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NEW PENTAX ENTRY LEVEL DSLR
Just In - Electronics
Monday, 22 September 2008 12:59
Pentax announced a new entry level digital SLR camera the Pentax K-m. Designed primarily for beginning digital SLR photographers, this new entry-class model offers simplified, user-friendly operation, and an easy-to-maneuver compact, lightweight body.

The PENTAX K-m was developed as an entry-class digital SLR camera offering simple, straightforward operation, making it possible for first-time digital SLR users and family photographers to enjoy high-quality digital SLR photography with little trouble or confusion.

The K-m combines a large, high-performance CCD image sensor (23.5mm by 15.7mm) with the sophisticated PRIME (PENTAX Real Image Engine) as its imaging engine. With its approximately 10.2 effective megapixel resolution, it produces beautiful, fine-detailed images with subtle gradations and delicate texture description. It also features a Custom Image function, which lets you select one of six finishing touches to reflect your creative intentions with ease.

It features an upgraded version of the PENTAX-original Auto Picture mode, which automatically detects the type of subject or scene, and sets the proper shooting mode for the photographer. It also features a host of advanced features and sophisticated functions — including the innovative in-body Shake Reduction mechanism — to assist the photographer. It also offers a compact, lightweight body, designed by incorporating PENTAX’s advanced downsizing technologies, accumulated over the years of digital SLR development, into different body parts. As a result, the PENTAX K-m assures simple operation and outstanding operability, even for inexperienced first-time digital SLR users.

Features highlight:
  1. High-quality image at 10.2mp resolution
  2. Compact, lightweight body
  3. PENTAX-original Shake Reduction mechanism for sharp, blur-free images
  4. Comprehensive Dust Removal system
  5. Auto Picture mode for automatic selection of optimum shooting mode
  6. High-speed continuous shooting at approx. 3.5 frames per second
  7. High-precision 5-point AF system
  8. Auto sensitivity control up to ISO 3200
  9. Effective gradation compensation
  10. Large, easy-to-view 2.7-inch LCD monitor
  11. Bright, clear viewfinder
  12. Digital filters for unique visual expressions
  13. Other features
    1. 10 Scene modes, switchable with simple icon selection
    2. Energy-efficient power supply, recording approximately 1,650 images with four AA-size lithium batteries
    3. Status screen, displaying camera settings on the LCD monitor on the camera’s back panel for at-a-glance confirmation
    4. Index function, for five different types of display and printing modes
    5. Choice of 16-segment multi-pattern metering, center-weighted metering and spot metering to accommodate various photographic applications
    6. Simultaneous recording of RAW- and JPEG-format images
    7. Compatibility with SD and SDHC memory cards as external data-recording media
    8. In-body development of RAW-format images
    9. Compatibility with SDM-equipped lenses for quiet, smooth autofocus operation
    10. PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 3 RAW data processing software and PENTAX PHOTO Browser 3 browser software included
For more information, visit www.pentax.ca