Compact / CAMERA REFERENCE
Optio S12
Pentax
Catalogue announcement:
01 / TECHNICAL RECORD
Specifications
Catalogue specifications. Source: DPReview historical specification record ↗.
Sensor and files
- Effective pixels
- 12 megapixels
- Sensor size
- 1/1.7" (7.44 x 5.58 mm)
- Sensor type
- CCD
- Max resolution
- 4000 x 3000
- ISO
- 50, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200
- Uncompressed format
- No
Lens and focus
- Focal length (equiv.)
- 38–114 mm
- Maximum aperture
- F2.8
- Optical zoom
- 3×
- Manual focus
- No
- Macro focus range
- 12 cm (4.72″)
- Image stabilization
- No
Exposure and shooting
- Minimum shutter speed
- 4 sec
- Maximum shutter speed
- 1/2000 sec
- Continuous drive
- 1.5 fps
- Exposure compensation
- ±2 (at 1/3 EV steps)
- Aperture priority
- No
- Shutter priority
- No
- Built-in flash
- Yes
- External flash
- No
- Timelapse recording
- No
Video and audio
- Resolutions
- 640 x 480, 30 fps, 320 x 240, 30 fps
Viewfinder and screen
- Viewfinder type
- None
- Screen size
- 2.5″
- Screen dots
- 230,000
- Touch screen
- No
Body and connections
- Storage types
- SD/MMC/SDHC card, Internal
- Weight (inc. batteries)
- 140 g (0.31 lb / 4.94 oz)
- Dimensions
- 87 x 54 x 21 mm (3.43 x 2.13 x 0.83″)
- Environmentally sealed
- No
- USB
- USB 1.0 (1.5 Mbit/sec)
- HDMI
- No
- Remote control
- No
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03 / PROVENANCE
Sources and dates
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