Pentax K-X Digital SLR Kit Datasheet

PENTAX D IGITAL SLR

TREMELY COMPREHENSIVE AND EASY

12.3 MEGAPIXEL CMOS SENSOR - 23.6

X 15.8 MM , HIGH -

SPEED PRIME II IMAGING ENGINE

HDTVPROPORTION M OVIE 1280 X 720 PIXELS AT 24 FPS

L

IVEVIEW FUNCTION

,

WITH FACE DETECTION OF UP TO

16

FACES AND DIRECT

AF

ON A

2,7’’ LCD

SCREEN

, 230 K

DOTS

I

N

-

BODY

S

HAKE

R

EDUCTION

4.7 FPS H IGH SPEED CONTINUOUS SHOOTING

S HUTTER SPEED 1/6000 SEC MAX .

S

ENSITIVITY RANGE OF

ISO 100

TO

12 800

F

AST

A

UTO

F

OCUS

,

WITH

11

SELECTABLE FOCUS POINTS

V

ERY COMPACT DESIGN

: 122.5

X

91.5

X

67.5

MM

D

UST

R

EMOVAL

(DR)

SYSTEM

D YNAMIC R ANGE E NHANCEMENT (DRE)

E NERGY EFFICIENT CIRCUIT DESIGN FOR LONGER BATTERY

LIFE

(1100

SHOTS ON ONE CHARGE

)

C

REATIVE AND EASY FUNCTIONS

: A

UTOPICTURE MODE

,

DIGI-

TAL FILTERS

, C

USTOM

I

MAGE MODE

, HDR (H

IGH

D

YNAMIC

R

ANGE

)

FUNCTION

, C

ROSS PROCESS MODE

A VAILABLE IN 4 COLOURS : N AVY B LUE , W HITE , R ED AND

B LACK

Black K-x — body only

Code No. 16701 EAN 0027075159433

Black K-x + DA 18-55mmL

Code No. 16301 EAN 0027075159440

Black K-x + 18-55 DAL + 50-200 DAL

Code No. 16201 EAN 0027075159457

White K-x + White 18-55 DAL

Code No. 16302 EAN 0027075159617

Navy Blue K-x + Black 18-55 DAL

Code No. 16394 EAN 0027075160538

Red K-x + Red 18-55 DAL

Code No. 16303 EAN 0027075159624

SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES

USB C ABLE I-USB7

4 X LITHIUM AA BATTERIES

S TRAP O-ST53

S OFTWARE : S-SW99 : PENTAX D IGITAL C AMERA

U TILITY 4.0

OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES No.

DA 55-300

MM TELE

-

LENS

AF200-FG FLASH

21720

30465

O-ME53 M AGNIFYING EYECUP (1.2

X ) 30150

N

L

EOPRENE

ADYS

CAMERA

CAMERA BAG

CASE 50207

50198

SLR

K

MULTIBAG

HAKI SLR BAG

50099

C ROSSOVER BAG X LARGE

50228

50199

R

EMOTE CONTROL

F 37377

N EOPRENE STRAP 50151

2.7” P ROTECTION FILMS

AC ADAPTER KIT K-AC84H

50121

39761

D-DC84 C

OUPLER

39693

AV CABLE I-VC28 39262

21720

37377

30465

39761

30150

WWW .PENTAX.

COM .

AU

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION — PENTAX K-x

TYPE

RECORDING AND IMAGE FORMATS

(3072x2048), 2M (1728x1152). Quality levels : compressed JPEG

Support

VIEWFINDER

Type

Coverage

Magnification

Eye relief 21.5mm

Dioptre adjustment

Focussing screen

LCD SCREEN

Brightness range

Display

Type

Lens mount

Compatible lenses

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

TTL auto pop-up flash

PENTAX KAF2 bayonet mount

Compatible with bayonet mount lenses KAF3, KAF2 , KAF, KAF,

with power zoom KAF2, K-mount - with restrictions, M42 and

medium-format with an adapter with certain restrictions*

Compatible with the new generation of ultrasonic lenses

(SDM, Super-Direct-drive Motor)

IMAGE SENSOR

Sensor

Sensor size

Number of pixels

Stabilisation system

CMOS sensor

23.6 x 15.8 mm CMOS sensor with a primary colour filter

12.9 megapixels (total) - 12.4 megapixels (effective)

Sensor shift system (4-stop shutter speed benefit when hand held)

Dust protection

Colour depth

A/D converter

Sensor cleaning by vibration coupled with anti-dust Super-Protect

(SP) sensor coating

Dust detection system (Dust Alert)

3 x 12 bits in RAW, 3 x 8 bits in JPEG

Image : 12 bits - Video : 10 bits

Image formats RAW (Original PEF, DNG)

JPEG (Exif 2.21), DCF 2.0

RAW+JPEG simultaneously recordable

Possible to convert from RAW to JPEG with in the camera

Image size

Type 2.7 inch (6.91cm diagonal), 230 000 dots, base colour

temperature polysilicone TFT, calibratable screen

Angle of view

Coverage

LIVEVIEW

Enlargement

Extra-wide angle viewing 170° horizontally and vertically . 170°)

98%

14 settings

Single frame or index screen (4, 9, 16, 36 images), zoom display (max 16x magnification with scroll possible), image comparison, rotating, folder, calendar, slideshow, histogram, file naming option (first 4 letters of file name), Bright/Dark area, resizing, trimming, real-time white-balance setting and preview, histogram

In AF mode : 2X, 4X, 6X

In manual mode : 2X, 4X, 6X, 8X, 10X

Autofocus

Options

VIDEO

Video format

Video resolution

EXPOSURE CONTROL

Metering modes TTL 16 segment metering

Choice of multi-zones, centre weighted or spot metering

Metering Range

Exposure modes

Picture modes

EV0-20 (Standard output sensitivity ISO100 with 50mm F1.4 lens)

Program AE, Sensitivity priority AE (Sv), Shutter priority AE (Tv),

Aperture priority AE (Av), Metered Manual, Bulb, Video

AutoPicture*, Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sport, Night Portrait,

Flash

Scene modes Night scene, Surf & snow, Food, Sunset, Kids, Pets, Candle light,

Museum, Concert, Night snapshot

Exposure compensation +/- 3EV (in increments of 1/2 EV or 1/3 EV )

Exposure bracketing

Auto exposure lock

96%

(several image parameters can be changed during conversion)

Photo : in JPEG : 12M (4288x2848 pixels), 10M (3936x2624), 6M

Compatible with SD and SDHC (high capacity) memory cards

Fixed molded penta-mirror

0.85x (with a 50mm F1.4 lens, infinity, -1m-1)

-2.5 to 1.5 dioptre

Natural Bright Matt II focussing screen

Contrast detection, face detection, phase difference detection

Grid pattern, histogram display, blackout/whiteout exposure warning

AVI (Motion JPEG)

HD 1280 x 720 pixels—24 frames/sec.

Video : 0.9M (1280x720, 16:9), 0.3M (640x416, 3:2)

FLASH

3 images (in increments of 1/2 EV or 1/3 EV )

This function can be allocated to AF button in Menu

Sensitivity Auto, Manual: ISO 200-6400 (1EV or 1/2EV steps or 1/3EV steps)

Extension to ISO 100 to 12800 possible.

Bulb mode: up to ISO1600 .

* The AutoPicture mode automatically selects the scene mode from : Standard, Landscape, Portrait, Night

Portrait, Night scene, Sport, Flower, Candle light

SHUTTER

Type

Shutter speeds

Battery

Performance

Other sources

PC

Macintosh

Electronically controlled vertical-run focal plane shutter

1/6000 sec. to 30 seconds and Bulb

Flash Synchronization 1/180 sec., P-TTL, high-speed-sync, wireless-sync

Built-in flash

Metering system

Flash coverage

Modes flash

Manual opening, guide number 12 (at 100 ISO/m)

Auto P-TTL retractable pop-up flash (RTF)

Wide-angle lens (equivalent 28mm in 35mm format)

Auto, manual (On/Off), rear curtain sync, slow sync, red eye reduction, high speed sync (with external flash)

Synchronisation flash 1/180 sec, high speed, P-TTL, wireless

Exposure correction

External flash

+/- 2EV to +/- 1EV (in increments of 1/2)

Hot-shoe flash,

P-TTL flash sync available with dedicated wireless system,

(Wireless, controlled by flash) with dedicated flash.

INTERFACES

USB

Video output

Other

DRIVE MODES

Modes

Remote control (0, 3 sec.), Auto bracketing, Over-impression

Continuous shooting High speed: 4.7 fps for 17 images in JPEG or for 5 frames in RAW

Low speed: (2 fps in JPEG until the memory card is full, for 11

Image tone

Image processing

Colour space

WHITE BALANCE

Parameters Auto, Day, Shade, Cloud, Tungsten, Fluorescent (white, day, neutral,

L), Flash, CTE, Manual, Colour temperature (fine tuning available for

specific

OTHERS

Languages GB, F, D, ES, P, I, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Polish, Czech,

Hungarian, Turkish, Greek, Russian, Korean, Chinese (Trad./ Simpl.),

Japanese

World time

PRIMEII

75 cities, 28 time zones

(Pentax real Image Engine) increases the number of shades of colour and contrast range to better manage the RAW data stored in the pre

viewed

DDR2 memory

Pixels mapping

AF adjustment image.

To optimise the processing and transfer of image data (800 MB/s)

To control each pixel and store each pixel defects to prevent them damaging the image quality

To correct the K-x on the optical plane to prevent front and back focusing issues. This adjustment can be made for a specific lens or

for lenses.

Customisation of the RAW button

22 Custom functions

Digital filters Rec. mode: Toy camera, High contrast, Soft, Star burst, Retro, Extract colour, Fish eye, Custom

Playback: Toy camera, High contrast, Soft, Star burst, Retro, Extract colour, Illustration (Pastel, Water colour), Fish Eye, HDR, B&W, Sepia,

Colour, Slim, Miniature, Brightness, Base Tweaking, Custom

Other functions Correction of lens features (distortion and chromatic aberration). Copy information

SPECIFICATIONS

Construction

Dimensions

Weight

USB 2.0 High-speed,

AV compatible with NTSC and PAL format

Mains power input (optional AC adapter)

Single, continuous (Hi, Lo), Self-timer (2, 12 sec.), frames in RAW

Setting to control the rendition of colour (Natural, Bright, Vibrant).

Other appropriate options for landscape and portraits . Black and white function with different filter settings and a wide range of colours

DRE (Dynamic Range Enlargement) which greatly increases the contrast range of the image for maximum highlight and shadow detail.

Noise reduction for long exposures. Noise reduction in high ISO sRVB or Adobe RVB

Stainless steel chassis

122.5 (L) X 91.5 (H) X 67.5 (P) mm

515g body only, 580g loaded and ready (with Lithium batteries)

POWER SUPPLY

4 x AA batteries (lithium, alkaline, rechargeable Ni-MH ) approx 1100 images (with 4 Lithium batteries) or 420 images (with 4 Ni-MH 1900mAh batteries)

(shooting with 50% flash) approx 25 min in video mode

Optional AC adapter

SYSTEM’S REQUIREMENTS

Windows XP Home Edition/ Professional or Vista

Mac : OS x 10.3 or more recent

FOCUSING SYSTEM

Autofocus

AF points

AF modes

AF assist

SAFOX VIII with TTL phase detection

11 AF points individually selectable, automatic or centre

A: Auto; AF-S: single, with focus-lock; AF-C: continuous; manual available via built-in flash

SOFTWARE

PENTAX Digital Camera Utility 4.0 (PENTAX Photo Browser 3 & PENTAX Photo Laboratory 3) sensibilité ISO élevée

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