X90

The all-in-one

  • 26x optical zoom
  • 12.1 Megapixels
  • Mechanical stabilization
  • HD movie 720p
  • Auto scene detection

Technical details

Sensor
Type 1/2.33" CCD
Effective Pixels 12.1 megapixels
Still

12M (4000x3000), 10.7M (3:2) (4000x2672), 9M (16:9) (4000x2256), 9M (1:1) (2992x2992), 7M (3072x2304), 5M (2592x1944), 3M (2048x1536), 1024 (1024x768), 640 (640x480)
3 Quality levels of JPEG (good, better, best)

Movie

HDTV (1280x720), 15/30fps, VGA (640x480) 15/30fps, QVGA (320x240), 15/30 fps

Colour Depth 12 bits x 3 colours
Sensitivity Auto, Fixed (ISO 80 - 6400)
Shake Reduction CCD-Shift-Type (SR : Shake Reduction) Hi-sensitivity anti-shake mode (Digital SR) Movie shake reduction mode (Movie SR)
Lens
Focal Length 4.6 - 119.6mm f/2.8 - 5.0 (approx. 26 - 676mm in 35mm format)
Digital Zoom Digital zoom: 6.25X approx.
Intelligent zoon: approx. 33.9X at 7M, approx. 162.5X at 640 (including optical zoom)
Construction 14 elements in 11 groups (4 aspherical elements, 3 ED elements)
Focusing System
Type TTL contrast detection autofocus system
Functions 9-point AF, Spot AF, Auto tracking AF
Infinity-landscape, Manual Focus, AF Point switching
Focus Range (automatic) Normal: 0.4m - Infinity (at wide setting), 1.7m - Infinity (at tele setting)
Macro: 0.1 - 0.5m (from wide to middle zoom setting)
1cm Macro: 0.01 - 0.3m (at focal length of 9.3mm)
AF assist AF assist lamp at front
Viewfinder
Type Electronic viewfinder, approx. 200K dots
Diopter adjustment Yes
Screen
Type 2.7" (6.86cm) LCD screen, extra wide angle viewing, with AR coating
Resolution Approx. 230K dots
Shutter
Speed 1/4000 - 1/4 sec.  4 sec at most (Tv, Av, M, Night Scene mode setting)
Exposure system
Metering Multi-segment metering, Center-weighted metering, Spot metering
Exposure Modes

Programs: AutoPicture, Movements, Anti-shake, Movie, USER, Manual, Av, Tv, P

Scene modes: Auto Picture, Sport, Digital SR, Movie, Manual, User, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, Program, Landscape, Flower, Portrait, Backlight, Half-length Portrait, Night scene, Night scene Portrait, Stage Lighting, Surf & Snow, Baby, Kids, Pet, Food, Fireworks, Frame Composite, Party, Museum, Sunset, Digital Wide, Digital Panorama, Green

Compensation +/-2EV (1/3EV steps)
Flash
Type Integrated auto flash control
Modes Flash-on and Flash-off modes.  "Red-eye" reduction function employs a pre-discharge.
Soft flash, Low-speed synchro, Low-speed synchro + Red-eye
Effective Range Wide: approx. 0.2 -  9.1m (ISO Auto)
Tele: approx. 1.7 - 5.1m (ISO Auto)
Exposure Parameters
Modes One shot, Self-timer (2 or 10 sec), Continuous shooting, High-speed continuous shooting (11.1 fps at 5MP size), Interval Shooting, Auto Bracket
Face Recognition Face recognition AF&AE is available at all modes. 32 people at most
Smile Capture and Blink Detection functions
White Balance Auto, Daylight, Shade, Tungsten light, Fluorescent light (W, D, N), Manual setting
Digital Filter

B&W, Sepia, Colours (6), Extract colour, Colour enhancement, Toy camera, Retro, Soft, Fisheye, Brightness

Movie
Recording

Sound: Yes
Movie: “Shake reduction” - stabilized video
Duration: Depends on memory card capacity
Resolution: HDTV (1280x720), 15/30fps, VGA (640x480) 15/30fps, QVGA (320x240), 15/30 fps

Editing Yes
Playback
Options

Small face filter, Slideshow, Histogram, Calendar, Frame composite, Resize, Cropping, Image rotation, Movie edit, Red-eye compensation, Voice recording, Protect, DPOF, Image recovery, Picture selection as Start image, Date printing, Face close up playback

Storage
Internal Built-in memory (approx. 31.2MB)
External SD, SDHC memory cards, and Eye-Fi wireless memory cards
File Format

Photo: JPEG (Exif 2.2), DCF 2.0, DPOF, PRINT Image Matching III
Video format: AVI (Motion JPEG)
Sound format: WAV (PCM), mono

Special Features
Features

World time: 75 cities, 28 time zones

Language

English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Japanese, Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Greek, Russian, Thai, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese

Printing
Format DPOF (Digital Print Order Form)
Interface
Interface Micro-HDMI output, USB2.0 (Hi-Speed), PC/AV terminal (PAL, NTSC, mono) and AC power input
Power
Source Rechargeable D-LI106 Lithium-ion battery, Optional AC adapter kit is also available
Performance Still*: Approx. 255 shots (Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery)
Playback**: Approx. 360 min (Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery)
* 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.
Dimensions
Height 84.5mm
Width 111mm
Depth 110mm
Weight 400g unloaded, 428g loaded and ready (with battery and SD memory card)
Compatibility
PC Microsoft Windows XP SP2, Vista and 7
Mac Mac OS X 10.3.9 or above
Accessories
Included Software Arcsoft Media Impression 2.0 for PENTAX
Kit Content AV cable, USB cable, AC cord, Li-ion rechargeable battery, battery charger, strap, lens cap and software
Optional Black neoprene case, AC charger kit, battery charger kit

Your technical hotline:
0870 7368299

(BT National Call) or via E-mail

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