Digital Camera - Ken Gilbert
Digital Camera - Ken Gilbert
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5<br />
Pentax k-7<br />
Refreshingly simple, surprisingly complex<br />
B ristling<br />
with highend<br />
features,the K-’s<br />
headline attractions<br />
include built-in sensorshift<br />
imagestabilisation thatgives<br />
a .-stop advantage with any lens,<br />
automatic lens corrections for<br />
chromatic aberration and distortion,<br />
plus a multiple exposure feature<br />
completewith HDR shooting<br />
facilities. Forthis trick, the camera<br />
captures three exposures with<br />
different exposuresettingsand<br />
“Sensor resolution weighs in at<br />
14.6Mp,which is only topped by<br />
the two Canons in the test”<br />
Around the back… PENTAX K-7<br />
Straightforward yet sophisticated, the k-7 is entirely intuitive<br />
Viewfinder<br />
The viewfinder is a<br />
100% coverage<br />
pentaprism with a<br />
0.92x magnification<br />
LCD screen<br />
The high 921k<br />
resolution makes<br />
this agood quality<br />
three-inch LCD<br />
then automatically merges them<br />
together in-camera.<br />
HD video resolution goes all the<br />
way up to 1536x1024 pixels, but in 3:2<br />
aspect ratio – the best widescreen<br />
formatisarelatively meagre720p.On<br />
the plus side,you do getastereomic<br />
Four-way pad<br />
This nowdoubles<br />
up on functions,<br />
enabling quick<br />
access to settings<br />
Menu button<br />
This unleashes a<br />
barrage of features,<br />
functions and<br />
special effects<br />
KITzONE<br />
Sub-£750 SlrS teSteD<br />
Mode dial The Mode dial has aneatlocking<br />
system to prevent accidental switching<br />
Nice touch The topLCD screen illuminates<br />
with a half-press of the shutter button<br />
input socket. This exotic featureset is<br />
neatly wrapped up in a compact but<br />
natural-handling and highlydurable<br />
body, based on astainless steel alloy<br />
chassis and magnesium alloy shell.<br />
The pentaprism viewfinder is equally<br />
impressive, being the onlyone here<br />
offering a full 100% field of view,<br />
rather than slightly cropping in on the<br />
captured image, along with a generous<br />
0.94xmagnification. Sensor<br />
resolution weighs in at 14.6Mp, which<br />
is surpassed only by the two Canon<br />
cameras in the test,while asecond<br />
LCDonthe topplate givesadedicated<br />
display of shooting settings.<br />
Another nicetouch is the huge<br />
selection of built-in special effects,<br />
which rangefromToy <strong>Camera</strong>and<br />
Retro to Star Burst, Water Colour and<br />
Fisheye. You can use many of these<br />
directly while shooting, although the<br />
processing time between shotsis<br />
greatlyextended. Amajor plus point<br />
for beginnersisthatthe K-7is<br />
amazinglyintuitive and delivers<br />
excellent resultsinfullyautomatic<br />
modes, while still putting advanced<br />
settings within easy reach of more<br />
adventurous photographers.<br />
FEATuRES<br />
IMAGE QuALITy<br />
Overall<br />
hANDLING<br />
VALuE<br />
<strong>Digital</strong><strong>Camera</strong> July2010<br />
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