Pentax is throwing down some lightweight love today, too, with its Optio T20 ultracompact joining the beefier
K10D DSLR we just brought you. Sporting most of the niceties found on the
Optio T10 -- including that ultrathin 0.77-inch enclosure and expansive 3-inch touchscreen LCD -- the Optio T20 also packs a 7 megapixel sensor, 3x optical zoom, 640 x 480 movie mode at 30fps, and a nifty stylus used to decorate your images in-camera via the "Drawing Function." You'll also find a rechargeable Li-Ion battery, 12MB of internal storage, and an SD card slot here (sorry, no SDHC
just yet) -- all for a reasonable $350. Sadly, though, you'll have to wait until next month to get your hands on one of these shiny little point-and-shoots -- but hey, that's the price you pay for demanding only the freshest gadget news.
posted Sep 13th 2006 9:58PM
I've been waiting for a new release from this company. I have seem some past versions of the camera. Not bad at all.. nifty functions for a descent price.
Quicktime movie format? Is it MJPEG or actual Quicktime H.264/MPEG4 ?
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Why does everyone who adds a 3 inch screen make it a touchscreen? By doing so you use more epensive components, and you make the screen ALWAYs dirty. I hate this thred because using your thumb on such a small screen is hard, and I have not seen good placement of a stylus, nor is it easy to hold the camera in 1 hand and use a stylis in the other to pick from menu options, the whole thing is a mess and should be forgoten, tatile buttons are useful!