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Pentax has introduced three new digital cameras in its consumer-friendly Optio line of compact digital cameras, the Optio WS80, Optio E80, and Optio P80. The new offerings sport 10 and 12 megapixel resolutions, sizable LCD displays, face detection and image stabilization…and the WS80 is even waterproof to a depth of 1.5 meters (just about 5 feet) for capturing that summertime fun.
One of the ironies of the high end digital camera market—as represented by digital single-lens reflex shooters—is that they long failed to offer a useful feature common on consumer point-and-shoot models: live previews on the camera’s built-in LCD display, enabling users to frame shots without peering through a viewfinder. The reasons are complicated, but boil down to traditional SLR camera designs actually framing images through the lens, rather than a separate viewfinder mechanism.
Featuring F2.8 brightness throughout the entire zoom range, the camera’s powerful 12x zoom is equivalent to a 35 – 420mm zoom lens on a conventional 35mm film camera.
Its precision Leica lens, extraordinary telephoto features and no-lag processing speed enable this camera to capture every detail of distant or quick-moving subjects with superb brightness and clarity.
The new, high-performance DMC-FZ10 Lumix camera is targeted for retail introduction in November, and will have a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $599.00.
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