Key features / what's new / technology
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| The K-7 gets a revised version of the 15.1 million pixel sensor (14.6 million effective pixels) used in the K20D. Four-channel readout allows faster output and video. |
The K-7 gets a magnesium alloy body, allowing it to become smaller and lighter, while still feeling very well built. |
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| The already good viewfinder in the K20D has been tweaked to offer 100% scene coverage. |
The K-7 also gains a new, 77 segment metering sensor. |
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| As with the K20D, the body design includes extensive environmental sealing. |
Pentax has also developed "weather resistant" versions of its kit lenses, to make the most of the body's resilience. |
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| The K-7 becomes the first Pentax DSLR to record movies. There's a mono mic to add sound. |
Or a socket to allow an external microphone to be used, instead. |
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| To boost low-light AF perfromance, the K-7 gets an AF-assist illumination lamp. |
The D-LI90 battery has 1860mAh capacity, meaning 13.4Wh, rather than the D-LI50's 12Wh. The new battery is a completely new shape and is not compatible with older models. |
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| Pentax has considerably refreshed its user interface. The camera we had was not yet complete but we're hoping it continues the good work done with the K-m/K2000 |
A battery grip will be available for the K-7. It includes control dials, preview lever, AEL, green and AF buttons in addition to the shutter button. The D-BG4 takes one D-LI90 or 6 AA batteries. |
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| The in-camera RAW-conversion tool has been updated and now includes the ability to correct chromatic aberration and distortion, to add shadow adjustment and even output as a TIFF |
Pentax has also added a multitude of little features, including the ability to embed copyright information into the EXIF of all your shots |
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