
FOCUS
TTL 5-Point Wide Area Auto Focus
Spot AF or Manual Focus
Focus range
Normal 40cm at wide, 1.2m at tele, to infinity
Macro 10cm to 50cm at wide
Super-Macro 0cm to 15cm at wide
Manual 0cm to infinity
Infinity landscape mode
EXPOSURE AND METERING
TTL Multi-segment, centre weighted or spot metering
ISO Auto 100/200/400 Manual
Exposure compensation +/- 2 EV in 1/4 EV steps
1/2000 sec to 4 sec shutter speeds
Auto flash, flash on, flash off, red-eye reduction
Flash range:0.1m - 5.1m at wide
0.6m to 3.8m at tele
EXPOSURE MODES
Picture mode, Program, Shutter Priority, Aperture Priority, Manual and Movie
PICTURE MODES
Landscape, Flower, Portrait, Sport, Surf & Snow, Sunset, Night Scene, Soft, Illustration, Panorama Assist
9 DIGITAL FILTERS
B&W, Sepia, Red, Pink, Purple, Green, Blue, Yellow
OTHER SHOOTING CONTROLS
Adjustable sharpness, saturation and contrast
White Balance - Automatic, Manual or 4 selectable settings
Self timer
Continuous shooting
Auto bracketing on 5 parameters
Timelapse video
Histogram display
Voice memo recording
Remote Control (Optional)
Alarm clock and world time function
DIGITAL IMAGE CAPTURE
4.23 megapixel, 4.0 megapixel (effective)
1/2.7" interline transfer CCD with primary colour filter
12 bit x 3 colours
Takes SD memory cards
In camera file size adjustment mode
STILL
|
|
Best |
Better |
Good |
|
2304x1728 |
24 |
47 |
69 |
|
1600x1200 |
51 |
89 |
123 |
|
1024x768 |
112 |
202 |
257 |
|
640x480 |
241 |
386 |
483 |
Number of recordable images with 64Mb SD memory card
MOVIE (MINS)
|
|
Best |
Better |
Good |
|
640x480 |
2.5 (5) |
4
(7) |
5
(9n) |
|
320x240 |
6
(11) |
9
(16) |
16 (25) |
|
160x120 |
16 (25) |
20 (31) |
31 (42) |
Frame rate 30fps(15fps)
with 64MB SD memory card
1 sec to memory card capacity
Movie mode - .mov (mpeg-4) format, 30 fps with sound, 640x480, 1 sec to memory card capacity
PLAYBACK & PRINTING
Zoom view up to 12x magnification
Nine image display
Trimming and resize function
Histogram display shows brightness levels
DPOF, DCF, Exif 2.2 compatible
Pictbridge for direct printing
Digital filters work on playback, with 'overwrite' or 'save as' modes
Image protection
CONNECTING TO A COMPUTER OR TV
PAL and NTSC video output to AV connection
USB connection, PC or Mac compatible
Windows 98/98SE, 2000, ME, XP, Mac OS 8.6 +
Comes with ACDSee for PENTAX Image viewing software
CONTROLS
Virtual mode dial for easy mode selection
4 way controller and OK button for navigation and selection of menus and settings
1.8" CG silicon TFT LCD colour monitor with 134k pixels
POWER SOURCE
Rechargeable L-Ion Battery D-L17
180 still images per charge
80 mins of movie per charge
1x CR-V3 lithium battery
Optional AC Adaptor
DIMENSIONS & WEIGHT
73 x 59 x 103.5mm, 330g without battery and card, 375g operational
KIT CONTENTS
Optio MX4 camera
Software (CD-ROM) S-SW22
Rechargeable L-Ion Battery D-L17
Battery Charger
AC Plug cord D-CO2E
Strap O-ST17
AV cable I-AVC7(B)
USB Cable I-USB7