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Reviews of the Pentax Optio 43WR

  • 8.2

    alaTest.com

    By alaTest | February 8, 2010

    Review Summary: Experts rate this product 80/100 and users 85/100. Comparing these reviews to 575707 other Digital Compact Cameras reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 82/100 = Very Good.

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  • No Rating

    laptopmag.com

    By Rich Malloy | March 23, 2005

    Review Summary: This truly durable camera will be ready to capture the moment in no time at all.

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  • No Rating

    digitaltrends.com

    Review Summary: A second generation fully-immersable digital camera -- the new Optio43WR. Featuring 4.0 effective megapixels, a powerful 2.8X zoom lens, and a JIS Class 7 waterproof rating that keeps the Optio43...

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  • 9.0

    pocket-lint.com

    By Charlie Brewer | June 24, 2004

    Review Summary: A camera crafted for outdoors fun. The compact, high resolution, frame, is ideal to make this the perfect travelling companion.

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Manufacturer: Pentax

Part number: 18197

General

  • Product Type Digital camera
  • Point-and-shoot highlights Having video capture capability adds convenience for the user.
  • Width 3.2 in
  • Depth 1.2 in
  • Height 3 in
  • Weight 0.4 lbs

Main Features

  • Resolution 4 megapixels
  • Color Support Color
  • Optical Sensor Type CCD
  • Total Pixels 4,230,000 pixels
  • Effective Sensor Resolution 4,000,000 pixels
  • Light Sensitivity ISO 50, ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO 400
  • Digital Zoom 4 x
  • Shooting Modes Frame movie mode
  • Shooting Programs Macro, Flower, Fireworks, Landscape, Snap shot, Night scene, Surf & snow, Portrait mode, Night portrait, Panorama assist
  • Special Effects Red, Blue, Pink, Soft, Green, Sepia, Purple, Yellow, Saturation, Black & White
  • Max Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec
  • Min Shutter Speed 2 sec
  • Exposure Metering Spot, Multi-segment, Center-weighted
  • Exposure Modes Program, Automatic
  • Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
  • White Balance Custom, Presets, Automatic
  • White Balance Presets Shade, Daylight, Tungsten light
  • Digital Video Format QuickTime
  • Still Image Format JPEG
  • TV Tuner None
  • Video Capture QuickTime - 640 x 480 - 10 sec - With 16MB card, QuickTime - 320 x 240 - 20 sec - With 16MB card, QuickTime - 160 x 120 - 80 sec - With 16MB card, QuickTime - 640 x 480 - 25 sec - With 16MB card, QuickTime - 320 x 240 - 40 sec - With 16MB card, QuickTime - 160 x 120 - 150 sec - With 16MB card

Memory / Storage

  • Flash Memory 16 MB Flash - SD Memory Card
  • Supported Flash Memory SD Memory Card
  • Floppy Drive None
  • Image Storage Super-fine JPEG 2288 x 1712 : 5 - With 16MB card, Fine JPEG 2288 x 1712 : 10 - With 16MB card, Normal JPEG 2288 x 1712 : 15 - With 16MB card, Super-fine JPEG 1600 x 1200 : 11 - With 16MB card, Fine JPEG 1600 x 1200 : 20 - With 16MB card, Normal JPEG 1600 x 1200 : 27 - With 16MB card, Super-fine JPEG 1024 x 768 : 25 - With 16MB card, Fine JPEG 1024 x 768 : 45 - With 16MB card, Normal JPEG 1024 x 768 : 56 - With 16MB card, Super-fine JPEG 640 x 480 : 53 - With 16MB card, Fine JPEG 640 x 480 : 82 - With 16MB card, Normal JPEG 640 x 480 : 100 - With 16MB card

Camera Flash

  • Camera Flash Built-in flash
  • Flash Modes Auto mode, Fill-in mode, Slow synchro, Backlight mode, Flash OFF mode, Red-eye reduction
  • Red Eye Reduction Yes
  • Effective Flash Range 4 in - 9.5 ft

Lens System

  • Type Zoom lens - 5.7 mm - 16 mm - F/2.8-3.9
  • Focal Length 5.7 mm - 16 mm
  • Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 37 - 104 mm
  • Focus Adjustment Manual, Automatic
  • Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
  • Auto Focus Points (Zones) 5
  • Min Focus Range 11.8 in
  • Macro Focus Range 1-50cm
  • Lens Aperture F/2.8-3.9
  • Optical Zoom 2.8 x
  • Zoom Adjustment Motorized drive
  • Lens Construction 7 group(s) / 10 element(s)
  • Features Aspherical lens, Built-in lens shield

Additional Features

  • Self Timer Yes
  • Additional Features DPOF support, Direct print, Alarm function, Audio recording, Date/time stamp, Water resistant, Histogram display, PictBridge support, PRINT Image Matching, RGB primary color filter

Viewfinder

  • Viewfinder Type Optical - Real-image zoom

Display

  • Type LCD display - TFT active matrix - 1.6 in - Color
  • Display Form Factor Built-in
  • Display Format 85,000 pixels

Digital Player (Recorder)

  • Type None

Microphone

  • Type Microphone - Built-in

Connections

  • Connector Type 1 x USB, 1 x Composite video/audio output, 1 x DC power input
  • Expansion Slot(s) 1 x SD Memory Card

Software

  • Software Drivers & Utilities

System Requirements for PC Connection

  • Operating System Support MS Windows ME, MS Windows XP, MS Windows 2000

Power

  • Power Device None

Battery

  • Supported Battery AA
  • Supported Battery 2 x AA

Environmental Parameters

  • Min Operating Temperature 32 °F
  • Max Operating Temperature 104 °F

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