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13th September 2006
Pentax K10D is new weather-resistant, 10MP anti-shake DSLR flagship
by Ian Burley
3005: Pentax K10D is new weather-resistant, 10MP anti-shake DSLR flagship

K10D Specifications

K10D Specifications


Type TTL autofocus, auto-exposure digital SLR digital-still camera with built-in retractable P-TTL auto pop-up flash
Effective Pixels 10.2 megapixels
Sensor
Total pixels
10.75 megapixels
Interline interlace CCD with a primary color filter
23.5mm x 15.7mm
Color Depth 8 bit (JPEG) or 12 bit (RAW)
Recorded Pixels JPEG: [10M]3872 x 2592 pixcels, [6M] 3008 x 2000 pixels, [2M] 1824 x 1216 pixels
RAW: [10M] 3872 x 2592 pixels
Sensitivity Auto, Manual (100 to 1600 (1/3EV steps or 1/2 EV steps):Standard Output Sensitivity)
Recording Formats JPEG (Exif 2.21), RAW, DCF (Design rule of Camera File system), DPOF (Digital Print Order Form), PRINT Image Matching III
Image Formats Compressed: JPEG - Baseline (???: Best , ??: Better, ?: Good)
Compressed: RAW (PEF, DNG)
Storage Media SD memory card, SDHC memory card
Lens Mount PENTAX KAF2 bayonet mount
Usable Lens 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)
Mode AF-single (with focus lock); AF-continuous and Manual focus available
Focus Point Auto, Select, Center
AF assist lamp Avaiable (by Built-in Flash)
Exposure Control
Metering System TTL open-aperture 16-segment metering (coupled with lens and AF information)
Metering Mode (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)
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
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV (1/2EV steps), ±2 EV (1/3EV steps)
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)
AE Lock Availiable
Playback 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), Color (18 type), Soft (three-level amount adjustable), Slim (+/- 8 level amount adjustable), Brightness (at playback mode)
White Balance Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy,Tungsten Light, Fluorescent Light (W, D, N), Flash, Manual setting
Shutter
Type Electronically controlled vertical-run focal plane shutter
Speed 1/4000 - 30 sec. and bulb
Drive Modes Single-frame advance, continuous advance, self-timer (12 sec., 2 sec.), auto bracket and remote control (0sec., 3sec.)
Continuous shooting Approx. 3 fps, sequence: untill the memory card becomes full (JPEG), 10 frame (RAW), 6 frames (RAW+JPEG)
Viewfinder
Type Pentaprism type
Focusing screen Natural-Bright-Matte II focusing screen
Field of view 95%
Magnification 0.95X (with 50mm F1.4 lens, infinity, -1m-1)
Diopter adjustment -2.5 - +1.5m-1
Viewfinder Indication (1) AF frame; (2) Spot metering frame; (3) AF point
Viewfinder LCD 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 Indication (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
LCD Monitor 2.5 inch, low-temperature polysilicon TFT color LCD monitor (Approx. 210,000 pixels), brightness adjustable, Wide angle view
Built-in 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)
Flash Exposure Compensation -2 EV to -1 EV(1/2EV steps)
Flash Synchronization With RTF and via hot shoe
Sync speed: 1/180 sec. set automatically with RTF or PENTAX dedicated flash unit at recharge completion
Self-timer Electonically controlled type with two-second or 12-second delay. Cancellation possible.
Preview Method Digital Preview / Optical Preview
Custom Function 32 custom-programmable functions available
Main switch (1) ON; (2) OFF; (3) Preview
Time
World Time
71 cities (28 time zones)
Language English, French, German, Spanish, Swedish, Netherlandish, Italian, Russian, Korean, Chinese (Traditional/Simplified), Portuguese, Japanese
PictBridge
Print mode
Single image print, All images print, DPOF auto print
Interfaces USB 2.0 (HI-SPEED)
Video Output Compatible with NTSC and PAL formats
Power Sources Rechargeable D-LI50 lithium-ion battery
Optional AC adapter also available.
Dimensions 141.5(W) x 101(H) x 70(D)mm (5.6 x 4.0 x 2.76 inches)
Weight 790g (27.9 oz.) loaded and ready with battery and SD memory card 710g (25.0 oz.) without battery and SD memory card.
PENTAX PHOTO Browser 3 / PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 3
PC
OS Windows 2000, and XP HomeEdition/Professional
CPU Pentium 4 or later (Pentium 4 2.0GHz or later)
Memory capacity 512MB or more (Recommend to 1.0GB or more)
Hard disk capacity 250MB or more (Recommend to 500MB or more)
Language English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Korean, Chinese (Traditional / Simplified), Japanese
Macintosh
OS Mac OS X 10.2 or later
CPU PowerPC G4 or later (Recommend to PowerPC G5, Intel CORE can ran at Rosetta)
Memory capacity 512MB or more (Recommend to 1.0GB or more)
Hard disk capacity Over 250MB (Over 500MB)
Language English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Korean, Chinese (Traditional / Simplified), Japanese

For smooth operation, suggested system requirments are shown in parentheses.

USB
PC
OS Windows 2000/XP(Home Edition·Professional) was pre-installed
Macintosh
OS Mac OS X 10.2 or later was pre-installed at Macintosh PC
 
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