Pentax EI-100 - specs and pic!
By
Mike Tomkins
(Friday, June 1, 2001 - 18:36 EDT)
LetsGoDigital.nl uncovers another new Pentax digicam...
We're nearing the end of our backlog of new digicams that built up whilst Mike was sick, and have now added Pentax' entry-level EI-100 digital camera to our database. The EI-100, first reported on by our good friends at LetsGoDigital.nl, features a 1.3 megapixel image sensor, 42mm-equivalent fixed focal length lens, 1.8" LCD display and built-in flash in a compact, lightweight casing. As is becoming a little more common, the camera features both CompactFlash storage for removeable memory, and 8MB of built-in memory, something we like the idea of for two reasons: firstly you'll never accidentally leave your flash card at home and find your camera unuseable, and secondly that it allows you to have that little extra memory in-camera rather than having to carry around an extra flash card just in case you need the few extra megabytes of space...
Specifications highlights for the Pentax EI-100 follow:
| Specification Highlights - full specifications here | | Pentax EI-100 |  | | General | | Model Number: | EI-100 | | Camera Format: | Compact | | Price: | €361 (US$306) | | Date Available: | By 19 June 2001 (in Europe) | | Image Capture | | Image Sensor: | 0.313" 1.31 megapixel RGBG CCD | | Image Resolution: | 1280x960, 640x480 | | Lens | | Focal Length (effective): | 42mm mm (fixed focal length) | | Digital Zoom: | 2x | | Auto Focus: | Yes | | Manual Focus: | No | | Normal Focus Range: | 60 cm to Infinity; 24.5 in to Infinity | | Macro Focus Range: | 30 - 60 cm; 12.2 - 24.5 in | | Aperture Range: | f/2.8 - ??? | | Display | | Optical Viewfinder: | Yes (Reversed Galilean) | | LCD Viewfinder: | Yes (1.8 inch) | | Exposure | | ISO Settings: | Auto (100 - 400) | | White Balance Settings: | Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent | | Manual White Balance: | No | | Shutter Speeds: | 1/10 - 1/800 second | | Exp Adj Range: | +/- 2.0EV in 1/3EV steps | | Metering Modes: | Center-weighted | | Exposure Modes: | Auto | | Self Timer (seconds): | 10 | | Flash | | Internal Flash: | Yes | | Flash Modes: | Auto, Off, On, Red-Eye Reduction | | Flash Range Description: | 0.6 - 2 meters | | Ext Flash: | No | | Image Storage | | Flash Memory: | Built-in, CompactFlash Type-I | | Memory Included (MB): | 8 | | File Formats: | JPEG (EXIF v2.1) | | More Information | | Weight: | 190 g; 6.6 oz | | Weight With Batteries? | No | | Size: | 105 x 67 x 48mm; 4.1 x 2.6 x 1.9in | | Notes & Features: | Price estimate of US$306 based on conversion of estimated European price, €361. Camera has 10-bit color depth. LCD display has 11 possible brightness settings, and power-saving feature turns display off after 90 seconds of inactivity. Top info LCD shows battery condition, flash mode, counter, self-timer, image quality, image size. Bundled 8MB memory is built-in, non-removeable; camera also has CompactFlash Type-I storage. Lens has 5 elements in 4 groups (2 aspheric). Menu language can be set to English, German, Spanish, French, Portuguese or Chinese. | | |
Thanks to
LetsGoDigital.nl
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