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Pentax Optio V20 Digital Camera

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(5 reviews)

Price Range: $26 to $499

cnet.co.uk Professional Review.

Pentax Optio V20

by Mark Harris

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First came face detection; smile shutter mode followed shortly after and now the Pentax Optio V20 sports a 'blink detection' feature. This compact also boasts a generous 5x zoom lens to produce sharp images without distortion. With its large screen, this

Review Verdict: For a camera that is nowhere near as smart as it thinks it is, the Pentax Optio V20 nevertheless can produce some lovely, everyday snaps. The long lens adds value and the menu system is superb, especially at this fine price

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QuickTake:

Pros: Big screen and zoom; decent build quality; smooth movies; price

Cons: No stabilisation; dumb 'smart' modes; little detail

letsgodigital.org Professional Review.

Pentax Optio V20

by Dennis Hissink

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Pentax Optio V20 : Pentax has announced the Pentax Optio V20 compact digital camera with a 5x zoom lens, 8.0 megapixels, and a generous 3.0 inch LCD monitor. Ultra-slim and stylish in design, the latest Pentax V20 compact digital camera makes it easy to c

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ubergizmo.com Professional Review.

Pentax Optio V20

by Online Shopper

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Pentax has expanded its Optio range by introducing the Optio V20 which comes with the following features :- 8 megapixel resolution with 5x optical zoom Face and Smile recognition Mode palette for quick access to 16 shooting conditions and 15 playback m

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trustedreviews.com Professional Review.

Pentax Optio V20

by Cliff Smith

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Another new ultra-compact from Pentax, with 5x zoom and 8 megapixels

Review Verdict: The Optio V20 is an attractively designed and well made ultra-compact camera, and the 5x zoom, large wide-view monitor screen and simple control interface make it versatile and pleasant to use, although it lacks a number of useful features, including effe

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picturecorrect.com Professional Review.

Pentax Optio V20

by Online Shopper

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The Pentax Optio V20 is an 8.0-megapixel digital camera with 5x optical zoom. It is designed to be a point-and-shoot camera that specialized in portrait photographs. The Optio V20 features face recognition technology, smile capture technology, blink detec

Review Verdict: Golden, CO (March 17, 2008)…Pentax Imaging Company has announced the Pentax Optio V20 compact digital camera with a 5X zoom lens, 8.0 megapixels, and a generous 3.0 inch LCD monitor. Ultra-slim and stylish in design, this latest Pentax compact digi...

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dcamerareview.com Professional Review.

Pentax Optio V20

by Online Shopper

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The Optio V20 has innovative features such as Face Recognition, Smile Capture - to which detected facial expressions and releases the shutter,

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digicamera.com Professional Review.

Pentax Optio V20

by Conrad H. Blickenstorfer

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In March of 2008, Pentax Imaging Company announced the Optio V20 compact digital camera with a 5X zoom lens, 8.0 megapixels, and a large 3.0 inch LCD monitor. The camera is slim and stylish, and designed to make it easy to capture images in a wide variety

Review Verdict: The Optio V20 is an 8-megapixel point & shoot camera that offers a number of useful extras. Having a 5X optical zoom lets you get significantly closer to the action. And a high resolution 3-inch LCD display means you can see if a picture is really sharp,

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QuickTake:

Cons: No optical zoom during movies, No super-macro, No sensor shift shake reduction

digitalcamerainfo.com Professional Review.

Pentax Optio V20

by Steve Morgenstern

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Our search for inexpensive point-and-shoot cameras offering good performance for not much money leads us to the 8-megapixel Pentax Optio V20, a compact model with a big 3-inch LCD screen and a 5x optical zoom that provides far more flexibility when compos

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QuickTake:

Pros: - 5x zoom lens - 3-inch LCD - Good video recording performance - Easy to use

Cons: - Lack of image stabilization - No manual controls - Poor white balance test results - Slow continuous shooting

digitalcamerareview.com Professional Review.

Pentax Optio V20 Review

by Howard Creech

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Pentax's Optio compacts have tended to fly under the radar, but if the snappy little Pentax Optio V20 is an indication of a new design philosophy, that could change.

Review Verdict: are usually excellent choices for casual shutterbugs and snapshooters who like to bring their camera along just about everywhere they go

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QuickTake:

Pros: Excellent image quality Very good lens Relatively quick Simple to operate

Cons: Expensive No image stabilization Slow maximum aperture

alaTest.com Professional Review.

Review summary of Pentax Optio V20

by alaTest

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alaTest has collected and analysed 31 reviews of Pentax Optio V20 from international magazines and websites.

Review Verdict: Experts rate this product 73/100 and users 87/100. Comparing these reviews to 401076 other Digital Compact Cameras reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 92/100 = Excellent.

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