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Pentax K-7

Realize the essence of SLR photography. Equipped with sophisticated features for top quality photography

    • Weather proofed system (inc: standard lens and grip)
    • 14.6 MP stabilized CMOS sensor
    • HD video, stereo microphone input, HDMI output
    • Frame rate 5.2 fps.
    • Shutter speed 1/8000e sec.
    • Pentaprism viewfinder, 100% fov
    • 3''LCD with 921K dots, Liveview

      Technical details

      Article Number
      Article Number 17531
      Type
      Camera Type Digital Single Lens Reflex camera with video mode
      Sensor
      Type 23.4mm x 15.6mm CMOS with a primary colour filter
      Total Pixels approx. 15.07 megapixels
      Effective Pixels approx. 14.6 megapixels
      Still RAW: 4672 x 3104 (14MP)
      JPEG: 4672x3104 (14MP), 3936x2624 (10MP), 3072x2048(6MP), 1728x1152 (2MP)
      Movie 1536x1024 (3:2), 1280x720 (16:9),  640x416 (3:2)
      Colour Depth 8 bit (JPEG) or 12 bit (RAW)
      Sensitivity Auto, Manual : 100-3200 (1EV steps or 1/2EV steps or 1/3EV steps) can be expand to ISO6400
      *Bulb mode : up to ISO1600
      Shake Reduction Image sensor shift mechanism
      Max 4 stops
      Sensor Cleaning Image sensor cleaning function by supersonic vibration Dust alert also available
      Lens
      Mount PENTAX KAF2 bayonet mount
      Usable lenses PENTAX KAF‚R, KAF2-, KAF-, and KA-mount  lenses.
      * Power zoom function available. K-mount lenses usable with restrictions. S-mount lenses, 67/645 lenses usable with adapter and with restrictions.
      Focusing System
      Type TTL phase difference detection with AF assist lamp
      Functions  11-point wide autofocus system (SAFOX VIII+) Auto, Select, CentreAF-single (with focus lock) AF-continuous, Manual
      AF assist Spot beam lamp available
      Viewfinder
      Type Pentaprism type
      Field of View approx. 100%
      Magnification approx. 0.92x (with 50mm F1.4 lens, infinity, -1m-1)
      Focusing screen Natural-Bright-Matte III
      Diopter adjustment approx. -2.5 - +1.5m-1
      Screen
      Type 3.0", 921,000 dots, TFT colour LCD monitor. Brightness adjustable, Colour adjustable, Wide angle view, AR Coating
      Playback One Image, Two Images, Index (4 or 9 or 16 or 32 or 81 thumb nails), Enlargement (up to 32X, scroll available)
      External LCD Panel
      Indication ISO, Battery level, Electronic level, Shots remaining, Drive mode, Shutter speed, Aperture value, Flash indicator, EV compensation
      Shutter
      Type Electronically controlled vertical-run focal plane shutter
      Speed 1/8000 - 30 sec. and bulb
      X-Synchronization Hot shoe, X-sync socket, sync-speed: 1/180 sec., P-TTL, high-speed-sync, wireless-sync with PENTAX dedicated flash
      Exposure system
      Metering TTL open-aperture 77-segment metering (coupled with lens and AF information)Multi-segment metering
      Centre-weighted metering
      Spot metering
      Exposure Modes Green
      Program AE
      Sensitivity-Priority AE
      Shutter-Priority AE
      Aperture-Priority AE
      Shutter and Aperture Priority AE
      Metered Manual
      Bulb
      X speed
      Movie
      USER
      Metering Range EV 0-22 (at Standard Output Sensitivity 100 with 50mm F1.4 lens)
      Auto Exposure Lock available
      Compensation ±5 EV
      Auto Bracketing 3 or 5 frames within range of ±0.5EV, ±1.0EV, ±1.5EV, ±2.0EV (0.5EV steps) or ±0.3EV, ±0.7EV, ±1.0EV, ±1.3EV, ±1.7EV, ±2.0EV (0.3EV steps)
      Flash
      Type Built-in retractable P-TTL pop-up flash
      Guide Number approx. 13 (Standard Output Sensitivity 100/m)
      Angle of View Coverage 28mm wide-angle (equivalent to 35mm)
      Exposure Compensation -2 EV - +1EV (1/2EV steps)
      Exposure Parameters
      Modes Single-frame, Continuous (Hi, Lo), Self-timer (12s, 2s), Remote control (0s, 3s), Remote Continuous Shooting, Exposure Bracketing, Exposure Bracketing+Self-timer, Mirror Lock-up Shooting, Mirror Lock-up Shooting+Remote control
      White Balance Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Fluorescent Light ( D, N, W, L), Tungsten Light, Flash, CTE, Manual setting , with WB fine adjustment
      Digital Filter Toy Camera*, Monochrome, Retro*, Colour, High Contrast*, Soft*, Extract Colour*, Star Burst*, Water Colour, Fish-eye*, Pastel, Slim, Miniature, HDR, Base Tweaking, Custom* *Available in record mode
      Playback
      Options Image Rotation, Folder view, Slideshow, Histogram, Resize, Cropping, Bright/Dark area, Calendar view, Index view
      Storage
      External SD / SDHC memory card
      Storage Capacity Capacity with 1GB memory card RAW (14MP): 40 JPEG:
      (14MP) 73 @ ****, 117 @ ***, 206 @ **, 408 @ *
      (10MP) 102 @ ****, 163 @ ***, 289 @ **, 564 @ *
      (6MP) 167 @ ****, 267 @ ***, 468 @ **, 902 @ *
      (2MP) 516 @ ****, 805 @ ***, 1373 @ **, 2518 @ *
      File Format RAW (Original/DNG), JPEG (Conforms to Exif 2.21), Conforms to DCF (Design rule of Camera File system) 2.0Still:*(Good), **(Better), ***(Best), ****(Excellent)
      Movie: *(Good), **(Better), ***(Best)Motion JPEG (AVI) 30fpsYes.Built in microphone + external input
      Special Features
      Features 75 cities (28 time zones)
      Interface
      Interface USB2.0(Hi-Speed)AV output, HDMI output Compatible with NTSC and PAL formats
      Power
      Source Rechargeable D-LI90 lithium-ion battery Optional AC adapter also available
      Performance Recordable images: approx. 980 (Normal Recording)*2 , approx. 740 (50% use Flash)*1
      Playback time: approx. 440 minutes*2 *1 Recording capacity shows approximate number of shots recorded during CIPA-compliant testing.  Actual performance may vary depending on operating conditions
      *2 According to the result of PENTAX in-house testing
      Dimensions
      Height 96.5mm
      Width 130.5mm
      Depth 72.5mm
      Weight 670g without battery and SD memory card
      750g loaded and ready with battery and SD memory card