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.