Images

Here are some photos I took with Pentax Optio A10, Pentax Optio A30, Nikon P5000 and Nikon D40x SLR digital cameras.

Full scale original .jpg files are provided as links below some of the thumbnails


Pentax Optio A10
Digital Point&Shoot Camera
  • 8 Megapixel CCD
  • 3264x2448 resolution .jpg images
  • ISO auto50-400, plus 800
  • ISO manual 50,100,200,400
  • No manual shutter
  • Auto, Program, and 13 additional Scene modes
  • 640x480 divx 30fps video
  • audio recording
  • 3x optical zoom
  • shake reduction
  • remote control
  • 2.5" LCD 230k pixels
Pentax Optio A30
What the A10 was striving to be :)
  • 10 Megapixel CCD
  • 3648x2736 resolution .jpg images
  • ISO auto64-1600, plus 3200
  • ISO manual 64,100,200,800,1600
  • Manual shutter 4sec. - 1/2000sec.
  • 15 scene modes + Shutter priority and Manual modes
  • 640x480 divx with shake reduction
  • audio recording
  • 3x optical zoom
  • shake reduction
  • remote control
  • 2.5" LCD 230k pixels
Pentax Optio A10 Pentax Optio A30

Nikon™ Coolpix P5000
A very nice compact camera!! :)
  • 10 Megapixel CCD
  • 3648x2736 resolution .jpg images
  • ISO auto64-3200
  • ISO manual 64,100,200,400,800,1600,2000,3200
  • Manual shutter 4sec. - 1/2000sec.
  • 16 scene modes plus Shutter priority, Aperture priority and Manual modes
  • 640x480 avi with shake reduction and zoom
  • audio recording
  • 3.5x optical zoom
  • shake reduction
  • panorama assist
  • exposure bracketing
  • b&w modes with color filtering
  • 2.5" LCD 230k pixels
  • external flash hotshoe
  • panorama assist
  • time lapse imaging from 30sec-60min
  • Accepts additional lenses with adapter ring
Nikon™ D40x
A very nice SLR for amateurs :)
  • 10.2 Megapixel CCD
  • 3872x2592 res. .jpg or .nef images
  • ISO 100-1600 and HI (~3200)
  • ISO manual 100,200,400,800,1600,HI
  • Shutter: 30sec. - 1/4000sec, Bulb
  • 8 auto modes plus Program Auto, Shutter priority, Aperture priority and Manual
  • Text input for modifying Exif header
  • Viewfinder: Fixed-eyelevel penta-Dach mirror type, ~0.8x at 95% coverage
  • Most old Nikon/Nikkor lenses fit
  • Self Timer: 2, 5, 10, 20 seconds
  • exposure bracketing
  • b&w modes with color filtering
  • 2.5" LCD 230k pixels
  • external flash hotshoe
  • In-camera image retouching
  • Approx. 3 fps continuous shooting
  • Accepts 3rd party AF and manual lenses
Nikon P5000 Nikon D40x

Image thumbnails link to images at higher resolution and original camera quality or color corrected images
Except where noted, no images have been "Photoshopped" or "GIMPed"



Dandelion in my yard
Pentax A10: ISO-100, f/2.8, 1/60sec.


Ducks at a local inn, Mendocino coast
Pentax A10, first decent shot


California Poppy in my yard
Pentax A10: ISO-50, f/6.8, 1/500sec.


Jughandle State Park, Mendocino coast
Pentax A30: Manual 1/2000sec. f/2.8 64-ISO


Early blackberries in my yard
Nikon P5000: ISO-100, f/3.4, 1/40sec.


Jughandle State Park, Mendocino coast
Pentax A30: Manual 1/2000sec. f/3.1 64-ISO


Spider-mite heaven... a thistle in my yard
Pentax A10: ISO-200, f/5.4, 1/125sec.


Early morning fog, edge of pygmy forest area
Pentax A30: Manual 1.0sec. f/2.8 64-ISO


At a rose nursery in San Antonio while on vacation
Pentax A10: ISO-50, f/5.6, 1/250sec.


Little River/Fern Canyon, Mendocino Coast
Pentax A30: ISO-64, f/8.0, 1.30sec.


Bonfire at Big River Beach... testing the Pentax A10
fullscale version 3264x2448


Little River/Fern Canyon, Mendocino Coast
Pentax A30: Manual 0.100 (1/10)sec. f/3.8 64-ISO


Old cemetery near Elk/Greenwood
Pentax A10: Program 0.002 (1/500)sec. f/4.3 50-ISO


Van Damme State Park, Littleriver Ca.
Pentax A30: Manual 0.010 (1/100)sec. f/2.8 64-ISO


Point Cabrillo Lighthouse, Mendocino coast
Pentax A10: Program 0.002 (1/500)sec. f/5.6 50-ISO


Van Damme State Park, Littleriver Ca.
Pentax A30: Manual 0.050 (1/20)sec. f/3.8 64-ISO


Natural Bridge Caverns, San Antonio TX
Nikon P5000: 4.83sec. f/2.7 64-ISO


Venus and stars at dusk
Pentax A30: Manual 4.0sec. f/2.8 64-ISO


Grendel's Canyon, Natural Bridge Caverns, San Antonio TX
Nikon P5000: 8.00sec. f/2.7 64-ISO


Smiley the Croc, Mandalay Bay Hotel, Las Vegas NV
Nikon P5000: 1/97sec. f/4.3 200-ISO


Rocks on Hwy 93 in Arizona
Nikon P5000: 1/494sec. f/4.3 64-ISO


Rocks and cactus on Hwy 93 in Arizona
Nikon P5000: 1/1000sec. f/2.7 64-ISO


Canyon Lake Dam, near San Antonio, TX
Nikon D40x, multiple image stitched panorama


Tower of the Americas, San Antonio
Nikon D40x, 3 images stitched


Tower of the Americas, San Antonio
Nikon D40x, 3 images stitched


Baby Cayman, San Antonio Zoo
Nikon D40x


Life in the aviary, San Antonio Zoo
Nikon D40x




Copyright 2006-2010 John D. Choate
These images are free for personal use only. Unauthorized commercial use or reproduction is prohibited.