Pentax K10D - New from Pentax!
Me is looking to invest into this one, as I'm a Pentax camera user :P Finally they got over the 6.1 MP and they are getting in slowly :P http://www.dpreview.com/articles/pentaxk10d/page2.asp Pentax K10D specifications List price (US) • Body only: $899 • Kit with 18-55 mm lens: $999 Body build • High-impact plastic with metal sub-structure • Dust and weather resistant seals throughout Sensor • 10.2 million effective pixels • 10.75 million total pixels • 23.5 x 15.7 mm CCD sensor • RGB Color Filter Array • Built-in low-pass filter • 3:2 aspect ratio Shake Reduction • CCD-shift system • Permanent magnets and electronic magnet coils • Can compensate in x, y direction and rotational Dust removal • SP coating • Dust removal by shaking sensor (using SR unit) Image processor • PRIME • "22-bit ADC" • DDR2 buffer RAM Image sizes • 3872 x 2592 (10.0 MP) • 3008 x 2000 (6.0 MP) • 1824 x 1216 (2.2 MP) File formats • RAW (.PEF or .DNG) • JPEG (EXIF 2.21) - Best / Better / Good • RAW + JPEG (separate files) Lens mount • Pentax KAF2 bayonet mount • Pentax KAF2, KAF or KA mount lenses FOV crop 1.5x Focusing • 11-point TTL sensor (SAFOX VIII) • Center 9-points are sensitive to both horiz and vert. detail • AF working range: 0 to 19 EV (at 20°C, F1.4 lens) Focus modes • AF Single • AF Continuous • Manual focus AF point selection • Auto • Select • Center point AF assist Stroboscopic flash Metering • 16 segment sensor • Metering range: EV 0.0 - 21 EV (ISO 100, 50 mm F1.4) Metering modes • Multi-segment • Center-weighted average • Spot AE lock • Button • Locked for 20 sec or continuous with shutter half-press AE bracketing • 3 or 5 images • 0.3 - 2.0 EV increments Other bracketing • White balance • Sharpness • Saturation • Contrast Exposure compen. • +/- 2.0 EV in 1/3 EV steps • +/- 3.0 EV in 1/2 EV steps Sensitivity (shown in 1/3 EV steps, also available in 1/2 or 1 EV steps) • Auto (user defined range) • ISO 100 • ISO 125 • ISO 160 • ISO 200 • ISO 250 • ISO 320 • ISO 400 • ISO 500 • ISO 640 • ISO 800 • ISO 1000 • ISO 1250 • ISO 1600 Shutter • Vertical-run focal-plane shutter • 30 - 1/4000 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 • Depth-of-field Optical (lens stopped down) • Digital (shot taken without saving, previewed on LCD) White balance • Auto • Daylight • Shade • Cloudy • Fluorescent (Daylight, Neutral, White) • Tungsten • Flash • 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 Image tone • Natural • Bright Image parameters • Saturation: -3 to +3 • Sharpness: -3 to +3 • Contrast: -3 to +3 Viewfinder • Eye-level pentaprism • 95% frame coverage • Magnification: 0.95x (with 50 mm F1.4 lens at infinity) • Dioptric adjustment: -2.5 to +1.5 diopter • Natural Bright Matte II focusing screen Viewfinder info • AF points • Focus confirmation light • Flash ready • Shutter speed • Sensitivity (while changed or in Sv mode) • Aperture • E-dial enabled • AE lock • Remaining shots • EV compensation • Flash compensation • Manual focus • ISO warning • Shake Reduction • Metering / EV bar Flash • Manual release pop-up • P-TTL with serial control • Guide number approx 11 (ISO 100) • FOV coverage up to 18 mm • Flash sync speed: 1/180 sec • Flash compensation -2.0 to +1.0 EV in 1/3 or 1/2 EV increments • ISO range: ISO 100 to 1600 External flash • Hot shoe with X-contact • Designed for Pentax dedicated flashes • Modes: Auto, Red-eye reduction, High-speed sync, Wireless sync Shooting modes • Auto (Green mode) • Hyper-program (P) • Sensitivity priority (Sv) • Shutter priority (Tv) • Aperture priority (Av) • Shutter & Aperture priority (TAv) • Hyper-manual (M) • Bulb (B) • Flash X-Sync (X) • User defined (USER) Drive modes • Single • Continuous: 3 fps, unlimited JPEG, 9 images RAW • Self-timer: 2 or 12 sec (automatic mirror-up) • Remote control: immediate, 3 sec delay LCD monitor • 2.5 " TFT LCD (140° viewing angle) • 210,000 pixels • -7 to +7 brightness level adjustment • 20x zoom playback Instant review • Off, 1 sec, 3 sec, 5 sec • Histogram on/off • Bright / Dark areas on/off Other features • Multiple exposure (2 to 9 images, with Auto EV adjust) • Orientation sensor • LCD panel 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 20x • Optional blinking low- / high-lights Playback retouching • RAW to JPEG (with parameters) • Filters: B&W, Sepia, Color, Soft, Slim, Brightness Custom functions 32 functions Menu languages • English • French • German • Spanish • Portugese • Italian • Swedish • Dutch • Russian • Korean • Traditional Chinese • Simplified Chinese • Japanese Firmware User upgradable Battery grip Optional D-BG2 Connectivity • USB 2.0 Hi-Speed • Video out • DC-IN Storage • Secure Digital (SD) / Secure Digital HC (SDHC) • FAT / FAT32 Power • Lithium-Ion D-LI50 rechargeable battery (supplied & charger) • Optional AC adapter Dimensions 142 x 101 x 70 mm (5.6 x 4.0 x 2.8 in) Weight • No battery: 717 g (1.6 lb) • With battery: 793 (1.7 lb)
Me is looking to invest into this one, as I'm a Pentax camera user :P Finally they got over the 6.1 MP and they are getting in slowly :P http://www.dpreview.com/articles/pentaxk10d/page2.asp Pentax K10D specifications List price (US) • Body only: $899 • Kit with 18-55 mm lens: $999 Body build • High-impact plastic with metal sub-structure • Dust and weather resistant seals throughout Sensor • 10.2 million effective pixels • 10.75 million total pixels • 23.5 x 15.7 mm CCD sensor • RGB Color Filter Array • Built-in low-pass filter • 3:2 aspect ratio Shake Reduction • CCD-shift system • Permanent magnets and electronic magnet coils • Can compensate in x, y direction and rotational Dust removal • SP coating • Dust removal by shaking sensor (using SR unit) Image processor • PRIME • "22-bit ADC" • DDR2 buffer RAM Image sizes • 3872 x 2592 (10.0 MP) • 3008 x 2000 (6.0 MP) • 1824 x 1216 (2.2 MP) File formats • RAW (.PEF or .DNG) • JPEG (EXIF 2.21) - Best / Better / Good • RAW + JPEG (separate files) Lens mount • Pentax KAF2 bayonet mount • Pentax KAF2, KAF or KA mount lenses FOV crop 1.5x Focusing • 11-point TTL sensor (SAFOX VIII) • Center 9-points are sensitive to both horiz and vert. detail • AF working range: 0 to 19 EV (at 20°C, F1.4 lens) Focus modes • AF Single • AF Continuous • Manual focus AF point selection • Auto • Select • Center point AF assist Stroboscopic flash Metering • 16 segment sensor • Metering range: EV 0.0 - 21 EV (ISO 100, 50 mm F1.4) Metering modes • Multi-segment • Center-weighted average • Spot AE lock • Button • Locked for 20 sec or continuous with shutter half-press AE bracketing • 3 or 5 images • 0.3 - 2.0 EV increments Other bracketing • White balance • Sharpness • Saturation • Contrast Exposure compen. • +/- 2.0 EV in 1/3 EV steps • +/- 3.0 EV in 1/2 EV steps Sensitivity (shown in 1/3 EV steps, also available in 1/2 or 1 EV steps) • Auto (user defined range) • ISO 100 • ISO 125 • ISO 160 • ISO 200 • ISO 250 • ISO 320 • ISO 400 • ISO 500 • ISO 640 • ISO 800 • ISO 1000 • ISO 1250 • ISO 1600 Shutter • Vertical-run focal-plane shutter • 30 - 1/4000 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 • Depth-of-field Optical (lens stopped down) • Digital (shot taken without saving, previewed on LCD) White balance • Auto • Daylight • Shade • Cloudy • Fluorescent (Daylight, Neutral, White) • Tungsten • Flash • 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 Image tone • Natural • Bright Image parameters • Saturation: -3 to +3 • Sharpness: -3 to +3 • Contrast: -3 to +3 Viewfinder • Eye-level pentaprism • 95% frame coverage • Magnification: 0.95x (with 50 mm F1.4 lens at infinity) • Dioptric adjustment: -2.5 to +1.5 diopter • Natural Bright Matte II focusing screen Viewfinder info • AF points • Focus confirmation light • Flash ready • Shutter speed • Sensitivity (while changed or in Sv mode) • Aperture • E-dial enabled • AE lock • Remaining shots • EV compensation • Flash compensation • Manual focus • ISO warning • Shake Reduction • Metering / EV bar Flash • Manual release pop-up • P-TTL with serial control • Guide number approx 11 (ISO 100) • FOV coverage up to 18 mm • Flash sync speed: 1/180 sec • Flash compensation -2.0 to +1.0 EV in 1/3 or 1/2 EV increments • ISO range: ISO 100 to 1600 External flash • Hot shoe with X-contact • Designed for Pentax dedicated flashes • Modes: Auto, Red-eye reduction, High-speed sync, Wireless sync Shooting modes • Auto (Green mode) • Hyper-program (P) • Sensitivity priority (Sv) • Shutter priority (Tv) • Aperture priority (Av) • Shutter & Aperture priority (TAv) • Hyper-manual (M) • Bulb (B) • Flash X-Sync (X) • User defined (USER) Drive modes • Single • Continuous: 3 fps, unlimited JPEG, 9 images RAW • Self-timer: 2 or 12 sec (automatic mirror-up) • Remote control: immediate, 3 sec delay LCD monitor • 2.5 " TFT LCD (140° viewing angle) • 210,000 pixels • -7 to +7 brightness level adjustment • 20x zoom playback Instant review • Off, 1 sec, 3 sec, 5 sec • Histogram on/off • Bright / Dark areas on/off Other features • Multiple exposure (2 to 9 images, with Auto EV adjust) • Orientation sensor • LCD panel 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 20x • Optional blinking low- / high-lights Playback retouching • RAW to JPEG (with parameters) • Filters: B&W, Sepia, Color, Soft, Slim, Brightness Custom functions 32 functions Menu languages • English • French • German • Spanish • Portugese • Italian • Swedish • Dutch • Russian • Korean • Traditional Chinese • Simplified Chinese • Japanese Firmware User upgradable Battery grip Optional D-BG2 Connectivity • USB 2.0 Hi-Speed • Video out • DC-IN Storage • Secure Digital (SD) / Secure Digital HC (SDHC) • FAT / FAT32 Power • Lithium-Ion D-LI50 rechargeable battery (supplied & charger) • Optional AC adapter Dimensions 142 x 101 x 70 mm (5.6 x 4.0 x 2.8 in) Weight • No battery: 717 g (1.6 lb) • With battery: 793 (1.7 lb)