Hide and click: Optio S4 is small but powerful.Don't be fooled by its small size--the Pentax Optio S The Pentax Optio series is a line of consumer digital cameras manufactured by Pentax Corporation. Although one of the earliest mass-market examples of point and shoot technology in a digital camera, the Optio series remains popular today, and encompasses the bulk of Pentax's 4 packs a mean digital punch. The 3.5-ounce camera measures a mere 3.3 x 2 x .8 and manages to squeeze out crisp 4-megapixel digital images--whether you choose wide angle or telephoto mode. We tested the S4 in a variety of settings--in normal as well as low light conditions (although our dinner companions were none too pleased by the spectacle Spectacle Speed (See SWIFTNESS.) Aïda opera renowned for its scenic grandeur; sometimes played with on-stage elephants. [Ital. )--and were not disappointed. The camera also lets you record up to 60 seconds of movie clips at 12 fps (frames per second). And the S4 features 11MB of internal memory, which let us store eight or nine high-res images. You can also use Secure Digital (SD) or MultiMediaCards (MMC See MultiMediaCard and Microsoft Management Console. ) with the camera. Despite impressive images and relatively easy-to-use controls (we found ourselves accidentally turning off the camera, for example, because it was be close to the shutter (1) An opaque window that is moved in one direction to let light in and in another to close off the light. In fixed-lens cameras, one shutter often suffices for aperture and speed. control), what really impressed im·press 1 tr.v. im·pressed, im·press·ing, im·press·es 1. To affect strongly, often favorably: our friends was the S4's tiny size. (www.pentax.com: $399) [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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