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Something from our Resources section: Pentax K20D


14.6 megapixels, the highest in its class
14.6 megapixel CMOS sensor offers superior image resolution with maximum control over noise.

PENTAX-developed body-based Shake Reduction
With body-based Shake Reduction, the PENTAX SLR system will stabilize your shots, providing maximum flexibility with no compromise in optical quality. It increases your handheld shooting shutter speed range by 2.5 to 4 stops for blur-free pictures, and is compatible with every PENTAX lens ever produced.

Live View function on a 2.7 inch LCD monitor
A 2.7 inch high resolution, wide-view LCD monitor with a 160 degree field of view gives a Live View of your subject and allows for more precise composition.

Dustproof, weather-resistant body
The PENTAX K20D body has 72 seals to reliably protect the inner components against humidity, moisture and dust particles. Add the durability of a fiber-reinforced polycarbonate body and a stainless steel chassis, and you can keep shooting even in harsh conditions.

Pentax Real IMage Engine (PRIME)
The PRIME image processing engine maximizes image properties and allows custom adjustment of image parameters, such as truer color tones, a wider dynamic range, and natural-looking high ISO images. PRIME provides beautiful, natural results similar to those shot with film.

Custom Image modes
Custom Image modes, with six preset options, offer superior control of how the PRIME processor develops images, and can be further modified to meet your needs. Get beautifully processed images in any shooting condition.

Advanced White Balance
In addition to a wide range of preset white balance options, take advantage of adjustable Kelvin temperature settings and full manual control. Also, every preset and manual white balance setting offers fine adjustment control, giving you powerful options to tune the white balance exactly as you need it.

Custom Functions
The K20D offers 36 custom functions with 93 individual settings, ensuring that you can fully customize the camera to suit your individual needs.

Increased control with Expanded Dynamic Range
Enhanced Dynamic Range mode gives 200 percent more dynamic range, which brings out detail in the highlighted portions of your image while maintaining detail in darker areas.

Dust Alert function
Dust Reduction and Dust Alert features eliminate the need for time-consuming retouching by minimizing dust and determining if and where any dust remains after the system is activated.

Full backward lens compatibility
PENTAX has manufactured over 25 million lenses in the last six decades; all DSLR bodies offer backward compatibility with every one.* Whichever lens is used, whether the most recent lenses or a classic screwmount, it will faithfully capture the image desired.
*With adapter for screwmount and 645/67 lenses.

Unique Exposure Modes
Expect the right exposures with the settings you want. Unique exposure modes, such as hyper-program, Sv and TAv, offer shooting versatility to instantly change the shutter speed or aperture on the fly.

Image Capture
Advanced 16-segment metering and 11-point AF, with 9 cross sensors, ensure perfectly exposed and focused images, even in the most difficult lighting conditions.

Smallest body size in its category
The PENTAX K20D offers the smallest body size in its category for easy portability.

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You will find six main sections to this web site. Each of these is made up of subsections.

The first is the Home section, this contains links to information and services that we hope you will find useful, from competitions to a fully integrated Google Earth based system. There is also a technology section with guides on how to use your equipment, links to the Wikipedia for each species and of course the hotspots section.

Next is our traditional Forum or Bulletin Board. There are many sub forums contained in this section, designed to help birders with various subjects, from help with difficult to identify birds through to a forum specifically for those wanting to show off their latest and greatest photographs! We have also included a dedicated section for those wanting to contribute data to the Wikipedia. This is in addition to the Wikipedia links and is intended to be used for discussion purposes. You will notice that the menu on the right contains links to the latest ten posts.

The Planner is designed to help you keep track of any birding events that you might be interested in. We would like to encourage all birding organisations to make use of this facility to help your customers keep track of your upcoming events. All birding organisations are welcome to plan their events using this tool!

Next are the Simply Birding Stores, which contain a selection of products that we hope birders will find useful. These stores are powered by Amazon and provide the perfect solution for birders to shop online for their favourite books, clothing, cameras & lenses, field guides, binoculars, spotting scopes and even navigation equipment. For your convenience we have linked up to five of the Amazon Stores from around the world, United States, United Kingdom, Germany, France and Canada.

Last but not least is the Simply Birding Resources section, which contains information on a selection of accommodation, venues, guiding services and other interesting birding related web sites that we hope birders will find useful. Birders can now share their experiences of venues, accommodation or a guide using the built in reviews. There are also quick links to randomly selected resource items in the menu on the right.


Simply Birding's philosophy is to try as much as possible to complement other organisations in the birding world. Where possible we will try to include other companies and services that are available to birders around the world, even if it's by simply including them under the resources section.

Simply Birding also strives to create a better awareness among birders and non-birders alike of the issue's surrounding bird conservation. Where possible we are also trying to encourage people to participate actively in one of the most rewarding pastimes. Included in this philosophy is to actively market avifauna in a positive light. By doing this we can all benefit. There are several conservation organisations around the world which we encourage birders to support, such as the Audubon Society, the American Birding Association, Birdlife International and many others. Please see our resources section for more details on these organisations close to you.

If you should have any queries on how to use this site, or have a question on a resource that you have seen, you are more than welcome to contact us.

Any suggestions you may have on how we can improve the site will also be very welcome!





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