According to Hunter Skipworth over on pocket-lint.com, the Pentax Optio WG-1 GPS camera – which comes with an aluminum alloy front panel with gunmetal grey rubber – will be available in the UK sometime at the beginning of August for £299, and will be available in shiny orange, green and grey. It also comes with a geotagging function, which will record your location so you can show exactly where your pictures were taken.

With a 14-megapixel image sensor and a 5x wide-angle optical zoom, the Pentax Optio WG-1 GPS camera is sure to deliver sharp and true-to-life photographs even when they are enlarged to poster size. Another great feature of the Optio WG-1 GPS is the digital microscope mode, which as noted over on the pentax.co.uk website will deliver sharp, magnified images of the microscopic world.

The Optio WG-1 GPS also boasts an extra-wide 16:9 2.7-inch LCD monitor, which has been treated with a special anti-reflection coating to make it easier to view, face detection that instantly and accurately detects up to 32 faces, a self-portrait assist function that uses LED lights to confirm when your face is centered in the image, and HD video recording that can be easily displayed on your HDTV via the micro-HDMI terminal.

Other features include triple anti-shake protection (Movie SR, Pixel Track SR and a High-Sensitivity anti-shake mode), a carabiner strap for hooking the camera to a backpack etc, an auto picture mode that will automatically select one of 16 different shooting modes or an optimum result, a digital wide function and compatibility with Eye-Fi wireless LAN SD memory cards.

The guys over at stuffmideast.com got a chance to spend a bit of hands-on time with the Pentax Optio WG-1 (the model without the geotagging function) camera recently, and have kindly written a review of the product. The review says that although its design does make it look a bit more toy-like than the Panasonic FT3 and the Olympus TG-810 cameras, it does make the Optio WG-1 lighter.

You can read more of their review over at stuffmideast.com. What do you think of the Pentax Optio WG-1 GPS camera?

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In an article today by Jamie Pert on our PR team; information is given about Pentax Q the world’s smallest, lightest interchangeable lens system camera and a video to view it in action. The Standard Zoom has a focal length equivalent to a 27.5-83.0mm zoom lens in the 35mm format that is great for wide angle to medium telephoto range. Containing a minimum focusing distance of 11.8 inches at all focal lengths for close-up photography this lens produces high quality images that deliver high contrast to the edges. This comes with a built-in neutral density filter for shooting at bright locations or when using slower shutter speeds. This lens price is $299.95.

The Fish-Eye lens is an extra wide angled lens that gives you the option of a wider 160 degree angle of view assisting photographers to obtain that fish-eye effect. The fish-eye lens with it’s ultra wide-angle feature will help the user to produce amazing and captivating images. The lens price is currently $129.95 and will give a great distorted perspective with a pan focus effect that will contain all elements of the picture with a sharp image.

With the Toy Lens Wide and Pentax Toy Lens Telephoto, you will have specially designed optics to retain the different lens aberrations; this produces a more nostalgic image much like the photos taken using a toy camera. Toy Lens Wide is a unifocal wide-angle field of view with a focal length equivalent to 35mm in the 35mm format. The Toy Lens Telephoto is a unifocal medium telephoto lens with a focal length equivalent to 100mm in the 35mm format. Toy Lens Wide and Toy Lens Telephoto are priced at $79.95 each.

Do you think these are reasonable prices? Get more out of your images with a great camera and focus on the lens. For more details, visit Pentaximaging.com.

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According to PCWorld the Lumix GF3 measures in at 1.28 x 4.24 x 2.64 inches, whilst the Sony Alpha NEX-C3 measures in at 1.31 x 4.38 x 2.38 inches, as you can see both are small, however when we tell you that the Pentax Q is lighter (just 7.1 ounces) and measures in at just 1.2 x 3.9 x 2.3 inches its clear that the Q is significantly smaller.

So what has Pentax fitted into this tiny housing? Well you can read the official press release over at Engadget, we do not have a full beak down of tech specs but we can confirm that you get a 12.4 megapixel backlit CMOS sensor, support for SD, SDHC, and SDXC memory cards, 1080p HD video capture at 30fps, a 3-inch rear LCD and there is also a pretty unique pop-up flash, it is worth noting that still operates when it has not been “popped-up”. Pentax are keen to talk about the camera’s CMOS sensor which has been manufactured by Sony, apparently the lenses have been designed specifically to suit this 1/2.3-inch image sensor and the sensor itself allows for high sensitivity levels, whilst still managing to combat noise.

In terms of pricing and availability it will cost around $800 when it becomes available in the U.S. this fall, there will be white and black models to choose from (see below).

Recently Engadget got their hands on this impressive piece of kit, if you scroll down to the bottom of this post you can watch their hands on video which reveals that the standard lens will be a 47mm offering, however there will also be zoom, fisheye and telephoto lenses available. Pentax’s representative also claims that the Q has the functionality and controls of a DSLR and a whole repertoire of capture modes, one neat feature is the dial on the front of the camera which will allow you to pre-program multiple custom modes for quick access.

As you would expect the build quality looks solid and the interchangeable lens mechanism looks great, Pentax say that the Q has a magnesium alloy body and is not only durable but it is also scratch resistant to.

What do you think of its $800 price tag?

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Pentax are claiming that their second generation Optio is ‘infinitely customizable’ with its removable faceplate system and interchangeable lens ring snaps. It comes with a choice of black snap rings which can be easily changed without the use of tools.

As the article by Shane McGlaun at Slashgear explains the camera has ten different skins to choose from and cosmetics can be customized in three steps. Personalized skins can also be used using the Pentax software that can take your design or even a photo that has been taken with the Optio, which can be printed off using users’ color printers.

The RS1500 is no bigger than a credit card and comes in silver, white or pearl as standard. It has a lens telephoto range that covers 27.5mm to 110mm, 4x optical zoom, a 14 megapixel image sensor and a rear 3” LCD display. You can order online where the camera will cost $149.95. Shipping starts next month.

What do you think of the Optio RS1500? Will you be getting one? Let us know in the comments below.

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Now we can announce that Pentax will be introducing the new K-5 into their K-series range, which is said to be similar to the k-7. There will not be any support for SDXC memory cards, but it will accept SDHC ones.

The new K-5 will come with a CMOS Sensor that has 16.2-megapixels, and is capable of capturing video with a 16:9 aspect ratio, in a 1960 x 1080 High-Definition resolution and at a frame rate of 25 per second.

With this DSLR you also benefit from a DR II mechanism that shakes the dust from the CMOS image sensor, a battery providing you with the capability to take as many as one thousand images from a single charge.

Other specs and features include a color LCD monitor that measures 3-inches, Cross process mode with three options, a multi-pattern metering system with 77-segments, digital filter function, PRIME II imaging engine and an ISO that ranges from 100 to 12800.

To see the full story on the new Pentax K-5 go to Engadget, and read Vlad Savov’s article. What do you think of this DSLR and will you buy it when it becomes available?

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The K-r is a great choice of camera for any of you want a bit more than a standard DSLR, it features a 12.4 megapixel sensor and there is a choice of different lenses available.

Spec wise it features a 3 inch 920k dot LCD display, an ISO range of 100 – 1/6000, 720p video capture (at 25 fps), a maximum shutter speed of 1/6000 and shake reduction.

The K-r is available in either black, red or white, it will set you back $799.95 (body only), however there are plenty of different pricing options available if you want to choose different lenses.

If you want to see a more details spec listing and find out more about pricing options check out the source link below, also scroll down to see a photo of the Pentax K-r.

Source: SlashGear

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The Pentax Optio RS1000 features a 14 megapixel sensor, 4x optical zoom, 3-inch display and 720p HD video capture. It is pretty unique as it features fifteen different picture modes and customizable skins, it also features face detection, AF tracking and digital shake reduction.

The Pentax Optio RZ10 also features a 14 megapixel sensor, however it offers a 10x optical zoom, a 2.7-inch LCD display and 720p HD video capture. This camera is capable of shooting 1cm macro pictures and features face-detection, optical image stabilization, a dedicated pet mode and burst shooting at 9.1 fps.

Both cameras will begin shipping sometime in October, the RS1000 will set you back $149.95, whereas the RZ1O will be priced at $219.95.

You can find out more about this cameras via the source link below, if you scroll down you can see a photo of each camera.

Source: SlashGear

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For those who take holidays where there is likely to be dust, then the dustproofing feature is certainly going to appeal to you. The W90 offers 720p video recording at 30fps and a maximum 5x optical zoom. The W90 is expected to be released in April and will cost about $330.

The Pentax X90 is a special camera, as it is just one of a few cameras that boast 26x optical zoom. That amount of zoom requires technology to keep things still while taking a shot; the sensor-shift stabilizer is Pentax’s answer to that problem. The X90 should be released next month and have a price tag of $400. Both cameras are not short of problems though; the Pentax K2000 DSLR also fell short in a number of areas.

For spec details visit Engadget.

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