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Pentax Crams 18x Optical Zoom Into Optio RZ18 Point-and-Shoot Camera

Pentax has just outed a new compact that touts a downright impressive 18x optical zoomer (25-450mm equivalent), with the snooping lens married to a 16 megapixel sensor, a smattering of shake reduction technologies and a 3-inch HVGA LCD 'round back.

With Pentax you'll find a nine-point autofocus system, face detection algorithms, an SDXC card slot and an HD video mode capable of snagging 720p clips at 30 frames per second.

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PENTAX ANNOUNCES THE OPTIO RZ18 WITH 18X ZOOM

GOLDEN, CO. (September 12, 2011)...PENTAX Imaging Company announced the Optio RZ18 digital compact camera. Featuring a slim, lightweight body, the new model offers a powerful 18X optical zoom lens covering focal lengths from 25mm wide angle to 450mm super-telephoto (in the 35mm format).

The Optio RZ18 is the latest addition to the PENTAX Optio RZ zoom lens series, which provides photographers simple, effortless shooting of a wide variety of subjects and occasions, from travel and landscape to action and spectator sports.

The Optio RZ18 features include:
  • Generous 18X zoom (equivalent to 25-450mm) with extra wide angle lens captures subjects near and far.
  • High resolution 16 megapixel sensor for large prints or aggressive image cropping.
  • Slim footprint for outstanding portability and inconspicuous use.
  • Multiple PENTAX Shake Reduction (SR) image stabilization options, including sensor-shift SR, for sharp images in any lighting.
  • Large 3 inch LCD with HVGA resolution (460,000 dots).
  • Powerful automatic shooting modes such as Auto Picture and scene modes take the guesswork out of great photography.
  • Creative special effects filters add artistic flair to the common snapshot.
  • Advanced 9-point autofocus with a 4cm super macro mode.
  • Face detection for perfectly focused and exposed portraits, includes a dedicated pet recognition feature.
  • Widescreen HD video in 720p at 30 frames per second.
The Optio RZ18 will be available in black, pearl white or metallic orange for $299.95 USD in October 2011.

PENTAX Imaging Company is a leader in the production of a variety of adventure ready digital cameras including weather-resistant digital SLRs and stylish, compact, waterproof cameras, as well as lenses, flash units, binoculars, scopes, and eyepieces.

For more than 90 years, PENTAX has developed durable, reliable products that meet the needs of adventurous consumers and businesses. With headquarters in Golden, Colorado, PENTAX Imaging Company is a division of Hoya Corporation.

On July 1, 2011, Hoya announced an agreement to transfer the PENTAX Imaging Systems business to RICOH Corporation. The effective date of the sale is set for October 1, 2011. Additional details may be found here: www.pentaximaging.com/news


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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX9V reviewed

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With PSN issues have, April and May were sure not banner months for Sony. Things are looking up for the electronics maker in June, nevertheless, with well-received PlayStation Vita and NEX-C3 camera announcements finally period, and now a top assessment for its highly-capable Cyber-shot DSC-HX9V point-and-shoot over at Picturing Journal. The 16.2 megapixel camera includes a 16x wide-angle zip lense and a 921K-dot 3-inch LCD, and the reviews situation highlighted the cam's excellent soul character and 1080p recording becharm, achievement so far as to say that the "Sony CyberShot DSC-HX9V is the unsurpassable travel-zoom camera that we've reviewed to day." Hot curst! and it looks equal this superzoom delivers for progressive shooters as surface, with a 10 fps full-res feature style, awash drill interact, and an f/3.3 wide-angle aperture. We're oversubscribed. If you don't essential to stair up to the slightly large and pricier NEX programme, this über-versatile digicam seems to be the incoming giving a 16x, 24-384mm rising lens, 16.2 megapixel back-illuminated Exmor R CMOS sensor, built-in GPS tracking dead with a circle, rich 1080p high-definition video recording with biaural stable and HDMI product and 3D Reach Panoramas and 3D Solace Images. Otherwise key features of the well-appointed Sony HX9V let Trenchant Wield Panoramas, which now let a 42.9 megapixel drunk declaration average, a 3 inch LCD surface with 921,000-dots, 10fps activity shooting way at rumbling spell you're shooting handheld HD video, Reasonable Motorcar Quality, Show and afloat Practice propulsion modes, and connectedness for both Memory Position PRO Duo and Guaranteed Digital cards. The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX9V is forthcoming in negro for £339.99 / $349.99.

Lens
Optical Zoom :   16x
Precision Digital Zoom :   Approx. 64x (Total)
Smart Zoom    up to 115x (with VGA)
F :   3.3-5.9
Focal Length (f= mm) :   4.28-68.48
Focal Length (f=35mm conversion) :   24-384
Macro (cm) :   iAuto (W:Approx.5cm(0.16') to Infinity, T:Approx.120cm(3.94') to Infinity)
Filter Diameter (mm) :   NO
Conversion Lens compatibility :   NO
Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar Lens  :  NO
Sony G  :  YES


Image Sensory
CCD Type :   Exmor R™ CMOS Sensor
Size (Inches) :   1/2.3 type(7.77mm)

Camera
Effective Pixels (Megapixels) :   Approx. 16.2
Bionz Processor :   YES
Face Detection :   YES
Smile Shutter :   YES
Soft Skin Mode :   YES
Background Defocus :   YES
GPS :   YES
Waterproof :   NO
Backlight correction :   YES
Sweep Panorama :   NO
Intelligent Sweep Panorama :   YES
Underwater Sweep Panorama :   NO
3D Sweep Panorama :   YES
Clear RAW NR :   YES
Auto Focus Area (Multi Point) :   9 points (Under Face Undetected)
Auto Focus Area (Centre weighted) :   YES
Auto Focus Area (Spot) :   NO
Auto Focus Area (Flexible Spot) :   YES
Manual Focus :   YES 
Aperture Auto Mode :   YES
Aperture Priority Mode :   NO
Aperture Manual Mode :   YES
Shutter Speed Auto Mode (sec) :   iAuto(2"" - 1/1600) / Program Auto(1"" - 1/1600) / Manual(30""-1/1600)
NR Slow Shutter :   1/3sec or slower
Hand Shake Alert :   YES
Exposure Control :   ± 2.0EV, 1/3EV step
White Balance  :  Auto (intelligent), Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent1, Fluorescent2, Fluorescent3, Incandescent, Flash, One Push, One Push Set, White Balance Sift
Automatic White Balance :   YES (Intelligent)
Light Metering (Multi Pattern) :   YES
Light Metering (Centre weighted) :   YES
Light Metering (Spot) :   YES 
Sharpness Setting :   YES
Saturation Setting  :  YES
Contrast Setting  :  YES
ISO Sensitivity (REI) :   Auto / 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600 / 3200 
Scene Selection :   11 (Auto / Portrait / Backlight Portrait / Twilight Portrait / Twilight / Backlight / Macro / Landscape / Infant / Spotlight / Low Light )

SteadyShot
SteadyShot capability :   YES
Optical SteadyShot capability :   YES

Auto Focus System
AF Illuminator :   Auto / Off

Built-In-Flash
Flash Mode :   Auto / Flash On / Slow Syncro / Flash Off
Pre-flash :   YES
Red-Eye Correction :   Auto / On / Off
Auto Daylight Synchronized Flash :   YES
Distance limitations using Flash (m) :   ISO Auto: Approx.0.25-Approx.5.6m (Approx.0.820'-Approx.18.4')(W) / Approx.1.2-Approx.3.0m(Approx.3.94'-Approx.9.84')(T), ISO3200: up to Approx.7.9m(Approx25.9')(W) / Approx.4.4m(Approx14.4')(T)

LCD/ Viewfinder
LCD Screen Size (inches) :    7.5cm (3.0 type)
LCD Total Dots Number :   921.600
LCD Monitor Type :   TFT
Auto Bright Monitoring :   YES
Optical Viewfinder :   NO
Electrical Viewfinder :   NO

Recording
Recording Media :   Memory Stick™ Duo / Memory Stick PRO Duo™(Mark2 only) / Memory Stick PRO Duo™ High Speed (No Speed Advantage) / Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo™ (No Speed Advantage)
Recording Media II :   SD Memory Card(Class4 or Higher for movie), SDHC/SDXC Memory Card(Class4 or Higher for movie)
Recording Format :   JPEG
DCF (Design rule for Camera File System) :   YES
DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) :   YES
Burst Mode (shots) :   Approx.10 fps(10 shots)
Burst Interval (approximately sec) :   Approx.0.1 sec.(10 shots) 
Still Image size (16M 4608 x 3456) :   YES
Still Image size (14M 4320 x 3240) :   NO 
Still Image size (13M 4224 x 3168) :  NO
Still Image size (12M 4000 x 3000) :   NO
Still Image size (10M 3648 x 2736) :   YES 
Still Image size (9.0M, 3456 x 2592) :   NO
Still Image size (8.0M, 3264 x 2448) :   NO
Still Image size (7.2M 3072 x 2304)  :  NO
Still Image size (5.0M, 2592 x 1944) :   YES
Still Image size (3.1M, 2048 x 1536) :   NO
Still Image size (VGA, 640 x 480) :   YES
Still Image size (16:9 mode, 1920 x 1080) :   YES
Still Image size (16:9 mode, 4,608 x 2,592) :   YES
Still Image size (16:9 mode, 4,320 x 2,432) :   NO
Still Image size (16:9 mode, 4000 x 2248)   : NO 
Still Image size (3:2 mode, 4000 x 2672) :   NO
Still Image size (3:2 mode 3648 x 2432) :   NO
Still Image size (3:2 mode 3456 x 2304) :   NO
2D Panorama    7,152 x 1,080(204deg) / 4,912 x 1,080(140deg) / 4,912 x 1,920(149deg) / 3,424 x 1,920(104deg) / HR (10,480 x 4,096, 196deg)
3D Panorama    7,152 x 1,080(204deg) / 4,912 x 1,080(140deg) / 4,912 x 1,920(149deg) / 3,424 x 1,920(104deg) / 1,920 x 1,080(55deg)
Moving Image Size (1280x720 30fps Fine Approx.9Mbps) :   NO
Moving Image Size (1280x720 30fps Standard Approx.6Mbps) :   NO
Moving Image Size (640x480 30fps Approx.3Mbps) :   NO
Moving Image Size (320x240 30fps) :   NO
Moving Image Size (AVCHD 1920 x 1080(50i, Interlace) Approx.17Mbps(Average bit-rate)) :   YES
Moving Image Size (AVCHD 1440 x 1080(50i, Interlace) Approx.9Mbps(Average bit-rate)) :   YES
Moving Image Size (MP4/AVI 1440 x 1080 Approx.25fps Progressive) Approx.12Mbps(Average bit-rate)) :   YES
Moving Image Size (MP4/AVI 1280 x 720 Approx.25fps Progressive) Approx.6Mbps(Average bit-rate))    : YES
Moving Image Size (MP4/AVI 640 x 480 Approx.25fps Progressive) Approx.3Mbps(Average bit-rate))    : YES
Moving Image Size (AVCHD 1920 x 1080(50i, Interlace) Approx.24Mbps(Average bit-rate)) :  YES

Playback/ Edit
HD (High Definition) Playback :   Under 16M(4,608 x 3,456)
Slideshow Playback :   YES
Slideshow with Music :   YES
Slideshow Movie  :  YES
Trimming :   YES
Playback Zoom  :  YES (8x)
Cue & Review (MPEG) :   YES
Index Playback :   16 / 25 images (Date / Folder-Still / Folder-Movie / AVCHD)
Image Rotation :   YES
Auto Image Rotation :   YES
Auto grouping and & Best Picture Recognition :   YES

General
Battery Remaining Indicator :   YES
Histogram Indicator :   YES
Exposure Warning Indicator :   YES
Disk / Memory Stick remaining indicator :   YES
PTP (Picture Transfer Protocol) :   NO
Print Image Matching  :  YES
PictBridge :   NO
Shop Front Mode :   YES
Start up time (approximately sec) :   Approx. 2.3 sec.
Menu Language    English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Polish, Czech, Hungarian , Turkish, Greek, Bulgarian, Croatian, Romanian

Jacks
Multi use Terminal with HD :   Type3b, AV ( SD ) / USB / DCIN
Multi use Terminal :   YES
AV Out :   NO
USB 2.0 Hi-Speed  :  YES

Power/ Others
Battery System  :  Lithium N
Supplied Battery :   NP-BG1
Stamina (battery life) with the supplied battery(s) in normal shooting condition  :  410 shots, 205min (CIPA standard with LCD screen on)
Battery for Clock  :  Manganese-Lithium (MS614SE)
Weight (g) :   Approx. 215g (7.6oz.)
Weight with Accessories (g) :   Approx. 245g (8.6oz.)
Supplied Software :   Picture Motion Browser (Windows only), PMP Portable, Music Transfer
Supplied Accessories :   Rechargeable Battery Pack(NP-BG1), USB charger(AC-UB10/10B), USB cable, Wrist strap, CD-ROM


Dimensions
Width (mm)  :  104.8
Height (mm) :   59.0
Depth (mm) :   33.9
source : photographyblog

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