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K100D Standard of Exposure value
K100D, Correlation table of EV with Y:
[Note] The standard is applied only
when the camera is set to the condition as mentioned above.
26-3. WB ( Confirmation of White Balance)
[Required equipment] Computer (for Digital adjustment), AC adaptor (D-AC10), USB cable (I-USB17),
SD card (for taking picture), FA50mm F1.4, A light (2856 K°), Color checker (Macbeth
TM
Chart or
equivalent), Fluorescent lamp (White 4244K°), Fluorescent lamp (Neutral white 5111K°), Image viewing
software (e.g. Adobe Photo shop or ACDSee
TM
), Gray chart (90x60cm or above)
[CAUTION] Both fluorescent lamps for checking should be used the Inverter (high-frequency converter)
lighting.
(1) Attach the lens to the camera and insert the SD card to the camera.
(2) Set the camera as follows.
Image: Natural, Capture mode: AV (Aperture-priority) mode, Metering Method:
Multi-Segment Metering, Sensitivity: ISO200, Focus mode SW: AF.S, Recorded pixels: 6M
(Default setting), Quality Level: Best (Default setting), Color Saturation: Normal, Image
Sharpness: Normal, Contrast: Normal, Color Space: sRGB (Default setting)
(3) Put the Color checker on the Gray chart as shown in the figure below.
(4) Light up the Color checker by the A light.
(5) Set the WB (White Balance) mode to “Tungsten Light”.
(6) Position the camera so that the Color-Checker and Gray-Chart are framed in the viewfinder as
shown in the figure below while looking through the viewfinder.
(7) Take a picture of them while changing the aperture value (F2.8~F8) so that the TV value
becomes between from 1/30 to 1/250.
(8) Take a picture of them similarly by setting the WB to “Fluorescent Light W white”
while using the Fluorescent lamp (white 4244K°) for lighting.
(9) Take a picture of them similarly by setting the WB to “AWB” while using the Fluorescent lamp
(Neutral white 5111K°) for lighting.
(10) View the three pictures which have been taken above by the Image viewing software, and
confirm whether the true color of Neutral 5
indicated by arrow in the figure below is reproduced
or not while comparing with Color chart. And, confirm that other colors also have not been changed.
Tolerance (EV)
P, Tv, Av–AE mode
Light value / Lens
AE Master Lens (P) FFA 50mm F1.4(∞)
LV614 0.25~-1.00 0.70~-0.50
LV15 (Multi-segment) 0.75~-0.50 1.20±0.00
EV
1.0 0.5 ±0 0.5 1.0
Y= 67 87 110 132 155

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Pentax K100D Specifications

General IconGeneral
Megapixel6.1 MP
Sensor typeCCD
InterfaceUSB 2.0
Color depth8 bit
Digital SLRYes
Video capabilityNo
Camera shutter speed1/4000 - 30 s
FocusTTL
Auto focusing (AF) modescentre weighted auto focus, continuous auto focus, selective auto focus
Light meteringCentre-weighted, Spot
ISO sensitivity200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, Auto
Light exposure modesaperture priority AE, auto, shutter priority AE
Compatible memory cardssd
Display diagonal2.5 \
Display resolution (numeric)210000 pixels
Magnification0.85X x
I/O portsAV - NTSC/PAL
USB version2.0
Product colorBlack
Battery typeAA
Number of batteries supported4
Flash modesauto, Flash off, Red-eye reduction
Scene modesbeach, Candlelight, Children, Close-up (macro), Documents, Museum, Night, Night portrait, Portrait, Sunset, Landscape (scenery)
Photo effectsblack&white, Sepia
White balanceCloudy, daylight, flash, Fluorescent, manual, Shade, Tungsten
Camera shutter typeElectronic
Weight and Dimensions IconWeight and Dimensions
Depth70 mm
Width129.5 mm
Height92.5 mm
Weight570 g

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