Pentax K-7 User Manual

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Shooting while Adjusting the Settings (Auto Bracket)........... 148
Shooting while the Exposure is Automatically Changed (Exposure
Bracketing)........................................................................................148
Shooting while Adjusting Other Settings (Extended Bracketing)......151
Taking Pictures Using Digital Filter.......................................... 153
Shooting with the Live View...................................................... 156
Taking Still Pictures ..........................................................................157
Recording Movies .............................................................................160
Using the Flash 167
Flash Characteristics in Each Exposure Mode ....................... 168
Using the Slow-Speed Sync .............................................................168
Using the Trailing Curtain Sync ........................................................170
Distance and Aperture when Using the Built-in Flash ........... 171
Lens Compatibility with the Built-in Flash............................... 172
Using an External Flash (Optional) .......................................... 173
Using P-TTL Auto Mode ...................................................................174
Using High-Speed Flash Sync Mode................................................175
Using in Wireless Mode ....................................................................176
Red-Eye Reduction...........................................................................179
Trailing Curtain Sync ........................................................................180
Connecting an External Flash with an Extension Cord.....................180
Multiple Flash Shooting Using Extension Cords...............................181
Contrast-Control-Sync Flash ............................................................182
X-sync Socket...................................................................................183
Shooting Settings 185
Setting the File Format .............................................................. 186
Setting the JPEG Recorded Pixels ...................................................186
Setting the JPEG Quality Level ........................................................187
Setting the File Format .....................................................................188
Setting the White Balance......................................................... 191
Fine-tuning the White Balance..........................................................193
Adjusting the White Balance Manually .............................................194
Adjusting the White Balance with Color Temperature ......................196
Saving the White Balance Setting of a Captured Image...................198
Correcting Images ..................................................................... 199
Adjusting the Brightness...................................................................199
Lens Correction ................................................................................201
Adjusting the Composition ................................................................203
Setting the Image Finishing Tone (Custom Image) ................ 205

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