· Pentax K-30 Digital SLR Review

• The body is made of sturdy sense of security, you feel the response was firm. Eject the SD card, the problem is not hard to do but some get used to it. Optical viewfinder is bright and clear.
• battery life is 410 sheets standard CIPA, in the live action was able (without flash) to shoot more than 600. K-30 AA battery holder in the option, corresponding to the AA batteries.
• OVF when using AF speed is very fast, live view, so slow significantly, except in still-life shooting in live view should be avoided. In Live View, loud operating noise can be felt much hesitation because of the focus also. Start-up time is very fast, but also excellent to wait for the next shot from the shoot.
• color reproduction is very good, especially the tone of the skin color is wonderful. But good detail. AF exposure and is reliable. Camera shake correction up to about 1/10 seconds, a sharp image is obtained.
• up to 400 is very little noise from ISO100. Begin with 1600 and clothe noise than ISO800. Noise becomes more pronounced in ISO3200, but become more pronounced with Zara of noise in ISO6400, (the color chart) color thin is still very clean. Some people may decide that the best noise sensitivity is significantly noticeable in ISO12800, this is available. ISO25600 is a big noise but, color is still good riding.
• auto white balance, in the Toka become warm glow, but, in the preset is much more natural results can be obtained. In addition, under fluorescent lights is inclined to (amber) Amber slightly, in the preset will be more natural.
• video features is the same as the K-01, ISO and shutter speed in manual mode can be adjusted during recording. The white balance can be set before recording, during recording can not be set. Camera shake correction is very effective in shooting a movie on hand.
• K-30 has many features packed into a compact body. The price is 599 pounds, as dust and water SLR is a great cost performance. Image quality is excellent as well as the dynamic color range, good detail With the proper lens. People who are looking to upgrade or from Kr, the camera of dust and water is an excellent choice.
good point
• : great color that it is compatible formats, DNG, uses AA batteries less noise, dust and water video, image stabilization, continuous shooting of the second frame 6 /, has been improved, the adapter possible can be used as a peaking focus in Live View, dust and water as SLR is cheap.
there is no microphone terminal and terminal slow HDMI, memory card is difficult to retrieve, and AF Live View Bad:
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K-30 is not what wacky new features, such as the adoption was polished and dust and water finder, dial 2 of 100% field of view, a fundamental part of as a camera, of concepts such as intermediate machine It is the entry model. Ride quality is good color, sharpness impression is sharper than for the low-pass or a thin K-5.