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Pentax UK confirms K7 camera specification
Wednesday 20th May 2009
Chris CheesmanPentax UK has released full specification for its upcoming DSLR, the K-7
PENTAX K-7 Specifications, as supplied by Pentax UK:
Effective Pixels
approx. 14.6 megapixels
Image Sensor
Total pixels
approx. 15.07 megapixels
Type
CMOS with a primary colour filter
Size
23.4mm x 15.6mm
Colour Depth
8 bit (JPEG) or 12 bit (RAW)
Recorded Pixels
Still
JPEG: [14M] 4672x3104 pixels, [10M] 3936x2624 pixels, [6M] 3072x2048 pixels, [2M] 1728x1152 pixels
RAW: [14M] 4672x3104 pixels
Movie
[0.9M] (1280x720, 16：9), [1.6M] (1536x1024, 3：2), [0.3M] (640x416, 3:2)
Sensitivity (Standard output sensitivity )
Auto, Manual : 100-3200 (1EV steps or 1/2EV steps or 1/3EV steps) can be expand to ISO6400
Bulb mode : up to ISO1600
Recording file Format
Still
RAW(Original/DNG), JPEG (Conforms to Exif 2.21), Conforms to DCF (Design rule of Camera File system) 2.0
Movie
Motion JPEG (AVI) 30fps
Formats
Still
Compressed: JPEG - Baseline (****: Premium , ***: Best , **: Better, *: Good)
Compressed: RAW (PEF)
Non compressed: RAW (DNG)
Storage Media
SD, SDHC memory card
RAW+JPEG : available
White Balance
Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Fluorescent Light ( D, N, W, L), Tungsten Light, Flash, CTE,
Manual setting , with WB fine adjustment
Viewfinder
Type
Pentaprism type
Focusing screen
Natural-Bright-Matte III focusing screen
Field of view
approx. 100%
Magnification
approx. 0.92x (with 50mm F1.4 lens, infinity, -1m-1)
Diopter adjustment
approx. -2.5 - +1.5m-1
Live View
Type
TTL by Image sensor
Field of view
approx. 100%
Display
Enlargement (2X, 4X, 6X in case of AF mode, 2X, 4X, 6X, 8X, 10X in case of MF mode) Grid pattern
Autofocus Mode
Contrast detection + Face detection / Contrast detection / Phase difference detection
LCD Monitor
Type
TFT colour LCD monitor, brightness adjustable, colour adjustable, Wide angle view, AR Coating
Size
3.0 inch
Dots
approx. 921,000 dots
Preview Method
Optical preview , Digital preview
Playback
One Image, Two Images, Index (4 or 9 or 16 or 32 or 81 thumb nails),
Enlargement (up to 32X, scroll available), Image Rotation, Folder view,
Slideshow, Histogram, Resize, Cropping, Bright/Dark area, Calendar view, Index view
Digital Filter
Recording Mode
Toy Camera, Retro, High Contrast, Extract Colour, Soft, Star Burst, Fish-eye, Custom
Playback Mode
Toy Camera, Monochrome, Retro, Colour, High Contrast, Soft, Extract Colour, Star Burst,
Water Colour, Fish-eye, Pastel, Slim, Miniature, HDR, Base Tweaking, Custom
Focusing System
Type
TTL phase difference detection, 11-point wide autofocus system (SAFOX VIII+)
Focus Mode
AF-single (with focus lock); Manual focus
AF-continuous
Focus Point
Auto, Select, Centre
AF assist lamp
available
Exposure Control
Metering System
TTL open-aperture 77-segment metering (coupled with lens and AF information)
Metering Mode
(1) Multi-segment metering, (2) Center-weighted metering, (3) Spot metering
Exposure Range
EV 0-22 (at Standard Output Sensitivity 100 with 50mm F1.4 lens)
Modes
(1) Green, (2) Program AE, (3) Sensitivity-Priority AE, (4) Shutter-Priority AE, (5) Aperture-Priority AE
(6) Shutter and Aperture Priority AE, (7) Metered Manual, (8) Bulb, (9) X speed
Exposure Compensation
±5 EV
Auto-bracketing
3 or 5 frames within range of ±0.5EV, ±1.0EV, ±1.5EV, ±2.0EV (0.5EV steps) or ±0.3EV,
±0.7EV, ±1.0EV, ±1.3EV, ±1.7EV, ±2.0EV (0.3EV steps)
AE Lock
available
Shutter
Shutter Type
Electronically controlled vertical-run focal plane shutter
Shutter Speed
1/8000 - 30 sec. and bulb
Drive Modes
Single-frame, Continuous (Hi, Lo), Self-timer (12s, 2s), Remote control (0s, 3s), Remote Continuous Shooting,
Exposure Bracketing, Exposure Bracketing+Self-timer, Mirror Lock-up Shooting, Mirror Lock-up Shooting+Remote control
Continuous shooting
approx. 5.2 fps, sequence : until approx. 40 frames (JPEG and continuous (Hi)),
approx. 15 frames (RAW(PEF)) ,
approx. 14 frames (RAW(DNG)),
approx. 3.3 fps, sequence : until the memory card becomes full (JPEG and continuous (Lo))
approx. 17 frames (RAW(PEF)) , approx. 17 frames (RAW(DNG))
Built-in Flash
Type
Built-in retractable P-TTL pop-up flash
Guide number
approx. 13 (Standard Output Sensitivity 100/m)
Angle of view coverage
28mm wide-angle (equivalent to 35mm)
Flash Exposure Compensation
-2 EV - +1EV (1/2EV steps)
Flash Synchronisation
Hot shoe, X-sync socket, sync-speed: 1/180 sec., P-TTL, high-speed-sync, wireless-sync with PENTAX dedicated flash
Image Stabiliser
Type
Image sensor shift mechanism , Max 4 stops
Dust Removal
Image sensor cleaning function by supersonic vibration
Time
World Time
75 cities (28 time zones)
Data Folder
Folder Name
Date (100_MMDD･･･), PENTX (100PENTX, 101PENTX･･･) ,
File Name
Standard, User customise
Power Sources
Rechargeable D-LI90 lithium-ion battery
Optional AC adapter also available.
Battery Life
Number of recordable images
approx. 980 (Normal Recording)*2 , approx. 740 (50% use Flash)*1
Playback time
approx. 440 minutes*2
Interfaces
USB2.0(Hi-Speed)/AV output, DC input , Cable switch, X-sync socket, HDMI output, Streo microphone
Video Output
Compatible with NTSC and PAL formats
Lens Mount
PENTAX KAF2 bayonet mount
Usable Lens
PENTAX KAF３, KAF2-, KAF-, and KA-mount lenses.
- Power zoom function available. K-mount lenses usable with restrictions. S-mount lenses,
Dimensions
approx. 130.5(W) x 96.5(H) x 72.5(D)mm (5.1 x 3.8 x 2.9 inches)
Weight
approx. 670g (22.9 oz.) without battery and SD memory card.
approx. 750g (26.5 oz.) loaded and ready with battery and SD memory card
- 1 Recording capacity shows approximate number of shots recorded during CIPA-compliant testing. Actual performance may vary depending on operating conditions.
- 2 According to the result of PENTAX in-house testing.
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