Pentax *ist DS specifications
| Price (Body only) | US: $ 899 |
|---|---|
| Body material | Plastic coating, metal subframe |
| Sensor | • 23.5 x 15.7 mm CCD sensor • RGB Color Filter Array • Interline interlaced CCD • Built-in fixed low-pass filter • 6.31 million total pixels • 6.1 million effective pixels |
| Image sizes | • 3008 x 2000 (Large) |
| File formats | • RAW (12-bit) • JPEG (EXIF 2.21) - 3 levels |
| Color space | • sRGB • Adobe RGB |
| Lenses | • Pentax KAF2, KAF, KA mount
lenses * Power zoom not available * K mount lenses available with (function limited) * S mount lenses available with adapter (function limited) * 67/645 lenses available with adapter (function limited) |
| FOV crop | 1.5x |
| Focusing | • 11-area AF • TTL Phase matching AF system • Focus point selectable • EV 0 to 19 (ISO 100) detection range |
| Focus modes | • AF-Single • AF-Continuous (Action mode) • Manual focus |
| AF assist | Yes, via flash |
| Shooting modes | • Auto picture mode |
| Picture modes | • Standard • Portrait • Landscape • Macro • Action • Night scene portrait • Standard flash-off |
| Metering modes | • 16-segment • Center-Weighted Average • Spot |
| Metering range | • EV 1 to 21.5 (at ISO 200 with 50 mm / F1.4 lens) |
| AE Lock | • Button (20 sec timer) • Half-press shutter release |
| AE Bracketing | • 3 frames • 0.3, 0.5 or 1.0 EV steps |
| Exposure compen. | • -2.0 to +4.0 EV in 0.5 EV
steps • -2.0 to +2.0 EV in 0.3 EV steps |
| Exposure steps | • 0.5 EV • 0.3 EV |
| Sensitivity | • ISO 200 |
| Shutter | • Electronically controlled vertical-run focal-plane shutter |
| Shutter Speed | • 30 to 1/4000 sec • Bulb |
| Flash X-sync | 1/180 sec |
| Aperture values | Depends on lens |
| DOF preview | Yes, on power switch |
| White balance | • Auto |
| Image parameters | • Saturation (-2 to +2) • Sharpness (-2 to +2) • Contrast (-2 to +2) |
| Viewfinder | • Eye-level type fixed penta-prism finder |
| Viewfinder info | • Built-in flash status |
| LCD monitor | • 2.0 " TFT LCD • 210,000 pixels |
| Custom function | • Default • Custom (18 functions) |
| Record review | • Off • 1 sec • 3 sec • 5 sec |
| Flash | • Built-in P-TTL pop-up flash • Guide number 15.6 (ISO 200/m) • Angle of coverage 28 mm (35 mm equiv.) • Flash sync 1/180 sec • Electronic pop-up |
| Flash modes | • Auto • Flash on • Auto & Red-eye reduction • Flash on & Red-eye reduction |
| External flash | • Hot-shoe • High speed sync • Wireless sync • P-TTL sync |
| Drive modes | • Single shot • Continuous (2.8 fps, up to 8 frames) |
| Self-timer | • 12 sec • 2 sec |
| Remote release | • InfraRed remote • Wired (optional) • Instant or with 3 sec delay |
| Playback mode | • One frame • Zooming in/out (up to 12x) • Nine-image • Slideshow • Image rotation • Delete: One-frame-delete, All-frames-delete, Card-format, Protect |
| Menu languages | • English • French • German • Spanish • Italian • Russian • Korean • Chinese • Japanese |
| Connectivity | • USB 2.0 Hi-Speed • Video out • DC-IN • Remote terminal |
| Video out | Selectable NTSC or PAL |
| Storage | SD card |
| Power | • 4 x AA batteries (NiMH rechargeable
recommended) or • 2 x CR-V3 • Optional AC adapter |
| Firmware | User updatable |
| Dimensions | 125 x 93 x 66 mm (4.9 x 3.6 x 2.6 in) |
| Weight (no batt/lens) | 505 g (1.1 lb) |
| Weight (no lens) | 605 g (1.3 lb) (reduced by approx. 20 g if using CR-V3 batteries) |
