Image File
Recording Format

Snapshots: JPEG (Exif. Ver. 2.2), DCF standard, DPOF compliant
Movies: AVI (Motion JPEG)

Recording Medium

Built-in flash memory (10MB)†, SD memory card, Multi Media card

Image Sizes (Pixels)

Snapshots: 2,048 x 1,536 / 1,600 x 1,200 / 1,280 x 960 / 640 x 480
Movies: 320 x 240

Snapshots

Image Size (Pixels)

Resolution

Image File
Size

Built-in Memory
(10MB)†

SD Memory Card
(64MB)*

2048 x 1536

FINE

1.6 MB

5 shots

34 shots

NORMAL

1.2 MB

7 shots

45 shots

ECONOMY

630KB

14 shots

88 shots

1600 x 1200

FINE

1050KB

8 shots

53 shots

NORMAL

710KB

12 shots

79 shots

ECONOMY

370KB

24 shots

154 shots

1280 x 960

FINE

680KB

13 shots

82 shots

NORMAL

460KB

20 shots

126 shots

ECONOMY

250KB

35 shots

221 shots

640 x 480

FINE

190KB

46 shots

294 shots

NORMAL

140KB

61 shots

386 shots

ECONOMY

90KB

98 shots

618 shots

Movie With Audio(320 x 240pixels)

Recording Capacity

130KB per second

Maximum Recording Time

30 seconds per movie

All of the above values are approximate and are presented for reference only.

SD Memory Card values are based on Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. products. Actual capacity depends on card manufacturer

When using a memory card with a different capacity than that noted above, calculate approximate capacity by multiplying the values here by the appropriate percentage.

Effective Pixels

3.2 million

Imaging Element

1/2.5-inch square pixel primary color CCD (Total Pixels: 3.34 million)

Lens

smc PENTAX lens (6 lenses in 5 groups, including aspherical lens), F2.6 to 4.8, f = 5.8 to 17.4mm
(equivalent to 35 to 105mm on a 35mm film camera)

Focusing /
Approximate Focus Range

Contrast type auto focus, manual focus, macro mode, infinity mode, focus lock Normal: 40cm to , Macro: 6 to 50cm (Zoom: 1~1.8X)

Aperture / Zoom

Auto (F2.6, F4.3), 3X optical zoom, 4X digital zoom(12X total when optical and digital zoom are used in combination)

Exposure Control

Metering: Multi-pattern by imaging element
Control: Program AE Exposure
Compensation: -2EV to +2EV (in 1/3EV steps)

Recording Modes

Normal, Movie, Best Shot, Self-timer, Macro

Best Shot: 21 scene
(Portrait, Scenery, Portrait With Scenery, Coupling Shot, Pre-Shot, Children, Candlelight Portrait, Party, Pet, Flower, Natural Green, Sundown, Night Scene, Night Scene Portrait, Fireworks, Food, Text, Collection, Monochrome, Retro, Twilight)

Shutter

CCD shutter, mechanical shutter; 1 to 1/6400 second

White Balance

Auto / Fixed (4 modes) / Manual

Sensitivity

Auto, ISO50, ISO100, ISO200

Self-timer

CCD shutter, mechanical shutter; 1 to 1/2000 second

Built-in Flash

· Flash Modes : Auto, Flash On, Flash Off, Red Eye Reduction
· Flash Range : Approximately 0.4 to 2.3 meters(wide lens), Approximately 0.4 to 1.5 meters(telephoto lens)

Monitor Screen

2.0-inch TFT color LCD; 84,960 pixels (354 x 240)

Viewfinder

Monitor screen and optical viewfinder

Playback Functions

Playback zoom (4X), 9-image Screen, Calendar Screen, Slideshow (Photo Stand), Movie Playback, Resize, Trimming,

Timekeeping Functions

Date and time (Current date and time is stored with image data),
Auto Calendar up to 2049

World Time

162 cities (32 time zones), city names, date and time, summer time

Other

Histogram, Alarm with Image, Album Feature, Favorites Folder

Input / Output
Terminals

Cradle connector

Power Requirements

One special rechargeable lithium-ion battery (NP-20)
It takes about two hours to achieve a full charge.

Battery Life

Continuous Recording

75 minutes (450 shots)
<LCD-ON>

Continuous Playback

120 minutes

Values indicate approximate time until power failure under normal temperature (25°C).

Image recording times are for continuous recording when flash is turned off.

Power Consumption

DC 3.7V 3.5W

Dimensions
(excluding projections)

87(W) x 57(H) x 22.9(D) mm

Weight
(excluding battery and accessories)

Approximately 126g

Bundled Accessories

Rechargeable Lithium Ion Battery (NP-20) ;
USB Cradle; Special AC Adaptor ; Strap ; Special USB Cable ;
Dummy Card ; CD-ROM

• Minimum Computer System Requirements

XP

2000

Me

98

486 or higher
(Pentium or higher recommended)

Pentium or higher

486 or higher
(Pentium or higher recommended)

16MB minimum

64MB minimum

–

At least 7MB available

At least 10MB available

–

*1
· On a system using Windows 2000, data files are provided to allow use of the Windows 2000 standard driver instead of the bundled driver.
· Operation is not supported on a computer pre-installed with or a computer upgraded from Windows NT, 95, or 3.1.
· Use the Windows XP standard driver.

Macintosh

Photo Loader 1.1

USB driver 2.1 ^*2

OS

7.6.1 to 9

8.6 to 9, 10.1, 10.2

CPU

Power PC

Power PC G3 or higher

Memory

32MB minimum

64MB minimum

HD

At least 3MB available

–

*2 With OS 9/10.1/10.2, USB connection is possible with the standard OS USB driver.

• Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Computer Inc. ©2003 Apple Computer Inc. All rights reserved.• Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. ©2003 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. • PENTAX is a registered trademark of PENTAX Corporation. ©2003 PENTAX Corporation. All rights reserved. • The USB driver uses software by Phoenix Technologies Ltd. Compatibility Software Copyright ©2003 Phoenix Technologies Ltd., All rights reserved. PRINT Image Matching for print commands embedded in header files of images created by digital camera. Print commands include color settings and image parameter information. MultiMediaCard™ is a trademark of Infineon Technologies AG and is licensed to the MultiMediaCard Association (MMCA). Other company, product, and service names used herein may also be trademark or service makes of others.

• The liquid crystal built into this camera is the product of precision engineering, with an pixel yield rate of 99.99%. This also means, however that 0.01% of the pixels can be expected to fail to light or to remain lit at all times. • Designs and specifications are subject to change without notice. The printing process may cause colors to differ somewhat from those of the actual product. • All screens shown in this catalog are photographic images. Actual screens different from those show here. • PRINT Image Matching is a term for the print command that is embedded in header file of the image created by Digital Camera. It contains color setting and image parameter information.