Pentax K-7 Digital SLR Camera Announced

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Pentax introduced their new mid-level K-7 Digital SLR camera. The new K-7 has arrived. Faster and more durable than ever before, the compact, 14.6 megapixel K-7 truly is the most powerful PENTAX ever. It has been develop as a high-end model of Pentax K digital SLR camera series. It is designed to be extremely compact and functional in which the body is made of magnisium alloy. The K-7 is weather, dust and cold resistant (to 14° F or -10° C), making it ideal for use in any environment.

Pentax K-7 Digital SLR Camera also features the New DR (Dust Removal) II mechanism to effectively minimize the annoying dust spots on recorded images. Several user-friendly features were added including video recording, high dynamic range (HDR), and automatic horizon correction. All of these make the K-7 a tremendous photographic tool, perfect for all discerning digital SLR photographers.

The K-7 will be release this July for a recommended selling price of $1299.95 with the optional D-BG4 battery grip available at the same time for $229.95.

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Sony Launches 3 DSLR Camera: Alpha 230, Alpha 330, Alpha 380

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Sony introduces their three new entry level on DSLRs. These are the A230, A330 and A380 in which they replace the Alpha 200, 300 and 350 respectively. The restyled DSLR camera offers new features such as smaller and lighter bodies, a more intuitive interface, support for SD/SDHC cards, HDMI output, and new lens and flash options but retain the underlying specification of the predecessor models. Now take a look at their highlights of the three cameras;

Alpha DSLR - A230
* 10.2 effective Megapixel CCD
* Alpha (α) lens mount supports both Minolta and Sony lenses, with a 1.5X focal length conversion ratio
* SteadyShot sensor-shift image stabilization gives you shake reduction on every lens
* Dust reduction system
* 2.7" LCD display with 230,400 pixels (does not have live view)
* Optical viewfinder has 0.83X magnification, 95% coverage
* 9-point autofocus system
* Auto and scene modes, plus full manual controls
* RAW, RAW+JPEG support
* Continuous shooting at 2.5 frames/second
* In-camera help system
* Dual memory card slots: Memory Stick Duo + SD/SDHC
* HDMI output
* Uses NP-FH50 lithium-ion battery; 510 shots per charge
* Ships in July for $550 with an 18 - 55 mm lens, or $750 with 18 - 55 mm and 55 - 200 mm lenses




Alpha DSLR-A330

* Tilting 2.7" LCD display (230,400 pixels), with a wider range of motion than on previous models
* Live view and super-fast autofocus thanks to a dedicated sensor in the viewfinder chamber
* Optical viewfinder is considerably smaller than the A230, with a 0.74X magnification; coverage is the same
* Continuous shooting rate of 2.5 fps with the viewfinder, and 2.0 fps with live view
* Same battery life with the viewfinder; live view battery life rated at 230 shots
* Priced at $650 with the 18-55 and $850 with the 18-55/55-200 combo
* A special brown-colored model will be available




Alpha DSLR-A380

* 14.2 effective Megapixel CCD
* Priced at $850 for the single lens kit, and $1050 for the dual lens kit



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