Pentax K10D Review
Review Date: April 24th 2007
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Specifications
| TYPE | |
| Camera Type | TTL autofocus, auto-exposure digital SLR digital-still camera with built-in retractable P-TTL auto pop-up flash |
| SENSOR | |
| Effective Pixels | 10.2 megapixels |
| Total Pixels | 10.75 megapixels |
| Type | 23.5mm x 15.7mm Interline interlace CCD with a primary colour filter |
| Sensitivity | Auto, Manual (100 to 1600 (1/3EV steps or 1/2 EV steps):Standard Output Sensitivity) |
| Colour Depth | 8 bit (JPEG) or 12 bit (RAW) |
| IMAGE SIZE | |
| Still | JPEG: [10M]3872 x 2592 pixels, [6M] 3008 x 2000 pixels, [2M] 1824 x 1216 pixels RAW: [10M] 3872 x 2592 pixels |
| FILE FORMAT | |
| Still | JPEG (Exif 2.21), RAW, DCF (Design rule of Camera File system), DPOF (Digital Print Order Form), PRINT Image Matching III |
| Quality Level | JPEG: ***Best, **Better, *Good RAW: PEF, DNG |
| STORAGE MEDIA | |
| External | SD memory card, SDHC memory card |
| LENS | |
| Mount | PENTAX KAF2 bayonet mount |
| Usable lenses | PENTAX KAF2-, KAF-, and KA-mount lenses*. * Power zoom function available. K-mount lenses usable with restrictions. S-mount lenses, 67/645 lenses usable with adapter and with restrictions. |
| FOCUSING SYSTEM | |
| Type | TTL Phase-matching 11-point wide autofocus system (SAFOX VIII) |
| Area | Auto, Select, Centre |
| Mode | AF-single (with focus lock); AF-continuous and Manual focus available |
| AF assist | Avaiable via built-in flash |
| EXPOSURE SYSTEM | |
| Metering | TTL open-aperture 16-segment metering (coupled with lens and AF information) |
| Metering Area | (1) Multi-segment metering (2) Center-weighted metering (3) Spot metering |
| Metering Range | EV 1 - 21.5 (at Standard Output Sensitivity 200 with 50mm F1.4 lens) |
| Exposure 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) X speed (9) Bulb |
| Auto Bracketing | 3 frames within range of �0.5EV, �1.0EV, �1.5EV (0.5EV steps) or �0.3EV, �0.7EV, �1.0EV (0.3EV steps) |
| Compensation | �3 EV (1/2EV steps), �2 EV (1/3EV steps) |
| Auto Exposure Lock | Availiable |
| SHUTTER | |
| Type | Electronically controlled vertical-run focal plane shutter |
| Speed | 1/4000 - 30 sec. and bulb |
| VIEWFINDER | |
| Type | Pentaprism type |
| Focusing screen | Natural-Bright-Matte II focusing screen (changeable) |
| Field of View | 95% |
| Magnification | 0.95X (with 50mm F1.4 lens, infinity, -1m-1) |
| Diopter adjustment | -2.5 - +1.5m-1 |
| Indication | (1) Shake Reduction; (2) Flash status; (3) Shutter speed; (4) Aperture; (5) Focus indicatoer; (6) Manual focus; (7) EV bar; (8) EV compensation; (9) Flash exposure compensation; (13) AE lock indicator; (14) ISO warning; (15) Number of recordable images/EV compensation/confirm sensitivity. |
| MODE DIAL | |
| Modes | (1) Green, (2) Program AE, (3) Sensitivity-Priarity AE, (4) Shutter-Priority AE, (5) Aperture-Priority AE, (6) Shutter and Aperture- Priority AE, (7) Metered Manual, (8) X speed, (9) Bulb, (10) User. |
| EXTERNAL LCD PANEL | |
| Indication | (1) Shutter speed; (2) Aperture; (3) Flash mode (Flash-On, Flash-Off, Red-eye reduction, Auto, Slow-speed sync); (4) Drive mode (Shingle frame, Continuous, Self-timer, Remote control); (5) EV bar; (6) Auto bracket; (7) Flash exposure compensation; (8) EV compensation; (9) Battery level; (10) White balance; (11) ISO warning; (12)RAW / RAW+JPEG; (13) Number of recordable images/EV compensation/PC(Pb); (14) Multi-exposure |
| FLASH | |
| Type | Built-in retractable P-TTL auto pop-up flash |
| Guide Number | 11(Standard Output Sensitivity 100/m), 15.6 (Standard Output Sensitivity 200/m) |
| Angle of View Coverage | 28mm wide-angle (equivalent to 35mm) |
| Exposure Compensation | -2 EV to -1 EV(1/2EV steps) |
| Synchronization | Sync speed: 1/180 sec. set automatically with RTF or PENTAX dedicated flash unit at recharge completion. With RTF and via hot shoe. |
| DRIVE MODE | |
| Modes | Single-frame advance, continuous advance*, self-timer (12 sec., 2 sec.), auto bracket and remote control (0sec., 3sec.) *Approx. 3 fps, sequence: untill the memory card becomes full (JPEG), 10 frame (RAW), 6 frames (RAW+JPEG) |
| WHITE BALANCE | |
| Modes | Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy,Tungsten Light, Fluorescent Light (W, D, N), Flash, Manual setting |
| SCREEN | |
| LCD | 2.5 inch, low-temperature polysilicon TFT color LCD monitor (Approx. 210,000 pixels), brightness adjustable, Wide angle view |
| PLAYBACK | |
| View | One Shot, Index (9 thumb nails), Enlargement (up to 20X, scroll available), Image Rotation, Folder view, Slideshow , Histogram, Bright Portion |
| Digital Filter | B&W (4 type), Sepia (3 type), Colour (18 type), Soft (three-level amount adjustable), Slim (+/- 8 level amount adjustable), Brightness (at playback mode) |
| LANGUAGE | |
| Language | English, French, German, Spanish, Swedish, Netherlandish, Italian, Russian, Korean, Chinese (Traditional/Simplified), Portuguese, Japanese |
| WORLD TIME | |
| Time | 71 cities (28 time zones) |
| INTERFACE | |
| PC | USB 2.0 (HI-SPEED) |
| AV | Compatible with PAL and NTSC formats |
| PictBridge | Single image print, All images print, DPOF auto print. |
| POWER | |
| Source | Rechargeable D-LI50 lithium-ion battery. Optional AC adapter also available. |
| DIMENSIONS | |
| Height | 101mm |
| Width | 141.5mm |
| Depth | 70mm |
| Weight | 710g without battery and SD memory card. |
| COMPATIBILITY | |
| PC | Windows 2000/XP Home Edition Professional |
| Mac | Mac OS X 10.2 or later was pre-installed at Macintosh PC |
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