PENTAX Optio VS20: a compact camera for vertical shooting with 20X optical zoom lens

Company PENTAX RICOH IMAGING COMPANY announced a new multi-functional compact camera PENTAX Optio VS20, equipped with high-powered 20x optical zoom lens with large focal length range (from wide-angle to super-telephoto macro mode), and a separate shutter release and zoom lever for vertical shooting .

The main features PENTAX Optio VS20:

28 mm wide angle lens with 20x optical zoom
16 megapixel sensor
Triple image stabilization
Automatic selection of the most appropriate shooting mode
New modes of shooting with maximum opportunities for creativity
Improved automatic face recognition with a new memory function
Video in HDTV format with a separate button to start recording
The 3-inch LCD high resolution (460K pixels)
Digital level and grid with 48 segments
Wireless remote shooting with the optional remote control
Function of dynamic range D-Range
Panorama shooting

PENTAX Optio VS20 will appear in Russia and Ukraine in March 2012.