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Pentax K-5 Digital SLR Camera
- Pentax K-5 ships in October 2010 for $1749 inc 18-55 WR lens
- 16.3 megapixel CMOS sensor.
- Lens mount Pentax KAF2, KAF3, KAF, KA and restricted K.
- Body sealed against elements. Sensor shift image stabilization
- HD video at 1920 x 1080 in motion jpeg AVI. Ext mic input.
- Optical viewfinder with 100% coverage & 0.92x magnification
- Shutter speeds 30 to 1/8000 sec. Flash X-sync at 1/180.
- 3" LCD with 921,000 pixels and live view. Shoots at 7 fps.
- HDR. Multiple exposure. RAW & jpeg. Full manual controls.
- HDMI. SD/SDHC/SDXC cards. D-LI90 lithium battery.
- Size 131 x 97 x 73mm. Weight 750g inc. battery.
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Canon EOS Rebel T2i Digital SLR Camera
- Ships in early March 2010 for $799 body. Canon EF-mount.
- 18 megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor.
- 3" LCD with 1,040k pixels. Digic 4 processor.
- ISO 100 - 6400. Can be expanded to 12,800.
- Full manual controls. Jpeg & RAW. Hotshoe. Built in flash.
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Continuous shooting at 3.7 fps. Viewfinder 95% coverage.
- Movies upto full hd at 1080p. Stereo sound. External mic input
- SD/SDHC/SDXC cards. USB 2. HDMI. LP-E8 lithium battery.
- Size 129 x 98 x 62mm. Weight 530g inc. battery & card.
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Pentax K7 Digital SLR Camera
- Pentax K7 DSLR available in July 2009 for $1299.95 body.
- New 14.6 megapixel CMOS sensor. Dust reduction system.
- Lens mount Pentax KAF2, KAF3, KAF, KA and restricted K.
- Compact weather sealed body against dust, water & cold.
- 3 inchLCD with 921,000 pixels. High dynamic range option.
- Viewfinder 100% coverage. 92% magnification.
- Shoots at 5.2 fps. Multiple exposure. Time lapse.
- Live view with contrast and phase detect AF. RAW & Jpeg.
- Sensor shift image stabilization. SD/SDHC cards.
- HD movies at 1280 x 720 30 fps. External mic for stereo sound. Uses M-JPEG codec. HDMI port.
- Shutter speeds 30 to 1/8000. X-sync 1/180. Flash sync port.
- Body 131 x 97 x 73mm. Weight 750g inc. battery.
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Nikon D300 Digital SLR Camera
- - Available from November 2007
- - New 12.3 megapixel CMOS sensor
- - Protected against dust and moisture
- - Two live view shooting modes
- - Advanced 3" TFT with 920,000 resolution
- - Continuous shooting at 6 fps
- - Advanced 51 point autofocus with 3D focus tracking
- Dust reduction system with built in self cleaning sensor
- Expeed image processing system. Weight 825 grams.
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Canon EOS 40D Digital SLR Camera
- Available September 2007.
- Newly developed 10.1 megapixel CMOS sensor.
- High resolution 3" LCD with 230k pixels and live view.
- Weatherproof body. Sealed against dust and moisture.
- Digic III image processor. 6.5 fps shooting upto 75 jpegs.
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Sensor shift dust removal system.
- Compatible with all EF and EF-S lenses. Large viewfinder.
- Full manual controls. Hotshoe. Shutter 30 - 1/8000. RAW.
- ISO 100 - 3200.
Weight 822 g. Size 146 x 108 x 74mm.
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Sony Alpha A700 Digital SLR Camera
- Available October 2007.
- 12.2 megapixel Sony Exmor CMOS sensor
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Fast Bionz image processor giving 5 fps & 18 RAW files.
- Large optical viewfinder with 0.90x magnification. 95% view.
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Super SteadyShot CCD-shift image stabilization.
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Body sealed against dust & moisture.
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High resolution 3" TFT with 922,000 pixels.
- HDMI terminal for full 1080i HDTV output.
- Memory Stick Duo & Compactflash compatibility.
- Fits most Minolta & all Sony lenses with Alpha Mount.
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Pentax K20D Digital SLR Camera
- K20D DSLR Available April 2008.
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Newly developed 14.6 megapixel CMOS sensor.
- Dust and water resistant body.
- Built in Sensor shift image stabilization. Compatible with millions of Pentax K mount lenses. Bright glass viewfinder.
- Hotshoe. Full manual controls. Shoot jpegs at 3 fps. 2.7" LCD.
- RAW, DNG and JPEG support. SD/SDHC memory cards.
- ISO 100 - 3200. Shutter 30 sec - 1/4000. 1/180 flash sync.
- Sophisticated dust removal system.
- Weight 800g inc. batteries. Size 141 x 101 x 70mm.
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