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Pentax has updated the K20D dSLR firmware to version 1.03.  This update is supposed to help improve the accuracy of SR (Shake Reduction) function.  You can download the firmware update software at Pentax Global.

This is the second article in the dSLR Dad 2008 Camera of the Year Series.

The year was 2008.  It was a year in which HD video became a feature for dSLRs with the Nikon D90 and Canon EOS 5D Mark II.  It was a year that Nikon crammed the best bits of the D3 into a smaller and cheaper package of the D700.  It was also the year where you, the readers of dSLR Dad, have chosen the Pentax K20D as your choice for Camera of the Year.

Yes you read that correctly.

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Pentax has announced the new 14.6-megapixel K20D dSLR. It is expected to ship in March for $1,299.95 (body only price). New features include:

• APS-C sized 14.6-megapixel CMOS sensor (12-bit RAW output only)
• 2.7 inch Live View LCD
• Improved dust reduction system
• weather /dust sealing
• IS0 up to 3,200 (but how does ISO 800 look)
• 11 point Auto Focus system
• SD and SDHC card

It looks like Amazon already has the Pentax K20D 14.6MP dSLR available for pre-order. (more…)