That 10MP sensor is far too small to be the one for the K10D. Expect a Sony sensor, either the D200 sensor or the 3fps version from the Alpha A100.
-Adam Bob Sullivan wrote: >New cameras announced today - from Yahoo News. > >http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20060703/tc_zd/182435 > >The article is quoted below, in case the link won't work for non-subscribers. > >I think Pentax has made a deal with Samsung trying to get out of the >P&S digital all together. This line was unprofitable and Samsung has >the consumer electronics distribution channels to try and achieve >profitable mass market sales. > >Is this our new 10 megapixel sensor? > >Regards, Bob S. > > > >>Determined to make consumers notice, Samsung has gone back to the >> >> >drawing board to redesign its point-and-shoot digital cameras. The >results can be seen in three new digital cameras the company announced >today—the NV3, NV7, and NV10—all part of the new NV series of >point-and-shoot cameras. Aside from the new name, the new offerings >also have some unique form factors and intriguing features. > >Samsung is keeping pace with the ever-increasing megapixel counts in >the camera industry, offering two 7-megapixel cameras, the NV3 and the >NV7, and one 10-megapixel camera, the NV10. But the increased >resolutions only tell part of the story. What's truly striking about >these three cameras is that they are very small, thin, and light. For >the NV3 and the NV10, which both have a 3X optical zoom, this isn't >such a big deal. But the NV7 sports a 7X optical zoom, yet the body is >only about 0.8 inches thick, 4.2 inches wide, and 2.5 inches wide. >They're also smartly designed, doing away with the stodgy look of >Samsung's Digimax series. > >All the cameras will feature the company's electronic Advanced Shake >Reduction system, and the NV7 will also include a mechanical vibration >system, called "Optical Picture Stabilization." All three cameras will >also have video capabilities (with sound), and feature a 2.5-inch LCD. > >--- > >The suggested retail prices of the NV3, NV7, and NV10 will be $349.99, >$449.99, and $399.99, respectively. All three will be available in the >fall. << > > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
