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K-5

Digital SLR Camera: K-5

K-5 Main Specifications
Model
Description
Type TTL autofocus, auto-exposure SLR digital-still camera with built-in retractable P-TTL flash
Lens Mount PENTAX KAF2 bayonet mount (AF coupler, lens information contacts, K-mount with power contacts)
Compatible Lens KAF3, KAF2 (power zoom compatible), KAF, KA mount lens
Image
Capture Unit
Image Sensor Primary color filter, CMOS. Size: 23.7 x 15.7 (mm)
Effective Pixels Approx 16.28 megapixels
Total Pixels Approx 16.93 megapixels
Dust Removal Image sensor cleaning using ultrasonic vibrations "DR II" with the Dust Alert function
Sensitivity
(Standard Output)
AUTO/100 to 12800 (EV steps can be set to 1EV, 1/2EV, or 1/3EV), expandable from ISO 80 up to ISO 51200. Up to ISO 1600 in Bulb mode.
Motion blur
compensation
Type/construction CMOS image sensor shift
Effective
Compensation
Range
Up to 4EV (depending on the used lens type and shooting conditions)
File Formats File format RAW (PEF/DNG), JPEG (Exif 2.21), DCF2.0 compliant
Recorded Pixel JPEG: 16M (4928x3264 pixels), 10M (3936x2624 pixels), 6M (3072x2048 pixels), 2M (1728x1152 pixels) RAW: 16M (4928x3264 pixels)
Quality Level RAW (14bit): PEF, DNG JPEG: starstarstarstar (Premium), starstarstar (Best), starstar (Better), star (Good), RAW + JPEG simultaneous capturing available
Color Space sRGB, AdobeRGB
Storage Medium SD/SDHC Memory Card
Storage Folder Date (100_1018,101_1019...) / PENTX (100PENTX, 101PENTX...)
View finder Type Pentaprism Finder
Coverage (FOV) Approx. 100%
Magnification Approx. 0.92x (50mmF1.4 at infinity)
Eye-Relief Length Approx. 21.7mm (from the view window), Approx 24.5mm (from the center of lens)
Diopter
Adjustment
Approx. -2.5m to + 1.5m-1
Focusing Screen Interchangeable Natural-Bright-Matte III focusing screen
Live View Type TTL method using CMOS image sensor
Focusing
Mechanism
Contrast detection + Face detection / Contrast detection / Phase matching
Display Field of View approx. 100%, Magnified view (AF mode: 2x, 4x, 6x / MF mode: 2x, 4x, 6x, 8x, 10x), Grid display (4x4 Grid, Golden Section, Scale display), Bright/dark area warning, Histogram
LCD Monitor Type Wide viewing angle TFT color LCD with AR coating
Size 3.0 inch
Dots Approx. 921,000 dots
Adjustment Brightness and colors adjustable
Preview Type Optical preview, digital preview
White Balance Auto Method using a combination of the CMOS image sensor and the light source detection sensor
Preset Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Fluorescent Light (D:Daylight Color, N:Daylight White, W:Cool White, L:Warm White), Tungsten Light, Flash, CTE, Manual, Color Temperature
Manual Configuration using the display screen (up to 3 settings can be saved),
Color Temperature settings (up to 3 settings can be saved),
Copying the white balance setting of a captured image
Fine Adjustment Adjustable ±7 steps on A-B axis or G-M axis
Autofocus
System
Type TTL: phase-matching autofocus
Focus Sensor SAFOX IX+, 11 point (9 cross type focus points in the center)
Brightness Range EV-1 to 18 (ISO 100)
AF mode Single AF (AF.S), Continuous AF (AF.C)
Focus priority or shutter priority mode for AF.S
Focus priority or FPS priority mode for AF.C
AF Point Selection Auto: 5 points, Auto: 11 points, Select, Center
AF Assist Light Dedicated LED AF assist light
Metering Type TTL open aperture, 77 segmented metering, center-weighted and spot metering
Exposure
Compensation
EV0 to 22 (ISO100 at 50mm F1.4)
Exposure Mode Green, Program, Sensitivity Priority, Shutter Priority, Aperture Priority, Shutter & Aperture Priority, Manual, Bulb, Flash X-sync Speed
EV Compensation ±5EV (1/2EV steps or 1/3EV steps can be selected)
AE Lock Button type (timer type: two times the meter operating time set in Custom Setting); Continuous as long as the shutter button is halfway pressed
Shutter Type Electronically controlled vertical-run focal plane shutter
Shutter Speed Auto: 1/8000 to 30 sec., Manual: 1/8000 to 30 sec. (1/3EV steps or 1/2EV steps), Bulb
Drive modes Mode Selection Single frame, Continuous (Hi, Lo), Self-timer (12s, 2s), Remote Control (immediately, 3 sec., continuous), Auto Bracketing (2, 3 or 5 frames), Auto Bracketing + Self-timer, Auto Bracketing + Remote Control, Mirror-up, Mirror-up + Remote Control
Continuous
Shooting
Max. approx. 7.0 fps, JPEG (16M: starstarstar at Continuous Hi): up to approx. 30 frames, RAW: up to approx. 8 frames
Max. approx. 1.6 fps, JPEG (16M: starstarstar at Continuous Lo): until SD Memory Card is full, RAW: up to approx. 10 frames
Built-in Flash Type Built-in P-TTL flash with pop-up,
GN: approx. 13 (ISO100/m)
Angle of view: equivalent to angle of view of 28mm lens (35mm format equivalent)
Flash Mode P-TTL, Red-eye Reduction, Slow-speed Sync, Trailing Curtain Sync. High-Speed Sync and Wireless Sync are also available with PENTAX dedicated external flash.
Sync Speed Range 1/180 sec.
Flash Exposure
Compensation
-2.0 to + 1.0EV
Capture
Functions
Custom Image Bright, Natural, Portrait, Landscape, Vibrant, Muted, Monochrome, Reversal Film, Bleach Bypass
Noise Reduction Slow Shutter Speed NR, High-ISO NR
Dynamic Range
compensation
Highlight Correction, Shadow Correction
Lens Correction Distortion Correction, Lateral Chromatic Aberration Correction
Cross Processing Randum, Preset 1-3, Favorite 1-3
Digital Filter Toy Camera, Retro, High Contrast, Extract Color, Soft, Starburst, Fish-eye, Custom Filter
HDR Auto, Standard, Strong 1, Strong 2, Strong 3, Automatic composition correction function
Multi-Exposure Select number of shots between 2 to 9. Auto EV adjustment available.
Horizon Correction SR On: correction up to 1 degrees, SR Off: correction up to 2 degrees
Composition
Adjustment
Adjustment range of ±1.5mm up, down, left or light (1mm when rotated); rotating range of 1 dehree
Extended
Bracketing
White Balance, Saturation, hue, high/low key adjustment, contrast and sharpness bracketing
Interval Shooting Capture Interval setting (1 sec. to 24 hours), Start Interval setting (Immediate, designated time), Captures up to 999 images
Electronic Level Displayed in viewfinder (horizontal direction only);
displayed on LCD monitor (horizontal direction and vertical direction)
Movie File Format Motion JPEG (AVI)
Recorded Pixel Full HD (1920x1080, 16:9, 25 fps), HD (1280x720, 16:9, 30 fps/25 fps), VGA (640x480, 4:3, 30 fps/25 fps)
Quality Level starstarstar (Best), starstar (Better), star (Good)
Sound Built-in monaural microphone, external stereo microphone terminal
Recording Time Up to 25 minutes; automatically stops recording if the internal temperature of the camera becomes high.
Custom Images Bright, Natural, Portrait, Landscape, Vibrant, Muted, Monochrome, Reversal Film, Bleach Bypass
Cross Processing Randum, Preset 1-3, Favorite 1-3.
Digital Filter Toy Camera, Retro, High contrast, Extract Color, Color
Playback Playback view Single frame, Image comparison, multi-image display (4, 9, 16, 36, 81 segmentation), display magnification (up to 32x, scrolling and quick magnification available), rotating, histogram (Y histogram, RGB histogram), bright/dark area warning, detailed information display, copyright information display (photographer, copyright holder), folder display, calendar display, slideshow
Delete Delete single image, delete all, select & delete, delete folder, delete instant review image
Digital Filter Toy Camera, Monochrome, Retro, Color, High Contrast, Soft, Extract Color, Starburst, Sketch Filter, Water Color, Fisy-eye, Pastel, Slim, Miniature, HDR, Posterization, Base Parameter Adjustment, Custom Filter
RAW Development File Format (JPEG/TIFF), Custom Image, White Balance, Sensitivity, High-ISO NR, Shadow Correction, Distortion Correction, Lateral Chromatic Aberration Correction, Color Space
Edit Resize, Cropping (Aspect ratio and Slant adjustment available), Index, Movie Edit (Divide or delete selected frames), Capturing a JPEG still picture from a movie
Customization USER Mode Up to 5 settings can be saved
Custom Functions 27 items
Mode Memory 13 items
Custom Button RAW/Fx Button (One Push File Format, Exposure Bracketing, Digital Preview, Electronic Level, Composition Adjustment),
AF button (Enable AF, Cancel AF)
Various settings for the action of the e-dials in each exposure mode can also be saved.
Text Size Standard, Large
World Time World Time settings for 75 cities (28 time zones)
Language English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Greek, Russian, Korean, Chinese (Traditional/Simplified), Japanese
AF fine
Adjustment
±10 step, Uniform adjustment, Individual adjustment (up to 20 can be saved)
Copyright
Information
Named of "Photographer" and "Copyright Holder" are embedded to the image file. Revision history can be checked using the provided software.
Power Supply Battery Type Rechargeable Lithium-ion Battery D-LI90
AC Adapter AC Adopter Kit K-AC50 (Optional)
Battery Life Number of recordable images:
(with 50% flash usage): approx. 740 images,
(without flash usage): approx: 980 images
Playback time:
Approx. 440 minutes
* Tested in compliance with CIPA standard. Actual results may vary depending on the shooting conditions/circumstances.
Interfaces Connection Port USB2.0 (high-speed compatible) / AV output terminal, external power supply terminal, external release controller terminal, X-synch socket, DHMI output terminal, stereo miscrophone input terminal
USB Connection MSC/PTP
Video Output
Format
NTSC/PAL
Dimensions
and Weight
Dimensions Approx. 131mm (W) x 97mm (H) x 73mm (D) (excluding protrusions)
Weight Approx. 740g (Including dedicated battery and SD Memory Card), Approx. 660g (body only)
Accessories Included USB cable I-USB7, AV cable I-AVC7, Strap O-ST53, ME Viewfinder Cap, Rechargeable Lithium-ion Battery D-LI90, Battery Charger D-BC90, AC plug cord, Software (CD-ROM) S-SW110 <Mounted to the camera> Eyecup FR, Hot shoe cover FK, Body mount cover, sync socket 2P cap
Software PENTAX Digital Camera Utility 4
K-5 Storage capacity
  RAW JPEG
Recorded Pixels 16M
(4928x3264)
10M
(3936x2624)
  PEF DNG starstarstarstar starstarstar starstar star starstarstarstar starstarstar starstar star
128MB 3 3 8 13 24 47 13 21 37 73
256MB 7 7 16 26 47 92 25 41 72 142
512MB 14 14 32 52 93 184 51 81 144 282
1GB 28 28 65 105 186 368 102 163 289 564
2GB 58 58 134 214 379 749 208 332 585 1138
4GB 114 114 263 421 744 1471 409 652 1149 2234
6GB 174 173 400 641 1132 2237 622 991 1747 3398
8GB 233 232 536 858 1516 2995 832 1327 2339 4548
12GB 352 351 808 1295 2286 4518 1255 2002 3528 6860
16GB 470 468 1079 1727 3050 6026 1675 2671 4706 9151
32GB 943 939 2164 3466 6119 12089 3360 5358 9441 18358
JPEG
Recorded Pixels 6M
(3072x2048)
2M
(1728x1152)
  starstarstarstar starstarstar starstar star starstarstarstar starstarstar starstar star
128MB 21 34 60 116 66 104 177 325
256MB 42 67 118 227 130 203 346 634
512MB 83 133 234 450 258 402 686 1258
1GB 167 267 468 902 516 805 1373 2518
2GB 339 543 945 1807 1041 1617 2793 5121
4GB 666 1068 1856 3549 2045 3176 5485 10057
6GB 1013 1623 2823 5397 3110 4829 8341 15292
8GB 1356 2173 3778 7224 4162 6463 11164 20468
12GB 2046 3278 5699 10896 6279 9749 16840 30873
16GB 2730 4373 7602 14535 8376 13005 22463 41182
32GB 5477 8772 15251 29157 16802 26088 45061 82612


Movie
FullHD(16:9)(25fps)
(1920x1080)
HD(16:9)(30fps)
(1280x720)
HD(16:9)(25fps)
(1280x720)
starstarstar starstar star starstarstar starstar star starstarstar starstar star
00:00′10″ 00:00′13″ 00:00′18″ 00:00′16″ 00:00′25″ 00:00′35″ 00:00′19″ 00:00′30″ 00:00′42″
00:00′20″ 00:00′26″ 00:00′36″ 00:00′32″ 00:00′49″ 00:01′08″ 00:00′38″ 00:00′59″ 00:01′22″
00:00′39″ 00:00′52″ 00:01′12″ 00:01′03″ 00:01′38″ 00:02′16″ 00:01′16″ 00:01′57″ 00:02′43″
00:01′19″ 00:01′44″ 00:02′25″ 00:02′08″ 00:03′16″ 00:04′33″ 00:02′33″ 00:03′54″ 00:05′26″
00:02′41″ 00:03′32″ 00:04′56″ 00:04′20″ 00:06′39″ 00:09′13″ 00:05′11″ 00:07′56″ 00:11′00″
00:05′17″ 00:06′57″ 00:09′43″ 00:08′31″ 00:13′03″ 00:18′07″ 00:10′12″ 00:15′35″ 00:21′37″
00:08′02″ 00:10′34″ 00:14′46″ 00:12′57″ 00:19′51″ 00:27′33″ 00:15′31″ 00:23′42″ 00:32′53″
00:10′46″ 00:14′09″ 00:19′46″ 00:17′20″ 00:26′34″ 00:36′52″ 00:20′46″ 00:31′44″ 00:44′01″
00:16′14″ 00:21′21″ 00:29′49″ 00:26′09″ 00:40′05″ 00:55′37″ 00:31′20″ 00:47′51″ 01:06′23″
00:21′40″ 00:28′30″ 00:39′47″ 00:34′54″ 00:53′29″ 01:14′12″ 00:41′48″ 01:03′50″ 01:28′33″
00:43′28″ 00:57′10″ 01:19′49″ 01:10′00″ 01:47′17″ 02:28′51″ 01:23′52″ 02:08′04″ 02:57′39″
Movie
VGA(4:3)(30fps)
(640x480)
VGA(4:3)(25fps)
(640x480)
starstarstar starstar star starstarstar starstar star
00:00′48″ 00:01′13″ 00:01′41″ 00:00′58″ 00:01′27″ 00:02′00″
00:01′35″ 00:02′23″ 00:03′17″ 00:01′57″ 00:02′51″ 00:03′54″
00:03′08″ 00:04′44″ 00:06′32″ 00:03′45″ 00:05′39″ 00:07′44″
00:06′17″ 00:09′30″ 00:13′04″ 00:07′31″ 00:11′19″ 00:15′29″
00:12′48″ 00:19′19″ 00:26′15″ 00:15′17″ 00:22′45″ 00:31′02″
00:25′08″ 00:37′57″ 00:51′34″ 00:30′01″ 00:44′41″ 01:00′57″
00:38′13″ 00:57′42″ 01:18′25″ 00:45′38″ 01:07′57″ 01:32′40″
00:51′10″ 01:17′14″ 01:44′57″ 01:01′05″ 01:30′58″ 02:04′02″
01:17′11″ 01:56′30″ 02:38′19″ 01:32′09″ 02:17′12″ 03:07′06″
01:42′57″ 02:35′24″ 03:31′11″ 02:02′56″ 03:03′02″ 04:09′35″
03:26′31″ 05:11′44″ 07:03′39″ 04:06′36″ 06:07′09″ 08:20′40″
The maximum file size is 4GB for movie.
The maximum length is 25 minutes for movie.

smc PENTAX-DA 18-135mmF3.5-5.6ED AL[IF] DC WR Specifications
Focal Length 18-135mm (Equivalent to 27.5-207mm in 35mm format)
Aperture F3.5 - 5.6
Minimum Aperture F22 - 38
Lens Construction 13 elements in 11 groups
Angle of View 76 - 11.9° (wiith PENTAX D-SLR camera body)
Minimum Focusing Distance 0.4m (1.31ft.)
Maximum Magnification 0.24x
Filter Diameter 62mm
Diaphragm control Fully Automatic
Number of Diaphragm Blades 7
Lens Hood PH-RBC62mm
Lens Cap O-LC62
Lens Case (Option) S80-120
Maximum Diameter
& Minimum Length
73.0mm x 76.0mm (2.9 inch x 3.0 inch)
Weight 405g / 14.3 oz (with hood 429g / 15.1 oz)
Remarks Quick-shift Focus System
Filter Window
SP (Super Protect) Coating

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