TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
TYPE
Type TTL autofocus, auto-exposure SLR digital-still camera with
built-in retractable P-TTL flash
Lens mount PENTAX KAF2 bayonet mount (AF coupler, lens information
contacts, K- mount with power contacts)
Compatible lenses KAF3, KAF2 (power zoom not compatible), KAF, KA mount
lenses
IMAGE SENSOR
Sensor type 23.7 x 15.7mm CMOS, with primary color filter
Number of pixels Approx. 16.28 megapixels (effective), approx. 16.49MP (total)
Stabilization Sensor shift Shake Reduction
Dust Removal SP coating and CMOS sensor operations
Sensitivity Range AUTO/100 to 12800 (EV steps can be set to 1EV, 1/2EV, or
1/3EV), expandable from ISO 100 to ISO 25600.
RECORDING AND IMAGE FORMATS
Image formats RAW (DNG), JPEG (Exif 2.3), DCF2.0 compliant
Image sizes JPEG
16M(4928x3264),12M(4224x2816),8M(3456x2304),5M
RAW
[3:2]16M(4928x3264)
Quality level RAW (12bit): DNG
JPEG: ★★★ (Best), ★★ (Better), ★ (Good)
Color space sRGB, Adobe RGB
Support Compatible with SD, SDHC, and SDXC Memory Card
VIEW FINDER
Type Pentaprism finder
Coverage 100%
Magnification Approx. 0.92x (50mm F1.4 at infinity)
Eye-relief Length Approx. 21.7mm (from the view window), Approx 24.5mm
(from the center of lens)
Diopter Adjustment Approx. -2.5m to + 1.5m-1
Focusing Screen Interchangeable Natural-Bright-Matte III focusing screen
LCD SCREEN
Type 3’’ (7.6cm), TFT color LCD monitor, wide angle viewing,
Approx. 921k dots, with AR coating
Brightness and colors adjustable
Field of view Approx. 100%
Live view Focusing mechanism :Contrast detection + Face detection , t
racking, select, spot Field of View approx. 100%, Magnified
view (2x, 4x, 6x), Grid display (4x4 Grid, Golden Section, Scale
display), Bright/dark area warning, Histogram.
AUTOFOCUS SYSTEM
Type TTL: phase-matching autofocus
Focus Sensor SAFOX IXi+, 11 point (9 cross type focus points in the center)
Brightness Range EV -1 to 18（ISO100)
AF Assist Light Dedicated LED AF assist light
AF Mode Auto AF (AF.A), Single AF (AF.S), Continuous AF (AF.C)
Focus priority or shutter priority mode for AF.S
Focus priority or FPS priority mode for AF.C
AF point selection Auto: 5 points, Auto: 11 points, Select（Expanded Area AF
available）, Spot
METERING
Type TTL open aperture, 77 segmented metering, center-weighted
and spot metering
Exposure Compensation EV0 to 22 (ISO100 at 50mm F1.4)
Exposure modes Auto Picture mode: automatically selects from Standard,
Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Moving Object, Night Scene
Portrait, Night Scene, Blue Sky, Forest
Scene Mode: Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Moving Object,
Night Scene Portrait, Sunset, Blue Sky, Forest, Night Scene,
Night Scene HDR*, Night Snap, Food, Pet, Kids, Surf &
Snow, Backlight Silhouette, Candlelight, Stage Lighting,
Museum*JPEG only
Program, Sensitivity Priority, Shutter Priority, Aperture Prior
ity, Shutter & Aperture Priority, Manual, Bulb
EV Compensation ± 5EV (1/2EV step or 1/3EV can be selected)
AE Lock Can be assigned to the AF/AE-L button from the menu.
Shutter Auto: 1/6000 to 30 sec., Manual: 1/6000 to 30 sec. (1/3EV
step or 1/2EV step), Bulb.
Electronically controlled vertical-run focal plan shutter
BUILT-IN-FLASH
Built-in Flash Built-in retractable P-TTL auto pop-up flash
Guide number: approx. 12 (ISO 100/m)
Angle of view: coverage: wide angle-lens, equ. to 28mm
in 35mm format
Flash Modes P-TTL, Red-eye Reduction, Slow-speed Sync, Trailing Curtain
Sync. High-Speed Sync and Wireless Sync are also available
with PENTAX dedicated external flash.
Sync Speed 1/180 sec.
Flash Exp. Compensation –2.0 to +1.0 EV
DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT
Dimensions Approx. 128.5 mm (W) × 96.5 mm (H) × 71.5 mm (D)
(excluding the operation parts and protrusion)
Weight Approx. 650 g (loaded and ready with the dedicated battery
and SD Memory Card), Approx. 590 g (body only)
POWER SUPPLY
Battery Rechargeable Lithium-ion Battery D-LI 109
With AA Battery Holder D-BH109 (optional), four AA batteries
(Lithium, Ni-MH rechargeable, alkaline) can be used.
AC Adapter AC Adapter Kit K-AC 128 (optional)
Battery Capacity* Number of recordable images with 50% flash usage: approx.
410 images, without flash usage: approx. 480 images
Playback time: approx. 270 minutes
INTERFACES
Connection Port USB2.0 (high-speed compatible) / AV output terminal, USB
MSC/PTP
Video Output NTSC/PAL
RECORDING PARAMETERS
Drive modes Single frame, Continuous (Hi, Lo), Self-timer (12sec., 2ssec.),
Remote Control (0 sec., 3 sec.), Auto Bracketing (3 frames)
Continuous shooting Approx. 6 fps, JPEG (JPEG, Cont. Hi)
Approx. 3 fps, JPEG (JPEG, Cont. Lo)
White balance Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Fluorescent Light (D: Daylight Color,
N:Daylight White, W: Cool White, L: Warm White), Tungsten,
Flash, CTE, Manual, Color.
Adjustable ±7 steps on A-B axis or G-M axis
Custom Functions 23 items
Mode Memory 12 items
Custom Image Bright, Natural, Portrait, Landscape, Vibrant, Radiant, Muted,
Bleach Bypass, Reversal Film, Monochrome, Cross Processing
Noise Reduction Slow Shutter Speed NR, High-ISO NR
Dynamic Range Setting Highlight Correction, Shadow Correction
Lens Correction Distortion Correction, Lateral Chromatic Aberration Correction
Digital Filter Extract Color, Toy Camera, Retro, High Contrast, Shading, Invert
Color, Color
HDR Capture Auto, HDR 1, HDR 2, HDR 3, Auto. composition correction
Exposure Bracket Value: ±1EV, ±2EV, ±3EV
Multi-exposure Number of shots: 2-9, Exposure adjusted automatically.
Interval Shooting Shooting interval: 1 sec. to 24 hr., Number of shots: up to 999
images, Start Interval setting: immediately, from the set time
MOVIE
File format MPEG–4 AVC／H.264, record time: Up to 25 minutes; automati
cally stops recording if the internal temperature of the camera
becomes high.
Recorded pixels Full HD(1920x1080,16:9,30fps/25fps/24fps),
HD(1280x720,16:9,60fps/50fps/30fps/25fps/24fps),
VGA(640x480,4:3,30fps/25fps/24fps)
Quality levels ★★★(Best)、★★(Better)、★(Good)
Sound Built-in monaural microphone, Recording Sound Level
Movie processing Custom Image (Bright, Natural, Portrait, Landscape, Vibrant,
Radiant, Muted, Bleach Bypass, Reversal Film, Monochrome,
Cross Processing), Digital Filter (Extract Color, Toy Camera,
Retro, High Contrast, Invert Color, Color)
Interval Movie Recording interval: 3 sec., 5 sec., 10 sec., 30 sec., 1 min., 5min.,
10 min., 30 min., 1 hr.Recording time: 4sec. to 99 hr., Start
Interval setting: immediately, from the set time. *The File
format is Motion JPEG(AVI).
Movie Editing Divide or delete selected frames, Capturing a JPEG still picture
from a movie
OTHER FEATURES
World time 75 cities, 28 time zones
Folder names Date (100_1018, 100_1019...)/PENTX (100PENTX, 101PENTX...)
Language English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch,
Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish,
Greek, Russian, Korean, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese,
and Japanese
Button/Dial Customization RAW/Fx Button (One Push File Format, Exposure Bracketing,
Optical preview, Digital Preview, Composition Adjustment,
Select AF Point),
AF/AE-L button (Enable AF1, Enable AF2, Cancel AF, AE Lock)
Playback View Single frame, Multi-image display (4/9/16/36/81 seg.), Display
magnification (up to 16x, scrolling & quick magn.), rotating,
histogram, bright/dark area warning, copyright display, calen
dar filmstrip, folder display, display, slideshow
Delete Single image, all, select&delete, folder, instant review image
Digital Filters (Playback) Monochrome, Extract Color, Toy Camera, Retro, High Contrast,
Shading, Invert Color, Color, Tone Expansion, Sketch Filter,
Water Color, Pastel, Posterization, Miniature, Soft, Starburst,
Fish-eye, Slim, Base Parameter Adjustment
Electronic level Displayed in viewfinder (horizontal direction only); displayed on
LCD monitor (horizontal direction and vertical direction)
RAW Development File Format (JPEG), Image Capture Settings, Lens Correction
(Distortion, Lateral Chromatic Aberration), Custom Image,
White Balance, Sensitivity, High-ISO NR, Shadow Correction,
Edit (playback) Resize, Cropping, Index, Movie editing, capturing a JPEG from a
movie, Saving RAW file data in the buffer memory
Other Copyright information.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Operating systems PC: Windows XP (SP3), Vista, 7
Mac: 10.4 or above
Supplied software Software SILKYPIX Developer Studio 3.0 for PENTAX
* Using a new lithium-ion battery under the temperature at 23 °C, Tested in compliance with CIPA standard. Actual results may
vary depending on the shooting conditions/circumstances.
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