Pentax's entry-level bold aloof got absorbing with the K-x: At $650, the followup to the K2000 is the cheapest DSLR that'll shoot 720p video. And it comes with claret red, agleam dejected and accolade 'n' chrism white.
It's got a 12MP CMOS sensor that'll shoot up to 12,800 ISO in broadcast range, and the 720p video is bound to 24FPS. But admitting actuality basal o' the barrel, it absolutely cribs a affection or two from the K-7, like congenital HDR processing. The $650 MSRP agency you should be able to acquisition it for less, so it looks like you get a ton of appearance for the money, admitting we'll accept to see how the photos absolutely appear out to see if it's absolutely account it. (I ambition they'd accomplish up their minds how abundant it is, back the columnist absolution touts both $599 and $649.)
PENTAX ANNOUNCES AFFORDABLE, NEW PENTAX K-x
WITH HIGH-END FEATURES INCLUDING HD VIDEO AND LIVE VIEW
GOLDEN, CO (September 16, 2009)� PENTAX Imaging Company redefines the entry-level agenda SLR chic with the accession of the K-x agenda SLR. This best recent PENTAX camera offers high-end appearance including Live Appearance and HD video. And, back there's no aphorism that SLR cameras charge appear in atramentous only, the K-x will be accessible in a best of white or black, as able-bodied as special, bound copy red and navy.
Priced at $599.95 USD (for anatomy with DA L 18-55mm lens), the acutely bunched and failing PENTAX K-x forges advanced on the aisle accomplished by the accepted PENTAX K2000. With a one-handed cutting architecture and simple, easy-to-use operation, the K-x is absolute for users dispatch up from a point and shoot agenda camera to their aboriginal agenda SLR.
The PENTAX K-x offers authentic achievement that challenges college chic DSLR models and offers several appearance that set this camera afar in the entry-level category:
o Aerial resolution 12.4 megapixel CMOS angel sensor appearance sensor-shift Agitate Reduction for counterbalanced angel and video abduction up to 4 stops max.
o Large 2.7 inch LCD appearance Live Appearance with contrast, appearance difference, and Face Apprehension autofocus (up to 16 faces).
o Widescreen HD video abduction in abounding 720p resolution (1280x720) at 24 FPS authentic framerate, application any PENTAX 35mm lens.
o Artistic processing and clarify modes aftermath aerial affection accomplished images, while alms the adeptness to analyze aesthetic abandon through altered adapted effects.
o True Aerial Dynamic Ambit (HDR) angel abduction blends 3 affiliated images into a distinct account with outstanding shadow, highlight, and midrange detail.
o Fast 4.7 FPS abduction acceleration and 1/6000 additional best bang speeds are accessible with the PENTAX PRIME II angel processing engine.
o Powerful automated modes, including PENTAX Auto Account and arena modes, ensure the absolute attempt in any situation, while allowance fresh photographers apprentice DSLR photography.
o Responsive 11 point advanced bend SAFOX VIII autofocus arrangement focuses bound and accurately, and can calmly clue affective subjects.
o Captures up to 1900 shots with universally available, easy-to-find AA lithium batteries (also accordant with AA NiMH rechargeable and acrid batteries)
PENTAX K-x
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All combined, the PENTAX K-x is the absolute camera for fresh agenda SLR camera users as able-bodied as an ideal advancement camera for added accomplished photographers.
Along with the K-x, PENTAX appear the smc PENTAX DA L 55-300mm F4-5.8 ED super-telephoto zoom lens. This lens will be absolute to a K-x Accompanying Lens Kit amalgamation consisting of a K-x body, this fresh lens and the smc PENTAX DA L 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 lens. The failing architecture of this
zoom lens offers the aberrant optical achievement begin in all PENTAX lenses for super-telephoto photography with the K-x and added PENTAX agenda SLR camera bodies.
The PENTAX K-x is now accessible for pre-order in atramentous or white on www.pentaxwebstore.com. Bound copy colors of red and fleet will become accessible at baddest locations to be announced.
The PENTAX K-x (in atramentous and white) will address in October 2009 in three configurations: options:
* K-x distinct lens kit with anatomy and an smc PENTAX DA L 18-55mm lens for USD $649.95.
* K-x accompanying lens kit for $749.95 including a K-x body, the smc PENTAX DA L 18-55mm lens and the smc PENTAX DA L 50-200mm zoom lens.
* K-x accompanying lens kit for $849.95 including a K-x body, the smc PENTAX DA L 18-55mm lens and the smc PENTAX DA L 55-300mm zoom lens.
PENTAX K-x FACT SHEET
12.4 able megapixels
The K-x incorporates a anew developed CMOS angel sensor to assure accelerated angel abstracts readout and added adaptability with capricious ISO acuteness levels. With about 12.4 able megapixels, this angel sensor accurately reproduces absolute images with accomplished detail and affluent blush depth. The
K-x offers a advanced acuteness ambit amid ISO 200 and ISO 6400 and allows users to aggrandize the acuteness ambit amid ISO 100 and ISO 12800 via a custom activity to activity greater artistic abandon to photographers.
Compact, failing body
The PENTAX K-x is one of the best compact, failing agenda SLR cameras in its class. The stainless-steel anatomy and all-embracing architecture activity a space-efficient layout.
Widescreen HD cine recording at 1280x720 pixels at a authentic 24 frames per additional (720p24)
The PENTAX K-x cine recording function* captures absolute cine clips in 16:9 high-definition TV accommodation (1280 x 720 pixels) at a anatomy amount of 24 frames per second. Accordant with every PENTAX changeable lens anytime made, the Video Abduction approach opens a fresh apple of adroitness for PENTA K-x owners.
* When the PENTAX K-x's AV achievement terminal is used, cine clips are beheld at accustomed resolution. The abstracts charge be transferred to a PC for the playback of cine clips at high-definition TV accommodation (1280 x 720 pixels).
PENTAX-original SR apparatus for sharp, blur-free images
The K-x appearance the PENTAX-developed Agitate Reduction apparatus that finer compensates for the adverse furnishings of camera agitate by as abundant as four bang steps. This avant-garde apparatus extends its allowances to all PENTAX changeable lenses - alike those advised for film-format cameras.* With this SR mechanism, the K-x produces sharp, blur-free images alike beneath ambitious altitude such as telephoto lens photography, cutting in aphotic or low-light ambience after a beam illumination, and dusk scenes.
*Lenses accordant with this mechanism: PENTAX K-, KA-, KAF-, KAF2- and KAF3-mount lenses; screw-mounted lenses (with an adapter); and 645- and 67-system lenses (with an adapter). Some functions may not be accessible with assertive lenses.
High-speed connected cutting at about 4.7 images per second
The K-x's accelerated connected cutting approach annal as abounding as 17 images (in JPEG recording format) at a best acceleration of about 4.7 images per second. This is the fastest of all entry-class models. The K-x additionally appearance a added reliable bang unit, which anesthetized a ambitious activity analysis of added than 100,000 bang releases. The top bang acceleration of 1/6000 additional allows the columnist to bottle sharp, brittle images of fast-moving subjects.
High-performance, accelerated PRIME II imaging engine
The K-x appearance the anew developed PRIME (PENTAX Real IMage Engine) II, that is an advancement of the aboriginal PRIME imaging engine. This fresh imaging agent offers greater abstracts processing acceleration and added adequacy to aftermath higher-quality images with richer, added authentic blush rendition, as able-bodied as faster manual acceleration of cine data.
Live Appearance activity with Face apprehension of up to 16 faces
In accession to the camera's viewfinder, the K-x appearance a Live Appearance activity that allows users to appearance capacity on the LCD adviser during shooting. The K-x additionally offers a best of three altered absorption modes in Live View:
PENTAX K-x FACT SHEET
* Adverse Auto Focus optimizes the focus based on the subject's contrast.
* Face Apprehension Auto Focus automatically detects up to 16 faces, again selects the capital subject's face from assorted faces, and captures it in aciculate focus.
* Appearance Aberration Auto Focus accesses the AF sensor positioned in the camera anatomy to optimize focus on the subject.
Innovative Angel Processing Functions
Digital Clarify function
The K-x's agenda clarify activity allows users to action recorded images in a array of artistic means aural the camera and aftermath awful artistic beheld expressions. With a best of 16 altered filters including Blush Extract, Retro, Soft, Starburst, Toy Camera, and added (including a custom clarify for architecture assorted effects), photographers may administer assorted filters to a distinct angel for customized effects.
Cross Action mode
The K-x appearance a fresh Cross Action approach that automatically and about adds finishing touches to exposures to actualize clear images with unique, arresting colors (just like images advised with Cross Process* in blur photography). This approach adds a amusing aspect to agenda photography back photographers don't apperceive the after-effects until the captured angel is absolutely displayed on the camera's LCD monitor.
* A blur development address that takes advantage of anarchistic blur developers to actualize a characteristic finishing blow with arresting colors.
High-precision 11-point AF sensor
The high-precision, wide-frame SAFOX VIII autofocus arrangement of the K-x appearance 11 sensor credibility (with nine cross-type sensors positioned in the middle) to automatically abduction alike off-centered capacity in sharp, brittle focus. Photographers additionally may baddest one of the sensors as a absorption point to board specialized applications.
Additional features
* Custom Angel modes activity aerial affection processing for images
* 2.7 inch, high-resolution blush LCD adviser with about 230,000 dots of resolution
* Auto Account approach for effortless, automated alternative of the best adapted cutting mode, alike during Live Appearance shooting
* Status awning for easy, at-a-glance acceptance of assorted settings on the LCD monitor
* Ten arena modes, including Night Scene, Surf & Snow, Sunset, Kids, Museum, and more, accessible via simple figure selection
* PENTAX Agenda Camera Utility 4computer application package, with RAW-data processing and angel browser functions
PENTAX-DA L 55-300mmF4-5.8ED Lens Fact Sheet
A failing super-telephoto zoom lens for focal lengths amid 84.5mm and 460mm (in the 35mm format)
ED (Extra-low Dispersion) bottle optical elements to assure absolute angel descriptions and affectionate blush renditions through able advantage of bright aberrations over the absolute zoom range.
SPECIFICATIONS
Focal Length 55-300mm
(Equivalent to 84.5-460mm in 35mm format)
Aperture F4-5.8
Minimum Aperture F22-32
Lens Construction 12 elements in 8 groups
Angle of Appearance 29 - 5.4� (wiith PENTAX D-SLR camera body)
Minimum Absorption Distance 4.6 ft.
Maximum Magnification 0.28X
Filter Diameter 58mm
Diaphragm ascendancy Fully Automatic
Number of Diaphragm Blades 6
Maximum Diameter & Minimum Length 2.8 x 4.4 in
Weight 15.0 oz.
Notes Includes SP (Super Protect) Coating
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