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Pentax announced km
Today, more and more people are turning to digital SLR, sometimes without even going through the boxcompact or bridge. Each brand must adapt to this trend by offering reflected "simple" and not too expensive, according to a home user.
It It is in this segment is the new Pentax km, a unit dedicated to meeting time SLR users. And with this model, Pentax is needed for the play of light initiated by Olympus? One might think that the manufacturer to see clearly its position on this feature Km, to the point of having reviewed the construction of two available optical the kit to be more lenient. The most compact cabinet which has since been obtained by reducing the size of the stabilizer, a change of place of battery compartment and a redesigned grip. The location of the orders was reviewed in the sequel, and each now has a help function that displays instructions to guide the novice.
122.5 mm x 91.5 mm x 67.5 mm 525 grams
To facilitate filming, the Km buying mode "Auto Picture" familiar to users of the brand compact and designed to analyze the scene and automatically switch the device on the most appropriate landscape (macro, portrait, landscape and night …). Another device: how "auto ISO" in which the camera adjusts automatically adjusts sensitivity between ISO 100 and 3200 according to the focal length and brightness of the object, and so have a shutter speed high enough to allow filming of his hands. Miles can also have the stabilizer implanted in series in the reflection of the brand and is now able to earn up 4 shutter speeds. This device comes with a second for his part intended to prevent the deposition of dust through a system consisting of an antistatic coating, with a vibration sensor triggered by each disconnection and a tape that prevents it. Notes that, despite the emphasis on simplicity of use, the reflex is able to save Raw files (ie free software products) and deal directly from the device.
That's what the strengths of the unit. What commitments been made to allow placement in a 500 euros? Nothing more money than you normally see in this range of equipment, namely, a type of display rather pentamiroir a pentaprism, a 5-point autofocus and fast image acquisition in the order of 3.5 frames per second, or not to penalize those shots every day. Such time, inevitably, in the eyes of some device increasingly aware of Live View (referred through the rear screen) and video mode whose reflection assuming no problems.
Its basic specifications:
href = "http://install-how.blogspot.com/2010/05/pentax-km-announced.html"> Sensor: CCD, 23.5 x 15.7 mm 10.2 million pixels
* Conversion factor: 1.5 x
* Display: 2.7 "LCD 230 000 pixels
* Viewfinder: 96% coverage, magnification x 0.85
* Sensitivity: 100 to 3200 ISO
* Shutter speed: 1 / 4000 – 30 sec
* Image acquisition Cadence: 2.8 fps, up to 5 JPEG and RAW 3
* Flash: guide number 11, sync 1 / 180 sec
* Recording Media: SD Card / SDHC
* Support for Pentax K mount optical, KA, KAF and KAF2 KAF3
* Power: 4 AA alkaline batteries
Interface: USB 2.0
The Km will be available in late October at least 499 euros, with a kit of 18-55 mm and 599 euros in the dual kit with 18-55 mm and a 50-200 mm. Who are your competitors? The Olympus E-420 kit offers from € 444.00 The proposed 1000D kit Canon € 499.90, the Nikon D60 for € 459.70 and the Sony Alpha 300, 508, 90, €.
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