Pentax debuts a pair of 7 megapixel Optios, the T30 and M30

by Paul Miller, posted Jan 22nd 2007 at 8:35PM

We spotted that Optio E30 compact camera from Pentax right before CES, but now it has some 7 megapixel company in the form of the Optio T30 (pictured) and Optio M30. The real hotness is going on in the former: the T30 packs a 3-inch touchscreen LCD, 3x zoom and 7.1 megapixel CCD, along with face recognition for beefing up auto focus and auto exposure, high ISO digital shake reduction and some stylus-based frivolities. Other fun facts include Pentax's claim that the camera is the thinnest to offer a 3-inch touchscreen and 3x optical zoom, along wth a 3200 ISO, SDHC compatibility and 20MB of built-in memory. Pentax lines up most of the same specs for its Optio M30, even including that off-the-chain -- and we're sure incredibly grainy -- 3200 ISO, but instead of a touchscreen, this M30 concentrates on a 0.7-inch thick aluminum body and a fancy auto-macro mode for spiffing up those closeups. Both cameras should be out in March, with the T30 going for $350, while the M30 will run you $200. Peep a couple more angles of these cams after the break.

[Via Lets Go Digital]

Filed under: Digital Cameras

Tags: 7 megapixel, 7.1 megapixel, 7.1Megapixel, 7Megapixel, m30, optio, pentax, t30, touchscreen

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Low Ranked

John Doe @ Jan 22nd 2007 9:36PM

Generic crappy cameras!
YAY!!!!

Highly Ranked

Kevin @ Jan 22nd 2007 9:59PM

Pentax may not be the biggest company in the digital imaging business, but they continually produce great cameras with solid optics. Definitely not generic or crappy.

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Kris @ Jan 22nd 2007 10:46PM

That is not to bad of a camera,

I have a Pentax but it only has 3.8 mega pixels

I have picture on my blog that I have taken with it.

http://fishingwithme.blogspot.com/

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hsuyangchang @ Jan 22nd 2007 10:54PM

Pentax is not generic, that's for sure.

Glad to see more touchscreen digicams. I already have the Sony N1 though.

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mike808 @ Jan 22nd 2007 11:50PM

I have the M10 and it definitely is best-in-class for the price.
The optics are excellent for the price, and the features up the yin-yang.
Most of the pics I've taken have turned out quite good. The things I don't like are the relatively low quality of focusing in the movie feature, and the digital zoom should be avoided. Do that with the Gimp or Photoshop.

The M30 looks to be an improvement on what is a decent product line.

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