Pentax announced its budget-minded e30 point and shoot at CES, and we just knew they were saving the good stuff for the PMA cam-show. Here’s some of that sweeter batch, in the form of the M30 and T30, which each have 7MP sensor and 3x zoom. And a bevy of upgrades that justify the extra $50-$150 they’ll cost you over the $150 dollar E30.
https://gizmodo.com/low-cost-pentax-e30-to-roll-out-at-ces-226012
And face recognition, a trend started by Fuji cams, that finds your subject’s mug exposing it properly. They also both have a bogus anti shake mode called high ISO Digital Shake reduction, which just pushes the ISO til the shutter speed is fast enough to compensate for hand jitters.
And the T30 has a touchscreen for drawing and editing modes. Available in March for $350 for the T and $200 for the M. Why do I care? Because Pentax has been ripping up the review circuit for a bit of time now, and all that tech trickles down.
https://gizmodo.com/pentax-dslr-acclaim-both-the-k100d-and-k10d-receive-gr-221014
