Optio V20 from Pentax has 5x Zoom, Smile Recognition and Blink Detection [Pentax]

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Optio V20 from Pentax has 5x Zoom, Smile Recognition and Blink Detection [Pentax]

Posted by AceNik on May 19, 2008•

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Six months after Pentax released the Optio V10, the japanese company has upped the stakes with the V20. The slimline point-and-shoot has upped the zoom from 3x to 5x, as well as increasing Digital SR mode to ISO 3200 and ISO 6400. With a nice, big 3-inch LCD screen on the back, smile recognition and blink detection, (Earl Hickey, this one’s for you) the V20 will be available in Japan next month for the equivalent of $288 Bonus shot of the V20 after the jump.