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Pentax K-m body

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Pentax K-m body
Panel:APS-C (23x15.5 mm), 10.2 MPix
Snapshot size:3872x2592 px
ISO range:100-3200
Burst shooting:3.5 fps
Screen:2.7 ''
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Specifications K-m body
Colour
Camera typedigital mirror
Sensor
SensorCCD (CCD) / 23.5x15.7 mm /
Sensor sizeAPS-C (23x15.5 mm)
Effective MP number10.2
Maximum image size3872x2592 px
Light sensitivity (ISO)100-3200
RAW format recording / PEF/DNG /
Lens
Mount (bayonet)Pentax KAF2
Manual focus
Image stabilizationoptical
Photo shooting
Number of scene programs6
White balance measuring
Exposure compensation± 2 EV, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto bracketing
Exposure modesauto
shutter priority
aperture priority
manual mode
Metering systempoint
centre-weighted
sensor (estimated)
Focus
Autofocus modesone shot
tracking
Viewfinder and shutter
Viewfinderoptical (pentaprism)
Frame coverage96 %
Shutter speed30-1/4000 с
Continuous shooting3.5 fps
Screen
Screen size2.7 ''
Screen resolution230 thousand pixels
Memory and communications
Memory cards typesSD, SDHC
Flash
Built-in flash
Guide number11
External flash connect
Power source
Power sourceAA / 4xAA /
General
Materialaluminium / plastic
Dimensions (WxHxD)122.5x91.5x67.5 mm
Weight590 g
Added to E-Catalogfebruary 2011
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Focus:
  • TTL phase detection autofocus (SAFOX)
  • Measuring range — EV0-EV21 (at sensitivity 100 with 50mm F1.4 lens)
  • 5 focus areas
  • AF assist assist with flash
  • Focus modes:
    • Single frame autofocus
    • Follower
    • Manual
    • Free choice of focus area
    • Spot focus mode
    • Brief illumination of the selected focus point in the viewfinder
    • AF-assist beam with built-in flash
Built-in Flash:
  • P-TTL autoflash with auto pop-up function
  • Angle of coverage consistent with an 18mm lens (28mm in 35mm format)
  • Wireless control of an external flash
  • Automatic actuation
  • Forced on
  • Automatic release + red-eye correction
  • Forced On + Red-eye Correction
Working with an external flash:
  • Sync Speed 1/180 sec.
  • Control mode — P-TTL (measurement by prepulse)
  • High-speed sync (with FGZ flashes)
  • Flash output compensation
  • Wireless control of FGZ series flashes
Shooting modes:
  • single frame
  • Hi continuous shooting (3.5 fps, burst of 5 frames JPEG, 4 RAW)
  • Continuous shooting Lo (1.1 fps, until memory card is full, JPEG, 7 frames RAV)
  • Shooting with remote control
  • Self-timer from 12 sec. delay
  • Self-timer with 2 sec. delay and pre-lifting of the mirror
Viewfinder display:
  • Built-in flash status
  • Exposure value
  • AF frame with focus point markings
  • Exposure symbol
  • Object in focus
  • Shutter speed/aperture value
  • Focus area indication (in red)
  • Picture mode (standard, portrait, landscape, macro, sports (action), night portrait)
  • Manual white balance
  • Manual focus
  • ISO sensitivity warning
  • Frame counter
  • SR system status
View Mode:
  • Image Rotation
  • Enlarging/reducing the image
  • Image protection function
  • Applying Filters to Captured Images
  • Nine frame display
  • Deleting a group of selected images
Battery life:
  • Approximately 1000 shots (at t 23°C)
  • Approximately 750 minutes
From the press release:

The ultra-compact ten-megapixel Pentax Km SLR camera is designed to make life easier for its owner: it weighs very little and makes shooting easier than a breeze.

A novice photographer will appreciate the help system built into the camera: by pressing one of the buttons, detailed help for any of the functions will be displayed on the display. The innovative Auto Picture mode selects the most suitable shooting programme for the scene (for example, Portrait, Landscape or Macro). Right in the camera, the picture can be edited using the built-in filter effects.

However, even without filters, the photos taken by Pentax Km turn out to be excellent: a CCD matrix with a resolution of 10.2 megapixels and a powerful PRIME processor (PENTAX Real Image Engine) are responsible for the picture quality. Photos are consistently sharp thanks to the accurate and fast SAFOX VIII focus system with five cross-shaped sensors and the Shake Reduction mechanism. It is built right into the camera and will work with any lens. To ensure that the image quality remains unchanged over time, the camera provides a system to protect the sensor from dust.

Pentax Km is primarily “sharpened” for beginners, but it also has functions inherent in professional technology: in self-timer mode, Km can pre-raise the mirror to reduce vibrations, can calibrate the matrix and display, has the ability to quickly manually adjust shutter speed, aperture and other exposure settings.

In operation, the camera is reliable and unpretentious thanks to a durable body made of reinforced polycarbonate, the use of conventional AA batteries and available SD and SDHC memory cards.
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