Specifications

Type	TTL autofocus, auto-exposure digital SLR digital-still camera with built-in retractable P-TTL auto pop-up flash
Effective Pixels	14.6 megapixels
Sensor	CMOS with primary colour filter Size: 23.4mm x 15.6mm Total Pixels: 15.07 megapixels
Colour Depth	8 bit (JPEG) or 12 bit (RAW)
Recorded Pixels	JPEG: [14.6M] 4672 x 3104 pixels, [10M] 3872 x 2592 pixels, [2M] 1824 x 1216 pixels RAW: [14.6M] 4672 x 3104 pixels
Sensitivity	Auto, Manual : 100-3200 (1EV steps or 1/2EV steps or 1/3EV steps) can be expand to ISO6400 , Bulb mode : up to ISO1600
Recording Formats	RAW (PEF/DNG), JPEG (Exif 2.21), DCF 2.0 compliant, DPOF compatible, Print Image Matching III compatible, RAW+JPEG simultaneous capturing compatible
Image Formats	Compressed: JPEG - Baseline (**: Premium, : Best , : Better, : Good) Compressed: RAW (PEF) Non-compressed: RAW (PEF, DNG) RAW + JPEG: available
Storage Media	SD memory card, SDHC memory card
Lens Mount	PENTAX K_AF2 bayonet mount
Usable Lens	PENTAX K_AF2-, K_AF-, and K_A-mount lenses. * Power zoom function available. K-mount lenses usable with restrictions. S-mount lenses, 67/645 lenses usable with adapter and with restrictions.
Focusing System
Type	TTL Phase-matching 11-point wide autofocus system (SAFOX VIII)
Mode	AF-single (with focus lock); AF-continuous and Manual focus available
Focus Point	Auto, Select, Centre
AF assist lamp	Available (by Built-in Flash)
Exposure Control
Metering System	TTL open-aperture 16-segment metering (coupled with lens and AF information)
Metering Modes	(1) Multi-segment metering (2) Centre-weighted metering (3) Spot metering
Metering Range	EV 0 - 21.5 (at Standard Output Sensitivity 100 with 50mm F1.4 lens)
Exposure Modes	(1) Green (2) Program AE (3) Sensitivity-Priority AE (4) Shutter-Priority AE (5) Aperture-Priority AE (6) Shutter and Aperture- Priority AE (7) Metered Manual (8) X speed (9) Bulb
Exposure Compensation	±3 EV (0.5EV steps) , ±2 EV (0.3EV steps)
Auto-bracketing	3 or 5 frames within range of ±0.5EV, ±1.0EV, ±1.5EV (0.5EV steps) or ±0.3EV, ±0.7EV, ±1.0EV (0.3EV steps)
AE Lock	available
Playback	One Image, Two Images, Index (4 or 9 or 16 thumb nails), Enlargement (up to 32X, scroll available), Image Rotation, Slideshow , Histogram, Bright Portion, Folder View
Digital Filter	B&W (4 type), Sepia (3 type), Colour (18 type), Soft (three-level amount adjustable),Colour extract (6 type), Illustration, HDR (3 type), Slim (+/- 8 level amount adjustable), Brightness (+/- 8 level amount adjustable)
White Balance	Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy,Tungsten Light, Fluorescent Light (W, D, N), Flash, Manual setting, with WB fine adjustment
Shutter	Electronically controlled vertical-run focal-plane shutter, Speed range (1) Auto 1/4000 to 30 sec. (stepless), (2) Manual 1/4000 to 30 sec. (1/2 EV step or 1/3 EV step), Bulb, Electromagnetic release, Shutter lock by setting Main switch in OFF position.
Drive Modes	Single-frame advance,Continuous (Hi, Lo), Burst , self-timer (12 sec., 2 sec.), auto bracket, extended bracket, remote control (0s, 3s) remote control continuous and multi-exposure Continuous shooting: approx. 3fps , sequence : until 38 frames (JPEG and continuous (Hi)) , 14frames (RAW(PEF)) , 16frames (RAW(DNG)) approx. 2.3fps , sequence : until the memory card becomes full (JPEG and continuous (Lo)) , 14frames (RAW(PEF)) , 16frames (RAW(DNG)) BURST MODE: approx. 21fps , sequence : 115frames (1.6M *** JPEG)
Viewfinder	Type: Pentaprism type Focusing screen: Natural-Bright-Matte II focusing screen Field of view: 95% Magnification:0.95X (with 50mm F1.4 lens, infinity, -1m^-1) Diopter adjustment:-2.5 - +1.5m^-1Live View: TTL by Image sensor Field of View: approx. 100% Display: Enlargement (4X, 8x) , Grid pattern
Viewfinder Indication	(1) AF frame; (2) Spot metering frame; (3) AF point
Viewfinder LCD Indication	(1) Shake Reduction; (2) Flash status; (3) Shutter speed; (4) Aperture; (5) Focus indicator; (6) Manual focus; (7) EV bar; (8) EV compensation; (9) Flash exposure compensation; (10) AE lock indicator; (11) ISO warning;(12) Number of recordable images/EV compensation/confirm sensitivity
Mode Dial Indication	(1) Green (2) Program AE (3) Sensitivity-Priority AE (4) Shutter-Priority AE (5) Aperture-Priority AE (6) Shutter and Aperture- Priority AE (7) Metered Manual (8) X speed (9) Bulb (10) User
External LCD Panel Indication	(1) Shutter speed; (2) Aperture; (3) Flash mode (Flash-On, Flash-Off, Red-eye reduction, Auto, Slow-speed sync); (4) Drive mode (Single frame, Continuous, Self-timer, Remote control); (5) EV bar; (6) Auto bracket; (7) Flash exposure compensation (8) EV compensation; (9) Battery level; (10) White balance; (11) ISO warning; (12)RAW / RAW+JPEG; (13) Number of recordable images/EV compensation/PC(Pb); (14) Multi-exposure Finder eye-relief: Approx. 21.1mm
LCD Monitor	2.7 inch, low-temperature polysilicon TFT colour LCD monitor (Approx. 230,000 dots), brightness adjustable, Colour Adjustable, Wide angle view
Built-in Flash	Type: Built-in retractable P-TTL auto pop-up flash Guide number:11(Standard Output Sensitivity 100/m) Angle of view coverage: 28mm wide-angle (equivalent to 35mm) Flash Exposure Compensation: -2 EV to -1 EV(1/2EV steps)
Flash Synchronization	Hot shoe, X-sync socket Sync speed: 1/180 sec. P-TTL, high-speed-sync, wireless sync with PENTAX dedicated flash
Self-timer	Electronically controlled type with two-second or 12-second delay. Cancellation possible.
Preview Method	Digital Preview/Optical Preview
Custom Function	36 custom-programmable functions available
Main switch	(1) ON; (2) OFF; (3) Preview
Time	World Time: 75 cities (28 time zones)
Language	English, French, German, Spanish, Swedish, Dutch, Italian, Russian, Danish, Finnish, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkey, Korean, Chinese (Traditional/Simplified), Portuguese, Japanese
PictBridge	Print mode: Single image print, All images print, DPOF auto print
Interfaces	USB 2.0 (HI-SPEED)
Video Output	Compatible with NTSC and PAL formats
Power Sources	Rechargeable D-LI50 lithium-ion battery Optional AC adapter also available.
Dimensions	141.5(W) x 101(H) x 70(D)mm (5.6 x 4.0 x 2.76 inches)
Weight	- 800g (28.2 oz.) loaded and ready with battery and SD memory card - 715g (25.2 oz.) without battery and SD memory card.

System requirements

PENTAX PHOTO Browser 3 / PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 3

PC
OS: Windows XP, Windows VistaTM was pre-installed
CPU: Pentium 4 or later (Pentium 4 2.0GHz or later)
Memory capacity: 1GB or more
Monitor : 1280×1024 or over with 24bit full colour
Hard disk capacity: Over 250MB (Recommend to 500MB or more)
Language: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Korean, Chinese (Traditional / Simplified), Japanese

Macintosh
OS: Mac OS X 10.3 or later
CPU: PowerPC G5 or later (Recommend to Intel CORE , Power PC G5. Universal Binary )
Memory capacity: 1GB or over
Monitor : 1280×1024 or over with 24bit full colour
Hard disk capacity: Over 250MB (Over 500MB)
Language: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Korean, Chinese (Traditional / Simplified), Japanese

*For smooth operation, suggested system requirements are shown in parentheses.

USB

PC
Windows XP, Windows VistaTM was pre-installed Windows

Macintosh
Mac OS X 10.2 or later pre-installed on Macintosh PC

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