Pentax 26x (22.3mm and zooms in to 580mm) Mega Zoom New Digital Camera X-5

I compiles the information from web of Pentax X-5 for reference.  Pentax announces the new 26X mega zoom camera X-5 today.  The zoom range is 22.3mm to 580mm with a 16-megapixel BSI CMOS sensor for faster shooting.  The camera looks like a DSLR.  It has built inviewfinder and 3-inch tilting LC.

Pentax Mega Zoom Digital Camera X-5

The camera is capable of full HD movie capture at 30 frames per second and high-speed burst shooting at 10fps. There are manual control of shutter speed and aperture in the camera's manual mode.  Auto Picture mode can be used for selection of the many shooting modes, which automatically assesses the subject's conditions and selects the most appropriate shooting mode from 16 distinctive shooting options, including Landscape, Portrait, Candlelight and Pet. It even comes with an Auto Macro function, which automatically switches the focus mode to Macro when it detects the subject is close to the lens. Two AA-size batteries are use to power the camera.  The X-5's triple Shake Reduction (SR) system couples the PENTAX-developed mechanical sensor-shift-type SR mechanism with a digital SR mode for stills or movie SR mode for video to more effectively compensate for camera shake. The list price in US is US$ 279.99.

Features:

Effective Pixels	16MP
Total Pixels	16.37MP
Sensor Type	1/2.33" Interline Transfer Sensor with primary color filter
Resolutions	Stills 16MP (4:3)(4608 x 3456) 12MP (1:1) (3456 x 3456) 12MP(16:9) (4608 x 2592) 7MP(4:3) (3072 x 2304) 5MP(16:9) (3072 x 1728) 5MP(4:3) (2592 x 1944) 4MP (16:9) (2592 x 1464) 3MP (4:3) (2048 x 1536) 2MP(16:9) (1920 x 1080) (1024 x 768) 0.3MP (640 x 480) Video Full HD (1920 x 1080) HD (1280 x 720) VGA (640 x 480)
Lens Construction	12 elements/9 groups - 3 aspherical elements
Optical Zoom	26x
Digital Zoom	7.2x
Intelligent Zoom	39x at 7MP; 187.2x at VGA
Aperture	f/3.1 - 5.9
Focal Length	4.0-104mm
Focal Length Equivalent	22.3-580mm
LCD	3.0" Tiltable, lowered to 60°  or raised 90°
LCD Resolution	460,000 dots
Viewfinder Resolution	230,000 dots
Focus System	TTL Contrast Detection System
Focus Modes	9 point AF, Spot AF, Auto Tracking AF, Macro, Super Macro, Infinity Landscape, Manual, Focus Point Selection
Manual Focus	Yes
Macro Focus	Yes
Focus Lock	Yes, by pressing button half way
Focus range	Normal: 1.31' (0.4 m) to infinity (wide), 5.6' (1.7 m) to infinity (tele) Macro: 0.33-1.64'  (0.1 - 0.5 m) (wide to midzoom) Super Macro: 0.03-0.98' (at mid zoom. set automatically)
Flash Type	Retractable popup series-control auto flash
Flash Modes	Auto, Flash Off, Flash On, Auto+ Redeye, On+Redeye, Slow Sync, Slow Sync + Redeye
Effective Flash Range	Wide: 0.66-38' (0.2 - 11.6 m) at ISO Auto Tele: 4.9-20' (1.5 -6.1 m) at ISO Auto
Internal Memory	75.3MB
Removable memory	SD, SDHC, SDXC, Eye-Fi Compatible
Image Stabilization	Still: Sensor-Shift SR, Dual (Sensor-Shift SR and Pixel-Track SR), Digital SR Movie: Movie SR
Metering System	Multi-segment, center weighted, spot
Exposure Compensation	+/-2 EV (1/3 steps)
ISO Sensitivity	Auto, Manual (100-6400)
White Balance	Auto, Daylight, Shade, Tungsten, Fluorescent(D, N, W), Manual
Shutter Type	Programmed AE Electronic Lens Shutter
Shutter Speed	1/1500 to 1/4 sec (up to 4 sec in manual and Night Scene Modes)
Drive Modes	One shot, Continuous Shooting, Burst Shooting, Self-timer, Remote Control
Continuous FPS	1.12 FPS, Burst L (5MP or 4MP), Burst H (5MP or 4MP)
Self-timer	Yes, 10 seconds or 2 seconds
Remote Control	Yes, optional
Capture Modes	Auto Picture, Program, Manual, USER, Movie, Handheld Night Scene, Sport, landscape, Portrait, Scene, Green
P/A/S/M/B	P, A, S, M
Date Stamp	Yes, date, date-time, time
Digital Filters	Bright, Natural, Monochrome
Dynamic Range Adjustment	Highlight and Shadow Correction
Playback Mode	One Shot, Index (4 or 9 thumbnails), Magnification, Movie Playback, Histogram, Folder Display, Select and Delete, Calendar
Mode Pallet	Slideshow, Image Rotation, Stretch Filter, Small Face Filter, Collage, Digital Filter, HDR Filter, Frame Composite, Movie Editing, Red-eye Compensation, resize, Cropping, Image Copy, Protect, DPOF, Start-up Screen
Playback Magnification	Up to 10x, scrollable
Digital Filters(Playback)	B&W, Sepia, Toy Camera, Retro, Color, Extract Color, Color Emphasis, High Contrast, Soft, Fish-eye, Brightness, Miniature Filter
Movie Edit	Save as Still Image, Movie Divide
Ports	USB 2.0 hi-speed, PC/AV Out, HDMI (type D), DC Input Terminal
Video Out	NTSC, PAL (HDMI out supports Auto, 1080i, 720p, 480p)
Power Source	4 AA batteries (Alkaline, Lithium, Nickel and Rechargeable Ni-MH) Optional AC Adapter Kit also available
Computer System Requirements	Windows XP/Vista/7 - Mac OS-X 10.3.9, 20.4. 10.5, 10.6, USB Port
File Formats	Still: JPG (EXIF 2.2), DCF 2.0, DPOF, Print Image Matching III Movie (compression): AVI (Motion JPG) Sound: WAV (PCM), monaural
Startup Time	1.9 seconds
Release Lag Time	0.046 seconds
Construction material	Reinforced Polycarbonate Plastic
Operating Temperature	32-104°F  (0-40°C)
Dimensions (WxHxD)	4.7 x 3.4 x 4.2" (12 x 8.6 x 10.7 cm)
Weight (without battery or card)	17.9 oz (507 g)