PENTAX DIGITAL SLR

Black K-x body only

Code No. 16701

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EAN 0027075159433 EAN 0027075159440 EAN 0027075159457

Black K-x + DA 18-55mmL

Code No. 16301 Code No. 16201
Black K-x + 18-55 DAL + 50-200 DAL
White K-x + White 18-55 DAL EAN 0027075159617 Code No. 16302 Navy Blue K-x + Black 18-55 DAL Code No. 16394 EAN 0027075160538 Red K-x + Red 18-55 DAL Code No. 16303 EAN 0027075159624

SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES

USB CABLE I-USBX LITHIUM AA BATTERIES STRAP O-ST53 SOFTWARE: S-SW99 : PENTAX DIGITAL CAMERA UTILITY 4.0
TREMELY COMPREHENSIVE AND EASY

MEGAPIXEL

SENSOR

- 23.6X15.8

MM, HIGH-

OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES

DA 55-300MM TELE-LENS AF200-FG FLASH O-ME53 MAGNIFYING EYECUP (1.2X) NEOPRENE CAMERA CASE LADYS CAMERA BAG SLR MULTIBAG KHAKI SLR BAG CROSSOVER BAG X-LARGE REMOTE CONTROL F NEOPRENE STRAP 2.7 PROTECTION FILMS AC ADAPTER KIT K-AC84H D-DC84 COUPLER AV CABLE I-VC28

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PRIME II

IMAGING ENGINE PIXELS AT

HDTV-PROPORTION MOVIE 1280X720 LIVEVIEW

FACES AND DIRECT

FUNCTION, WITH FACE DETECTION OF UP TO
16 2,7 LCD SCREEN, 230 KDOTS
IN-BODY SHAKE REDUCTION 4.7

HIGH-SPEED

CONTINUOUS SHOOTING SEC MAX. TO

SHUTTER

1/6000

SENSITIVITY VERY

RANGE OF

ISO 122.5

FAST AUTOFOCUS,
SELECTABLE FOCUS POINTS X

COMPACT DESIGN:

DUST REMOVAL (DR)

SYSTEM

DYNAMIC RANGE ENHANCEMENT (DRE) ENERGY EFFICIENT CIRCUIT DESIGN FOR LIFE (1100 SHOTS ON ONE CHARGE) CREATIVE
AND EASY FUNCTIONS: LONGER BATTERY

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CUSTOM IMAGE RANGE) FUNCTION, CROSS PROCESS AVAILABLE BLACK

TAL FILTERS,

AUTOPICTURE MODE, DIGIMODE, HDR (HIGH DYNAMIC

MODE AND

COLOURS:

NAVY BLUE, WHITE, RED

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION PENTAX K-x
Type Lens mount Compatible lenses TTL autofocus, auto-exposure digital SLR with built-in retractable PTTL auto pop-up flash PENTAX KAF2 bayonet mount Compatible with bayonet mount lenses KAF3, KAF2 , KAF, KAF, with power zoom KAF2, K-mount - with restrictions, M42 and medium-format with an adapter with certain restrictions* Compatible with the new generation of ultrasonic lenses (SDM, Super-Direct-drive Motor) Type Shutter speeds Flash Synchronization
Electronically controlled vertical-run focal plane shutter 1/6000 sec. to 30 seconds and Bulb 1/180 sec., P-TTL, high-speed-sync, wireless-sync

IMAGE SENSOR

Sensor Sensor size Number of pixels Stabilisation system Dust protection Colour depth A/D converter
Built-in flash Metering system Flash coverage Modes flash Synchronisation flash Exposure correction External flash
CMOS sensor 23.6 x 15.8 mm CMOS sensor with a primary colour filter 12.9 megapixels (total) - 12.4 megapixels (effective) Sensor shift system (4-stop shutter speed benefit when hand held) Sensor cleaning by vibration coupled with anti-dust Super-Protect (SP) sensor coating Dust detection system (Dust Alert) 3 x 12 bits in RAW, 3 x 8 bits in JPEG Image : 12 bits - Video : 10 bits
Manual opening, guide number 12 (at 100 ISO/m) Auto P-TTL retractable pop-up flash (RTF) Wide-angle lens (equivalent 28mm in 35mm format) Auto, manual (On/Off), rear curtain sync, slow sync, red eye reduction, high speed sync (with external flash) 1/180 sec, high speed, P-TTL, wireless +/- 2EV to +/- 1EV (in increments of 1/2) Hot-shoe flash, P-TTL flash sync available with dedicated wireless system, (Wireless, controlled by flash) with dedicated flash.

INTERFACES

USB Video output Other
RECORDING AND IMAGE FORMATS

Image formats

USB 2.0 High-speed, AV compatible with NTSC and PAL format Mains power input (optional AC adapter)

Image size Support

RAW (Original PEF, DNG) JPEG (Exif 2.21), DCF 2.0 RAW+JPEG simultaneously recordable Possible to convert from RAW to JPEG with in the camera (several image parameters can be changed during conversion) Photo : in JPEG : 12M (4288x2848 pixels), 10M (3936x2624), 6M (3072x2048), 2M (1728x1152). Quality levels : compressed JPEG (Good, Better, Best), in RAW : 12M (4288x2848) Compatible with SD and SDHC (high capacity) memory cards

DRIVE MODES

Modes Continuous shooting Image tone Image processing

VIEWFINDER

Type Coverage Magnification Eye relief Dioptre adjustment Focussing screen
Fixed molded penta-mirror 96% 0.85x (with a 50mm F1.4 lens, infinity, -1m-1) 21.5mm -2.5 to 1.5 dioptre Natural Bright Matt II focussing screen

Colour space

Single, continuous (Hi, Lo), Self-timer (2, 12 sec.), Remote control (0, 3 sec.), Auto bracketing, Over-impression High speed: 4.7 fps for 17 images in JPEG or for 5 frames in RAW Low speed: (2 fps in JPEG until the memory card is full, for 11 frames in RAW Setting to control the rendition of colour (Natural, Bright, Vibrant). Other appropriate options for landscape and portraits. Black and white function with different filter settings and a wide range of colours DRE (Dynamic Range Enlargement) which greatly increases the contrast range of the image for maximum highlight and shadow detail. Noise reduction for long exposures. Noise reduction in high ISO sRVB or Adobe RVB

WHITE BALANCE

Parameters

LCD SCREEN

Type Angle of view Coverage Brightness range Display
Auto, Day, Shade, Cloud, Tungsten, Fluorescent (white, day, neutral, L), Flash, CTE, Manual, Colour temperature (fine tuning available for specific control)
2.7 inch (6.91cm diagonal), dots, base colour temperature polysilicone TFT, calibratable screen Extra-wide angle viewing 170 horizontally and vertically. 170) 98% 14 settings Single frame or index screen (4, 9, 16, 36 images), zoom display (max 16x magnification with scroll possible), image comparison, rotating, folder, calendar, slideshow, histogram, file naming option (first 4 letters of file name), Bright/Dark area, resizing, trimming, real-time white-balance setting and preview, histogram

LIVEVIEW

Enlargement Autofocus Options
In AF mode : 2X, 4X, 6X In manual mode : 2X, 4X, 6X, 8X, 10X Contrast detection, face detection, phase difference detection Grid pattern, histogram display, blackout/whiteout exposure warning
Video format Video resolution
AVI (Motion JPEG) HD 1280 x 720 pixels24 frames/sec. Video : 0.9M (1280x720, 16:9), 0.3M (640x416, 3:2)

EXPOSURE CONTROL

Metering modes Metering Range Exposure modes
GB, F, D, ES, P, I, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Greek, Russian, Korean, Chinese (Trad./ Simpl.), Japanese World time 75 cities, 28 time zones PRIMEII (Pentax real Image Engine) increases the number of shades of colour and contrast range to better manage the RAW data stored in the pre viewed image. DDR2 memory To optimise the processing and transfer of image data (800 MB/s) Pixels mapping To control each pixel and store each pixel defects to prevent them damaging the image quality AF adjustment To correct the K-x on the optical plane to prevent front and back focusing issues. This adjustment can be made for a specific lens or for all lenses. Customisation of the RAW button 22 Custom functions Digital filters Rec. mode: Toy camera, High contrast, Soft, Star burst, Retro, Extract colour, Fish eye, Custom Playback: Toy camera, High contrast, Soft, Star burst, Retro, Extract colour, Illustration (Pastel, Water colour), Fish Eye, HDR, B&W, Sepia, Colour, Slim, Miniature, Brightness, Base Tweaking, Custom Other functions Correction of lens features (distortion and chromatic aberration). Copy right information

OTHERS

Languages
TTL 16 segment metering Choice of multi-zones, centre weighted or spot metering EV0-20 (Standard output sensitivity ISO100 with 50mm F1.4 lens) Program AE, Sensitivity priority AE (Sv), Shutter priority AE (Tv), Aperture priority AE (Av), Metered Manual, Bulb, Video Picture modes AutoPicture*, Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sport, Night Portrait, Flash off Scene modes Night scene, Surf & snow, Food, Sunset, Kids, Pets, Candle light, Museum, Concert, Night snapshot Exposure compensation +/- 3EV (in increments of 1/2 EV or 1/3 EV ) Exposure bracketing 3 images (in increments of 1/2 EV or 1/3 EV ) Auto exposure lock This function can be allocated to AF button in Menu Sensitivity Auto, Manual: ISO 200-6400 (1EV or 1/2EV steps or 1/3EV steps) Extension to ISO 100 to 12800 possible. Bulb mode: up to ISO1600.

* The AutoPicture mode automatically selects the scene mode from : Standard, Landscape, Portrait, Night Portrait, Night scene, Sport, Flower, Candle light

SPECIFICATIONS

Construction Dimensions Weight
Stainless steel chassis 122.5 (L) X 91.5 (H) X 67.5 (P) mm 515g body only, 580g loaded and ready (with Lithium batteries)

POWER SUPPLY

Battery Performance

Other sources

4 x AA batteries (lithium, alkaline, rechargeable Ni-MH ) approx 1100 images (with 4 Lithium batteries) or 420 images (with 4 Ni-MH 1900mAh batteries) (shooting with 50% flash) approx 25 min in video mode Optional AC adapter

SYSTEMS REQUIREMENTS

PC Macintosh

FOCUSING SYSTEM

Autofocus AF points AF modes AF assist
Windows XP Home Edition/ Professional or Vista Mac : OS x 10.3 or more recent
SAFOX VIII with TTL phase detection 11 AF points individually selectable, automatic or centre A: Auto; AF-S: single, with focus-lock; AF-C: continuous; manual available via built-in flash

SOFTWARE

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PENTAX Digital Camera Utility 4.0 (PENTAX Photo Browser 3 & PENTAX Photo Laboratory 3)
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