- 6.1 megapixels
- "Shake Reduction" system
- 11 Point SAFOX VIII autofocus
- 2.5" LCD screen
- Compact design with metal chassis
- Digital preview function
Technical details
| Type | |
|---|---|
| Camera Type | TTL autofocus, auto-exposure digital SLR digital-still camera with built-in retractable P-TTL auto pop-up flash |
| Sensor | |
| Type | 23.5 x 15.7mm Interline interlace CCD with a primary colour filter |
| Total Pixels | 6.31 megapixels |
| Effective Pixels | 6.1 megapixels |
| Still | JPEG: [6M] 3008 x 2000 pixels, [4M] 2400 x 1600 pixels, [1.5M] 1536 x 1024 pixels RAW: [6M] 3008 x 2008 pixels |
| Colour Depth | 8 bit (JPEG) or 12 bit (RAW) |
| Sensitivity | Auto, Manual (ISO: 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200) |
| Lens | |
| Mount | PENTAX KAF bayonet mount |
| Usable lenses | PENTAX KAF2-, KAF-, and KA-mount lenses * Power zoom function not available. K-mount lenses usable with restrictions. S-mount lenses, 67/645 lenses usable with adapter and with restrictions |
| Focusing System | |
| Type | TTL Phase-matching 11-point wide autofocus system (SAFOX VIII) |
| Functions | Auto, Select, CentreAF-single (with focus lock), Manual focus, AF-continuous available* * Auto Picture and Picture mode: only when the Action mode is selected. Scene mode: only when the Kids and Pet mode is selected. P/Tv/Av/M/B: AF.S or AF.C selectable |
| Applicable Illumination Range | EV1 - EV19 (at ISO 200 with 50mm F1.4 lens) |
| AF assist | AF assist lamp avaiable via Built-in Flash |
| Viewfinder | |
| Type | Fixed molded penta-mirror |
| Field of View | 96% |
| Magnification | 0.85X (with 50mm F1.4 lens, infinity, -1m-1) |
| Focusing screen | Natural-Bright-Matte II focusing screen |
| Indication | (1) AF frame; (2) Spot AF frame; (3) Focus point indication (high lighted in red); (5) Shutter speed; (6) Aperture value; (7) Exposure compensation factor; (8) Manual white balance; (9) Focus mode; (10) Sensitivity warning; (11) Auto exposure lock signal; (12) AF.C(AF-continuous); (13) SR information |
| Diopter adjustment | -2.5 - +1.5m-1 |
| Screen | |
| Type | 2.5 inch, low-temperature polysilicon TFT colour LCD monitor (Approx. 210,000 pixels), brightness adjustable, Wide angle view |
| Playback | One Shot, Index (9 thumb nails), Enlargement (up to 12X, scroll available), Image Rotation, Slideshow , Histogram, Bright Portion |
| External LCD Panel | |
| Indication | (1) Shutter speed; (2) Aperture value; (3) Flash Information (Auto, Flash-On, Flash-Off, Red-eye reduction); (4) Single frame advance/Continuouse advance; (5) Self-timer; (6) Remote control; (7) Metering Information; (8) Focus point indicator; (9) Auto bracketing; (10) AUTO/ manual white balance information; (11) Battery information; (12) Exposure compensation factor; (13) Exposure frame number |
| Shutter | |
| Type | Electronically controlled vertical-run focal plane shutter |
| Speed | 1/4000 - 30 sec. and bulb |
| X-Synchronization | With RTF and via hot shoe. Sync speed: 1/180 sec. set automatically with RTF or PENTAX dedicated flash unit at recharge completion |
| Exposure system | |
| Metering | TTL open-aperture 16-segment metering (coupled with lens and AF information)(1) Multi-segment metering (2) Center-weighted metering (3) Spot metering |
| Exposure Modes | (1) Auto Picture mode (2) Picture mode (3) Scene mode (4) Program AE (5) Shutter-Priority AE (6) Aperture-Priority AE (7) Metered Manual (8) Bulb Picture mode: Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Action, Night scene portrait, Standard Flash-Off. Scene mode: Night Scene, Surf&Snow, Text, Sunset, Kids, Pet, Candlelight, Museum |
| Metering Range | EV 1 - 21.5 (at Standard Output Sensitivity 200 with 50mm F1.4 lens) |
| Auto Exposure Lock | available |
| Compensation | ±2 EV (1/2EV steps or 1/3EV steps) |
| Auto Bracketing | 3 frames within range of ±0.5EV, ±1.0EV, ±1.5EV (0.5EV steps) or ±0.3EV, ±0.7EV, ±1.0EV (0.3EV steps) |
| Flash | |
| Type | Built-in retractable P-TTL auto pop-up flash |
| Guide Number | 15.6 (Standard Output Sensitivity 200/m) |
| Angle of View Coverage | 28mm wide-angle (equivalent to 35mm) |
| Exposure Compensation | ±2 EV (1/2EV steps) |
| Exposure Parameters | |
| Modes | Single-frame advance, continuous advance*, self-timer**, auto bracket and remote control. *Approx. 2.8 fps, JPEG (up to 5frames), RAW(up to 3frames.). **Electonically controlled with two-second or 12-second delay. Cancellation possible |
| White Balance | Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy,Tungsten Light, Fluorescent Light (W, D, N), Flash, Manual setting |
| Digital Filter | B&W, Sepia, Colour (18 type), Soft (three-level amount adjustable), Slim (+/- 8 level amount adjustable), Brightness (at playback mode) |
| Storage | |
| External | SD memory card |
| File Format | JPEG (Exif 2.21), RAW, DCF (Design rule of Camera File system), DPOF (Digital Print Order Form), PRINT Image Matching IIIJPEG : ***Best, **Better, *Good. RAW: Non-compressed |
| Special Features | |
| Features | 70 cities (28 time zones) |
| Language | English, French, German, Spanish, Swedish, Netherlandish, Italian, Russian, Korean, Chinese (Traditional/Simplified), Japanese |
| Printing | |
| Format | Single image print, All images print, DPOF auto print |
| Interface | |
| Interface | USB 2.0 (HI-SPEED)Compatible with NTSC and PAL formats |
| Power | |
| Source | 4x AA (lithium, alkaline, and rechargeable Ni-MH) batteries or 2x CR-V3 lithium batteries. Optional AC adapter also available |
| Dimensions | |
| Height | 92.5mm |
| Width | 129.5mm |
| Depth | 70mm |
| Weight | 560g w/o battery and memory card |
Further PENTAX sites
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