Pentax K-7 Digital SLR Camera does HD Video and HDR
by Sze | Filed under Camera and Camcorder
Pentax officially announces its new K-7, a rugged compact digital SLR (DSLR) camera. Pentax’s K-7 features a 14.6 Megapixel CMOS image sensor and HD movie capture function that record up to 1536×1024 video at 30fps.
Pentax K-7 includes also High Dynamic Range (HDR) image capture mode that takes three images then combines them in camera to widen the exposure gamut to bring out detail in all exposure areas of images.
Other features include 77-segment metering system, Dedicated AF-assist lamp, Electronic Level function, in-camera Lens Correction function that electronically adjusts for Distortion and Lateral Chromatic Aberrations, Live View and dedicated Mirror Lock-up function. There is an HDMI port.
The K-7 has a compact, magnesium alloy body. It will be available in July 2009 for $1299.95 (body only). Pentax brings two new weather-resistant lenses, the smc DA 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 AL WR and the smc DA 50-200mm F4-5.6 ED WR, both priced at $199.95. There is also D-BG4 battery grip for the K-7 that costs $299.95.
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Tags: Digital-SLR, DSLR, DSLR HD movie, HDR DSLR, K-7, Live View DSLR, Pentax, Pentax K-7, pentax-camera, Pentax-DSLR
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I went back and forth about whether to buy the Pentax K7
for a long time because I already own the K20D. My biggest gripe about the K20D is the slow autofocus which too easily fails at low light levels. The promise of a better autofocus system led me to buy the K7. I’ve had it for just a few hours and have found that the autofocus is indeed much superior to the K20D – nearly instantaneous in most cases. It works at low light levels, too. The other thing that one notices early on is the superior resolution of the LCD monitor over the K20D. On these two points alone, I’m happy with the purchase. Now I get to play for a few days testing out the other new features and improvements that other reviewers and previewers have talked about.
I just want a good dslr that lets me pre-view the shot with hdmi.
Where do I go.
I wanted a Sony A700, but it doesn’t do ti.
Seems like a mandatory feature for studio work?