Though I’ve been writing about digital cameras for over 3 years now, I can’t consider myself a professional photographer, simply because I’m not. However I do know when a camera is worth the money, I can see the specifications and who is it going to be happy with a certain model. Take the Pentax gift for example. The Japanese company is planning to release a wide-angle 10 megapixel budget camera to the market, dubbed Pentax Optio E60.

Optio E60 is a 32-96mm equivalent wide-angle lens that helps frame wide portrait shots, scenery, or other very horizontal subjects, has a beginner focus that includes a fully automatic mode that changes all settings itself, has face detection, 3x zoom factor and for those with a little bit more experience it packs ISO-based blur correction.

The new Optio E60 runs on AA batteries (no Li-ion batteries here) and should be shipped on black (only) from October. Price should be close to $140.

My opinion? Too bad it doesn’t have optical image stabilization and what’s with so many (absurd) megapixels?

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