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PENTAX Canada Inc.
1770 Argentia Road
Mississauga, ON
L5N 3S7 CANADA
Telephone: (905) 286-5585
Facsimile: (905) 286-5586
PENTAX Announces the High-Performance
K20D Digital SLR Camera
Mississauga, ON – January 23, 2008
PENTAX is pleased to announce the introduction of the K20D digital SLR camera. Successor
model to the multiple award-winning K10D, the K20D offers superb image quality, an array of
advanced features and outstanding reliability and operability to meet the specialized and exacting
demands of discerning photographers.
The new CMOS image sensor, exclusively developed for the K20D, is designed to optimize the
performance of PENTAX interchangeable lenses. Featuring approximately 14.6 effective
megapixels and the latest noise-reduction technology, it assures superb image quality a step above
its predecessors.
The K20D also offers an array of advanced features and user-friendly functions, including a new
Custom Image function that lets you select or adjust the image’s finishing touches to your
preference, an upgraded, more reliable SR (Shake Reduction) system, a comprehensive Dust
Removal system, a multi-mode exposure system for faithful reproduction of your creative
intentions, and a rugged dust-proof, water-resistant body construction that will keep you shooting,
rain, dust or shine.
Main Features
1. High-quality image reproduction
[1] Newly developed CMOS image sensor:
The K20D features a newly developed CMOS (complementary metal oxide semiconductor)
image sensor measuring 23.4 mm x 15.6 mm. After a thorough review of previous image sensors,
PENTAX greatly reduced the area of circuitry around the pixel field to expand the light-sensitive
area, resulting in about the same pixel size as 12 megapixel sensors used in other DSLRs. This
also results in a sensor that is not as thick that will accept light at a steeper angle. The sensor can
detect diagonal light with great accuracy, bringing out the optimum performance of PENTAX
