23 March 2007
Pentax has launched a new high-end digital compact, the Optio A30. Featuring 10.0 effective megapixels, the latest optics and Pentax's enhanced anti-shake reduction technology, this camera produces superb quality images in a compact body.
Both novices and photographic enthusiasts will benefit from the Optio A30's superior shake reduction feature that helps users perfectly capture images, even in the most challenging of circumstances.
The Optio A30 combines 10.0 effective megapixels, with a 1/1.8 inch CCD and an smc PENTAX zoom lens, creating images with class leading detail and colour reproduction. The camera boasts enhanced anti-shake technology that features three new functions; improved shake reduction accuracy; a Digital SR mode that automatically changes the camera's sensitivity according to the brightness of the subject, to effectively reduce camera-shake and subject blurring; and a Movie SR shake reduction function exclusively for capturing movies.
The 3x optical zoom camera also features a new 2.5 inch LCD monitor that offers improved screen brightness, for easier viewing outdoors, particularly in strong sunlight. Housed in a tough, lightweight aluminium casing and finished in a stylish black, the Optio A30 is sale now at a guide price of £199.99.