Pentax K-X User Manual

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Before Using Your Camera
1
Understanding Color Balance
Distribution of color intensity is displayed for each color in the RGB
histogram. The right side of the graphs look similar for images that have
White Balance adjusted well. If only one color is lopsided to the left, that
color is too intense.
1 Setting the White Balance (p.182)
The following indicators appear on the monitor to indicate the keys,
buttons and e-dial that can be operated at that time.
Example)
The following information appears in the viewfinder.
Guide Indicators
2 Four-way controller (2) 3 button
3 Four-way controller (3) 4 button
4 Four-way controller (4) | Green button
5 Four-way controller (5) mmc button
S e-dial M button
Shutter release button K/i button
Viewfinder
3 4
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Pentax K-X Specifications

General

Megapixel	12.4 MP
Camera type	SLR Camera Body
Sensor type	CMOS
Image stabilizer	Yes
Maximum image resolution	4288 x 2848 pixels
Digital zoom	0 x
Interface	USB
Color depth	12 bit
Dimensions (WxDxH)	122.5 x 67.5 x 91.5 mm
Camera shutter speed	30 - 1/6000 s
Effective sensor resolution	12400000 pixels
Compatible operating systems	Windows XP/Vista/7 Mac OS-X 10.3-10.5
Auto focusing (AF) modes	continuous auto focus, single auto focus
Flash modes	auto, Flash off, manual
Flash guide number	16 m
Motion JPEG frame rate	24, 4.7 fps
Video formats supported	AVI
Maximum video resolution	1280 x 720 pixels
Display diagonal	2.7 \
Display resolution (numeric)	230000 pixels
Magnification	0.85X x
USB version	2.0
Product color	Black
Scene modes	beach, Candlelight, Children, Close-up (macro), Museum, Night landscape, Night portrait, Portrait, Sunset, Landscape (scenery)
Image editing	Rotating
Photo effects	black&white, Muted, Neutral, Sepia
White balance	auto, Cloudy, daylight, flash, Fluorescent, manual, Shade
Camera playback	single image, slide show
Playback zoom (max)	16 x
Battery type	AA
Number of batteries supported	4
Bundled software	Pentax Digital Camera Utility 4.0
Operating temperature (T-T)	32 - 104 °F
Compatible memory cards	sd, sdhc
Light exposure modes	aperture priority AE, auto, shutter priority AE
Camera shutter type	Electronic

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	67.5 mm
Width	122.5 mm
Height	91.5 mm
Weight	515 g