Digital SLR Cameras: K10D
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 pixels, [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 | RAW, JPEG (Exif 2.21), DCF (Design rule of Camera File system), DPOF (Digital Print Order Form), PRINT Image Matching III | 
| Image Formats | Compressed: JPEG - Baseline  ( Compressed: RAW (PEF) Not compressed: RAW (DNG)  | 
| Storage Media | SD memory card, SDHC memory card  RAW+JPEG available  | 
| 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. Screen-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: Available (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 0 - 21 (at Standard Output Sensitivity 100 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 or 5 frames within range of ±0.5EV, ±1.0EV, ±1.5EV, ±2.0EV (0.5EV steps) or ±0.3EV, ±0.7EV, ±1.0EV, ±1.3EV, ±1.7EV, ±2.0EV (0.3EV steps) AE Lock: Available  | 
| Playback | One Shot, Index (9 thumb nails), Enlargement (up to 20X, scroll available),
Image Rotation, Folder view, Slideshow , Histogram, Bright/Dark area 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, extended bracket and Multi-exposure  Continuous shooting: Approx. 3 fps, sequence: untill the memory card becomes full (JPEG), 9 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) Focus point indication (high lighted in red) 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-Priority 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, Red-eye reduction, Auto discharge, Slow-speed sync); (4) Drive mode (Single 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 | Hot shoe, Sync speed: 1/180 sec., P-TTL, High speed-sync, Wireless-sync with PENTAX dedicated flash | 
| 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 | 
| 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, All images, DPOF, Paper size, Paper type, Paper Quality, Border | 
| 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.  | 
Storage capacity
| Recorded Pixels | Quality Level | 128MB | 256MB | 512MB | 1GB | 2GB | 4GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAW | 3872 × 2592  | 
PEF | 7 | 15 | 29 | 59 | 120 | 237 | 
| DNG | 7 | 15 | 29 | 59 | 120 | 237 | ||
| JPEG | 3872 × 2592  | 
26 | 50 | 101 | 202 | 409 | 804 | |
| 44 | 87 | 172 | 345 | 698 | 1371 | |||
| 76 | 149 | 296 | 592 | 1205 | 2366 | |||
| 3008 × 2000  | 
43 | 85 | 168 | 337 | 682 | 1340 | ||
| 74 | 145 | 287 | 575 | 1159 | 2277 | |||
| 128 | 249 | 495 | 990 | 1982 | 3893 | |||
| 1824 × 1216  | 
118 | 230 | 457 | 915 | 1862 | 3657 | ||
| 200 | 390 | 774 | 1549 | 3073 | 6034 | |||
| 339 | 662 | 1313 | 2627 | 5121 | 10057 | 
K10D / System requirements
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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