Tag: pentax
Pentax K2000: friendly, entry-level digital SLR for those stepping up from compact cameras
Pentax has announced that its latest camera, the K2000, will be launched in November (in the US at least) for a very respectable $699.95 (about £400).
It features a lightweight, compact body, 10.2 megapixels, 2.7-inch TFT LCD, a gyroscopic mechanism for shake reduction — arguably better than software-based systems — and a host of automatic modes. There’s even a Help button which explains settings: great if you’re on the go and don’t want to carry the manual around with you…
Pentax Optio M60 compact camera launches
If you’re on the look out for a digital camera that you wouldn’t mind losing, the
Pentax Optio M60 could be for you…
Pentax launches the waterproof W60 digital camera
This rather sleek little number is the Pentax W60 – and you can use it underwater…
Pentax adds to compact range with 8MP Optio V20
Newly-launched in the US, but sure to follow in Europe in a matter of days is the latest compact camera from Pentax – the Optio V20…
Pentax's D-SLR delight: the K200D and K20D models
I’ve decided to quit complaining that today is officially NEW DIGITAL CAMERA DAY and that I will NEVER EVER EVER WRITE ABOUT CAMERAS AGAIN, and just soldier on through the pain. I’m a martyr for your holiday-snapping needs *sobs*
Adding to the entry-level Optio E50 from Pentax which I just featured, the same company has released details of two whopping D-SLRs, the K200D (shown on left of picture), and K20D (on right).
The first has a 10.2-megapixel CCD sensor, 11-point autofocus, ISO light sensitivity settings of 100 – 1600, eight digital filters, dust…
Pentax wants you to know they're launching cameras today too: the Optio E50
Sticking with the recent theme of writing about today’s entry-level cameras, Pentax has joined the game with the Optio E50 model. Requisite specs include an 8.1-megapixel sensor, 3x optical zoom, a 2.4″ LCD screen, and…it runs on two AA batteries if your heart so desires! I know Gary’s does.
As you’ve come to expect…
Shiny Video Review: Digital Camera Roundup (Kodak, Canon, Pentax, Olympus)
We’ve locked Zara from Shiny Shiny up in our offices and given her some Kodak, Canon, Pentax and Olympus digital cameras, and told her she can’t escape until she perfects the art of photography. See her video review for the cameras here, and if you like what you see, you can buy them below. Obviously you can’t buy Zara – she’s still locked up in our office awaiting our next challenge…
The Pentax K100D Super – tweaked budget DSLR
Selling for only $600 when it launches in America this August, Pentax’s new entry-level DSLR could be the one to go for if you want a camera with a bit more power than the billions of identikit digital snappers out there.
Pentax announces DivX certification for Optio A30 digital camera
Pentax has announced that their recently launched Optio A30 digital camera has received DivX certification, meaning that users can create their own movies using the camera and have them play back on any of the 70 million DivX Certified consumer…
Review: Pentax Optio W20
The propaganda Pentax’s ‘W’ series cameras are built to be more rugged than other compacts; the main feature is the water and dustproof design, which protects the delicate innards against the elements as well as the more raucous variety…
