Pentax K20D specifications
| Street price | • Body only: £730 / $1300 • Kit with 18-55 mm lens: £800 / N/A |
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| Body build | • High-impact plastic with metal sub-structure • Dust and weather resistant seals throughout |
| Sensor* | • 14.6 million effective pixels* • 15.1 million total pixels* • 23.4 x 15.6 mm CMOS sensor • RGB Color Filter Array • Built-in low-pass filter • 3:2 aspect ratio |
| Shake Reduction | • Sensor-shift system • Permanent magnets and electronic magnet coils • Can compensate in x, y direction and rotational |
| Dust removal* | • SP coating • Dust removal by shaking sensor (using SR unit) • Dust alert mode to help locate dust* |
| Image processor | • PRIME • "14-bit ADC" • DDR2 buffer RAM |
| Image sizes* | • 4672 x 3104 (14.5 MP)* • 3872 x 2592 (10.0 MP) • 3008 x 2000 (6.0 MP) • 1824 x 1216 (2.2 MP) |
| Image formats* | • JPEG (EXIF 2.21) - Premium* / Best / Better / Good |
| Lens mount | • Pentax KAF2 bayonet mount • Pentax KAF3, KAF2, KAF or KA mount lenses • Pentax K mount lenses with restrictions |
| FOV crop | 1.5x |
| Focusing | • 11-point TTL sensor (SAFOX VIII) • Center 9-points are sensitive to both horiz and vert. detail • AF working range: -1 to 18 EV (at ISO 100, F1.4 lens) |
| Focus modes | • AF Single (AF-S) • AF Continuous (AF-C) • Manual focus |
| AF point selection | • Single Area AF • Dynamic Area AF • Auto Area AF |
| AF assist | Stroboscopic flash |
| Metering | • 16 segment sensor • Metering range: EV 0.0 - 21 EV (ISO 100, 50 mm F1.4) |
| Metering modes | • Multi-segment |
| AE lock | • Button • Locked for twice the meter operating time or as long as the shutter half-pressed |
| AE bracketing | • 3 or 5 frames, +/- 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0 (1/2 EV steps) • 3 or 5 frames, +/- 0.3, 0.7, 1.0, 1.3, 1.7, 2.0 (1/3 EV steps) |
| Other bracketing | • White balance • Sharpness • Saturation • Contrast • Hue |
| Exposure compen. | • +/- 2.0 EV in 1/3 EV steps • +/- 3.0 EV in 1/2 EV steps |
| Sensitivity* |
• Auto (user defined range) |
| Shutter | • Vertical-run focal-plane shutter • 30 - 1/4000 sec • 1/3 or 1/2 EV steps • Flash X-Sync: 1/180 sec • Bulb |
| Aperture values | • 1/3 or 1/2 EV increments • Actual aperture range depends on lens used • Ability to use lens aperture ring |
| Preview function * | • Live view with magnify option* • Depth-of-field Optical (lens stopped down) • Digital (shot taken without saving, previewed on LCD) |
| White balance | • Auto • Daylight • Shade • Cloudy • Fluorescent (Daylight, Neutral, White) • Tungsten • Flash • Manual • Color temperature (3 memories) - Kelvin or Mired |
| WB shift | • Blue (-7) To Amber (+7) • Magenta (-7) to Green (+7) |
| Color space | • sRGB • Adobe RGB |
| Custom image settings* | • Bright • Natural • Portrait • Landscape • Vibrant (All with adjustment for Saturation, Hue, Contrast and Sharpness) • Monochrome (with adjustment for Filter type, Toning, Contrast and Sharpness) |
| Image parameters | • Saturation: -3 to +3 • Hue: -3 to +3 • Contrast: -3 to +3 • Sharpness: -3 to +3 (Fine sharpening option) |
| Viewfinder | • Eye-level pentaprism • 95% frame coverage • Magnification: 0.95x (with 50 mm F1.4 lens at infinity) • Dioptre adjustment: -2.5 to +1.5 dioptre • Natural Bright Matte II focusing screen |
| Viewfinder info | • AF points • Focus confirmation dot • Flash ready • Shutter speed • Aperture • E-dial enabled • AE lock • Remaining shots/ISO sensitivity (custom function) • EV compensation • Flash compensation • Manual focus • Shake Reduction • Metering / EV bar |
| Flash | • Manual release pop-up |
| External flash* | • Hot shoe with X-contact • X-Sync socket* • Designed for Pentax dedicated flashes • Modes: Auto, Red-eye reduction, High-speed sync, Wireless sync |
| Shooting modes | • Auto (Green mode) |
| Drive modes* | • Single • Continuous Hi: 3 fps, up to 38 Best JPEG frames, 14 images RAW, 16 DNG* • Continuous Lo: 2.3 fps, JPEG (Best) until card is full • Burst mode: 21 fps 1.6MB JPEG, 115 frames* • Self-timer: 2 or 12 sec (automatic mirror-up) • Remote control: immediate, 3 sec delay |
| LCD monitor* | • 2.7 " TFT LCD* • 230,000 pixels* • -7 to +7 brightness level adjustment • Color adjustable, 15 steps G-M, 15 steps A-B* • 32x zoom playback* |
| Live view* | • TTL using imaging sensor* • 4 or 8x enlargement* • Grid view* |
| Instant review | • Off, 1 sec, 3 sec, 5 sec • Histogram on/off • Bright / Dark areas on/off |
| Other features | • Multiple exposure (2 to 9 images, with Auto EV adjust) • Orientation sensor • Status LCD illumination |
| Playback rotation | • On • Off |
| Playback features | • Single image, no overlay • Single image, basic overlay • Single image with histogram (brightness or RGB) • Single image with detailed shooting info and histogram • 4 / 9 / 16 image index • Folder view • Image magnification up to 32x* • Optional blinking low- / high-lights • 2 image compare mode* |
| Playback retouching* | • RAW to JPEG (with parameters) • Filters: B&W, Sepia, Color, Soft, HDR*. Slim, Brightness |
| Custom functions* | 36 functions* |
| Menu languages | • English |
| Firmware | User upgradable |
| Battery grip | Optional D-BG2 |
| Connectivity | • USB 2.0 Hi-Speed |
| Storage | • Secure Digital (SD) / Secure Digital HC (SDHC) • FAT / FAT32 |
| Power | • Lithium-Ion D-LI50 rechargeable battery (supplied & charger) • Optional AC adapter |
| Dimensions | 142 x 101 x 70 mm (5.6 x 4.0 x 2.8 in) |
| Weight | • No battery: 715 g (1.6 lb) • With battery: 800 g (1.7 lb) |
