Pentax Optio T20 7MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom
Details
- Availability:
- Usually ships in 1-2 business days
- List Price:
- $349.99
- Our Price:
- $169.90
- Savings:
- 51%
- Average Customer Rating:
- 3.0 out of 5
- Manufacturer:
- Pentax
- Release Date:
- 2006-11-02
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- List Price:
- $349.99
- Our Price:
- $169.90
Features
- 7.0-megapixel CCD captures enough detail for photo-quality 15 x 20-inch prints
- 3x optical zoom; 3.0-inch touch-screen LCD display; slim 0.77-inch-thick body
- Records movies at 30 frames per second; includes in-camera movie-editing functions
- With My Drawing mode, write directly on the image shown on the LCD or add a stored illustration with the Stamp function
- Stores images on SD memory cards (includes 12MB internal memory)
Description
Experience fun photography with the impressive 3.0 inch touch-panel LCD of the Pentax Optio T20. Decorate your images with the creative Drawing Function, Stamp Modes and built-in Picture frames. Ultra-slim and stylish design features an aluminum alloy exterior, which effortlessly slips into a pocket or purse. A 7.0 Megapixel CCD, 3x optical Pentax lens with an ultra-slim and stylish aluminum alloy exterior with the intuitive touch-panel operation with included stylus makes this a fun new way to take pictures. 35mm Equivalent, 2 dual-sided aspherical elements TTL contrast detection auto Focus System Auto focus - 5 point AF, Spot AF, Manual with AF assist light Auto focusing range, Normal - 1.31 ft (0.4m) to Infinity Macro focusing range - 6 inches (0.15m) to 1.6 ft (0.5m) Manual Focus - 6 inches (0.15m) to Infinity Picture Modes - Program, Landscape, Flower, Portrait, Night scene, Surf & snow, Food, Sport, Pet, Frame and Movie Mode Still File Formats - JPEG (Exif 2.2), DCF (Design rule for Camera File system), DPOF (Digital Print Order Format), PRINT Image Matching III Rechargeable Lithium-ion D-LI8 battery System Requirements - Mac OS 9.2 or later, Win 98, 98SE, ME, 2000, XP Home, XP Pro, USB port Dimensions - 3.7 x 2.3 x 0.77 inch (95 x 59x 19.5mm) Weight - 4.8 ounces (135 grams)
Spotlight customer reviews
No complaints.
[ Posted: 2008-04-25 ]
Don't need to be too detailed. The camera is great. Big screen, looks good, works good. Takes good pictures.
Nothing to say.
Find another camera... Do not buy this one.
[ Posted: 2008-03-31 ]
This camera has better features than the pictures that it takes. Dont be fooled by this. The sleek neat feel of the camera ia a good selling point. It is one of the cleverest models that I have seen, but I would never buy one again, or purchase another item from pentax. I bought this camera because my girlfriend had one. It seemed like something that would be fun to have, and it was, for about a year. Like the other reviews that I have read, you do not EVER want to buy a camera that does not have a view finder. It is difficult to see your subject in outdoor lighting conditions and, as such, impossible to take the pictures that you would like to. Additionally, the camera took terrible photos in "challenging light conditions" i.e snow, or bright light. The video function captured light wrong in brighter light conditions as well turning the brightness into a pink haze that saturated the video. These were all things that I could deal with though.
A few months back after roughly a year of use, my girlfriends camera lens froze on the startup procedure which caused the camera to default to an off condition. She has not been able to use the camera since. My camera did this a few times as well, but after some fiddling, I was able to get some extra life out of it. Well, a few weeks ago, the autofocus quit working and I could not take anything but a blurry semblance of a photo. I sent to pentax for repair and they told me that it would cost $167 for a complete repair. The camera originally cost $280.
In summary, I would recommend that you spend your money on something else. This camera, though full of technically fun options will ultimately leave you with a bitter taste of disappointment even if you are lucky and it does not malfunction as did mine and my girlfriends.
Terrible Camera
[ Posted: 2008-03-13 ]
This camera has been sent back to Pentax twice because the lens froze and camera did not function. That problem was repaired. Now it does not hold memory properly. I have lost pictures. Pentax will not fix it. I have just put it in the hazardous material pile to take to the dump. Will be purchasing a Canon product as a replacement.
Stay away from Pentax cameras - bad products - service even worse
[ Posted: 2007-10-30 ]
Camera offers great features and high quality pictures; however, it is poorly built and won't last very long.
I purchased mine in 8/06. By December it was broken (lens mechanism ceased) and had to be shipped to Pentax for repair (on my dime). It took them 10 weeks to realize they can't fix it and send me a replacement camera.
6 months later the replacement camera broke (same problem). I sent it back to Pentax 6 weeks ago and they still have it. They no longer make this camera, so they can't replace for me. They won't refund my money and pretty much won't do anything for the customer.
Bottom line - spend your money elsewhere. Buy a canon, buy a Casio, buy a Kodak - just don't buy a Pentax.
Pentax T20 - A Keeper!
[ Posted: 2007-07-12 ]
I like this camera. After spending a little time and tweaking some of the settings, I am satisfied. The photos I have are sharp and clear. The videos are good enough for a digital camera. Watching the videos on tv are a hoot! I like the large screen, bright and vibrant! Editting photos is fun. You can write on the photos (times, places, people, things you want to remember about the photo, Etc). There are frames you can put around the pictures. I like the rose frame. I'm having great fun being creative with this camera. I think the $179.99 I paid is a fair price for such a nice camera. Please take some time with this camera, you'll be surprised what a little tweaking of the settings will do for your precious memories. I'm having a ball!