New Pentax K-X

We have to wait until something sane will appear with proper framing .
Not much to judge yet but if you guys will see some footy from KX please post links here.
And this format ... 3:2? Is this serious ? Then whats the resolution 1***x720 ?
 
They added the 3:2 framing which is the normal framing for stills. Basically it's a added bonus so nothing to complain about. No one has to use it :) I think the K7 also has this feature and a weird resolution to go with it.
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OgmB452cs&fmt=18
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Hey guys! Is this video showing the aperture locked down? It looks like it is...

Also...3:2...OK...whatever....interesting though, some of us who have 2x anamorphic adapters could acutally shoot on 3:2 and we would get a more usable 16:9ish...?? I wonder if you can "trick" the ISO similar to the D90? We'll see....I'm not holding my breath on this camera, but I'm watching developments with it...
 
As far as I know with the K7 you can either lock exposure before recording or use aperture priority in video mode, but in either case ISO remains automatic and presumably will compensate for whatever you do, which is a shame.
 
Are there really threads discussing codec work flow for this Pentax model and motion-jpeg specifically? If so, please provide a link or links.
 
Motion jpeg is very easy to edit and searching frame by frame is very fast.
I think its being used in DSLR's because it doesnt need much processing power to capture frames.Fastest codec for capturing fullscreen vids of your desktop.
 
I'm not as concerned with those clips (all cameras are capable of crappy footage) as I am with this from the review linked to from the first video:

The K-x is imperfect, though. The so-called 'jello' effect, in which objects which move laterally across the frame appear skewed to one side, was a frequent bugbear during our testing. Fast pans, or vertical objects moving from side to side often wobbled badly.

The Pentax seemed more sensitive to this than other HD-DSLRs we've tested, with even small amounts of camera shake producing pronounced wobble.
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argh- bad jello would basically put this camera on the same level as the d5000 and out of consideration for any serious use. hopefully those results weren't typical and we'll get more info later on.

well at least there's no time limit on video recording clips. :sighs:
 
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An extensive (and largely positive) review of the K-x is now up:
http://www.techradar.com/reviews/ca...gital-slrs/pentax-k-x-642482/review?artc_pg=1

Highlights: excellent still image quality, good 720p video, jello is a problem but the in-camera sensor adjustment for image stabilization fixes a lot of that, kit lens is great value.

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Here's an example of what it can do (and some failings too, eg auto ISO is visible). If they would have an option for manual ISO (firmware-able, surely) it would be quite a winner at its $600 price point.
 
thanks for that review, that is very helpful...
does it have an hdmi output on it?
what are the audio options here? is there anything at all on the cam?
 
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ran the questions by my professor and here is his response to them:


1. there is no hdmi from what i understand, but is there anyway to run it to a monitor with other connections? or better yet... to a laptop?

-- According the Pentax website: AV out Video out: NTSC, PAL. I doubt it will go into a laptop via USB live. This will give you SD monitoring, which is fine for most uses. It is not ideal for checking focus.

2. what about audio? i saw a forum member say there is no audio input at all, just a built in mic. this isn't the end of the world right? i mean i can just capture my audio separately anyway? it might be annoying when i do my own one man documentary work but for my thesis i will have a boom guy anyway, so this is not a big deal right? i have been looking at the zoom h4n since that is what most 7d users are using... that should work with the k-x too right?

-- Pentax does not say much about audio in general. If it has a built-in mic then you can at least synch easily. The Zoom h4n looks cool and is relatively inexpensive. It looks small too, which should make things better overall.

3. what about editing w/ fcp? is motion jpeg going to give me any fits? will i have to convert it all to prores before i start editing?

-- It saves files as AVI, which kinda sucks. Motion JPEG should not be an issue, but AVI might. You may find yourself transcoding into quicktime files so FCP behaves. It is intraframe compressed so it should transcode pretty fast.
 
i'm thinking about getting one of these cause it's not a bad price. I've been shooting with pentax lenses for awhile.
 
The K-x is apparently on sale at Amazon right now for $460 if you use the following code at checkout:
GWFC2BUP

Pretty cheap...
 
"Could someone tell me what 3:2 is all about?" -- the Pentax K-x shoots video at 1280 x 720 (16:9 aspect ratio). The Pentax K-7 (a more expensive model) also shoots 720p video plus a larger video frame size (can't remember what it is now, but it's smaller than 1920 x 1080) and this has an aspect ratio of 3:2.
 
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