PENTAX RICOH Company announced two new digital SLR cameras with interchangeable lenses.
The presentation was held in the conference hall of the headquarters of PENTAX RICOH IMAGING Americas Corporation in Denver (USA) June 12, 2013. Pentax K-50 is a compact digital SLR camera oriented lovers. Camera, which can be considered the development of K-30 model, is based on the 16.3-megapixel CMOS sensor APS-C format and updated image processing Pentax PRIME M. updated autofocus system SAFOX IXi + (11 datchiikov, 9 of which are cross-shaped type) ensures accurate focusing and, in conjunction with the stabilization system PENTAX SR and high maximum sensitivity (ISO 51200), allows clear pictures even in low light conditions.
Camera copes with record high-quality video in the standard Full HD 1080 30p. The continuous shooting speed of 6 frames per second. Displaying pictures taken, as well as access to camera settings and built-in image editor, carried out on the large LCD 3-inch screen with a resolution of 921K dots. Thanks to a special dust-waterproof, use K-50 can be even in harsh weather conditions.
Little bonus is the ability to select a color camera solutions - Order 20 available body colors and 6 color pen that allows you to get 120 different combinations. The camera can be operated from both the corporate battery and four batteries type AA (need an optional adapter D-BH109).
Camera Pentax K-500 also refers to the range of budget cameras for amateur photographer. Specifications are almost completely harmonized model K-50 except dust waterproof housing. The same sensor and image processor, the same speed burst shooting and videos in Full HD 1080p. Used as the codec H.264. As the media, both cameras use a memory card SD (including support for wireless data transmission Eye-Fi).
The camera has a built-in image editor, including HDR-processing module. The kit includes the camera software SILKYPIX Developer Studio 3.0 LE for PENTAX RICOH IMAGING.
The cost of the cameras for the U.S. market will be around $ 600 for the model K-500 and about $ 700 for K-50. The cameras will be available both separately and in the "pillars" of a lens DA 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 ED AL DC WR, DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AL WR and the DA 50-200mm f/4-5.6 ED WR.
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