Featuring a powerful high-magnification optical 26X super-telephoto zoom lens, the new PENTAX X-5 provides photographers with a focal length of 4mm-104mm (22.3mm ultra-wide angle to 580mm super telephoto 35mm equivalent).

ENGADGET: Pentax intros X-5 superzoom camera with 26x lens, tiltable LCD

By combining a state-of-the-art image processing engine and back-illuminated CMOS image sensor with low-noise, even up to ISO 6400, and approximately 16.0 effective megapixels, the PENTAX X-5 provides users with very high-resolution images.

ENGADGET: Pentax intros X-5 superzoom camera with 26x lens, tiltable LCD

And for effortless image composition and image playback, the PENTAX X-5 also features a large tiltable 3.0-inch, high-definition LCD screen that offers sharp image viewing, even in bright sunlight, while allowing users to shoot from high and low angles to keep the subject neatly framed in the image area.

ENGADGET: Pentax intros X-5 superzoom camera with 26x lens, tiltable LCD

The X-5 features the PENTAX-original Auto Picture mode, 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.

ENGADGET: Pentax intros X-5 superzoom camera with 26x lens, tiltable LCD

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.

ENGADGET: Pentax intros X-5 superzoom camera with 26x lens, tiltable LCD