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Pentax Optio VS20 was announced in 2012 and is a 1/2.33-inch (6.08 x 4.56 mm) Standard Compact camera with 16 Megapixel CCD sensor. Its native ISO ranges from 100 to 6,400. The camera has a Fixed 3.0" screen with 460k dot resolution. It has an image stabilization.
Pentax Optio VS20 can capture video up to 1280 x 720 resolution.
In this section we present pros and cons of Pentax Optio VS20.
And here are some specifications which fall into average criteria and are neither in PROs nor in CONs category:
Pentax Optio VS20 has a 3.0" Fixed screen with 460k dot resolution which is quite low by today's standards.
Pentax Optio VS20 features a 16 megapixel 1/2.33-inch CCD sensor with dimensions of 6.08 x 4.56 mm and a total area of 27.7 mm2. Its native ISO range is 100 - 6,400.
Camera can take pictures up to 4608 x 3456 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolutions like 3456 x 3456, 4608 x 2592, 3072 x 2304, 1920 x 1080, 640 x 480 with 1:1, 4:3, 16:9 aspect ratios.
The camera has an image stabilization.
Pentax Optio VS20 has a USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) input for data transfer.
Pentax Optio VS20 comes with D-LI122 battery pack.
The camera has 16 MB internal storage and a single SD/SDHC/SDXC card slot.
Pentax Optio VS20's shutter speed can go up to 1/2500 sec. Camera can shoot continuously up to 1.0 fps.
Pentax Optio VS20 has a built-in flash with maximum range of 2.80 m.
Pentax Optio VS20 has dimensions of 111 x 61 x 38 mm (4.37 x 2.4 x 1.5"). It weighs 235 g (0.52 lb / 8.29 oz), so it is a lightweight camera.
111 mm (4.37")
61 mm (2.4")
61 mm (2.4")
Pentax Optio VS20 dimensions
We give scores to the camera for different type of photography based on its features and specifications. Let us see how Pentax Optio VS20 is suitable for six different types of photography.
Pentax Optio VS20 gets a score of 48 and is POOR choice for Landscape photography.
Pentax Optio VS20 gets a score of 57 and is AVERAGE choice for Sports photography.
Pentax Optio VS20 gets a score of 64 and is AVERAGE choice for Wildlife photography.
Pentax Optio VS20 gets a score of 60 and is AVERAGE choice for Portrait photography.
Pentax Optio VS20 gets a score of 81 and is GOOD choice for Street photography.
Pentax Optio VS20 gets a score of 86 and is EXCELLENT choice for Travel photography.
We evaluate Pentax Optio VS20 and give score of 49 out of 100. We also give separate scores for 7 different categories according to the available features and specifications some of which are listed below. These evaluations are relative and may change each time a new camera is added to the database.
We give Pentax Optio VS20 a score of 47 for Sensor parameters.
We give Pentax Optio VS20 a score of 60 for Photo parameters.
We give Pentax Optio VS20 a score of 43 for Video parameters.
We give Pentax Optio VS20 a score of 61 for Focusing parameters.
We give Pentax Optio VS20 a score of 53 for Screen and Viewfinder parameters.
We give Pentax Optio VS20 a score of 28 for Connectivity parameters.
We give Pentax Optio VS20 a score of 48 for Battery, Storage and Physical parameters.
For a full specification list please go to the specifications page:
