HOYA CORPORATION PENTAX Imaging Systems Division is pleased to announce the launch of the PENTAX Optio RZ18 digital compact camera. Sporting a slim, lightweight body for easy carrying, the new model offers a host of advanced, user-friendly features, such as an extra-powerful 18X optical zoom lens and an extra-large 3.0-inch high-resolution LCD monitor.
The Optio RZ18 is the latest addition to the popular PENTAX Optio RZ series, which features a high-magnification zoom lens in a compact body. It provides photographers with simple, effortless shooting of a wide variety of subjects and occasions, from travel and landscape to action and spectator sports. While retaining many of the convenient features of its predecessors — including the dependable dual shake reduction for effective reduction of camera shake, and the advanced Auto Picture mode for hands-off selection of the most appropriate shooting mode — the Optio RZ18 newly incorporates a compact, high-performance smc PENTAX 18X optical zoom lens to greatly extend the zoom range. The number of effective pixels has also been increased to approximately 16 megapixels to deliver higher-resolution images, while the built-in LCD monitor has been upgraded to a larger 3.0-inch version with approximately 460,000 dots to assure a sharper, clearer subject image. Thanks to the perfect harmony of existing and new features, the Optio RZ18 offers both higher performance and simpler operation than ever before.
The Optio RZ18 also offers a choice of body color — pearl white, black or metallic orange.
Lens |
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smc PENTAX zoom lens, 12 elements in 11 groups (4 aspherical elements) |
Focal Length |
4.5 - 81.0mm |
35mm equivalent focal length |
approx. 25 - 450mm |
Aperture |
F3.5 (W) - 5.9 (T) |
Zoom |
Optical Zoom |
18x |
Digital Zoom |
approx. 7.2x |
Intelligent Zoom |
approx. 27x at 7M, approx. 130x at 640 (including optical zoom) |
Motion Blur Reduction |
Still |
CCD-Shift-Type (SR : Shake Reduction), Dual (SR & Pixel Track SR),
High-sensitivity anti-shake mode (Digital SR) |
Movie |
Movie shake reduction mode (Movie SR) |
Focus |
Type |
9-point AF, Spot AF, Auto tracking AF |
Focus Range
(From lens face) |
Standard:
0.4m - infinity (at wide setting), 1.3m - infinity (at tele setting)
1.31 ft - infinity (at wide setting), 4.3 ft - infinity (at tele setting)
Macro:
0.1 - 0.5m (at wide setting)
0.33 -1.64 ft (at wide setting)
Super Macro:
0.04 - 0.3m (at wide setting)
0.13 - 0.98 ft (at wide setting)
Infinity-landscape, Pan Focus, Manual Focus: available |
Face Detection |
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Face Detection AF&AE is available for all modes up to 32 faces. Smile Capture. Blink Detection. |
Pet Detection |
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Detect up to 1 pet's face (auto or select from pre-registered three faces) |
Number of Effective pixels |
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approx. 16 megapixels |
Image Sensor |
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1/2.33" CCD |
Number of
Recorded pixels |
Still |
16M, 12M (1:1), 12M (16:9), 7M, 2M (16:9), 640 |
Movie |
1280, 640, 320 |
Sensitivity
(Standard Output Sensitivity) |
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Auto, Manual (ISO 80 - 6400) |
White Balance |
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Auto, Daylight, Shade, Tungsten light, Fluorescent light, Manual setting |
Display |
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3" LCD, approx. 460K dots |
Exposure Control |
Metering System |
Multi-segment metering, Center-weighted metering, Spot metering |
Exposure Compensation |
±2EV (1/3EV steps) |
Scene modes |
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Auto Picture, Program, Portrait, Night Scene Portrait, Night Scene, Movie, Landscape, Blue Sky, Sunset, Flower, Sport, Pet, Digital SR, Natural Skin Tone, Kids, Fireworks, Frame Composite, Party, Food, Candlelight, Text, Surf & Snow, Digital Wide, Digital Panorama, Green |
Playback modes |
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Slideshow, Image Rotation, Small Face Filter, Digital Filter (B&W, Sepia, Toy Camera, Retro, Color, Extract Color, Color Emphasis, High Contrast, Starburst, Soft, Brightness, Miniature), Frame Composite, Movie Editing, Red-eye Compensation, Resize, Cropping, Image/Sound Copy, Voice Memo, Protect, DPOF, Start-up Screen, Face close-up playback |
Shutter Speed |
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1/2000 - 1/4 sec. 4 sec at most (Night Scene mode setting) |
Built-in flash |
Modes |
Flash-on and Flash-off modes. "Red-eye" compensation function employs a pre-discharge. |
Flash Range |
Wide:
approx. 0.2 - 4.3m (ISO Auto)
approx. 0.66 - 14 ft (ISO Auto)
Tele:
approx. 1.3 - 2.6m (ISO Auto)
approx. 4.3 - 8.5 ft (ISO Auto) |
Drive Modes |
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One shot, Self-timer, Continuous Shooting , Burst Shooting (L/M/H), Remote Control |
Storage Media |
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Built-in Memory (approx. 96 MB), SD/SDHC/SDXC Memory Card |
Power Source |
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Rechargeable D-LI92 lithium-ion battery, Optional AC adapter kit is also available |
Battery life |
Still*: approx. 240 shots (Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery)
Playback**: approx. 230 min. (Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery)
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Interfaces |
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USB2.0 (Hi-Speed): PC/AV terminal |
Video Output |
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NTSC/PAL |
Dimensions |
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approx. 108 (W) x 60 (H) x 34.5 (D)mm
approx. 4.3 (W) x 2.4 (H) x 1.4 (D) inches |
Weight |
With battery & SD card |
approx. 191g (loaded and ready)
approx. 6.7 oz. |
Body |
approx. 170g (without battery and SD memory card)
approx. 6.0 oz. |
* Recording capacity shows approximate number of shots recorded during CIPA-compliant testing.
Actual performance may vary depending on operating conditions.
** According to the result of PENTAX in-house testing.