New Pentax 'Bridge' Camera - X70?


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This has been reported/rumored at several websites already. Seems Pentax is gonna announce a new prosumer level p&s digital camera on PMA, an X70:

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It's the first time that Pentax is releasing something like this, but heard it's an OEM product though, not even made by Pentax :confused:

PMA is just hours away, let's see what else Pentax got for us this year :)

BTW, some related discussion about this new camera can be found here:

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036&message=31162202

http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-news-rumors/52744-pentax-bridge-camera.html

http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-news-rumors/48978-pentax-will-introduce-new-camera-pma.html
 

Interesting; I saw it on DPreview too.

If it has good Pentax glass on the front and a decent sensor, it might make a good P&Ser for daytime shoots when one doesn't feel like carrying dslr or swapping lenses. At the very least, a viable alternative to the Panny FZ series.

I wonder if Samsung is the OEM?
 

The article in PentaxForums pointed to an Olympus E-620 with the 4th pics being the one with the Pentax badge. Hmmm..... Pentax asking Oly to OEM for them . . . :think:
 

Er... ok....

Its a bridge cam.
Its used to bridge the market between pns and dslrs :)

pun intended
 

meh. boring.small sensor.
 

But have you seen the Samsung version?
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SEOUL, KOREA– March 2, 2009 – Samsung Digital Imaging Co., Ltd. used PMA 2009 as the global launching pad for the NX Series, the company’s revolutionary new family of hybrid digital cameras. A new concept digital camera, the NX Series offers the performance and image quality of a DSLR and the portability and convenience of a compact point-and-shoot. With the NX Series, Samsung will become a global leader in the new hybrid market.

Samsung’s new NX Series bridges the gap between a DSLR and compact point-and-shoot digital camera by combining the benefits of both in one new model. Like conventional DSLRs, the NX Series utilizes an APS‑C sized image sensor providing a much larger surface area to gather light and produce higher-quality images than comparable digital camera systems. Unlike a DSLR, the NX Series does not feature a mirror box and employs an ultra-precise Electronic Viewfinder (EVF).

The use of an EVF has allowed Samsung engineers to significantly reduce the size and weight of the new camera system by decreasing the distance between the lens and image sensor (flange back) by approximately 60% compared to traditional DSLRs. In addition to utilizing the EVF, consumers can also take advantage of the camera’s Live View functionality to frame their shots on the NX Series’ high‑resolution screen.

Samsung has recently intensified its focus on the digital imaging market and established a separate company dedicated exclusively to digital imaging in Samsung Digital Imaging Company. The new company was formed to focus on the development of its digital still cameras around world’s first and best in class features, design, and easy-to-use interfaces, and will work towards achieving the company’s stated goal of becoming the world’s leading digital imaging company.

“We estimate that the hybrid digital camera market will be over 20% of the global digital still camera market by 2012,” said Sang-jin Park, CEO of Samsung Digital Imaging Company. “With the release of the NX Series, a digital camera that combines the strengths of a DSLR and compact digital camera, Samsung Digital Imaging will become a global leader in the new hybrid digital camera market and achieve the company’s goal to become the global leader in the digital camera market by 2012.”

Samsung Digital Imaging Company also creates a much more efficient vertical alignment between related Samsung affiliate business units including semiconductor, LCD panel and consumer electronics. This new vertical alignment will create competitive advantages for Samsung by fostering greater collaboration between Samsung affiliate business units and allowing the company to develop and deliver highly-innovative digital imaging products that set the standard for the industry, including the newly unveiled NX Series.

The first model of NX Series will be available in the second-half of 2009.

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i hate bridge cameras: neither here nor there...
 

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