Specifications

Type	TTL autofocus, auto-exposure digital SLR digital-still camera with built-in retractable P-TTL auto pop-up flash
Effective Pixels	10.2 megapixels
Sensor	Interline interlace CCD with a primary colour filter Size: 23.5mm x 15.7mm Total Pixels: 10.75 megapixels
Colour Depth	8 bit (JPEG) or 12 bit (RAW)
Recorded Pixels	JPEG: [10M] 3872 x 2592 pixels, [6M] 3008 x 2000 pixels, [2M) 1824 x 1216 RAW: [10M] 3872 x 2592 pixels
Sensitivity	Auto, Manual 100-3200 (1 EV steps or ½ EV steps or 1/3 EV steps) Bulb mode: up to ISO 1600
Recording Formats	RAW (Original), JPEG (Exif 2.21), DCF (Design rule of Camera File system) 2.0
Image Formats	Compressed: RAW ( PEF ), Non compressed: RAW (DNG) Compressed: JPEG - Baseline (*: Best , : Better, *: Good) RAW+JPEG: available
Storage Media	SD, SDHC memory card
Lens Mount	PENTAX K_AF2 bayonet mount
Usable Lens	PENTAX K_AF3-,K_AF2-, K_AF-, and K_A-mount lenses. * Power zoom function not 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 5-point wide autofocus system (SAFOX), 5 cross sensors
Mode	AF.A (auto), AF.S (single with focus lock), AF.C (continuous), Manual focus Auto Picture and Picture mode : only when the Action mode is selected. * Scene mode : only when the Kids, Pet, Stage lighting and Night snap mode is selected. * P/Sv/Tv/Av/M/B : AF.A, AF.S or AF.C selectable
Focus Point	Wide, Spot
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 (at Standard Output Sensitivity 100 with 50mm F1.4 lens)
Exposure Modes	(1) Auto Picture mode (2) Picture mode* (3) Scene mode** (4) Program AE (5) Sensitivity-Priority AE, (6) Shutter-Priority AE (7) Aperture-Priority AE (8) Metered Manual (9) Bulb * Picture Mode: Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Action, Night scene portrait, Standard Flash-Off ** Scene Mode: Night Scene, Surf & Snow, Food, Sunset, Kids, Pet, Candlelight, Museum, Stage Lighting [2M JPEG], Night Snap [2M JPEG]
Exposure Compensation	±2 EV (1/2EV steps or 1/3EV steps).
Auto-bracketing	3 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, Index (4 or 9 or 16 thumb nails), Enlargement (up to 16X, scroll available), Image Rotation, Folder View, Slideshow , Histogram, Bright/Dark area, Resize, Trimming, Index
Digital Filter	Rec. mode: Toy camera, High contrast, Soft, Starburst, Retro, Extract colour Playback: Toy camera, High contrast, Soft, Starburst, Retro, Extract colour, Illustration (pastel, water colour), HDR, B&W, Sepia, Colour, Slim, Brightness, Custom
White Balance	Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten Light, Fluorescent Light (W, D, N), Flash, Manual setting, with WB fine adjustment
Shutter	Type: Electronically controlled vertical-run focal plane shutter Speed: 1/4000 - 30 sec., and bulb
Drive Modes	Single-frame , Continuous (Hi, Lo), Self-timer (12s, 2s), Remote control (0s, 3s), Auto bracket Continuous shooting: Max. approx. 3.5 fps (5 JPG and Continuous Hi, 4 RAW) Approx. 1.1 FPS (unlimited JPG and Continuous Lo (until memory card becomes full), 7 RAW)
Viewfinder	Type: Fixed molded penta-mirror type Focusing screen: Natural-Bright-Matte II focusing screen Field of view: 96% Magnification:0.85X (with 50mm F1.4 lens, infinity, -1m^-1) Diopter adjustment:-2.5 - +1.5m^-1
Preview Method	Digital (available as a custom function linked to Help button)
LCD Monitor	2.7 inch, TFT colour LCD monitor (Approx. 230,000 dots), brightness adjustable, Wide angle view
Built-in Flash	Type: Built-in retractable P-TTL auto pop-up flash Guide number: 11 (Standard Output Sensitivity 200/m) Angle of view coverage: 28mm wide-angle (equivalent to 35mm) Flash Exposure Compensation: -2EV to +1 EV (1/2EV steps)
Flash Synchronization	Hot shoe , Sync speed: 1/180 sec., P-TTL, high-speed sync, wireless-sync with PENTAX dedicated flash
Custom Function	22 custom-programmable functions available
Shake Reduction	Type: Body-based, sensor shift Shake Reduction (4 stops maximum)
Dust Removal	Type: Image sensor mechanism combined with SP coating Dust Alert: available
Time	World Time: 75 cities (28 time zones)
Language	English, French, German, Spanish, Swedish, Dutch, Italian, Russian, Portuguese, Danish, Finnish, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Greek, Korean, Chinese (Traditional/Simplified), Japanese
PictBridge	Print mode: Single image print, All images print, DPOF, Paper size, Paper Type, Paper Quality, Border
Interfaces	USB/Video USB 2.0 (HI-SPEED)
Video Output	Compatible with NTSC and PAL formats
Power Sources	Four AA (lithium, alkaline, and rechargeable Ni-MH) batteries. Optional AC adapter also available.
Dimensions	approx. 122.5(W) x 91.5(H) x 67.5(D)mm (4.8 x 3.6 x 2.7 inches)
Weight	approx. 525g (18.5 oz.) without battery and SD memory card. approx. 590g (20.8oz.) loaded and ready with lithium batteries and SD memory card approx. 625g (22.0oz.) loaded and ready with alkaline batteries and SD memory card

System requirements

PENTAX PHOTO Browser 3 / PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 3

PC
OS: Window XP or Windows Vista™ (x32 and x64) installed
CPU: Pentium 4 or later (Recommend to Pentium 4 2.0GHz or later)
Memory capacity: 1GB or more
Monitor: 1280×1024 or over with 24bit full colour
Free Hard disk space: 250MB or more (Recommend to 500MB or more)

Macintosh
OS: Mac OS X 10.3 or later installed
CPU: PowerPC G5 or later (Recommend to Intel CORE. Universal Binary)
Memory capacity: 1GB or more
Monitor: 1280×1024 or over with 24bit full colour
Free Hard disk space: 250MB or more (Recommend to 500MB or more)

USB

PC
Windows XP, Windows Vista™ was pre-installed
The computer should be equipped with built-in 2.0 USB ports

Macintosh
Mac OS X 10.3 or later pre-installed on Macintosh PC
The computer should be equipped with built-in 2.0 USB ports

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