Pentax Optio A40

Pentax has presented new models of camera, one of which, the Pentax Optio A40 we will practically be able to use like video camera, thanks to the support of compression video in DivX format. In addition with its technology to reduction of vibrations, mechanical as as much digital, we will not have problems if our pulse is not too good.

The camera has a sensor with resolution of 12 megapixels and optical zoom lens of 3x. Its back screen is of 2,5 inches and, like most of cameras lately, it has technology of detection faces with autoenfoque.

The recording of video made in DivX to 640 xs 480 pixels and 30 fps and we will be able to make some small editions to this on the camera. Its internal memory is of 21 MB and can be increased with cards SD and SDHC.

 Pentax Optio V10

The Pentax Optio V10, a ultrathin camera with a price thats more than attractive (250 dollars), is the other member of the pair presented today by Pentax. With its 19 millimeters in thickness, obtained thanks to an improved circuitry and compact battery, the Pentax Optio V10 could compete with the most portable models of Canon or Sony without fear of leaving shuwdown badly.

The Pentax Optio V10 arrives with the 8 megapixels, 3x optical zoom and  3 inch LCD. Its sensitivity is up to 3200 ISO, helped by several systems of stabilization of image, and more and more common function face recognition.

The screen to see the results of our photographies or videos, (that we will keep in 51MB of internal memory or a card SD/SDHC), is of 3 inches and has 230,000 pixels of resolution and seems that it does not consume too much energy because with so large his reduced, the Pentax Optio V10 allows us to throw up to 210 photos with one set of batterys.

Sony continuous in vanguard of the high resolution videocameras with its new Sony PMW-EX1, a camera inline of XDCAM from Sony that records and stores content on ExpresCard (card of high speed).The PMW-EX1 uses for recording new memory developed by Sony, the SXS PRO, memory that allows rates of data transfer up to 800Mbps and which we have available thanks too slots that camera provides to us. With this memory we can record up to 100 minutes of high resolution (35Mbps) or 140 minutes (25Mbps) in only two SxS cards of 16GB.

New sensors allows us to reach the resolution of 1920 xs 1080 and F10 sensitivity. But in spite of offering that resolution, we will be able to choose between 1080p, 1080i and 720p, all with several options of frames like for example 59.94i, 50i, 29.97p, 25p and 23.98p.Some other characteristics of Sony PMW-EX1 is screen LCD of 3,5 inches, way “Slow and Quick Motion”, recording at intervals, angle of the lens of 5.8mm, Fujinon zoom lens of 14x and compatibility with most of the edition software of professional video. The PMW-EX1 will be available in November and price of a approximately 8,000$ or 5.700€.

The Japanese electronic product company Sony will send a camera that will count on the capacity automatically to take photos when it detects a smiling face, according to have informed to Kyodo sources into the company.The new product will be able to remove up to six photos followed in the automatic way and the user will be able to program three types of smile in the camera: a slight smile, a normal smile and an ample smile. Series T will come in two versions, model DSC-T200 with a screen of three inches and liquid crystal average and a price of 303 euros, and model DSC-T170 with a screen of three inches and a price of 253 euros.