We certainly love the idea of a rugged camera for those times when we head off the beaten path. But we miss the functionality our SLR gives us. We’ve seen a few attempts to provide an SLR that can go rugged, but until now we haven’t really believed it.
The Pentax K-30 is a weather and dust resistant digital SLR that offers a lightweight and compact body, along with an SAFOX IXi+ AF sensor module, and 16megapixel APS-C sized CMOS image sensor. This camera can of course handle 1080p HD movie clips, as well as high-speed burst shooting and it features shake reduction as well. It will be available in July for about $850. And while it can handle some dust or water or even the cold, this one still isn’t quite a truly rugged camera – so don’t drop it!