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Pentax *ist DS

Posted by: Ilse Jurrien Tuesday 14th, September 2004

Pentax Corporation is pleased to announce the marketing of the Pentax *istDS digital SLR camera. Offering a compact, lightweight body, simplified operations and an affordable price, the *istDS assures high-quality digital SLR photography, including the advantage of lens interchangeability, to photographers of all levels. Developed as a sister model of the popular Pentax *istD, this new camera was designed by further advancing Pentax's digital camera development concept of "user-friendliness," or "a harmony between ease of use and portability." The *istDS is one of the smallest and lightest digital digital SLR cameras on the market today - even more compact and lightweight than the Pentax *istD.

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Pentax Optio SV

Posted by: Ilse Jurrien Tuesday 14th, September 2004

Pentax Corporation introduces the new OptioSV, a compact digital camera with 5X optical zoom and the image quality of 5.0 effective megapixels. It also has particularly compact dimensions, bringing such zooming power together with portability. Such compact dimensions are made possible through use of the unique Sliding Lens System, which makes a significant difference to the depth of the entire camera. The OptioSV also demonstrates Pentax expertise in locating all parts not only for practicality but also for the ultimate in space efficiency. The end result is a camera with more than merely compact dimensions. It is a camera with a revolutionary reduction in size.

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Pentax Optio MX4

Posted by: Ilse Jurrien Tuesday 14th, September 2004

Pentax introduces the new Optio MX4. A compact digital camera with a powerful 10X optical zoom and 4.0 effective megapixels, the OptioMX4 is designed not only for the shooting of high-quality still images but also to offer refined movie performance. The concept for the OptioMX4 arose in response to consumer needs, satisfying the demand for the ability to capture distant subjects with 10X optical zoom through a focal range covering angles of view equivalent to those of a 37mm-370mm lens in 35mm format. Comprising 8 groups of 12 elements, the lens of the OptioMX4 makes use of aspherical lenses and extra-low dispersion glass elements that serve to ensure absolute minimum aberration.

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