Digital Photography Tutorials » Pentax http://www.photoaxe.com Digital Photography Tutorials For Beginners. Sun, 20 Nov 2011 11:18:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Pentax K100D Digital SLR Camera Review http://www.photoaxe.com/pentax-k100d-digital-slr-camera/ http://www.photoaxe.com/pentax-k100d-digital-slr-camera/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2007 19:18:23 +0000 lau http://www.photoaxe.com/pentax-k100d-digital-slr-camera/ The ease of use and advanced features make the Pentax K100D digital SLR a perfect choice for users who want to move up from a point-and-shoot camera. But there is also a friendly Mode Dial offering Auto Picture and Picture modes as well as new Scene modes for even simpler photography.
Its sensor is a high-performance 23.5mm x 15.7mm CCD.
The Pentax Shake Reduction (an image sensor oscillation type system installed in the camera body: CCD Image Sensor Shift) feature is an electromagnetically controlled system built into the body to detect handheld camera shake and compensates by moving a free floating image sensor and works with all Pentax lenses.

Other features: Depth of Field Preview and Optical Viewfinder (Pentamirror with Natural-Bright-Matte II focusing screenl) with 96% coverage and 0.85x magnification.
About the image quality: Very good photo quality, low noise through ISO 800, some vignetting with kit lens. The Kit includes a 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 lens.
Pentax K100DPentax K100DPentax K100D
Functions:
• Shooting Modes: Auto Picture, Scene, Standard, Portrait, Night-scene Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Action, Flash Off, Program AE, Shutter Priority AE, Aperture Priority AE, Metered Manual, Bulb
• Scene Modes: Night Scene, Surf & Snow, Text, Sunset, Kids, Pet, Candlelight, Museum
• Effects: Black & White, Sepia, Color (18 types), Soft (3 levels), Slim, Brightness
• White Balance: TTL Auto, Pre-set (Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten light, Fluorescent light), Custom
• Flash Modes (built-in pop-up): Auto, Flash-off, Flash-on, Auto + Red-eye reduction, Flash-on + Red-eye reduction
• Metering: TTL 16-segment, Center-weighted & Spot
• Focus Modes: AF-Single (with focus lock), AF-Continuous, Manual
• Auto Bracketing: 3 frames +/-1.5EV (1/2 steps) or +/-1EV (1/3 steps)
Pentax K100DPentax K100DPentax K100D
Technical Data:
• 2.5 inch LCD
• 6.1 megapixels
• Focal Length: 18mm – 55mm
• Aperture Range: F3.5 – F5.6
• ISO: Auto, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200
• Exposure Compensation – +/-2 EV (1/2 or 1/3 steps)
• Flash Exposure Compensation: +1 to -2 (1/2 steps)
• Flash Synchronization Speed: 1/180 sec
• Shutter Speed: 1/4000 – 30 seconds
• Self-timer (12sec, 2sec)
• Remote Control (0sec, 3sec)
• Continuous (2.8fps, 5 JPEG, 3 RAW)
• File Format: JPEG (Exif 2.21), RAW, DCF
• SD memory card
• 4x AA rechargeable NiMH batteries, or Two CR-V3 lithium batteries

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]]> http://www.photoaxe.com/pentax-k100d-digital-slr-camera/feed/ 0 Pentax Optio A30 and W30 Digital Camera Release http://www.photoaxe.com/pentax-optio-a30-and-w30-release/ http://www.photoaxe.com/pentax-optio-a30-and-w30-release/#comments Tue, 27 Feb 2007 15:10:02 +0000 lau http://www.photoaxe.com/pentax-optio-a30-and-w30-release/ Pentax Optio A30 Pentax Optio A30 Release
The PENTAX original Shake Reduction (SR) technology in the A30 has been improved by adding both Digital and Movie SR for improved image capture in low-light settings and telephoto capture.
A unique Face Recognition AF & AE function offers better results in photographs by automatically detecting faces, and then adjusting exposure and focus to properly capture portraits.
The Optio A30 features a high-intensity LCD monitor with an LCD booster function that improves screen brightness on demand; the monitor is easier to view outdoors even in bright sunlight and has a wide-angle viewing of 160 degrees.
With a 0.02 second release time lag, focus and start-up times have been improved.
Auto-tracking AF continuously focuses on a moving subject and FotoNation’s red-eye correction function corrects red eye after shooting.
The Pentax A30 will be available since March 2007.

Functions:
• Shooting Modes: Program, Shutter-Priority AE mode and Manual
• Movie Mode: 30 fps, DivX® (MPEG-4 compliant) movie format
Technical Data:
• 2.5 inch LCD
• 10 megapixels
• 3X optical zoom
• 38-114mm lens in 35mm format lens
• ISO can be boosted to 3200, though at 5MP setting or below
• SD memory card + 22MB of built-in memory
• D-LI8 lithium-ion battery
Pentax Optio A30 and W30
Pentax Optio W30 Release
PENTAX Optio W30 is the fifth model in the manufacturer’s waterproof digital camera line. With an enhanced waterproof design, the Optio W30 performance capacity has more than doubled and now allows photographers to capture images underwater up to 10 feet for 2 hours.
The generous 2.5 inch LCD monitor offers an LCD Bright Mode that can adjust the brightness of the screen as necessary for improved viewing in the sunlight. Ever the perfect camera for capturing adventure in the outdoors, the Optio W30 also features both Digital and Movie SR modes to reduce blur in both image and video capture.
The Optio W30 also features the Face Recognition function and Macro Photography mode to allow image capture at under half an inch for stunning close-ups of photography subjects such as flowers, insects, jewelry and much more.
The Auto Picture mode lets the camera automatically determine the shooting conditions for Landscape, Portrait, Night Scene, and Program modes and choose the optimum settings for each subject.
FotoNation’s red-eye correction function for correcting red eye after shooting is also available.

Technical Data:
• 2.5 inch LCD
• 7 megapixels
• 3X optical zoom + 4X digital
• Macro mode with the ability to take shots from as near as 1cm
• Movie mode at up to 30 frames per second and digital shake reduction
• ISO can be boosted to 3200, though at 5MP setting or below
• SD memory card + 21.9 MB of built-in memory
• D-LI8 lithium-ion battery

Tags: Pentax Optio A30, Pentax Optio W30, Pentax Optio, Pentax, digital camera, camera, compact camera, 10MP, Image Stabilisation, Face Recognition, Shake Reduction, 3x optical zoom, waterproof digital camera, redeye correction

]]> http://www.photoaxe.com/pentax-optio-a30-and-w30-release/feed/ 0 Pentax K10D dSLR Digital Camera Review http://www.photoaxe.com/pentax-k10d-dslr-review/ http://www.photoaxe.com/pentax-k10d-dslr-review/#comments Wed, 21 Feb 2007 22:03:42 +0000 lau http://www.photoaxe.com/pentax-k10d-dslr-review/ Pentax K10DWith an excellent dust-proof, weather-resistant, ergonomic design and stability, the dSLR K10D (released in September 2006) is not a point and shoot camera: there are a lot custom settings, and you will have to find the ones that are the most important to your style. Pentax K10D brings some unique features and exposure modes into a very thoughtful and ergonomic design, like vibrating CCD sensor provides built-in Dust Reduction and Shake Reduction. At high ISO, the image quality, however, is pour.

The K10D allows you to develop images shot as RAW to a JPEG with a wide range of selectable adjustments; size, compression, white balance, digital exposure compensation (+/-2 EV), tone, saturation, sharpness and contrast directly on-camera.

Lenses compatible with this camera are the PENTAX-DA 70mm F2.4, PENTAX K-, KA-, KAF- and KAF2-mount lenses; screw-mount lenses (with an adapter); and 645- and 67-system lenses (with an adapter). Some functions may not be applicable with certain lenses.
Pentax K10DPentax K10DPentax K10DPentax K10D
Functions:
• Shooting Modes: Auto, Program, Sensitivity priority, Shutter priority, Aperture priority, Shutter speed and Aperture priority, Manual
• Metering: 16 area multi-segment, centre-weighted or spot
• White balance: Auto, 6 presets, Manual and a Kelvin scale
• Flash (pop-up) Modes: Flash on, Flash on + red eye, Slow-speed sync, slow-sync + red eye and trailing curtain sync
• Effects: image tone, saturation, contrast, sharpness

Technical Data:
• 2.5 inch LCD
• 10.2 megapixel
• ISO 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600
• Shutter Speed: 30-1/4000 sec
• Exposure Compensation: +/- 3EV
• File Formats: JPEG, RAW (PEF, DNG)
• Self-timer: 2, 12 sec, IR remote and IR remote with 3 sec delay.
• Memory Storage: SD memory card
• Li-ion rechargeable battery

Tags: Pentax K10D, pentax, dSLR, digital camera, camera, pentax dSLR, Dust Reduction, Shake Reduction, 10MP, 10MP dSLR

]]> http://www.photoaxe.com/pentax-k10d-dslr-review/feed/ 0 Pentax Optio SV Digital Camera Review http://www.photoaxe.com/pentax-optio-sv-review/ http://www.photoaxe.com/pentax-optio-sv-review/#comments Fri, 16 Feb 2007 22:03:54 +0000 lau http://www.photoaxe.com/pentax-optio-sv-review/ Pentax Optio SVLaunched in 2004, it has been a camera with a revolutionary reduction in size with excellent portability and ease of use (aluminium alloy body, but the camera tripod mount is plastic). Red-eye reduction function does not always work for this digital camera, so you will need more work in PC photo editing afterwards. Pentax Optio SV can operate movie recording with sound and not time-limited, and also a voice recorder function. It does not work with uncompressed file formats, only with JPEG compression (and in this case, the less compression is applied to the JPEG, and the better the image looks).
Functions:
• Shooting Modes: Program, PICT (picture), Night scene, Movie (no limit on the length of video), Voice recording, USER (your own particular preference), and Manual (which can derivate into Shutter-priority or Aperture-priority).
• White Balance: Auto, daylight, cloudy, tungsten, flourescent, flourescent H, custom
• Bracketing: exposure, white balance, sharpness, color saturation, contrast.
Pentax Optio SVPentax Optio SVPentax Optio SV
Technical Data:
• 1.8 inch LCD
• 5.0 effective megapixels
• 5X optical + 4X digital zoom
• Focal length: 36mm – 180mm (35mm equivalent)
• Aperture: F2.8 – F4.7
• No AF-assist lamp
• ISO range: 50,100,200,400
• Self timer: 2, 10 sec
• Exposure compensation: -2 to +2 in 1/3 EV steps
• SD/MMC memory card
• Lithium-Ion battery (100 shots only)

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