| List price (US) |
• Body only: $899
• Kit with 18-55 mm lens: $999 |
| Body build |
• High-impact plastic with metal sub-structure
• Dust and weather resistant seals throughout |
| Sensor |
• 10.2 million effective pixels
• 10.75 million total pixels
• 23.5 x 15.7 mm CCD sensor
• RGB Color Filter Array
• Built-in low-pass filter
• 3:2 aspect ratio |
| Shake Reduction |
• CCD-shift system
• Permanent magnets and electronic magnet coils
• Can compensate in x, y direction and rotational |
| Dust removal |
• SP coating
• Dust removal by shaking sensor (using SR unit) |
| Image processor |
• PRIME
• "22-bit ADC"
• DDR2 buffer RAM |
| Image sizes |
• 3872 x 2592 (10.0 MP)
• 3008 x 2000 (6.0 MP)
• 1824 x 1216 (2.2 MP) |
| Image formats |
• JPEG (EXIF 2.21) - Best / Better / Good
• RAW (PEF or DNG) + JPEG
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| Lens mount |
• Pentax KAF2 bayonet mount
• Pentax KAF2, KAF or KA mount lenses |
| FOV crop |
1.5x |
| Focusing |
• 11-point TTL sensor (SAFOX VIII)
• Center 9-points are sensitive to both horiz and vert. detail
• AF working range: 0 to 19 EV (at 20°C, F1.4 lens) |
| Focus modes |
• AF Single
• AF Continuous
• Manual focus |
| AF point selection |
• Auto
• Select
• Center point |
| AF assist |
Stroboscopic flash |
| Metering |
• 16 segment sensor
• Metering range: EV 0.0 - 21 EV (ISO 100, 50 mm F1.4) |
| Metering modes |
• Multi-segment
• Center-weighted average
• Spot
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| AE lock |
• Button
• Locked for 20 sec or continuous with shutter half-press |
| AE bracketing |
• 3 or 5 images
• 0.3 - 2.0 EV increments |
| Other bracketing |
• White balance
• Sharpness
• Saturation
• Contrast |
| Exposure compen. |
• +/- 2.0 EV in 1/3 EV steps
• +/- 3.0 EV in 1/2 EV steps |
Sensitivity
(shown in 1/3 EV steps, also available in 1/2 or 1 EV steps) |
• Auto (user defined range)
• ISO 100
• ISO 125
• ISO 160
• ISO 200
• ISO 250
• ISO 320
• ISO 400
• ISO 500
• ISO 640
• ISO 800
• ISO 1000
• ISO 1250
• ISO 1600
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| Shutter |
• Vertical-run focal-plane shutter
• 30 - 1/4000 sec
• 1/3 or 1/2 EV steps
• Flash X-Sync: 1/180 sec
• Bulb |
| Aperture values |
• 1/3 or 1/2 EV increments
• Actual aperture range depends on lens used
• Ability to use lens aperture ring |
| Preview function |
• Depth-of-field Optical (lens stopped down)
• Digital (shot taken without saving, previewed on LCD) |
| White balance |
• Auto
• Daylight
• Shade
• Cloudy
• Fluorescent (Daylight, Neutral, White)
• Tungsten
• Flash
• Manual
• Color temperature (3 memories) - Kelvin or Mired |
| WB shift |
• Blue (-7) To Amber (+7)
• Magenta (-7) to Green (+7) |
| Color space |
• sRGB
• Adobe RGB |
| Image tone |
• Natural
• Bright |
| Image parameters |
• Saturation: -3 to +3
• Sharpness: -3 to +3
• Contrast: -3 to +3 |
| Viewfinder |
• Eye-level pentaprism
• 95% frame coverage
• Magnification: 0.95x (with 50 mm F1.4 lens at infinity)
• Dioptre adjustment: -2.5 to +1.5 dioptre
• Natural Bright Matte II focusing screen |
| Viewfinder info |
• AF points
• Focus confirmation light
• Flash ready
• Shutter speed
• Sensitivity (while changed or in Sv mode)
• Aperture
• E-dial enabled
• AE lock
• Remaining shots
• EV compensation
• Flash compensation
• Manual focus
• ISO warning
• Shake Reduction
• Metering / EV bar |
| Flash |
• Manual release pop-up
• P-TTL with serial control
• Guide number approx 11 (ISO 100)
• FOV coverage up to 18 mm
• Flash sync speed: 1/180 sec
• Flash compensation -2.0 to +1.0 EV in 1/3 or 1/2 EV increments
• ISO range: ISO 100 to 1600
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| External flash |
• Hot shoe with X-contact
• Designed for Pentax dedicated flashes
• Modes: Auto, Red-eye reduction, High-speed sync, Wireless sync |
| Shooting modes |
• Auto (Green mode)
• Hyper-program (P)
• Sensitivity priority (Sv)
• Shutter priority (Tv)
• Aperture priority (Av)
• Shutter & Aperture priority (TAv)
• Hyper-manual (M)
• Bulb (B)
• Flash X-Sync (X)
• User defined (USER)
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| Drive modes |
• Single
• Continuous: 3 fps, unlimited JPEG, 9 images RAW
• Self-timer: 2 or 12 sec (automatic mirror-up)
• Remote control: immediate, 3 sec delay |
| LCD monitor |
• 2.5 " TFT LCD (140° viewing angle)
• 210,000 pixels
• -7 to +7 brightness level adjustment
• 20x zoom playback |
| Instant review |
• Off, 1 sec, 3 sec, 5 sec
• Histogram on/off
• Bright / Dark areas on/off |
| Other features |
• Multiple exposure (2 to 9 images, with Auto EV adjust)
• Orientation sensor
• LCD panel illumination |
| Playback rotation |
• On
• Off |
| Playback features |
• Single image, no overlay
• Single image, basic overlay
• Single image with histogram (brightness or RGB)
• Single image with detailed shooting info and histogram
• 4 / 9 / 16 image index
• Folder view
• Image magnification up to 20x
• Optional blinking low- / high-lights |
| Playback retouching |
• RAW to JPEG (with parameters)
• Filters: B&W, Sepia, Color, Soft, Slim, Brightness |
| Custom functions |
32 functions |
| Menu languages |
• English
• French
• German
• Spanish
• Portuguese
• Italian
• Swedish
• Dutch
• Russian
• Korean
• Traditional Chinese
• Simplified Chinese
• Japanese
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| Firmware |
User upgradable |
| Battery grip |
Optional D-BG2 |
| Connectivity |
• USB 2.0 Hi-Speed
• Video out
• DC-IN
|
| Storage |
• Secure Digital (SD) / Secure Digital HC (SDHC)
• FAT / FAT32 |
| Power |
• Lithium-Ion D-LI50 rechargeable battery (supplied & charger)
• Optional AC adapter |
| Dimensions |
142 x 101 x 70 mm (5.6 x 4.0 x 2.8 in) |
| Weight |
• No battery: 717 g (1.6 lb)
• With battery: 793 (1.7 lb) |
