02.09.07
Posted in Pentax, Reviews at 7:23 am by Contact
Digital Photography Review?
Pros:
- Smooth clean images with good color and tone, not as crisp as we would like
- Robust body with dust and weather seals, high build quality
- Accurate and fast auto-focus
- Unique exposure modes; sensitivity, shutter/aperture priority, hyper program
- Selectable program lines; Normal, Hi speed, Depth and MTF (lens sharpness)
- Good range of image parameter adjustment (-5 to +5 for each)
- Dedicated RAW button a useful addition
- Selectable RAW format (PEF or DNG)
- Unlimited continuous shooting in JPEG mode
- Occasionally useful ‘digital preview’ allows you to take a test shot which isn’t saved
- User definable Auto ISO (set minimum and maximum ISO)
- Good built-in flash metering
- Large and bright Pentaprism viewfinder (0.95x magnification)
- In-camera Shake Reduction system offers some advantage in low light
- Dust reduction by anti-static coating and optional sensor ’shake’
- Mirror lock-up implemented as part of the self-timer
- Function menu for quick access to important settings (although hard buttons are better)
- Large, bright and high resolution LCD monitor
- Good battery life from high capacity Lithium-Ion rechargeable
- Proper hinged doors covering the connectors (not the cheap rubber bungs)
- In-camera RAW development and image retouching (B&W, Sepia, Soft etc.)
- USB 2.0 Hi-Speed interface (with mass storage device driver)
- Value for money
Cons:
- In-camera image processor unable to deliver crisp sharp edges, better to shoot RAW
- About a third of a stop less highlight dynamic range than the competition
- Slightly inconsistent continuous shooting rate (although always around 3.1 fps)
- Would have been nice to have hard buttons for White Balance and ISO sensitivity
- Turning up sharpness setting doesn’t deliver crisper edges
- Average automatic white balance performance, still very poor under incandescent light
- Flash must be raised for AF assist (although AF works even in very low light)
- Color space selection buried in custom menu
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Posted in Pentax, Features at 7:19 am by Contact
- Shake Reduction feature incorporating a 10.1 megapixel CCD is compatible with ANY Pentax lens produced
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High-precision SAFOX VIII 11-point auto focus (9 cross-type sensors) system with single and continuous AF
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Sensitivity equivalent to ISO 100 to? 1600 with an auto mode that takes advantage of the entire range
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Vibrating CCD sensor provides built-in Dust Reduction for improved image quality
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Large 2.5-inch LCD monitor with 210,000 pixel resolution, wide viewing angle and 20 time zoom
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Sophisticated 16-segment multi-pattern metering determines the optimal exposure settings
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01.12.07
Posted in Pentax, Reviews at 8:34 am by Contact
Digital Camera Resource Page
On the outside, the new Pentax K100D ($599 body only, $699 with lens) looks a lot like its predecessor, the *ist DS2. Pentax didn’t just change the name, though — inside the K100D is a CCD-shift image stabilization system. This system, which Pentax calls Shake Reduction, lets you take sharper photos at slower shutter speeds than on an unstabilized camera — and with ANY Pentax lens ever made. Other features on the K100D include a 6.1 Megapixel CCD, full manual controls, a 2.5″ LCD display, and all the expandability you’d expect from a digital SLR. And did I mention that it uses AA batteries?
To save $100 you can also check out the K110D model, which is the same as the K100D, except that it lacks Shake Reduction. The entry-level D-SLR field is very competitive. Read the review to see how the K100D compares!
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12.05.06
Posted in Pentax at 3:53 am by Contact
Compatible with any PENTAX lens ever produced* and featuring Shake Reduction, the affordable PENTAX K100D is the kind of camera that makes history. Picture a large 2.5 inch LCD monitor with 210,000 pixel resolution and a friendly Mode Dial offering Auto Picture and Picture modes as well as new Scene modes for even simpler photography. The 6.1 megapixel APS-C size CCD, 11-point auto focus mechanism, and sophisticated 16 segment multi-pattern metering delivers outstanding image reproduction, while the bright, high-precision Penta mirror viewfinder features a 96% field of view and 0.85X magnification. All these features and more combine in a compact design with a high-rigidity stainless-steel chassis that is built to last.
*With adaptor for screw mount and 645/67 lenses.
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11.08.06
Posted in Pentax at 2:46 pm by Contact
Pentax.com
Pentax first “Shake Reduction” Digital SLR
- ? 6.1 megapixels
- “Shake Reduction” system
- 11 Point SAFOX VIII autofocus
- 2.5″ LCD screen
- Compact design with metal chassis
- Digital preview function
This new digital SLR camera combines 6.1 effective megapixels with a host of advanced technologies ??? including a PENTAX-original Shake Reduction (SR) system ??? to deliver high-quality digital SLR photography and user-friendly operations to all levels of photographers.
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09.30.06
Posted in Pentax, Reviews at 9:34 am by Contact
Digital Photography Review
The new ‘flagship’ in Pentax’s long-running Optio range was announced at the CES show in January. The basic specification is fairly standard for a camera in this class; 3x optical zoom, 8 megapixels, 15 scene modes (including a high sensitivity / ISO 800 ‘candlelight’ option) and a large 2.5-inch screen, but the Optio A10 does have a couple of tricks up its sleeve, including a CCD-shift image stabilization system, in-camera effects and frames, and the ability to record movies in the highly efficient (and widely used) MPEG-4 DivX format.
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