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Pentax Optio X90

Pentax X90 12.1 MP Digital Camera with 26x Super-Telephoto Triple Shake Stabilized Zoom and 2.7-Inch LCD

Photography (Pentax)

Pentax

Price: $349.95

New Price: $463.39

Powerful automatic operation or creative manual and priority modes

Triple Shake Reduction technology includes a mechanical sensor-shift mechanism

30 in 1 Portable Precision Electronic Screw Driver Set for Pentax camera

Home Improvement (CellularFactory)

CellularFactory


New Price: $9.99

Multi-purpose Electronic Screwdriver Set is ideal for home shop and work place.

Rubber wrapped plastic handle features sturdy metal chuck to keep the adapter shaft in place.

Black Lanyard Charm for Pentax camera

Wireless (CellularFactory)

CellularFactory


New Price: $1.99

Long enough to wear around your neck

Durable yet fashionable braided design

ATC Premium Pentax D-Li88 Sanyo DB-L80 Battery Home Travel Charger with Car Adapter for Sanyo DB-L80 Battery Charger DCC1-DC89

GPS or Navigation System (ATC)

ATC


New Price: $6.58

Brand New Replacement Product, Works as Genuine Parts.

Note:Battery charger only, Does not plug directly into your digital. Charge status LED turns from red to green when battery is fully charged.

Pentax Optio WG-2 Digital Camera, Black

Photography (Pentax)

Pentax

Price: $349.95

New Price: $290.86

Discount: $59.09 (17%)

16Mp Resolution

5x Optical Zoom/36x Combined Zoom

Pentax Optio X90


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Pentax Optio X90 Digital Camera Review

The exposure system the X90 is equipped with works very well in a wide range of conditions, especially when the face detection feature is active. In these situations the camera's meter is very difficult to fool indeed. In contrasty scenes, the multi pattern metering system tends to produce bright exposures keeping detail in the shadows, at the expense of the highlights. This will mean shots of backlit subjects should be well exposed. In cases where they aren't exposure compensation can be activated through a range of plus or minus two stops. Noise performance with the X90 is typical of many other compact CCD based digital cameras, with images up to ISO200 showing no significant signs of noise. At ISO400 the softening effects of noise reduction can be seen on fine detail, even though the levels of noise still appear quite low. This trend continues, with each ISO setting showing increasing levels of noise and softening due to noise reduction, although images at ISO800 should still be suitable for postcard size prints. Beyond this setting the snowy appearance starts to take over and colour saturation suffers due to the camera's attempts to reduce coloured speckles in images. Images taken at ISO3200 and ISO6400 should still be suitable for sharing on the web at small sizes though. When shooting under incandescent light, the X90's auto white balance seems to perform quite well, leaving only a slight colour cast in images. Under the same conditions the incandescent preset also performs...

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