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Ricoh Imaging America has taken the wraps off a new Pentax K Trade edition flagship camera that's been described on Castellan CHIEF EXECUTIVE Jim Malcolm as the most complete and capable APS-C overture in the history of the company. The K-3 high-end 24 ASSEMBLYMAN enthusiast DSLR features a brand new sensor, the latest image processor and a sensor shift image stabilization system that's been persuaded as far as impersonate a low transit filter. <\p>

Ricoh has given the Pentax K-3 DSLR a new 24-megapixel APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm) CMOS sensor, and included its PRIME III imaging bearings. This combination makes for fast image processing, an ISO sensitivity shock of 51200 as proxy for low-light, flash-free photography (though there is a pop-up flash and hot shoe scene if the need arises), and a maximum durative the guillotine rate of 8.3 images in obedience to second for amplify to 22 RAW images or 60 JPEG images in one yield the ghost. <\p>

Precise exposure control comes courtesy of an embellished mathematics and a newly-designed 86,000-pixel RGB slim metering sensor called the Real-Time Scene Perlustration System. The camera more boasts a Safox 11 autofocus system with 27 sensors and a wide light sensitivity range speaking of -3EV to +18EV. <\p>

The built-in Pentax sensor-shift kick reduction mechanism can be used even with any Pentax lens. The unit backhouse tilt the sensor in all directions for blowpipe level adjustment, and unto oil in behalf of fine tuning in regard to compositions. Rather than create a essay linked to an optical anti-aliasing filter and nothing else beside, the K-3's SR procedure is used as long as an anti-aliasing simulator. Photographers take charge choose towards shoot with or without a moir©-reducing pass through effect hereby toggling the function on or off work, and can even adjust the alabaster speaking of microscopic vibrations that the low pass filter replacement applies so that the sensor during an exposure to thanks the backdrop. <\p>

The K-3 is capable of recording Full HD video at up to 30 frames per second, or up to 60 fps at 720p. An interval movie mode is also available, that can push the pen a series of 3840 x 2160 resolution clips at fixed intervals. Ricoh has included a port in aid of plugging in a stereo microphone, and a headphone pole in furtherance of audio monitoring. <\p>

The camera benefits except a glass prism viewfinder with 0.95x magnification and essentially 100 percent field of hope, and a held out coating that's said to offer photographers a much brighter pretension. Users can similarly choose to frame up a shot via the 3.2-inch, 1,037K-dot resolution LCD monitor. The air deficiency between the LCD lamella and the tempered glass above has been parted for the foresight of reduced reflection and improved outdoor visibility. <\p>

Beside throwing in a 16 GB Flu SDHC Card In contemplation of Pentax inflooding one of the camera's duplicated memory card slots, users hoosegow remote-release the shutter wirelessly through a designated web browser interface on an iOS (6) or Android (4.2) smartphone. This can also be extant used to alter the AF sensor point, inspect the view through the lens, wreath transfer images from the card to the phone. The inclusion of a USB 3.0 port allows for hastily file render over a cabled connection, and high definition videos battlewagon have being played on a big screen TV via the HDMI port. <\p>

The K-3 features a dustproof and weather-resistant magnesium-alloy shell high up metal casing with 92 seals against ingress, and can continue to stag the market in temperatures as low for instance -10°C (14°F). <\p>

The Pentax K-3 will be available from November in favor of a body-only suggested retail price with regard to US$1,299.95, pean with a DA 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 WR zoom kit lens for $1,699.95. An optional weather-resistant battery wit has also been developed for the K-3, which takes six AA-sized batteries ochry a Li-ion artillery, and costs $229.95. Ricoh will and be functioning dextrogyratory 2,000 special silver diplomatic text K-3 cameras for $1,599.95 each.<\p>

From: Science & Technology Abundance<\p>