Pentax K-5 specifications
| Street price | • $1600 body only, $1750 with 18-55mm kit lens • £1200 with 18-55mm kit lens, £1300 with 18-55mm and 50-200mm, £1700 with 18-135mm |
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| Body build | • Magnesium/steel alloy with stainless steel sub-structure • Dust and weather resistant seals throughout |
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| Sensor* | • 16.3 million effective pixels* • total pixels TBC • 23.4 x 15.6 mm CMOS sensor • RGB Primary Color Filter • 3:2 aspect ratio • 4-channel data read-out |
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| Shake Reduction | • Sensor-shift system • Max 4 Stops |
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| Dust removal | • Supersonic vibration • SP coating • Dust removal by shaking low pass filter • Dust alert mode to help locate dust |
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| Image processor | • PRIME II | |
| Image sizes (Still)* | • 4928 x 3264 (16.3 MP)* • 3936 x 2592 (10.0 MP) • 3072 x 2048 (6.0 MP) • 1728 x 1152 (2.2 MP) |
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| Image formats (Still) | • JPEG (EXIF 2.21) - Premium/ Best/Better/Good • RAW (PEF or DNG) + JPEG |
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| Image sizes (Movie)* | • 1920 x 1080p (16:9 25fps)* • 1280 x 720p (30/25fps) • 640 x 480 (30/25fps) |
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| Image format (Movie) | • Motion JPEG (AVI) | |
| Lens mount | • Pentax KAF2 bayonet mount • Pentax KAF3, KAF2, KAF or KA mount lenses • Pentax K mount lenses with restrictions |
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| FOV crop | 1.5x | |
| Focusing* | • 11-point TTL Phase Difference detection sensor (SAFOX IX+)* • Center 9-points are sensitive to both horiz and vert. detail • AF working range: -1 to 18 EV (at ISO 100, F1.4 lens) |
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| Focus modes | • AF Single (AF-S) (with focus lock) • AF Continuous (AF-C) • AF Auto (AF-A) • Manual focus |
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| AF point selection | • Select • Center • Auto Area AF |
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| AF assist* | Built-in AF illuminator lamp | |
| Metering | • TTL Open Aperture • 77- segment sensor (coupled with lens and AF information) • Metering range: EV 0 - 22 EV (ISO 100, 50 mm F1.4) |
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| Metering modes | • Multi-segment • Center-weighted average • Spot |
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| AE lock | • Button • Locked for twice the meter operating time or as long as the shutter half-pressed |
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| AE bracketing | • 3 or 5 frames, +/- 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0 (1/5 EV steps) • 3 or 5 frames, +/- 0.3, 0.7, 1.0, 1.3, 1.7, 2.0 (1/3 EV steps) |
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| Other bracketing | • White balance • Saturation • Hue • High/Low Key Adjustment • Contrast • Sharpness |
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| Exposure compen. | • +/- 5.0 EV in 1/3 EV steps • +/- 5.0 EV in 1/2 EV steps |
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| Sensitivity* |
• Auto (user defined range) • ISO 100 - 12800* in 1, 0.5 or 0.3EV steps • Up to ISO 51,200* as a custom function • Bulb Mode: Up to 1600 |
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| Shutter | • Vertical-run focal-plane shutter • 30 - 1/8000 sec • 1/3 or 1/2 EV steps • Flash X-Sync: 1/180 sec • Bulb |
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| Aperture values | • 1/3 or 1/2 EV increments • Actual aperture range depends on lens used • Ability to use lens aperture ring |
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| Preview function | • Live view with magnify option • Depth-of-field Optical (lens stopped down) • Digital (shot taken without saving, previewed on LCD) |
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| White balance | • Auto • Daylight • Shade • Cloudy • Fluorescent (Daylight Color, Daylight White, Pure White, Warm White) • Tungsten • Flash • CTE • Manual • Color temperature (3 memories) - Kelvin or Mired |
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| WB shift | • Blue (-7) To Amber (+7) • Magenta (-7) to Green (+7) |
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| Color space | • sRGB • Adobe RGB |
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| Custom image settings* | • Bright • Natural • Portrait • Landscape • Vibrant • Muted • Bleach bypass • Reversal film |
Adjustment for Saturation, Hue, High/Low Key Adjustment, Contrast, Sharpness. Optional switch to Fine Sharpness and separate Highlight and Shadow contrast adjustment. |
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Adjustment for Filter type, Toning, Contrast and Sharpness | |
| Viewfinder | • Eye-level pentaprism • 100% frame coverage • Magnification: 0.92x (with 50 mm F1.4 lens at infinity,-1m-1) • Dioptre adjustment: -2.5 to +1.5 dioptre • Natural Bright Matte II focusing screen |
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| Viewfinder info | • AF points • Focus confirmation dot • Flash ready • Shutter speed • Aperture • E-dial enabled • AE lock • Remaining shots/ISO sensitivity (custom function) • EV compensation • Flash compensation • Manual focus • Shake Reduction • Metering / EV bar |
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| Flash | • Manual release pop-up • P-TTL with serial control • Guide number approx 13 (ISO 100) • FOV coverage up to 28 mm • Flash sync speed: 1/180 sec • Flash compensation -2.0 to +1.0 EV in 1/2 EV increments • ISO range: ISO 100 to 12800 • Modes: Auto,manual (on/off), red eye reduction, slow-speed sync, rear curtain sync, high speed sync and wireless sync with PENTAX dedicated external flash |
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| External flash | • Hot shoe with X-contact • X-Sync socket • Designed for Pentax dedicated flashes |
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| Shooting modes | • Auto (Green mode) • Program AE (P) • Sensitivity priority (Sv) • Shutter priority (Tv) • Aperture priority (Av) • Shutter & Aperture priority (TAv) • Metered Manual (M) • Bulb (B) • Flash X-Sync (X) |
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| Drive modes* | • Single • Continuous Hi: 7 fps, up to 40 Best JPEG frames, 15 images RAW* • Continuous Lo: 3.3 fps, JPEG until card is full, 17 images RAW* • Self-timer: 2 or 12 sec • Remote control: immediate, 3 sec delay • Remote Continuous Shooting • Exposure Bracketing • Exposure Bracketing + Self-Timer • Mirror Lock-Up • Mirror Lock-Up + Remote Control |
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| LCD monitor | • 3.0 " TFT LCD • 921,000 dots • Brightness level adjustment • Color adjustable, 15 steps G-M, 15 steps A-B |
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| Live view | • TTL using imaging sensor • 2x,4x,6x in AF mode or 2x, 4x, 6x, 8x, 10x in MF mode • Grid view • Live histogram • Blinking low-/high-lights |
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| Instant review | • Off, 1 sec, 3 sec, 5 sec • Histogram on/off |
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| Other features | • Multiple exposure (2 to 9 images, with Auto EV adjust) • Orientation sensor • Status LCD illumination • DRE (dynamic range enlargement)* • Automatic distortion/chromatic aberration correction* • Automatic leveling, Composition adjustment (vertical and horizontal range:±1.5mm) • RAW/Flex button (One push RAW+, Exposure bracketing, Digital preview, Composition adjustment, Electronic level display)* |
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| Playback rotation | • On • Off |
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| Playback features | • Single image, no overlay • Single image, basic overlay • Single image with histogram (brightness or RGB) • Single image with detailed shooting info and histogram • 4 / 9 / 16 image index • Folder view • Image magnification up to 32x • Optional blinking low-/ high-lights • 2 image compare mode |
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| Playback retouching | • RAW to JPEG (with parameters) • Filters: B&W, Sepia, Color, Soft, HDR. Slim, Brightness, Toy Camera*, Retro*, High contrast*, Extract color*, Soft*, Starburst*, Fish-eye*, Custom* |
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| Custom functions* | 40 functions* | |
| Menu languages | • English • French • German • Spanish • Portuguese • Italian • Swedish • Dutch • Russian • Korean • Traditional Chinese • Simplified Chinese • Japanese • Czech • Polish • Danish • Finnish • Hungarian • Turkish |
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| Firmware | User upgradable | |
| Battery grip | Optional D-BG4 | |
| Connectivity | • USB 2.0 Hi-Speed • HDMI • Video out • DC-IN |
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| Storage | • Secure Digital (SD) / Secure Digital HC (SDHC) | |
| Power | • Lithium-Ion D-LI90 rechargeable battery (supplied & charger) • Optional AC adapter |
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| Dimensions | 131 x 97 x 73 mm (5.1 x 3.8 x 2.9 in) | |
| Weight | • No battery: 670 g (1.4 lb) • With battery: 750 g (1.6 lb) |
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* denotes a change in specification over the Pentax K-7
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