PENTAX ist DS is a digital SLR camera produced by Pentax. The ist DS produces a 6.1 megapixel resolution image. In September 2005 the DIWA (Digital Imaging Websites Association), a world-wide organization of collaborating websites, announced that Pentax had received their first DIWA Award for a DSLR camera. The ist DS model was awarded with a Silver medal for outstanding test results. The ist DS was a cheaper model to follow the Pentax ist D and while it loses some of the control dial options of its forerunner, it is faster to operate and its JPEG output quality is better.