Product Data Sheet / Brochure

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TECHNICALSPECIFICATIONS
DIGITALSLR *Allbrandsorproductnamesaretrademarksorregisteredtrademarksoftheirrespectivecompanies
TYPE
Type TTL autofocus, auto‐exposure SLR camera with built‐in retractable
 P‐TTLautopop‐upflash
Lensmount PENTAXKAF2bayonetmount
Compatiblelenses PENTAX KAF3, KAF2(power zoom not compatible), KAF, K‐mount
 (withrestrictions)lenses
 CompatiblewithSDMultrasoniclenses
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IMAGESENSOR
Sensortype 23.6x15.8mmCMOS,withprimarycolourfilter
Numberofpixels Approx.12.4megapixels‐effective
Stabilization Sensor‐shiftsystem(4‐stopshutterspeedbenefit)
DustRemovalMechanism CMOSsensoroperationsandDustAlertfunction
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RECORDINGANDIMAGEFORMATS
Imageformats RAW12bits(PEF,DNG),JPEG(Exif2.21),DCF2.0
 RAWandJPEGsimultaneouslyrecordable
Imagesizes JPEG:12M(4288x2848),10M(3936x2624),
 6M(3072x2048),2M(1728x1152pixels)
 3QualitylevelsofJPEG(★good,★★better,★★★best)
 RAW:12M(4288x2848)
Colorspace sRGB,AdobeRGB
Support CompatiblewithSDandSDHCmemorycards
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VIEWFINDER
Type Penta‐mirror
Focusingscreen NaturalBrightMatteIIfocusingscreen
Coverage Approx.96%
Magnification Approx.0.85x(w.FA50mmf/1.4atinfinity)
Eyerelief Approx.21.6mmfromthecenteroflens
Diopteradjustement Approx.‐2.5+1.5m
‐1
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LCDSCREEN
Type 3’’(7.6cm)colourLCD,921kdots,withARcoating
 Adjustablebrightnessandcolours
 Scratchresistantprotectiveglass
Angleofview 170°wide‐angleviewing,horizontallyandvertically
Digitalpreview ForconfirmingWBandexposure
Otherfeatures Single image or index view (up to 81 images), Image comparison,
 Magnification (up to 16x,scroll available), Rotation, Calendar view,
 Folder view, Histogram, Slideshow, Bright/Dark area warning,
 Resize,Cropping,CopyrightanddetailedExifinformationdisplay
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LIVEVIEW
Fieldofview Approx.100%
Enlargement InAFmode:2x,4x,6x
 InManualmode:2x,4x,6x,8x,10x
Autofocus Contrastdetection,Facedetection,phasedifferencedetection
Options Gridpattern,histogramdisplay,bright/darkareawarning
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FOCUSING
Type SAFOXIXwithTTLphase‐matchingdetection
AFpoints 11points(9crosstypeinthecenter)
 5‐pointor11‐pointAuto,SelectorCenter
Focusmode Auto,Singlewithfocus‐lock,Continuous
LEDAFassistlamp Available 
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EXPOSURECONTROL
Meteringsystem TTLopen‐aperture16‐segmentmetering
Meteringmode Multi‐segment,center‐weightedorspotmetering
Operationalrange EV1‐EV21.5(atStandardISO200withFA50mmf/1.4)
Exposuremodes Program(P), Sensitivity‐Priority (Sv),Shutter‐Priority(Tv),Aperture‐
 Priority(Av),MeteredManual(M)includingBulb,Video
Picturemodes AutoPicture, Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Moving Object, Night
 sceneportrait,Flashoff
Scenemodes Night scene, Surf & Snow, Food, Sunset, Kids, Pet, Candlelight,
 Museum,Stagelight,Nightsnap,NightsceneHDR*
Exposurecompensation ±3EV(selectableEVsteps:1/3or1/2steps)
AutoExposureLock AssignabletoAF/AE‐Lbuttonthroughthemenu
Shuttertype Electronicallycontrolledvertical‐runfocalplane
Shutterspeeds Autoandmanual:from1/6000to30sec
 (1/3EVstepsor1/2EVsteps),Bulb
Sensitivityrange ISOAuto:from200to12800,ISOExtended:from100to25600
 Bulbmode:uptoISO1600
 1/3,1/2or1EVsteps
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*InStagelight,NightsnapandNightsceneHDR,imageformatisfixedtoJPEG
FLASH
Built‐inflash GuideNumber:approx16(ISO200/m),approx12(ISO100/m)
Meteringsystem AutoP‐TTLretractableautopop‐upflash
Flashcoverage Wide‐anglelens,equivalentto28mmin35mmformat
Modes Auto,manual (on/off),red eyereduction,slow‐speed sync, rear
 curtain sync, high‐speed sync and wireless sync with PENTAX
 dedicatedexternalflash
Synchronization 1/180sec,highspeed,P‐TTL,wireless
Exposurecorrection From‐2EVto+1EV(inincrementsof1/3EV)
Externalflash Hot‐shoeflash,P‐TTLflashsyncavailablewithdedicatedwireless
 system,withdedicatedflash 
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POWERSUPPLY
Battery RechargeableD‐LI109Lithium‐ionbattery
Othersources 4 AA batteries (Lithium, Ni‐MH, rechargeable, alcaline), with
 optionalAAbatteryadapterD‐BH109**
 OptionalACadapterK‐AC109Ealsoavailable
Capacity Approx.470shots
***and300mininplaymodew/D‐LI109
 Approx.1000shots***and620mininplaymodew/AAbatteries
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INTERFACES
Videooutputs AVoutput,compatiblewithNTSCandPAL
USB USB2.0mini‐B(Hi‐Speed)
Other IrSimpleInfraredin/outconnection,DCpowerinput
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RECORDINGPARAMETERS
Drivemodes One shot,Self‐timer (2or 12sec), Continuous shooting (Hi, Lo),
 Remotecontrol(0,3sec),Intervalupto999pic‐tures, Exposure
 bracketing(3frames)
Continuousshooting Hi‐speed:approx6fpsfor25framesinJPEG★★★/for12inRAW
 Lo‐speed:approx2fpsunlimitedup tocard’smaximumcapacity
 inJPEG★★★/upto36inRAW
Superimpose Available,upto9pictures
CustomImage Bright,Natural,Portrait,Landscape,Vibrant,Monochrome,
 ReversalFilm,BleachBypass
Whitebalance Auto,Daylight,Shade,Cloudy,Fluorescentlight(D, N, W, L),
 Tungstenlight,Flash,CTE,Manual(configurationonmonitor)
Fineadjustment Adjustable+‐7stepsonA‐BaxisorG‐Maxis
Imageprocessing Long‐exposureNoiseReduction,High‐ISONoiseReduction,DRE
 (Dynamic Range Enlargement) which provides maximum details
 inhighlightsandshadows,Compensationofdistortionand late‐
 ral chromatic abberration,Cross processing (Shuffle, Preset 1‐3,
 Favorite 1‐3), HDR (Auto, standard, Strong 1‐3, automatic
 composition correction function), Multi‐exposure (Auto, Stan‐
 dard,Strong1‐3,Automaticcompositioncorrectionfunction)
Digitalfilters Toy Camera, Retro, High‐contrast, Extract color, Soft, Starburst,
 Fish‐eye,Custom
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M
OVIE
Fileformat AVI(MotionJPEG);recordtime:upto25min
Recordedpixels HD(1280x720,16:9,25fps),VGA(640x480,4:3,30fpsor25fps)
Qualitylevels ★good,★★better,★★★best
Sound Built‐inmonauralmicrophone
Movieprocessing Custom Image (Bright, Natural, Portrait, Landscape, Vibrant,
 Muted,Monochrome,ReversalFilm,BleachBypass),Cross pro‐
 cessing (Shuffle, preset 1‐3, favorite 1‐3), Digital filters (Retro,
 ToyCamera,High‐contrast,ExtractColor,Color)
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OTHERFEATURES
Worldtime 75cities,28timezones
Foldernames Date(100_MMDD…),PENTX(100PENTX...)
Language English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch,
 Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish,
 Greek,Russian,Korean,Chinese(Traditional/Simpl.),Japanese
DigitalFilters(Playback) Toy Camera, Monochrome, Retro, Color, High Contrast, Soft,
 Extract Color,Star Burst,
Sketch,WaterColor, Pastel, Miniature,
 Slim,HDR,Posterization,BaseParameterAdjustment,Custom
Custombuttons Green Button (Green button, Custom Image, Optical preview,
 Digitalpreview,DigitalFilter,CrossProcess,One‐pushRAW+)
 AF/AE‐LButton(AF,AE‐L)
Other Copyrightinformation,AFfineadjustment(+/‐10steps,uniform
 adjustement), Resize,
 Cropping (Aspect alteration, Slant adjust‐
 ment available),Index, Movie Edit(Segmentation,Partial delete
 available),FrameCrop(JPEG)
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DIMENSIONSANDWEIGHT
Dimensions 125×97×68mm(WxHxD)excludingprotusions
Weight 544gbodyonly,598gloadedandreadywith Li‐ionbatteryand
 SDcard,625gloadedandreadywithAAbatteriesandSDcard
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SYSTEMREQUIREMENTS
Operatingsystems PC:WindowsXPSP2,Vista
TM
and7
 Mac:OSX10.3.9orabove
Suppliedsoftware
 PENTAXDigitalCameraUtility4
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**CR‐V3andOxyridedonotcomplywiththisadapter.***with50%flash.Testedincompliance
withCIPAstandard.Actualresultmayvaryaccordingtotheshootingconditions/circumstances.