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Pentax K-7 Review
Specifications
| Type | |
| Camera Type | Digital Single Lens Reflex camera with video mode |
| 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 |
| Sensor | |
| Effective Pixels | approx. 14.6 megapixels |
| Total Pixels | approx. 15.07 megapixels |
| Type | 23.4mm x 15.6mm CMOS with a primary colour filter |
| Sensitivity |
Auto, Manual : 100-3200 (1EV steps or 1/2EV steps or 1/3EV steps) can be expand to ISO6400 |
| Colour Depth | 8 bit (JPEG) or 12 bit (RAW) |
| SENSOR | |
| Cleaning |
Image sensor cleaning function by supersonic vibration Dust alert also available |
| Image Size | |
| Still |
RAW: 4672 x 3104 (14MP) |
| Movie | 1536x1024 (3:2), 1280x720 (16:9), 640x416 (3:2) |
| Shake Reduction | |
| Type | Image sensor shift mechanism Max 4 stops |
| 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 |
| Quality Level | Still:*(Good), **(Better), ***(Best), ****(Excellent) Movie: *(Good), **(Better), ***(Best) |
| Storage Media | |
| External | SD / SDHC memory card |
| Lens | |
| Mount | PENTAX KAF2 bayonet mount |
| Usable lenses |
PENTAX KAFR, KAF2-, KAF-, and KA-mount lenses. |
| Focusing System | |
| Type | TTL phase difference detection with AF assist lamp |
| Focusing system | |
| Area |
11-point wide autofocus system (SAFOX VIII+) Auto, Select, Centre |
| Mode | AF-single (with focus lock) AF-continuous, Manual |
| AF assist |
Spot beam lamp available |
| Exposure system | |
| Metering | TTL open-aperture 77-segment metering (coupled with lens and AF information) |
| Metering Area | Multi-segment metering Centre-weighted metering Spot metering |
| Exposure System | |
| Metering Range | EV 0-22 (at Standard Output Sensitivity 100 with 50mm F1.4 lens) |
| Exposure system | |
| Exposure Modes |
Green |
| 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) |
| Exposure System | |
| Compensation | ±5 EV |
| Exposure system | |
| Auto Exposure Lock | available |
| Shutter | |
| Type | Electronically controlled vertical-run focal plane shutter |
| Speed | 1/8000 - 30 sec. and bulb |
| Viewfinder | |
| Type | Pentaprism type |
| Focusing screen | Natural-Bright-Matte III |
| 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 |
| Mode Dial | |
| Modes | Hyper program Sensitivity priority Shutter and aperture priority Shutter priority Aperture priority Hyper manual Green mode Bulb Movie USER X-sync |
| External LCD Panel | |
| Indication | ISO, Battery level, Electronic level, Shots remaining, Drive mode, Shutter speed, Aperture value, Flash indicator, EV compensation |
| 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) |
| Exposure Compensation | -2 EV - +1EV (1/2EV steps) |
| Synchronization | Hot shoe, X-sync socket, sync-speed: 1/180 sec., P-TTL, high-speed-sync, wireless-sync with PENTAX dedicated flash |
| Drive Mode | |
| 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 |
| DRIVE MODE | |
| Continuous shooting |
approx. 5.2 fps, sequence : until approx. 40 frames (JPEG and continuous (Hi)) approx. 3.3 fps, sequence : until the memory card becomes full (JPEG and continuous (Lo)) |
| White Balance | |
| Modes | Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Fluorescent Light ( D, N, W, L), Tungsten Light, Flash, CTE, Manual setting , with WB fine adjustment |
| Screen | |
| LCD | 3.0", 921,000 dots, TFT colour LCD monitor. Brightness adjustable, Colour adjustable, Wide angle view, AR Coating |
| Playback | |
| View | One Image, Two Images, Index (4 or 9 or 16 or 32 or 81 thumb nails), Enlargement (up to 32X, scroll available) |
| PLAYBACK | |
| Modes | Image Rotation, Folder view, Slideshow, Histogram, Resize, Cropping, Bright/Dark area, Calendar view, Index view |
| Playback | |
| Digital Filter |
Toy Camera*, Monochrome, Retro*, Colour, High Contrast*, Soft*, Extract Colour*, Star Burst*, Water Colour, Fish-eye*, Pastel, Slim, Miniature, HDR, Base Tweaking, Custom* *Available in record mode |
| World Time | |
| Time | 75 cities (28 time zones) |
| Interface | |
| PC | USB2.0(Hi-Speed) |
| AV |
AV output, HDMI output Compatible with NTSC and PAL formats |
| Power | |
| Source |
Rechargeable D-LI90 lithium-ion battery Optional AC adapter also available |
| Performance |
Recordable images: approx. 980 (Normal Recording)*2 , approx. 740 (50% use Flash)*1 *1 Recording capacity shows approximate number of shots recorded during CIPA-compliant testing. Actual performance may vary depending on operating conditions |
| Dimensions | |
| Height | 96.5mm |
| Width | 130.5mm |
| Depth | 72.5mm |
| Weight | 670g without battery and SD memory card 750g loaded and ready with battery and SD memory card |
| Storage capacity | |
| Still |
Capacity with 1GB memory card RAW (14MP): 40 JPEG: |
| Movie / Sound |
Capacity with 1GB memory card 1536x1024: 1:51 @ ***, 2:36 @ **, 3:40 @ * Max file size is 4GB for movie |
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