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Pentax K5 Digital SLR Camera Body SLR CAMERAS
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Pentax K5 Digital SLR Camera Body SLR CAMERAS

Pentax K5 Digital SLR Camera Body

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PENTAX K-5 lens-interchangeable digital SLR camera is encased in a compact but solid, functional body offering a host of advanced photographic features such as high image quality, data processing speed and improved operability

The Pentax K-5 DSLR inherits the exceptional reliability, user-friendly operation, array of advanced features and compact, lightweight body of its predecessor, yet it is more resourceful and flexible in photographic expression. Coupling a new high-speed, low-noise CMOS image sensor with the high-performance PRIME II imaging engine, it produces super-high-resolution, rich-gradation digital images with approximately 16.28 effective megapixels, even when shooting in the continuous shooting mode at a maximum speed of approximately seven images per second.

It also offers an extra-wide sensitivity range between ISO 80 and ISO 51200 (when expanded via a custom function) and Full HD-proportion movie recording at 1920 x 1080 pixels to expand the boundaries of high-quality visual presentation. Adding other improvements and refinements — such as much-faster autofocusing speed, an upgraded HDR (High Dynamic Range) function now usable in handheld shooting, and better operability through an overall review of the design and shape of all components — the K-5 is designed to be more functional and maneuverable in every detail, and more capable of responding to the discriminating demands of advanced amateurs than previous models.

High-resolution, low-noise, true-to-life image reproduction
The K-5 incorporates a newly designed CMOS image sensor with a wide image-sensitive area measuring 23.7mm by 15.7mm. It assures high-speed image data readout much faster than that of previous sensors. By coupling this image sensor — equivalent in performance and data processing speed to the image sensor incorporated in the PENTAX 645D medium-format digital camera — with the reliable PRIME (PENTAX Real Image Engine) II imaging engine, the K-5 produces super-high-resolution, rich-gradation digital images with approximately 16.28 effective megapixels, while suppressing annoying digital noise to a minimum.

The K-5 also offers a wide sensitivity range between ISO 100 and ISO 12800. This range can be expanded by the user from ISO 80 to ISO 51200 via a custom function to accommodate applications intended for more creative expressions, such as open-aperture shooting using a large-aperture lens, and indoor and nighttime shooting with incident light only.

High-speed continuous shooting at approximately seven images per second
The K-5’s high-speed continuous shooting mode records as many as 22 images (in the JPEG recording format) in a single sequence at a maximum speed of approximately seven images per second, allowing the photographer to preserve sharp, crisp images of active, fast-moving subjects — such as sports players, stage performers and wildlife — with great ease.

Responsive, high-precision AF system
The K-5 features a new-generation, wide-frame SAFOX IX+ autofocus system with 11 sensor points (with nine cross-type sensors positioned in the middle). This sophisticated AF system has completely redesigned optics, and factors the light source at the time of shooting into its calculations to improve the accuracy of autofocus operation. It also offers a choice of shutter-release options — between focus priority and release priority in the AF.S (single) advance mode, or between focus priority and speed priority in the AF.C (continuous) advance mode — to make the photographer better equipped for varying photographic requirements. The K-5 is also equipped with a spotbeam projector to assist the AF system in poorly lit locations.

Compact, solid, functional camera body
Despite its compact dimensions, the K-5 is built to be exceptionally solid and durable, with a body of sturdy yet lightweight magnesium alloy, and a chassis of highly rigid stainless steel. Thanks to the inclusion of 77 special seals in the body, it also boasts a dustproof, weather-resistant and cold-resistant construction, assuring reliable operation even under harsh environment, and at temperatures as low as -10°C.

It also features a reliable shutter unit that provides a top shutter speed of 1/8000 second and the outstanding durability to withstand as many as 100,000 shutter releases. Despite all these features, the K-5 still offers an extremely compact, functional body, because PENTAX has applied all its years of experience and expertise in camera downsizing that it accumulated since the earliest days of film-format SLR cameras.

Bright, clear optical viewfinder with 100% field of view
The K-5 features a pentaprism finder with nearly 100% field of view and at approximately 0.92-times magnification (with a 50mm F1.4 lens at infinity) to provide a better view of the image field and improve the accuracy and speed of focusing and image composition. It also comes with the renowned Natural-Bright-Matte focusing screen to assist the photographer with manual-focus operation. The K-5’s bright, clear viewfinder assures greater visibility in outdoor shooting — especially when using a telephoto lens — allowing the photographer to better concentrate on the subject and image composition.

Effortless Live View shooting
Thanks to a new image sensor and a more sophisticated algorithm, the K-5’s Contrast AF mode assures better performance and greater focusing speed than before during Live View shooting. With the addition of a Golden Section display, the K-5 offers a choice of three different grid patterns to facilitate image composition.

PENTAX-original SR mechanism with user-assisting options
The K-5 features the PENTAX-developed SR (Shake Reduction) mechanism, which effectively compensates the adverse effect of camera shake by approximately 2.5 to 4 shutter steps, to produce sharp, blur-free images. This innovative mechanism works with almost all PENTAX interchangeable lenses — even those designed for film-format cameras.* Thanks to the SR mechanism’s flexible design, which tilts the image sensor unit in all directions, the K-5 offers several useful features to assist the photographer during shooting.

These include an auto level compensation function to assure high-precision framing and effortless adjustment of horizontal alignment, and an image-composition fine-adjustment function to automatically compensate for the camera’s inclination during handheld shooting — vertically, horizontally, and in the direction of rotation.

* Lenses compatible with this mechanism: PENTAX K-, KA-, KAF-, KAF2- and KAF3-mount lenses; screw-mounted lenses (with an adapter); and 645- and 67-system lenses (with an adapter). Some functions may not be available with certain lenses.

Recording of Full HD-proportion movies (1920 x 1080 pixels, 25 frames per second)
The K-5 captures beautiful, true-to-life movie clips in 16:9 Full HD proportions (1920 x 1080 pixels) at a frame rate of 25 frames per second.** This extends many of the benefits of high-quality SLR photography to the world of movie shooting: For instance, users can reduce the depth of field to make a subject stand out, or use different interchangeable lenses to create distinctive visual effects. The K-5 also provides greater possibilities in visual presentation in movies***, especially through the application of custom images and digital filters.

** Movie recording may be terminated when a memory card with low transfer rate is used in the K-5.
*** The number of frames may vary when in certain image processing mode.

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Other features

- Electronic level function, with a newly added tilt confirmation tool
- Extended-exposure NR (Noise Reduction) function, with a choice of Auto, On and Off modes
- High-sensitivity NR (Noise Reduction) function, with a camera-dependent Auto mode and user-adjustable reduction strength preset for each ISO setting
- RAW/Fx button, for single-action switching of image file format, as well as for assignment and instant recall of a specific function
- Large, easy-to-view 3.0-inch wide-view color LCD monitor with approximately 921,000 dots
- 77-segment multi-pattern metering system for extra-accurate light measurement
- DR II (Dust Removal II) mechanism, to shake dust off the CMOS image sensor as effectively as any other dust removal device
- Long battery life, for recording of approximately 980 images with full recharge*****
- User-friendly Hyper control system, to flexibly and accurately respond to the photographer’s creative intentions
- Dynamic-range expansion function, to compensate for both whitewashed (overexposed) and black-out (underexposed) areas
- Automatic compensation of distortion and lateral chromatic aberration (available only with DA-,DFA- and FA Limited-series lenses)
- CTE mode, to automatically adjust the white-balance level to emphasize primary colors of sunset scenes
- Attachment of copyright credits on recorded images
- D-BG4 Battery Grip (optional) for extra power supply with an exclusive rechargeable lithium-ion battery or six AA-size batteries
- Color-specific control buttons/dials for easy recognition and quick access, based on the universal color design
- PENTAX Digital Camera Utility 4 software package, including a RAW-data processing and browser application (based on the popular SILKYPIX RAW-data processing engine developed by Ichikawa Soft Laboratory) and a browser application

Specifications

Model Description Type:      TTL autofocus, auto-exposure SLR digital-still camera with built-in retractable P-TTL flash
Lens Mount:     PENTAX KAF2 bayonet mount (AF coupler, lens information contacts, K-mount with power contacts)
Compatible Lens:     KAF3, KAF2 (power zoom compatible), KAF, KA mount lens
Image Sensor:     Primary color filter, CMOS. Size: 23.7 x 15.7 (mm)
Effective Pixels:     Approx 16.28 megapixels
Total Pixels:     Approx 16.93 megapixels
Dust Removal:     Image sensor cleaning using ultrasonic vibrations "DR II" with the Dust Alert function
Sensitivity:     AUTO/100 to 12800 (EV steps can be set to 1EV, 1/2EV, or 1/3EV), expandable from ISO 80 up to ISO 51200. Up to ISO 1600 in Bulb mode.
Motion blur compensation:         CMOS image sensor shift
Effective Compensation Range:    Up to 4EV (depending on the used lens type and shooting conditions)
File Formats:         RAW (PEF/DNG), JPEG (Exif 2.21), DCF2.0 compliant
Recorded Pixel:     JPEG: 16M (4928x3264 pixels), 10M (3936x2624 pixels), 6M (3072x2048 pixels), 2M (1728x1152 pixels) RAW: 16M (4928x3264 pixels)
Quality Level:     RAW (14bit): PEF, DNG JPEG: starstarstarstar (Premium), starstarstar (Best), starstar (Better), star (Good), RAW + JPEG simultaneous capturing available
Color Space:     sRGB, AdobeRGB
Storage Medium:     SD/SDHC Memory Card
View finder Type:     Pentaprism Finder
Coverage (FOV):     Approx. 100%
Magnification:     Approx. 0.92x (50mmF1.4 at infinity)
Eye-Relief Length:     Approx. 21.7mm (from the view window), Approx 24.5mm (from the center of lens)
Diopter Adjustment:     Approx. -2.5m to + 1.5m-1
Focusing Screen:     Interchangeable Natural-Bright-Matte II focusing screen
Live View:  TTL method using CMOS image sensor
Focusing Mechanism:     Contrast detection + Face detection / Contrast detection / Phase matching
Display:     Field of View approx. 100%, Magnified view (AF mode: 2x, 4x, 6x / MF mode: 2x, 4x, 6x, 8x, 10x), Grid display (4x4 Grid, Golden Section, Scale display), Bright/dark area warning, Histogram
LCD Monitor:  Wide viewing angle TFT color LCD with AR coating
Size:     3.0 inch
Dots:     Approx. 921,000 dots
Adjustment:     Brightness and colors adjustable
Preview: Optical preview, digital preview
White Balance:     Auto - Method using a combination of the CMOS image sensor and the light source detection sensor
Preset:     Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Fluorescent Light (D:Daylight Color, N:Daylight White, W:Cool White, L:Warm White), Tungsten Light, Flash, CTE, Manual, Color Temperature
Manual:     Configuration using the display screen (up to 3 settings can be saved),
Color Temperature settings (up to 3 settings can be saved),
Copying the white balance setting of a captured image
Fine Adjustment:     Adjustable ±7 steps on A-B axis or G-M axis
Autofocus System: TTL: phase-matching autofocus
Focus Sensor:     SAFOX IX+, 11 point (9 cross type focus points in the center)
Brightness Range:     EV-1 to 18 (ISO 100)
AF mode:     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
AF Point Selection:     Auto: 5 points, Auto: 11 points, Select, Center
AF Assist Light:     Dedicated LED AF assist light
Metering:   TTL open aperture, 77 segmented metering, center-weighted and spot metering
Exposure Compensation:     EV0 to 22 (ISO100 at 50mm F1.4)
Exposure Mode:     Green, Program, Sensitivity Priority, Shutter Priority, Aperture Priority, Shutter & Aperture Priority, Manual, Bulb, Flash X-sync Speed
EV Compensation:     ±5EV (1/2EV steps or 1/3EV steps can be selected)
AE Lock:     Button type (timer type: two times the meter operating time set in Custom Setting); Continuous as long as the shutter button is halfway pressed
Shutter:  Electronically controlled vertical-run focal plane shutter
Shutter Speed:     Auto: 1/8000 to 30 sec., Manual: 1/8000 to 30 sec. (1/3EV steps or 1/2EV steps), Bulb
Drive modes:     Mode Selection     Single frame, Continuous (Hi, Lo), Self-timer (12s, 2s), Remote Control (immediately, 3 sec., continuous), Auto Bracketing (2, 3 or 5 frames), Auto Bracketing + Self-timer, Auto Bracketing + Remote Control, Mirror-up, Mirror-up + Remote Control
Continuous Shooting:     Max. 7.0 fps, JPEG (16M: starstarstar at Continuous Hi): up to 22 frames, RAW: up to 8 frames
Max. 2.0 fps, JPEG (16M: starstarstar at Continuous Lo): until SD Memory Card is full, RAW: up to 12 frames
Built-in Flash:     Type     Built-in P-TTL flash with pop-up,
GN: approx. 13 (ISO100/m)
Angle of view: equivalent to angle of view of 28mm lens (35mm format equivalent)
Flash Mode:     P-TTL, Red-eye Reduction, Slow-speed Sync, Trailing Curtain Sync. High-Speed Sync and Wireless Sync are also available with PENTAX dedicated external flash.
Sync Speed Range:     1/180 sec.
Flash Exposure Compensation:     -2.0 to + 1.0EV
Capture Functions:     Custom Image     Bright, Natural, Portrait, Landscape, Vibrant, Muted, Monochrome, Reversal Film, Bleach Bypass
Noise Reduction:     Slow Shutter Speed NR, High-ISO NR
Dynamic Range compensation:     Highlight Correction, Shadow Correction
Lens Correction:     Distortion Correction, Lateral Chromatic Aberration Correction
Cross Processing:    Randum, Preset 1-3, Favorite 1-3
Digital Filter:     Toy Camera, Retro, High Contrast, Extract Color, Soft, Starburst, Fish-eye, Custom Filter
HDR:     Auto, Standard, Strong 1, Strong 2, Strong 3, Automatic composition correction function
Multi-Exposure:     Select number of shots between 2 to 9. Auto EV adjustment available.
Horizon Correction:     SR On: correction up to 1 degrees, SR Off: correction up to 2 degrees
Composition Adjustment:     Adjustment range of ±1.5mm up, down, left or light (1mm when rotated); rotating range of 1 dehree
Extended Bracketing:     White Balance, Saturation, hue, high/low key adjustment, contrast and sharpness bracketing
Interval Shooting:    Capture Interval setting (1 sec. to 24 hours), Start Interval setting (Immediate, designated time), Captures up to 999 images
Electronic Level:     Displayed in viewfinder (horizontal direction only);
displayed on LCD monitor (horizontal direction and vertical direction)
Movie:     File Format - Motion JPEG (AVI)
Recorded Pixel:     Full HD (1920x1080, 16:9, 25 fps), HD (1280x720, 16:9, 30 fps/25 fps), VGA (640x480, 4:3, 30 fps/25 fps)
Quality Level:     starstarstar (Best), starstar (Better), star (Good)
Sound:    Built-in monaural microphone, external stereo microphone terminal
Recording Time:     Up to 25 minutes; automatically stops recording if the internal temperature of the camera becomes high.
Custom Images:     Bright, Natural, Portrait, Landscape, Vibrant, Muted, Monochrome, Reversal Film, Bleach Bypass
Cross Processing:     Randum, Preset 1-3, Favorite 1-3.
Digital Filter:     Toy Camera, Retro, High contrast, Extract Color, Color
Playback:     Playback view     Single frame, Image comparison, multi-image display (4, 9, 16, 36, 81 segmentation), display magnification (up to 32x, scrolling and quick magnification available), rotating, histogram (Y histogram, RGB histogram), bright/dark area warning, detailed information display, copyright information display (photographer, copyright holder), folder display, calendar display, slideshow
Delete:     Delete single image, delete all, select & delete, delete folder, delete instant review image
Digital Filter:    Toy Camera, Monochrome, Retro, Color, High Contrast, Soft, Extract Color, Starburst, Sketch Filter, Water Color, Fish-eye, Pastel, Slim, Miniature, HDR, Posterization, Base Parameter Adjustment, Custom Filter
RAW Development     File Format (JPEG/TIFF), Custom Image, White Balance, Sensitivity, High-ISO NR, Shadow Correction, Distortion Correction, Lateral Chromatic Aberration Correction, Color Space
Edit:     Resize, Cropping (Aspect ratio and Slant adjustment available), Index, Movie Edit (Divide or delete selected frames), Capturing a JPEG still picture from a movie
Customization:     USER Mode - Up to 5 settings can be saved
Custom Functions:     27 items
Mode Memory:     13 items
Custom Button:     RAW/Fx Button (One Push File Format, Exposure Bracketing, Digital Preview, Electronic Level, Composition Adjustment),
AF button (Enable AF, Cancel AF)
Various settings for the action of the e-dials in each exposure mode can also be saved.
Text Size:     Standard, Large
World Time:     World Time settings for 75 cities (28 time zones)
Language:     English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Greek, Russian, Korean, Chinese (Traditional/Simplified), Japanese
AF fine Adjustment:     ±10 step, Uniform adjustment, Individual adjustment (up to 20 can be saved)
Copyright Information:     Named of "Photographer" and "Copyright Holder" are embedded to the image file. Revision history can be checked using the provided software.
Power Supply:    Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery D-LI109
AC Adapter:     AC Adopter Kit K-AC50 (Optional)
Battery Life:     Number of recordable images:
(with 50% flash usage): approx. 740 images,
(without flash usage): approx: 980 images
Playback time: Approx. 440 minutes
* Tested in compliance with CIPA standard. Actual results may vary depending on the shooting conditions/circumstances.
Interfaces    
Connection Port:     USB2.0 (high-speed compatible) / AV output terminal, external power supply terminal, external release controller terminal, X-synch socket, DHMI output terminal, stereo miscrophone input terminal
USB Connection:     MSC/PTP
Video Output Format:     NTSC/PAL
Dimensions and Weight:     Dimensions - Approx. 131mm (W) x 97mm (H) x 73mm (D) (excluding protrusions)
Weight:     Approx. 740g (Including dedicated battery and SD Memory Card), Approx. 660g (body only)
Included Accessories:   USB cable I-USB7, AV cable I-AVC7, Strap O-ST53, ME Viewfinder Cap, Rechargeable Lithium-ion Battery D-LI90, Battery Charger D-BC90, AC plug cord, Software (CD-ROM) S-SW110 Eyecup FR, Hot shoe cover FK, Body mount cover, sync socket 2P cap
Software:     PENTAX Digital Camera Utility 4