Amazon.com's Gold Box deal of the day for today is on the Pentax K-7 14.6 MP Digital SLR, body only (model no. FPIXJ250BLK) which was priced at $1299.95, but has seen a price drop of $399.96, bringing the price down to $899.  FREE shipping is included and sales tax applies for residents of Kansas, Kentucky, New York, North Dakota, or Washington. 

The Pentax K-7 gets a solid four and a half out of five star rating based on customer reviews for construction quality, ease of use, picture quality and portability.  This same Pentax K-7 digital camera is available in a kit with a lens at Buy.com for $1119 with FREE shipping.  Or if you want a SLR camera, but don't want to break the $500 price point, check out the Nikon D3000 10.2MP digitla camera with Nikon 18-55mm VR lens, now $487 with FREE shipping from 42Photo.com.  Get point-and-shoot ease and high quality 12.1MP images with the Canon PowerShot SD970 IS ELPH digital camera, now $279 with FREE shipping from BuyDig.com. 

The Pentax K-7 digital SLR camera shoots high resolution 14.6MP images, and can record video in 720p. It is weather resistant, dustproof, and cold proof, and has a 3-inch LCD with Live View mode, face detection technology, optional historgram, grid and bright/dark area display.  Fast 5.2 fps shooting with the new PRIME II Image processing engine; top shutter speed of 1/8000 sec freezes even the fastest action in well-lit settings.  It is backed by a one year limited warranty from Pentax.  Dimensions: (H) 3.8" x (W) 5.1" x (D) 2.9" ; weight 1.4lbs.