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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Pentax K-7
Product Type Digital camera - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included Body only
Height 9.7 cm
Width 13.1 cm
Depth 7.2 cm
Weight 0.67 kg
Body Material Stainless steel, magnesium-steel alloy
Enclosure Colour Black
Protection Weatherproof, freezeproof, dust-resistant
SENSOR Pentax K-7
Sensor Resolution 14.6 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS
Total Pixels 15,070,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 14,600,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.4 x 15.6 mm)
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration)
Image Stabiliser Optical (image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes
PROCESSOR Pentax K-7
Image Processor PRIME II
LENS Pentax K-7
Lens Mounting Type Pentax KAF2
FOCUSING Pentax K-7
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 11
Face Detection Yes
VIEWFINDER Pentax K-7
Viewfinder Type Optical - eye-level mirror pentaprism
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.92x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -2.5 to +1.5
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Pentax K-7
ISO (Max) 6400
Light Sensitivity ISO 6400, ISO auto, ISO 100-3200
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 77
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, ISO priority
Special Effects Soft, Slim, Pastel, monochrome, Water Colour, miniature, Retro, Colour Extract, Toy camera, starburst, High contrast
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white)
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range
X-sync Speed 1/180 sec
Exposure Range EV 0-22 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Pentax K-7
Type 3" LCD display
Display Format 921,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in
FLASH Pentax K-7
Camera Flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 13
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode
Red-Eye Reduction Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Pentax K-7
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Microphone Operation Mode Mono
MEMORY Pentax K-7
Memory Card Slot SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card
Image Storage RAW 4672 x 3104
JPEG 4672 x 3104
JPEG 3936 x 2624
JPEG 3072 x 2048
JPEG 1728 x 1152
Video Capture AVI - 1536 x 1024
AVI - 1280 x 720
AVI - 640 x 480
BATTERY AND CHARGING Pentax K-7
Battery Type Pentax D-Li90 Lithium Ion
Details Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
CONNECTIONS Pentax K-7
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0
Print Standard DPOF support, PictBridge support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe, PC terminal
Connector Type USB
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output
Microphone
DC power input
FEATURES Pentax K-7
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3.3 frames per second, 5.2 frames per second
Additional Features RGB primary colour filter, digital image rotation, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, LCD live view mode, mirror lock, Dynamic Range Enlargement (DRE)
OTHERS Pentax K-7
Included Accessories Carrying strap, battery charger, body cap, USB cable, shoe cap, audio / video cable
Software Drivers & Utilities
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature -10 °C

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