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Pentax K100D Super - Specifications

Product data
Article Number 19156
Release date Jun 28, 2006
Type
Camera Type TTL autofocus, auto-exposure digital SLR digital-still camera with built-in retractable P-TTL auto pop-up flash
Sensor
Type 23.5 x 15.7mm Interline interlace CCD with a primary colour filter
Total Pixels 6.31 megapixels
Effective Pixels 6.1 megapixels
Still JPEG: [6M] 3008 x 2000 pixels, [4M] 2400 x 1600 pixels, [1.5M] 1536 x 1024 pixels RAW: [6M] 3008 x 2008 pixels
Colour Depth 8 bit (JPEG) or 12 bit (RAW)
Sensitivity Auto, Manual (ISO: 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200)
White Balance Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy,Tungsten Light, Fluorescent Light (W, D, N), Flash, Manual setting
Lens
Mount PENTAX KAF bayonet mount
Usable lenses PENTAX KAF2-, KAF-, and KA-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 11-point wide autofocus system (SAFOX VIII)
Functions Auto, Select, CentreAF-single (with focus lock), Manual focus, AF-continuous available* * Auto Picture and Picture mode: only when the Action mode is selected.  Scene mode: only when the Kids and Pet mode is selected.  P/Tv/Av/M/B: AF.S or AF.C selectable
Applicable Illumination Range EV1 - EV21.5 (at ISO 200 with 50mm F1.4 lens)
AF assist AF assist lamp avaiable via Built-in Flash
Viewfinder
Type Fixed molded penta-mirror
Field of View 96%
Magnification 0.85X (with 50mm F1.4 lens, infinity, -1m-1)
Focusing screen Natural-Bright-Matte II focusing screen
Indication (1) AF frame; (2) Spot AF frame; (3) Focus point indication (high lighted in red); (4) Flash information; (5) Picture mode (Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Action, Night scene portrait); (6) AF.C (AF-continuous); (7) Shutter speed; (8) Aperture value; (9) Exposure compensation factor; (10) SCN (Scene); (11) Manual focus; (12) Sensitivity warning; (13) Auto exposure lock signal; (14) Exposure frame number (15) Shake Reduction information
Diopter adjustment -2.5 - +1.5m-1
Screen
Type 2.5 inch, low-temperature polysilicon TFT colour LCD monitor (Approx. 210,000 pixels), brightness adjustable, Wide angle view
Playback One Shot, Index (9 thumb nails), Enlargement (up to 12X, scroll available), Image Rotation, Slideshow , Histogram, Bright Portion
External LCD Panel
Indication (1) Shutter speed; (2) Aperture value; (3) Flash Information  (Auto, Flash-On, Flash-Off, Red-eye reduction); (4) Single frame advance/Continuouse advance; (5) Self-timer; (6) Remote control; (7) Metering Information; (8) Focus point indicator; (9) Auto bracketing; (10) White balance information; (11) Battery information; (12) Exposure compensation factor; (13) Exposure frame number
Shutter
Type Electronically controlled vertical-run focal plane shutter
Speed 1/4000 - 30 sec. and bulb
X-Synchronization Hot shoe, sync-speed: 1/180 sec., P-TTL, high-speed-sync, wireless-sync with PENTAX dedicated flash
Exposure system
Metering TTL open-aperture 16-segment metering (coupled with lens and AF information)(1) Multi-segment metering (2) Center-weighted metering (3) Spot metering
Exposure Modes (1) Auto Picture mode (2) Picture mode (3) Scene mode (4) Program AE (5) Shutter-Priority AE (6) Aperture-Priority AE (7) Metered Manual (8) Bulb Picture mode: Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Action, Night scene portrait, Standard Flash-Off.  Scene mode: Night Scene, Surf&Snow, Text, Sunset, Kids, Pet, Candlelight, Museum
Metering Range EV 1 - 21.5 (at Standard Output Sensitivity 200 with 50mm F1.4 lens)
Auto Exposure Lock available
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)
Flash
Type Built-in retractable P-TTL auto pop-up flash
Guide Number 15.6 (Standard Output Sensitivity 200/m)
Angle of View Coverage 28mm wide-angle (equivalent to 35mm)
Exposure Compensation ±2 EV (1/2EV steps)
Exposure Parameters
Modes Single-frame advance, continuous advance*, self-timer**, auto bracket and remote control.  *Approx. 2.8 fps, JPEG (up to 5frames), RAW(up to 3frames.).  **Electonically controlled with two-second or 12-second delay.  Cancellation possible
Digital Filter B&W, Sepia, Colour (18 type), Soft (three-level amount adjustable), Slim (+/- 8 level amount adjustable), Brightness (at playback mode)
Storage
External SD & SDHC memory card
File Format JPEG (Exif 2.21), RAW, DCF (Design rule of Camera File system), DPOF (Digital Print Order Form), PRINT Image Matching IIIJPEG : ***Best, **Better, *Good.  RAW: Non-compressed
Special Features
Features 70 cities (28 time zones)
Language English, French, German, Spanish, Swedish, Netherlandish, Italian, Russian, Korean, Chinese (Traditional/Simplified), Japanese
Printing
Format Single image print, All images print, DPOF auto print
Interface
Interface USB 2.0 (HI-SPEED)Compatible with NTSC and PAL formats
Power
Source 4x AA (lithium, alkaline, and rechargeable Ni-MH)  batteries or 2x CR-V3 lithium batteries. Optional AC adapter also available
Body
Height 92.5mm
Width 129.5mm
Depth 70mm
Weight 570g w/o battery and memory card
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