Due out in September, the Q7 will house a 12-million-pixel imaging sensor (without a low-pass filter) and will sit above the Q10 in the Q-system family.<\/p>\n
Pentax claims it has improved the signal-to-noise ratio by 60%, to boost image quality especially at high ISOs.<\/p>\n
And, using Pentax’s shake-reduction system, the Q7 offers a 3-stop advantage, compared to two stops on the current Q10, which will continue in the range.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, a new imaging processor (Q Engine) will speed-up the camera’s start-up time to one second (1.8sec on the Q10), according to Pentax.<\/p>\n
Other trumpeted improvements include the addition of an electronic level, a Quick Dial – to which the user can assign five functions – and Eye-Fi card compatibility, allowing wireless transfer of images to a computer, smartphone or tablet.<\/p>\n
Pentax also claims to have improved AF accuracy in low light.<\/p>\n
The camera carries creative tools such as \u2018bokeh control’ and photographers can shoot at a maximum ISO of 12,800.<\/p>\n
Features also include a 3in (460,000-dot) LCD screen, Full HD movies and a dust removal system. <\/p>\n
Pentax is also set to release a body-cap style Mount Shield lens, which is around 7mm thick and weighs 8g. <\/p>\n
Features include a focus range of 30cm-2m and an aperture of f\/9, according to the spec sheet.<\/p>\n
It is designed to deliver the 35mm viewing angle equivalent to a 53mm lens on the Q7, for example, and will be the seventh lens for the Q system when it is due to go on sale in September.<\/p>\n
A Pentax lens road map \u2013 shown at a London press briefing \u2013 revealed plans to launch a \u2018wide’ lens, and a \u2018telephoto macro’, possibly as early as this year.<\/p>\n
\u2018We are committed to the Q system,’ said Pentax Ricoh Imaging UK’s product co-ordinator Stephen Sanderson, who added: \u2018The Q has been massive in Japan.’<\/p>\n
The Q7 will be out in 120 colour combinations and the kit will include a 23-70mm [equivalent] lens.<\/p>\n
Prices have yet to be confirmed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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