ADVANTAGES
Weather resistant Body
1st weather resistant both body in this price category
81 protection seals for a complete protection of the electronic circuits against splashing water, snow, dust and sand
Dimensions
Weight (body only)
128.5 x 96.5 x 71.1 mms
590g
Black (body only)
EAN : 0027075217195 | Code art : 15612
+ DAL 18-55mm
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+ DAL 18-55mm + DAL 50-200mm
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+ DAL 18-55mm + DAL 55-300mm
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White (body only)
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+ DAL 18-55mm
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Blue (body only)
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+ DAL 18-55mm
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O
PTIONAL ACCESSORIES
Exceptional image and video quality
16 MP CMOS APS-C Sensor and Shake Reduction System
16 MP CMOS APS-C for fully detailed images
In-body Shake Reduction System for sharp images whatever the lens used.
Full HD Video (codec H.264) for high quality video clips.
Sensitivity up to ISO 25 600 thanks to its noise treatment by the CMOS sensor.
AA battery holder
SLR multibag
AA battery holder D-BH109
Hand strap O-ST128 (black)
Hand strap O-ST128 (white)
Hand strap O-ST128 (beige)
SLR multibag
Code Art.
50099
39100
39987
39988
39989
Fast and precise
Continuous Shooting 6 frames/sec.
Continuous shooting 6 frames/sec. for catching action shots.
Shutter Speed up to 1/6000 sec to freeze movement in an image.
New SAFOX IXi+ for a faster and more accurate AF.
Ease to use
3’’ 920 000 points LCD Screen
3’’ 920 000 pts LCD screen with 170° extra-wide viewing.
100% Pentaprism viewfinder
Dual e-dial for an easy access to different settings.
Dual power Lithium-ion or AA battery.
S
UPPLIED ACCESSORIES Code Art.
Li-ion battery D-LI109
Battery charger D-BC109
AC plug cord D-CO2E
USB cable I-USB7
Strap O-ST53
Eyecup
Hot shoe cover FK (already mounted)
Body mount cover
39067
39097
39475
39551
39323
30200
31040
31016
128.5
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T YPE
Type
Lens mount
Compatible lenses
I MAGE SENSOR
Sensor type
Image Processor
Number of pixels
Stabilization
Dust Removal
Sensitivity Range
Image formats
Image sizes
Quality level
Color space
Support
V IEW FINDER
Type
Coverage
Magnification
Eye-relief Length
Diopter Adjustment
Focusing Screen
LCD S CREEN
Type
Field of view
Live view
A UTOFOCUS S YSTEM
Type
Focus Sensor
Brightness Range
AF Assist Light
AF Mode
AF point selection
M ETERING
T
ECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
TTL autofocus, auto-exposure SLR digital-still camera with built-in retractable P-TTL flash
PENTAX KAF2 bayonet mount (AF coupler, lens information contacts, K- mount with power contacts)
KAF3, KAF2 (power zoom not compatible), KAF, KA mount lenses
23.7 x 15.7mm CMOS, with primary color filter
PRIME M
Approx. 16.28 megapixels (effective), approx. 16.49MP (total)
Sensor shift Shake Reduction
P OWER SUPPLY
Battery
AC Adapter
Battery Capacity*
I NTERFACES
Connection Port
Video Output
SP coating and CMOS sensor operations
AUTO/100 to 12800 (EV steps can be set to 1EV, 1/2EV, or
1/3EV), expandable from ISO 100 to ISO 25600.
R ECORDING AND I MAGE FORMATS
RAW (DNG), JPEG (Exif 2.3), DCF2.0 compliant
JPEG
16M(4928x3264),12M(4224x2816),8M(3456x2304),5M
RAW
[3:2]16M(4928x3264)
RAW (12bit): DNG
JPEG: ★★★ (Best), ★★ (Better), ★ (Good) sRGB, Adobe RGB
Compatible with SD, SDHC, and SDXC Memory Card
Pentaprism finder
100%
Approx. 0.92x (50mm F1.4 at infinity)
Approx. 21.7mm (from the view window), Approx 24.5mm
(from the center of lens)
Approx. -2.5m to + 1.5m-1
Interchangeable Natural-Bright-Matte III focusing screen
3’’ (7.6cm), TFT color LCD monitor, wide angle viewing,
Approx. 921k dots, with AR coating
Brightness and colors adjustable
Approx. 100%
Focusing mechanism :Contrast detection + Face detection , t racking, select, spot Field of View approx. 100%, Magnified view (2x, 4x, 6x), Grid display (4x4 Grid, Golden Section, Scale display), Bright/dark area warning, Histogram.
TTL: phase-matching autofocus
SAFOX IXi+, 11 point (9 cross type focus points in the center)
EV -1 to 18（ISO100)
Dedicated LED AF assist light
Auto AF (AF.A), Single AF (AF.S), Continuous AF (AF.C)
Focus priority or shutter priority mode for AF.S
Focus priority or FPS priority mode for AF.C
Auto: 5 points, Auto: 11 points, Select（Expanded Area AF available）, Spot
Type TTL open aperture, 77 segmented metering, center-weighted and spot metering
Exposure Compensation EV0 to 22 (ISO100 at 50mm F1.4)
Exposure modes Auto Picture mode: automatically selects from Standard,
Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Moving Object, Night Scene
Portrait, Night Scene, Blue Sky, Forest
Scene Mode: Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Moving Object,
Night Scene Portrait, Sunset, Blue Sky, Forest, Night Scene,
EV Compensation
AE Lock
Shutter
Night Scene HDR*, Night Snap, Food, Pet, Kids, Surf &
Snow, Backlight Silhouette,
Museum*JPEG only
Candlelight, Stage Lighting,
Program, Sensitivity Priority, Shutter Priority, Aperture Prior ity, Shutter & Aperture Priority, Manual, Bulb
± 5EV (1/2EV step or 1/3EV can be selected)
Can be assigned to the AF/AE-L button from the menu.
Auto: 1/6000 to 30 sec., Manual: 1/6000 to 30 sec. (1/3EV step or 1/2EV step), Bulb.
Electronically controlled vertical-run focal plan shutter
B UILT -I N -F LASH
Built-in Flash
Flash Modes
Built-in retractable P-TTL auto pop-up flash
Guide number: approx. 12 (ISO 100/m)
Angle of view: coverage: wide angle-lens, equ. to 28mm in 35mm format
P-TTL, Red-eye Reduction, Slow-speed Sync, Trailing Curtain
Sync Speed
Sync. High-Speed Sync and Wireless Sync are also available with PENTAX dedicated external flash.
1/180 sec.
Flash Exp. Compensation –2.0 to +1.0 EV
D IMENSIONS AND WEIGHT
Dimensions
Weight
Approx. 128.5 mm (W) × 96.5 mm (H) × 71.5 mm (D)
(excluding the operation parts and protrusion)
Approx. 650 g (loaded and ready with the dedicated battery and SD Memory Card), Approx. 590 g (body only)
Rechargeable Lithium-ion Battery D-LI 109
With AA Battery Holder D-BH109 (optional), four AA batteries
(Lithium, Ni-MH rechargeable, alkaline) can be used.
AC Adapter Kit K-AC 128 (optional)
Number of recordable images with 50% flash usage: approx.
410 images, without flash usage: approx. 480 images
Playback time: approx. 270 minutes
USB2.0 (high-speed compatible) / AV output terminal, USB
MSC/PTP
NTSC/PAL
R ECORDING PARAMETERS
Drive modes
Continuous shooting
White balance
Custom Functions
Single frame, Continuous (Hi, Lo), Self-timer (12sec., 2ssec.),
Remote Control (0 sec., 3 sec.), Auto Bracketing (3 frames)
Approx. 6 fps, JPEG (JPEG, Cont. Hi)
Approx. 3 fps, JPEG (JPEG, Cont. Lo)
Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Fluorescent Light (D: Daylight Color,
N:Daylight White, W: Cool White, L: Warm White), Tungsten,
Flash, CTE, Manual, Color.
Adjustable ±7 steps on A-B axis or G-M axis
23 items
Mode Memory
Custom Image
Noise Reduction
12 items
Bright, Natural, Portrait, Landscape, Vibrant, Radiant, Muted,
Bleach Bypass, Reversal Film, Monochrome, Cross Processing
Slow Shutter Speed NR, High-ISO NR
Dynamic Range Setting Highlight Correction, Shadow Correction
Lens Correction Distortion Correction, Lateral Chromatic Aberration Correction
Digital Filter
HDR Capture
Multi-exposure
Interval Shooting
Extract Color, Toy Camera, Retro, High Contrast, Shading, Invert
Color, Color
Auto, HDR 1, HDR 2, HDR 3, Auto. composition correction
Exposure Bracket Value: ±1EV, ±2EV, ±3EV
Number of shots: 2-9, Exposure adjusted automatically.
Shooting interval: 1 sec. to 24 hr., Number of shots: up to 999 images, Start Interval setting: immediately, from the set time
M OVIE
File format
Recorded pixels
MPEG–4 AVC／H.264, record time: Up to 25 minutes; automati cally stops recording if the internal temperature of the camera becomes high.
Full HD(1920x1080,16:9,30fps/25fps/24fps),
HD(1280x720,16:9,60fps/50fps/30fps/25fps/24fps),
VGA(640x480,4:3,30fps/25fps/24fps)
Quality levels ★★★(Best)、★★(Better)、★(Good)
Sound
Movie processing
Interval Movie
Movie Editing
O THER FEATURES
Built-in monaural microphone, Recording Sound Level
Custom Image (Bright, Natural, Portrait, Landscape, Vibrant,
Radiant, Muted, Bleach Bypass, Reversal Film, Monochrome,
Cross Processing), Digital Filter (Extract Color, Toy Camera,
Retro, High Contrast, Invert Color, Color)
Recording interval: 3 sec., 5 sec., 10 sec., 30 sec., 1 min., 5min.,
10 min., 30 min., 1 hr.Recording time: 4sec. to 99 hr., Start
Interval setting: immediately, from the set time. *The File format is Motion JPEG(AVI).
Divide or delete selected frames, Capturing a JPEG still picture from a movie
World time
Folder names
Language
75 cities, 28 time zones
Date (100_1018, 100_1019...)/PENTX (100PENTX, 101PENTX...)
English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch,
Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish,
Greek, Russian, Korean, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, and Japanese
Button/Dial Customization User mode : 2 settings can be saved.
RAW/Fx Button (One Push File Format, Exposure Bracketing,
Optical preview, Digital Preview, Composition Adjustment,
Playback View
Select AF Point),
AF/AE-L button (Enable AF1, Enable AF2, Cancel AF, AE Lock)
Single frame, Multi-image display (4/9/16/36/81 seg.), Display magnification (up to 16x, scrolling & quick magn.), rotating, histogram, bright/dark area warning, copyright display, calen dar filmstrip, folder display, display, slideshow
Delete Single image, all, select&delete, folder, instant review image
Digital Filters (Playback) Monochrome, Extract Color, Toy Camera, Retro, High Contrast,
Shading, Invert Color, Color, Tone Expansion, Sketch Filter,
Water Color, Pastel, Posterization, Miniature, Soft, Starburst,
Fish-eye, Slim, Base Parameter Adjustment
Electronic level
RAW Development
Displayed in viewfinder (horizontal direction only); displayed on
LCD monitor (horizontal direction and vertical direction)
File Format (JPEG), Image Capture Settings, Lens Correction
(Distortion, Lateral Chromatic Aberration), Custom Image,
Edit (playback)
White Balance, Sensitivity, High-ISO NR, Shadow Correction,
Resize, Cropping, Index, Movie editing, capturing a JPEG from a
Other
S YSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Operating systems movie, Saving RAW file data in the buffer memory
Copyright information.
PC: Windows XP (SP3), Vista, 7
Mac: 10.4 or above
Supplied software Software SILKYPIX Developer Studio 3.0 for PENTAX
* Using a new lithium-ion battery under the temperature at 23 °C, Tested in compliance with CIPA standard. Actual results may vary depending on the shooting conditions/circumstances.
