technical specifications

Model Description

Type

TTL autofocus, auto-exposure SLR digital-still camera with built-in retractable P-TTL

 

flash

Lens Mount

PENTAX KAF2 bayonet mount (AF coupler, lens information contacts, K-mount with

 

power contacts)

Compatible Lens

KAF3, KAF2 (power zoom not compatible), KAF, KA mount lens

Image capture unit

 

Image Sensor

Primary color filter, CMOS. Size: 23.5 x 15.6 (mm)

Effective Pixels

Approx. 20.12 megapixels

Total Pixels

Approx. 20.42 megapixels

Dust Removal

SP coating and CMOS sensor operations

Sensitivity (Standard output)

ISO AUTO/100 to 51200 (EV steps can be set to 1EV, 1/2EV, or 1/3EV)

Image Stabilizer

Sensor shift Shake Reduction

AA Filter Simulator

Moiré reduction using SR unit. OFF/Type1/Type2/Bracket

File formats

 

File Format

RAW (PEF/DNG), JPEG (Exif 2.30), DCF2.0 compliant

Recorded Pixels

JPEG : L(20M: 5472x3648), M(12M:4224x2816), S(6M:3072x2048)

 

XS(2M:1920x1280)

 

RAW : L(20M:5472x3648)

Quality Level

RAW : (12bit): PEF, DNG

 

JPEG: ★★★ (Best), ★★ (Better), (Good), RAW and JPEG simultaneously

 

recordable

Color Space

sRGB, AdobeRGB

Storage Medium

SD, SDHC and SDXC Memory Card (Conforms to USH-1 standards), Eye-Fi card,

 

FLU card.

Storage Folder

Folder name: Date (100_1018,101_1019...) or User assigned folder name (Default

 

"PENTX")

Recording File

File name: ""IMGP****"" or User assingned file name

 

File name numbering: Sequential, Reset

Viewfinder

 

Type

Pentaprism Finder

Coverage (FOV)

Approx. 100%

Magnification

Approx. 0.95x (50mmF1.4 at infinity)

Eye-Relief Length

Approx. 20.5mm (from the view window), Approx 22.3mm (from the center of lens)

Diopter Adjustment

Approx. -2.5m to + 1.5m-1

Focusing Screen

Interchangeable Natural-Bright-Matte III focusing screen

LCD monitor

 

Type

TFT color LCD monitor, wide angle viewing

Size

3.0 inches

Dots

Approx. 921K dots

Adjustment

Brightness, Saturation and Colors adjustable

White Balance

 

 

 

Type

Method using a combination of the CMOS image sensor and the light source detection

 

sensor

White Balance

AUTO WB, Multi Auto WB, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Fluorescent Light (D:Daylight

 

Color, N:Daylight White, W:Cool White, L:Warm White), Tungsten Light, Flash, CTE,

 

Manual WB, Color Temperature Configuration, Copying the white balance setting of a

 

captured image

Fine Adjustment

Adjustable ±7 steps on A-B axis or G-M axis

Autofocus System

 

Type

TTL: phase-matching autofocus

Focus Sensor

SAFOX IX i+, 11 point (9 cross type focus points in the center)

Brightness Range

EV-1 to 18 (ISO 100 / at normal temperature)

AF Mode

Single AF (AF.S), Continuous AF (AF.C), Auto select AF (AF.A)

AF Point Selection

Auto:5 points, Auto:11 points, Select, Expanded Area Select, Spot

AF Assist Light

Dedicated LED AF assist light

Metering

 

Type

TTL open aperture, 77 segmented metering, center-weighted and spot metering

Metering Range

EV0 to 22 (ISO100 at 50mm F1.4)

Exposure Mode

Auto Picture mode (Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Moving Object, Night Scene

 

Portrait, Sunset, Blue Sky, Forest), Scene Mode: Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Moving

 

Object, Night Scene Portrait, Sunset, Blue Sky, Forest, Night Scene, Night Scene

 

HDR*, Night Snap, Food, Pet, Kids, Surf & Snow, Backlight Silhouette, Candlelight,

 

Stage Lighting, Museum *JPEG only

 

EFFECT Mode: Faded Color, Clear Tone, Brilliant Color, Unicolor Bold, Vintage Color,

 

Cross Processing, Warm Fade, Tone Expansion, Bold Monochrome, Infrared FIlter,

 

Vibrant Color Enhance Program, Sensitivity Priority, Shutter Priority, Aperture Priority,

 

Shutter & Aperture Priority, Manual, Bulb

EV Compensation

±5EV (1/2EV steps or 1/3EV steps can be selected)

AE Lock

Can be assigned to the AF/AE-L button from the menu.

Shutter

 

Type

Electronically controlled vertical-run focal plane shutter

Shutter Speed

Auto:1/6000 to 30 sec., Manual: 1/6000 to 30 sec. (1/3EV steps or 1/2EV steps), Bulb

Flash

 

Built-in Flash

Built-in retractable P-TTL flash,

 

GN: approx. 10 (ISO100/m)

 

Angle of view: equivalent to angle of view of 28mm lens (35mm format equivalent)"

Flash Mode

Auto Flash Discharge, Auto Flash + Red-eye Reduction (Auto Picture, Scene) Flash

 

On, Flash On+ Red-eye Reduction, Slow-speed Sync, Trailing Curtain Sync, Manual

 

Flash Discharge (Full-1/128)

Sync Speed

1/180 sec.

Flash Exposure

-2.0 to + 1.0EV

Compensation

 

External Flash

P-TTL, Leading Curtain Sync, Trailing Curtain Sync, Contrast-control-sync, High-speed

 

sync, wireless sync (available with 2 dedicated external flash)

Dimensions and Weight

 

Dimensions

Approx. 120mm (W) 92.5mm (H) x 69.5mm (D) (excluding protrusions)

Weight

Approx. 558g (Including dedicated battery and 1x SD Memory Card), Approx. 498g

 

(body only)

Drive modes

Mode Selection

Still Image: Single frame, Continuous (H, L), Self-timer (12s, 2s), Remote Control (0 Sec., 3 sec.),

 

Exposure Bracketing

 

Movie: Remote Contro

Continuous Shooting

Max. approx. 5.4 fps, JPEG ( L: ★★★ at Continuous H): up to approx. 20 frames, RAW: up to

 

approx. 5 frames

 

Max. approx. 3.0 fps, JPEG L: ★★★ at Continuous L): up to approx. 100 frames, RAW: up to

 

approx. 8 frames

 

*ISO100

Capture Setting

 

Custom Image

Bright, Natural, Portrait, Landscape, Vibrant, Radiant, Muted, Bleach Bypass, Reversal Film,

 

Monochrome, Cross Processing

Cross Processing

Randum, Preset 1-3, Favorite 1-3

Noise Reduction

Slow Shutter Speed NR, High-ISO NR

Dynamic Range

Highlight Correction, Shadow Correction

Compensation

 

Lens Correction

Distortion Correction, Lateral Chromatic Aberration Correction, Peripheral Illumin. Corr., Diffraction

 

Correction

Digital Filter

Extract Color, Replace Color, Toy Camera, Retro, High Contrast, Shading, Invert Color, Unicolor

 

Bold, Bold Monochrome

HDR

Auto, HDR1, HDR2, HDR3, Exposure Bracket Value adjustable, Automatic composition

 

correction function

Movie

 

File Format

MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 (MOV)

Recorded Pixels

Full HD(1920x1080, 30p/25p/24p),

 

HD (1280x720, 60p/50p)

Sound

Built-in stereo microphone, Recording Sound Level adjustable.

Recording Time

Up to 25 minutes or 4GB ; automatically stops recording if the internal temperature of the camera

 

becomes high.

Custom Images

Bright, Natural, Portrait, Landscape, Vibrant, Radiant, Muted, Bleach Bypass, Reversal Film,

 

Monochrome, Cross Processing

Cross Processing

Randum, Preset 1-3, Favorite 1-3.

Digital Filter

Extract Color, Replace Color, Toy Camera, Retro, High Contrast, Shading, Invert Color, Unicolor

 

Bold, Bold Monochrome

Playback

 

Playback View

Single frame, multi-image display (6,12, 20, 35, 80 segmentation), Display magnification (up to

 

16x, Quick magnification available), Rotating, Histogram (Y histogram, RGB histogram), Bright

 

area warning, Detailed inf, Copyright Information (Photographyer, Copyright holder), Folder

 

Display, Calendar Filmstrip Display, Slide Show, GPS information (Latitude, Longitude, Altitude,

 

Time (UTC), Direction

Delete

Delete single image, Delete all, Select & delete, Delete folder, Delete instant review image

Digital Filter

Base Parameter Adj, Extract Color, Replace Color, Toy Camera, Retro, High Contrast, Shading,

 

Invert Color, Unicolor Bold, Bold Monochrome, Tone Expansion, Sketch, Water Color, Pastel,

 

Posterization, Miniature, Soft, Starburst, Fish-eye, Slim, Monochrome

RAW Development

RAW file select :

 

Select Single Image, Select Multiple Images, Select a folder

 

RAW Development Parameter :

 

File Format (JPEG), Aspect ratio, JPEG recorded pixels, JPEG Quality, Color Space, Distortion

 

Correction, Lateral Chromatic Aberration Correction, Peripheral Illumin. Corr., Diffraction

 

Correction, Color Fringe Correction, White Balance, Custom Image, Digital Filter, Sensitivity,

 

High-ISO NR, Shadow Correction"

Edit

Color Moiré Correction, Resize, Cropping (Aspect ratio and Slant adjustment available), Movie

 

Edit (Divide or Delete selected frames), Capturing a JPEG still picture from a movie, Saving RAW

 

data in buffer memory, Eye-Fi Image Transfer

Customization

 

Custom Functions

26 items

Mode Memory

11 items

Button Custmization

Green Button (Green Button, One Push File Format, Optical Preview, Digital Preview, Select

 

AF Point)

 

AF/AE-L Button (AF1, AF2, Cancel AF, AE Lock) Separate customization for movie available

 

E-Dial Programming (Rotate Right, Rotate Left)

AF Custmization

AF.S: Focus-priority/ Release-priority

 

1st Frame Action in AF.C: Release-priority/Auto/Focus-priority

 

Action in AF.C Continuous: Focus-priority, Auto, FPS-priority

 

Hold AF Status: OFF, Low, Medium, High

Text Size

Standard, Large

World Time

World Time settings for 75 cities (28 time zones)

AF fine Adjustment

±10 step, Uniform adjustment, Individual adjustment (up to 20 can be saved)

Copyright Information

Names of ""Photographer"" and ""Copyright Holder"" are embedded to the image file.

 

Revision history can be checked using the provided software.

Power supply

 

Battery Type

Rechargeable Lithium-ion Battery D-LI109

AC Adapter

AC Adapter Kit K-AC128 (Optional)

Battery Life

Number of recordable images:

 

(with 50% flash usage): approx. 410 images,

 

(without flash usage): approx: 480 images

 

Playback time:

 

Approx. 270 minutes

 

* With a fully-recharged Rechargeable Lithium-ion Battery under the temperature at 23°C. Tested

 

in compliance with CIPA standard.

 

Actual results may vary depending on the shooting condition.

Interfaces

 

Connection Port

USB2.0 (micro B, high-speed compatible), HDMI output terminal (Type D)

USB Connection

MSC/PTP

Included accessories

 

Package Contents

Strap O-ST132, Rechargeable Lithium-ion Battery D-LI109, Battery Charger D-BC109,Software

 

(CD-ROM) S-SW151 <Mounted on the camera> Eye-cup FR, Hot shoe cover FK , Body Mount

 

Cover

Software

Digital Camera Utility 5

Support for optional

 

accessories

 

GPS Unit

O-GPS1:Latitude, Longitude, Altitude, Time (UTC), Direction

 

Electronic Compass, ASTROTRACER

FLU Card

FLU Card: Remote Release, Image Browsing

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Pentax 06583 Model Description, Image capture unit, File formats, Viewfinder, LCD monitor, White Balance, Autofocus System

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