| 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 |