| Street price |
• $1150 (Body only)
• £1050 (UK - With 18-55 WR) |
| Body build* |
• Magnesium/steel alloy with steel sub-structure*
• Dust and weather resistant seals throughout |
| Sensor* |
• 14.6 million effective pixels
• 15.07 million total pixels
• 23.4 x 15.6 mm CMOS sensor
• RGB Primary Color Filter
• 3:2 aspect ratio
• 4-channel data read-out* |
| Shake Reduction |
• Sensor-shift system
• Max 4 Stops |
| Dust removal* |
• Supersonic vibration
• SP coating
• Dust removal by shaking low pass filter*
• Dust alert mode to help locate dust |
| Image processor |
• PRIME II* |
| Image sizes (Still)* |
• 4672 x 3104 (14.5 MP)
• 3936 x 2592 (10.0 MP)*
• 3072 x 2048 (6.0 MP)*
• 1728 x 1152 (2.2 MP)* |
| Image formats (Still) |
• JPEG (EXIF 2.21) - Premium/ Best / Better / Good
• RAW (PEF or DNG) + JPEG |
| Image sizes (Movie)* |
• 1280 x 720 (16:9 720p)
• 1536 x 1024 (3:2)
• 640 x 416 (3:2) |
| Image format (Movie)* |
• Motion JPEG (AVI) |
| 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 Phase Difference detection 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) (with focus lock)
• AF Continuous (AF-C)
• Manual focus |
| AF point selection |
• Select
• Center
• Auto Area AF |
| AF assist* |
Built-in AF illuminator lamp* |
| Metering* |
• TTL Open Aperture
• 77- segment sensor (coupled with lens and AF information)*
• Metering range: EV 0 - 22 EV (ISO 100, 50 mm F1.4)* |
| Metering modes |
• Multi-segment
• Center-weighted average
• Spot |
| 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 (1/5 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
• Saturation
• Hue
• High/Low Key Adjustment
• Contrast
• Sharpness |
| Exposure compen. |
• +/- 5.0 EV in 1/3 EV steps
• +/- 5.0 EV in 1/2 EV steps |
Sensitivity
|
• Auto (user defined range)
• ISO 100 - 3200 in 1, 0.5 or 0.3EV steps
• Up to ISO 6400 as a custom function
• Bulb Mode: Up to 1600 |
| Shutter* |
• Vertical-run focal-plane shutter
• 30 - 1/8000 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 Color, Daylight White, Pure White, Warm White*)
• Tungsten
• Flash
• CTE*
• 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
• Muted*
|
Adjustment for Saturation, Hue, High/Low Key Adjustment*, Contrast, Sharpness.
Optional switch to Fine Sharpness and separate Highlight and Shadow contrast adjustment*. |
• Monochrome
|
Adjustment for Filter type, Toning, Contrast and Sharpness |
| Viewfinder* |
• Eye-level pentaprism
• 100% frame coverage*
• Magnification: 0.92x (with 50 mm F1.4 lens at infinity,-1m-1)
• 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
• P-TTL with serial control
• Guide number approx 13 (ISO 100)
• FOV coverage up to 28 mm
• Flash sync speed: 1/180 sec
• Flash compensation -2.0 to +1.0 EV in 1/2 EV increments
• ISO range: ISO 100 to 6400 |
| 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)
• Program AE (P)
• Sensitivity priority (Sv)
• Shutter priority (Tv)
• Aperture priority (Av)
• Shutter & Aperture priority (TAv)
• Metered Manual (M)
• Bulb (B)
• Flash X-Sync (X) |
| Drive modes* |
• Single
• Continuous Hi: 5.2 fps, up to 40 Best JPEG frames, 15 images RAW, 14 DNG*
• Continuous Lo: 3.3 fps, JPEG until card is full, 17 images RAW, 17 DNG*
• Self-timer: 2 or 12 sec
• Remote control: immediate, 3 sec delay
• Remote Continuous Shooting*
• Exposure Bracketing*
• Exposure Bracketing + Self-Timer*
• Mirror Lock-Up*
• Mirror Lock-Up + Remote Control*
|
| LCD monitor* |
• 3.0 " TFT LCD*
• 921,000 dots*
• Brightness level adjustment
• Color adjustable, 15 steps G-M, 15 steps A-B |
| Live view |
• TTL using imaging sensor
• 2x,4x,6x in AF mode or 2x, 4x, 6x, 8x, 10x in MF mode*
• Grid view*
• Live histogram*
• Blinking low-/high-lights* |
| Instant review |
• Off, 1 sec, 3 sec, 5 sec
• Histogram 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* |
37 functions* |
| Menu languages |
• English
• French
• German
• Spanish
• Portuguese
• Italian
• Swedish
• Dutch
• Russian
• Korean
• Traditional Chinese
• Simplified Chinese
• Japanese
• Czech
• Polish
• Danish
• Finnish
• Hungarian
• Turkish
|
| Firmware |
User upgradable |
| Battery grip * |
Optional D-BG4* |
| Connectivity* |
• USB 2.0 Hi-Speed
• HDMI*
• Video out
• DC-IN |
| Storage |
• Secure Digital (SD) / Secure Digital HC (SDHC) |
| Power |
• Lithium-Ion D-LI90 rechargeable battery (supplied & charger)*
• Optional AC adapter |
| Dimensions |
131 x 97 x 73 mm (5.1 x 3.8 x 2.9 in)* |
| Weight |
• No battery: 670 g (1.4 lb)*
• With battery: 750 g (1.6 lb)* |
