PENTAGRAM today launches the Photon 304, a camera designed to simplify taking pictures for an amateur user, whilst still offering high picture quality. With a compact and user-friendly design it gives everyone an opportunity to experience the digital imaging in every-day life.

With a 3.1 million pixel effective resolution and movie recording capabilities, the Photon 304 offers great functionality yet remains easy to use. Pleasant to carry and operate, with its low weight and small dimensions, the Photon 304 offers straightforward controls and menu options, ensuring this camera makes life easy for every photographer wanting to start his adventure with digital photography.

The Photon 304 is small enough to slip into a jacket pocket or handbag, so it's never far away from the action. With both an optical viewfinder and high quality 1.6" TFT screen, users can easily take and review shots before adding them to their collection. Furthermore, an included pouch protects the camera from being scratched while being carried in a pocket or bag and gives you an opportunity to attach the camera to your belt.

Created with ease of use and convenience in mind, the Photon 304 is powered by two AA Alkaline batteries and has impressively low power consumption compared to its features.

Photon 304 features at a glance:

• 3.1 million effective pixels (5 megapixels interpolated image size)
• Fast operation and simple to use, just point and shoot for lifelike images
• Movie recording capabilities up to 15 frames per second (fps). Record up to 90 seconds (320x240 pixels) in the 16MB built-in memory.
• Secure Digital card format compatibility offers large storage capacity and quick data transfer.