----- Original Message ----- From: "Nenad Djurdjevic" Subject: Re: why can't the istD take videos?
> Sorry I was wrong. The Optio-S takes 320x240 videos (not 640x4800 but I > still maintain it's a useful function. It's great to be able to take high > resolution stills and then be able to pan around to show the 'big picture' - > with sound. > Considering that the istD costs more than 3 times what an Optio-S does I'd > expect at least the same functionality. I suspect Pentax rightfully feels that the market for a digital SLR isn't going to want to make low resolution video with it. It is targeted to a different market. This is in addition to the rather extreme technical difficulties of making an SLR usable for continuous video recording. I have an Isuzu Trooper. A friend of mine has a Mercedes Benz 450SL. His car cost at least 3 times what my car cost. My car will go through things that will drown his car. I guess that makes the Benz pretty crappy. I would expect it to be able to drive through at least a meter deep stream for 80 grand. My car will do it, and it only cost 30 thousand. If you want to shoot video, buy a video camera. William Robb
