Standing on the Hoover Dam, you’re trying to encapsulate the majesty of the engineering feat before you. Turning the camera on its side, you try and get a perfect portrait shot, but find the vagaries of evolution mean your fingers won’t stretch to the buttons anymore
Standing on the Hoover Dam, you’re trying to encapsulate the majesty of the engineering feat before you. Turning the camera on its side, you try and get a perfect portrait shot, but find the vagaries of evolution mean your fingers won’t stretch to the buttons anymore
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Pentax Optio VS20: hold it any way you want, as long as you love it
Who woulda thunk it? Half a year ago, finding a conventional point-and-shoot with integrated GPS was a chore, but these days , it’s growing tougher and tougher to find one without it. Pentax is joining the geotagging frenzy this evening with its Optio WG-1 GPS, a rugged 14 megapixel shooter that’s waterproof up to 33 feet, shockproof in nature and engineered with a “crushproof” body that can withstand weight force of up to 220 pounds (but not another Black Eyed Peas halftime show).
Who woulda thunk it? Half a year ago, finding a conventional point-and-shoot with integrated GPS was a chore, but these days , it’s growing tougher and tougher to find one without it. Pentax is joining the geotagging frenzy this evening with its Optio WG-1 GPS, a rugged 14 megapixel shooter that’s waterproof up to 33 feet, shockproof in nature and engineered with a “crushproof” body that can withstand weight force of up to 220 pounds (but not another Black Eyed Peas halftime show).
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Pentax reveals Optio WG-1 and WG-1 GPS rugged cameras, limited edition K-5 DSLR
We didn’t get a chance to lay hands on any of the colored variants , but the solid black Optio RZ10 was easily one of the best feeling point-and-shoots we’ve touched in quite some time. Pentax doesn’t advertise the coating as being “soft touch,” but that’s exactly the vibe we get. It’s also shockingly small to have a full-on 10x optical zoomer, and while things will get pretty ugly at ISO 6400, it’s one of the few handhelds that even give you the option.
We didn’t get a chance to lay hands on any of the colored variants , but the solid black Optio RZ10 was easily one of the best feeling point-and-shoots we’ve touched in quite some time. Pentax doesn’t advertise the coating as being “soft touch,” but that’s exactly the vibe we get. It’s also shockingly small to have a full-on 10x optical zoomer, and while things will get pretty ugly at ISO 6400, it’s one of the few handhelds that even give you the option.
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Pentax K-5 DSLR and Optio RZ10 hands-on
Sure, you can buy compact cameras in dozens of garish and offensive colors, but what if you’re the sort who craves a different garish and offensive color every day of the week? You need the $150 Pentax RS1000, a 14.1 megapixel shooter with a 4x optical zoom, 720p video recording, and faceplate that’s just four screws away from getting lost. Using the Personal Skin Designer app you can craft your own custom cover (the first one is free), meaning you could be just a few clicks away from having that brick of a camera look like a real brick
Sure, you can buy compact cameras in dozens of garish and offensive colors, but what if you’re the sort who craves a different garish and offensive color every day of the week? You need the $150 Pentax RS1000, a 14.1 megapixel shooter with a 4x optical zoom, 720p video recording, and faceplate that’s just four screws away from getting lost. Using the Personal Skin Designer app you can craft your own custom cover (the first one is free), meaning you could be just a few clicks away from having that brick of a camera look like a real brick
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Pentax announces customizable cameras, faceplate-swapping RS1000 and Lego-loving NB1000
As we’ve seen in the past , rugged point-and-shoots aren’t necessarily the greatest pure shooters; generally speaking, compromises are made when it comes to image quality in order to manufacture a camera that can withstand an atypical amount of abuse. With that in mind, critics over at Photography BLOG went into their review of Pentax’s all-weather Optio W90 with lowered expectations on the image quality front, but they actually came away duly impressed. Deeming the cam one “not just of outer muscle, but with inner strengths too,” they found the W90 able to produce images “better what [they were] used to [seeing] from models that major on toughness.” As you’d expect, it was able to shrug off bouts with dust, water and the occasional rude encounter with concrete, but reviewers did lament the omission of optical stabilization, and low-light performance was unsurprisingly lackluster
As we’ve seen in the past , rugged point-and-shoots aren’t necessarily the greatest pure shooters; generally speaking, compromises are made when it comes to image quality in order to manufacture a camera that can withstand an atypical amount of abuse. With that in mind, critics over at Photography BLOG went into their review of Pentax’s all-weather Optio W90 with lowered expectations on the image quality front, but they actually came away duly impressed. Deeming the cam one “not just of outer muscle, but with inner strengths too,” they found the W90 able to produce images “better what [they were] used to [seeing] from models that major on toughness.” As you’d expect, it was able to shrug off bouts with dust, water and the occasional rude encounter with concrete, but reviewers did lament the omission of optical stabilization, and low-light performance was unsurprisingly lackluster
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Pentax’s all-weather Optio W90 gets reviewed: brawn meets brain
We had high hopes for the Pentax Optio I-10 , a little compact camera that breaks out of the brushed metal box and delivers a style reminiscent of a ’70s SLR. Unfortunately, initial hands-on reports weren’t encouraging and, now that we’ve had a chance to read a full review, it seems this one lacks the performance to back-up its looks. Neutralday.com put this 12.1 megapixel, 5x zoom model through its paces and found that it delivers thoroughly average images in most situations, with highlights being its compact size and fast startup, but low-points including inaccurate auto-focus in low light and poor ISO performance
We had high hopes for the Pentax Optio I-10 , a little compact camera that breaks out of the brushed metal box and delivers a style reminiscent of a ’70s SLR. Unfortunately, initial hands-on reports weren’t encouraging and, now that we’ve had a chance to read a full review, it seems this one lacks the performance to back-up its looks. Neutralday.com put this 12.1 megapixel, 5x zoom model through its paces and found that it delivers thoroughly average images in most situations, with highlights being its compact size and fast startup, but low-points including inaccurate auto-focus in low light and poor ISO performance
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Pentax Optio I-10 reviewed: ‘perfectly average compact camera’ in a decidedly stylish case
Pentax managed to turn a few heads with its new batch of retro-styled point-and-shoots , and the folks at Pocket-lint have now already managed to get a hands-on with the top-end model of the lot: the Optio I-10. As you might expect, they seem to have been suitably impressed by the ” cute and miniature” design, although they’re quick to point out that this is far from the “hybrid” camera it might appear to be In fact, they say it’s “very light,” which apparently prompted some folks they handed it to to question if it was ” even a real camera.” Not exactly the most encouraging sign, but Pocket-lint is promising to say more once it’s had a chance to really put the camera through its paces. Pentax’s Optio I-10 point-and-shoot gets the hands-on treatment originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:54:00 EST.
Pentax managed to turn a few heads with its new batch of retro-styled point-and-shoots , and the folks at Pocket-lint have now already managed to get a hands-on with the top-end model of the lot: the Optio I-10. As you might expect, they seem to have been suitably impressed by the ” cute and miniature” design, although they’re quick to point out that this is far from the “hybrid” camera it might appear to be In fact, they say it’s “very light,” which apparently prompted some folks they handed it to to question if it was ” even a real camera.” Not exactly the most encouraging sign, but Pocket-lint is promising to say more once it’s had a chance to really put the camera through its paces. Pentax’s Optio I-10 point-and-shoot gets the hands-on treatment originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:54:00 EST.
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Pentax’s Optio I-10 point-and-shoot gets the hands-on treatment
With a couple of leaks to get our mouths watering , Pentax has at last confirmed its new trio of Optio cameras: the I-10 (pictured), H90, and E90. The SLR-inspired I-10 sports a 5x zoom, 12.1 megapixel sensor, 2.7-inch LCD and 720p / 30fps video capture
With a couple of leaks to get our mouths watering , Pentax has at last confirmed its new trio of Optio cameras: the I-10 (pictured), H90, and E90. The SLR-inspired I-10 sports a 5x zoom, 12.1 megapixel sensor, 2.7-inch LCD and 720p / 30fps video capture
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Pentax confirms Optio I-10, H90, and E90 budget-friendly shooters
Looks like the color-crazy engineers in the Pentax labs are brewing up some new goodies: these images of a new Optio H90 and new orange-topped Optio L10 were briefly up on a retailer site today, and Photorumors managed to retrieve the images from Google’s cache. There’s also an entry for a third Optio, but there was no associated image or info, so there’s at least one surprise left in this world.
Looks like the color-crazy engineers in the Pentax labs are brewing up some new goodies: these images of a new Optio H90 and new orange-topped Optio L10 were briefly up on a retailer site today, and Photorumors managed to retrieve the images from Google’s cache. There’s also an entry for a third Optio, but there was no associated image or info, so there’s at least one surprise left in this world.
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Pentax Optio H90 and Optio L10 cameras briefly leak out
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