With 12 megapixels, SLR-like styling and flexible exposure modes, the PENTAX X70 is a true bridge between compact digital cameras and digital SLRs. The X70 is the ideal camera for the intermediate to advanced shooter who wants to step up in form and function from digital compact offerings without the size, weight, and expense of a true DSLR camera.

The X70 offers photographers the ease-of-use of a compact camera with powerful shooting options traditionally found on a DSLR, such as aperture/shutter priority and metered manual modes, true hardware sensor-movement Shake Reduction, fast operation, and a high quality zoom lens.

This new model performs superbly and effortlessly in a variety of photographic situations from casual day-to-day snapshots to travel and sports photography.

Pentax X70 Features:

• large, bright 2.7 inch color LCD monitor
• compact, lightweight design of the X70, one of the smallest and lightest cameras in it’s class
• an “image sensor shift” Shake Reduction system to assure sharply focused, blur-free images
• high-speed Continuous Shooting mode to capture the decisive moment
• approximately 33.6MB of built-in memory
• compatible with SD and SDHC memory cards
• red-eye reduction function

PENTAX Imaging Company offers 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 digital camera makes it easy to capture and to view images.

Innovative features on the Optio V20 help users optimize portrait photographs.

• A Face Recognition function automatically detects and focuses on faces, then sets the optimum exposure.
• Smile Capture detects the key facial expression of happy people and releases the shutter automatically.
• Blink Detection reports to the user whether any subjects closed their eyes in an image, so that the shot may be recaptured if necessary.
• Additional features include Auto-tracking AF for continuously focusing on a moving subject, 52MB of built-in memory, and an Auto-Macro mode that allows close-up photography as near as 4 inches (10 cm) without changing the normal focusing mode.

The PENTAX Optio V20 will ship in May 2008 for US $279.95.

What’s in The Box

Optio V20, USB Cable I-USB7, AV Cable I-AVC7, Rechargeable Li-Ion Battery D-LI78, Battery Charge Cradle D-BC78(A), AC Plug Cord, Strap O-ST20, Software CD-ROM S-SW77.