Pentax K-r Review

Movie/Video Mode

The K-r is essentially a digital still camera that does movies. As such, the primary focus of this camera's abilities are in the production of still images. The movie function in the K-r is not much changed from it's predecessor the K-x: the exception is that it records at about 25fps, compared to the K-x's 24fps. Custom Image, Cross Processing, and Digital Filters can all be applied while recording. Sound recording is mono-aural and there is no place to plug in an external microphone, so sound recording while recording video is limited to what the in-camera microphone can pick up. As with previous models, the autofocus system does not engage during recording so all changes to focus once recording has started must be done manually. Again, it is prudent to remember that the K-r is a still camera that has an additional movie mode and not necessarily intended to be primarily a video camera. For serious video shooters it is best to consider the use of a dedicated video recorder.


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