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New Mid-range DSLR: Pentax K-S1

 

Pentax introduced new small DSLR Pentax K-S1. It has simple design but packs advanced capabilities. Following different design philosophy, it has LED lights on power switch, mode dial, OK button and grip. Not only those LED glows, but acts various functions like green light during still and red during video on power switch, number of LED on grip denotes number of face detection and so on. The camera itself is available in 12 different color combinations.

 

This camera has smartphone support (iOS6 or later and Android 4.2 or later). Simply installing FLUCARD FOR PENTAX 16GB memory card, user can release the shutter, view live image as well as browse and download images recorded on the card using smartphone.

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It captures Full HD videos at 30/25/24 frame rate in H.264 recording format which assures flawless, high-quality movies even with fast-moving subjects. It has build in stereo microphone for recording natural sound during video recording.

The main highlight features of Pentax K-S1 are:

 

 

• Camera status LED indication (still image mode, video mode and face detection)

• 20MP CMOS sensor

• PRIME MII image processing engine

• Max ISO: 51200

• Built-in shake reduction

• Optical viewfinder (100% field of view, 0.95x magnification)

• Solid Glass Pentaprism

• Top shutter speed: 1/6000 sec

• 5.3 fps burst rate

• 11 AF points (9-point cross sensor)

• 3-inch, 920,000 dot resolution LCD screen

• LED Indicators, Design

• No Anti-Aliasing Filter (Software filter simulator included

Faster Focusing Method for Burst Shooting with DSLRs patented by Canon, may never come any time soon.

As camera manufacturers started taking mirrorless route, still plenty of companies are dedicated for top-class DSLRs. Mirrorless cameras are announced each year with massive specs bumps, And while the mirrorless market is seeing a massive jump in specs with each passing year, the DSLR market is holding its grounds with their less mechanical counterparts.

Canon has patented and may use phase-detection auto-focus sensor very soon. In the burst mode, after you frame the subject and press the shutter, phase-detection pixels will handle the auto-focus workload.This means that rather than lifting and lowering the mirror for each exposure, the mirror stays in it’s upright position, letting the sensor handle the workload. This helps in drastic imporvement in the frame-rate over the current DSLRs, showing best of both worlds photography– DLSRs and mirrorless.

For this method, it requires some sort of hybrid optical/electronic viewfinder, however the patent doesn’t show as much of such technology, we still are unknown what’s coming or we may never see it into a Canon camera anytime soon.