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New DSLR announced on 1/24/2008

I just visited the famous forum where in HK and read the news that pentax will announce new DSLR on 01/24/2008 (next year). The new model will be K20D and K200D which are the upgraded model of K10D and K100D. The specification are below. I don't it is true or not. Hope pentax will release new models of DSLR ASAP. Cheers.

I am not good in translation english, so i try my best. Sorry !!

K20D
- 14 MP APS-C CMOS but it is not from SONY, mentioned it is develiped by PENTAX
- with live view LCD
- new engine for management photos and support 14bit RAW fomat
- with improvement of SR
- body similar to K10D

Yes I know someone who knows people at Pentax China and he confirmed the dates of January 24, 2007 for the press conferences. Apparently Pentax booked such events at least in Tokyo, Beijing and Shanghai.

New DSLR announced on 1/24/2008 (next year): Pentax SLR Talk Forum: Digital Photography Review
(and links noted there)

Babelfish:

K20D (K10D upgrade Model)
- 14MP APS-C CMOS Sony 12MP CMOS Pentax -- Greater than 14 MP's APS-C format CMOS sensor: sensor is not Sony's 12 MP CMOS, but Pentax its own design, sensor manufacturers temporarily is still not clear, it is possible Samsung
- 14-bit RAW K10D 22-bit ADC -- New image processing engine designed to support the 14 - bit RAW format, whether to adopt and K10D the 22 - bit ADC is not clear. K10D 22-bit ADC, 12-bit RAW (K10D is 22 - bit ADC, 12-bit RAW output)
- Live View LCD -- Live View LCD
- SR -- Further improving the SR fuselage Anti-Shake system
- K10D -- Sealed with K10D similar fuselage design, the Custom Function menu will be strengthened, the shooting rate is upgrading the current uncertainty, there are also relatively limited upgrade estimates, as growth in the need to completely re-design of the shutter and reflector system.

K200D (K100D Super escalation models)
- K10D Sony 10MP APS-C CCD -- K10D same Sony 10MP APS-C CCD sensor
- K10D 22-bit ADC 12-bit RAW -- Do not have K10D the 22 - bit ADC output for the 12 - bit RAW format
- K100D 10 RAW K10D JPEG 3fps -- Than K100D greater memory buffer, about shooting 10 or so can the RAW format, similar K10D only limited by the memory card capacity JPEG unlimited shooting, shooting rate not more than three fps
- K100D pentamirror CR-V3 4 AA -- And K100D similar fuselage design, the viewfinder is pentamirror, electricity is still CR-V3 or four AA
- Other small improvement

Fuller variant:

K20D (K10D upgrade Model)

- 14MP APS-C CMOS Sony 12MP CMOS Pentax Cypress -- Greater than 14 MP's APS-C format CMOS sensor: sensor is not Sony's 12 MP CMOS, but Pentax its own design, sensor manufacturers temporarily is still not clear, it is possible Samsung or Cypress
- 14-bit RAW K10D 22-bit ADC -- New image processing engine designed to support the 14 - bit RAW format, whether to adopt and K10D the 22 - bit ADC is not clear. K10D 22-bit ADC, 12-bit RAW (K10D is 22 - bit ADC, 12-bit RAW output)
- Live View LCD -- Larger, wide viewing angles Live View LCD
- SR -- Further improving the SR fuselage Anti-Shake system
- K10D -- K10D similar fuselage design sealed stainless steel skeleton
- AF -- The Custom menu function will be significantly strengthened, and may include different camera memory can offset fine-tuning the AF.
- *ist D K10D PC Sync K20D -- * Ist D there, and K10D canceled flash socket PC Sync will K20D regression
- K100D/K10D K20D TTL P-TTL -- And K100D/K10D, K20D still not be compatible with traditional TTL flashing lights, only P-TTL
- K10D -- And K10D一样, wireless primers can be flash external flashing lights flash, but which still can not use flash, high-speed synchronous
- *ist D K20D -- From the * ist D began to be canceled, many users call for the restoration of the old mechanical aperture - coupled in K20D still not resumed
- Sequential shooting rate is upgrading the current uncertainty, there are also relatively limited upgrade estimates, the need to increase substantially the shutter completely redesigned and reflector system.