Pentax K-7 User Manual

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Basic Operations 63
Basic Shooting Operation........................................................... 64
Holding the Camera............................................................................64
Letting the Camera Choose the Optimal Settings ..............................66
Using a Zoom Lens...................................................................... 71
Using the Built-in Flash ............................................................... 72
Setting the Flash Mode.......................................................................72
Compensating Flash Output...............................................................76
Allowing Shooting while Charging Flash.............................................77
Playing Back Images ................................................................... 78
Playing Back Images ..........................................................................78
Deleting Images..................................................................................79
Shooting Functions 81
How to Operate the Shooting Functions ................................... 82
Direct Keys Setting Items ...................................................................82
Rec. Mode Menu Setting Items ..........................................................83
Custom Setting Menu Setting Items ...................................................85
Setting the Exposure ................................................................... 88
Effect of Aperture and Shutter Speed.................................................88
Setting the Sensitivity .........................................................................90
Changing the Exposure Mode ............................................................93
Selecting the Metering Method .........................................................113
Adjusting the Exposure.....................................................................115
Focusing ..................................................................................... 118
Using the Autofocus..........................................................................118
AF Adjustment ..................................................................................121
Selecting the Focusing Area (AF Point)............................................122
Fixing the Focus (Focus Lock)..........................................................124
Adjusting the Focus Manually (Manual Focus).................................126
Checking the Composition, Exposure and Focus Before
Shooting (Preview) .................................................................... 129
Selecting the Preview Method ..........................................................129
Displaying the Optical Preview .........................................................130
Displaying the Digital Preview ..........................................................131
Preventing Camera Shake during Shutter Release ................ 132
Using the Shake Reduction Function ...............................................132
Shooting with the Self-timer..............................................................136
Shooting with the Remote Control (Optional) ...................................138
Shooting with the Mirror Lock-up Function .......................................141
Taking Pictures Continuously .................................................. 143
Continuous Shooting ........................................................................143
Interval Shooting...............................................................................144
Multi-exposure ..................................................................................146

Pentax K-7 Specifications

General

Megapixel	15 MP
Camera type	SLR Camera Body
Sensor type	CMOS
Digital zoom	0 x
Interface	USB
Digital SLR	Yes
Minimum processor	P4
Camera shutter speed	1/8000 - 30 s
Minimum storage drive space	1024 MB
Compatible operating systems	Win Vista/XP Mac X10.3-10.5
Focus	TTL
Auto focusing (AF) modes	centre weighted auto focus, continuous auto focus, selective auto focus
Light metering	Centre-weighted, Spot
ISO sensitivity	100, 3200, Auto
Light exposure modes	aperture priority AE, manual, shutter priority AE
Display diagonal	3 \
Display resolution (numeric)	921000 pixels
Magnification	0.92 x
USB version	2.0
Product color	Black
Scene modes	self-portrait, Landscape (scenery)
Image editing	crop, resizing, rotating
Photo effects	Vivid
White balance	auto, Cloudy, daylight, Fluorescent, Incandescent, manual, Shade, Tungsten
Camera playback	single image, slide show, thumbnails
Battery type	D-LI90
Battery life (max)	7.3 h
Battery life (CIPA standard)	1000 shots
HD type	Not supported
Motion JPEG frame rate	30 fps
Maximum video resolution	1280 x 720 pixels
Compatible memory cards	sd, sdhc
Storage temperature (T-T)	4672 x 3104 °C

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	72.5 mm
Width	130.5 mm
Height	96.5 mm
Weight	670 g