There has been some rumors in the past few days regarding the awaited Pentax K-7, and now it is official, it will be available for $1,299.95 in July. The Pentax K-7 features quite a few enhancements including a brand new 14.6 megapixel CMOS sensor, HD video recording at 30 fps, a super compact rugged magnesium alloy body, a new 77-segments metering system for complex lighting conditions, an AF-assist light (improve autofocus in low light conditions), fast 5.2 frame-per-second shooting with a new Prime II image processing engine , a 3-inch LCD, improved algorithms for its 11 points autofocus system and a zillion more…
Along with the camera you can buy the D-BG4 battery grip for $229.95 and the two lenses: the smc DA 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 AL WR ($199.95) and the smc DA 50-200mm F4-5.6 ED WR ($249.95). You can preorder now at www.pentaxwebstore.com. Full specifications after the jump.
PENTAX K-7 Specifications
CAMERA HARDWARE
IMAGE CAPTURE
- IMAGE STABILIZATION
- Type: Sensor-shift Shake Reduction with rotational compensation (4 stops max)
- Electronic level function: Yes, verification via viewfinder and top LCD panel
- METERING SYSTEM
- Type: TTL open-aperture 77 segment metering
- Sensitivity range: EV 0 to 22 (ISO 100, 50mm F1.4)
- Multi-segment: Yes, 77 segments
- Center weighted: Yes
- Spot: Yes
- Exposure compensation: +/- 5 EV (1/3 and 1/2 steps)
- Exposure lock: Yes
- Exposure bracketing: Yes, 3 or 5 frames, up to +/- 2 EV (1/2 or 1/3 steps)
- ISO SENSITIVITY</li>
- Auto: ISO 100-3200 (1, 1/2, 1/3 steps), Bulb mode up to ISO 1600, expanded range available to ISO 6400, auto ISO range selectable
- Manual: ISO 100-3200 (1, 1/2, 1/3 steps), Bulb mode up to ISO 1600, expanded range available to ISO 6400
- WHITE BALANCE*
- Auto preset modes: Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Fluorescent (D, N, W, L), Tungsten, Flash, CTE
- Manual mode(s): Yes, manual and 3 color temperature selections available
- * WB fine adjustment available in all modes
- SHUTTER
- Type: Electronically controlled, vertical run, focal plane shutter
- Shutter speed: 1/8000 to 30 sec, bulb
- CAPTURE MODES
- Mode selection: Green, Program (P), Sensitivity Priority (Sv), Shutter Priority (Tv), Aperture Priority (Av), Shutter and Aperture Priority (TAv), Metered Manual, Bulb, X-Speed, USER, Movie
- Green simplified mode available: Yes
- P/A/S/M/B: P, A, S, M, B (extended modes Sv, TAv)
- Date stamp: n/a
- Digital filters (capture): Custom Image Function includes Bright, Natural, Portrait, Landscape, Vibrant, and Muted modes, each with gamut radar and fine adjustment of saturation, hue, high/low key, contrast, and sharpness (regular and fine adjustment scales). Monochrome mode includes adjustment for filter effects (green, yellow, orange, red, magenta, blue, cyan, infrared), toning (sepia warm/cool), high/low key, contrast, and sharpness (regular and fine adjustment scales). Other capture filters include Toy Camera, Retro, High Contrast, Extract Color, Soft Focus, Starburst, Fisheye, Custom Filter.
- Data record: Folder name (standard, date), file name (standard, customizable), embed copyright
- DRIVE MODES
- Mode selection: Single, Continuous (Hi, Lo), Self-Timer (12s, 2s), Remote (0s, 3s, continuous), Bracketing (standard, timer, remote), Mirror Lockup (standard, remote), HDR Capture, Multi-Exposure, Interval
- Continuous FPS
- – 5.2 FPS (40 JPG Continuous Hi, 15 RAW PEF, 14 RAW DNG)
- – 3.3 FPS (unlimited JPG Continuous Lo, 17 RAW PEF/DNG)
- Self-timer: Yes (12s, 2s)
- Remote control: Yes, infrared (0s, 3s, continuous) and cable switch
- PLAYBACK MODES
- Mode pallet: Image Rotation, Digital Filter, Resize, Cropping, Slideshow, Save as Manual WB, RAW Development, Index Print, Image Comparison, Protect, DPOF
- Magnification: Up to 32X, scrollable
- Digital filters (playback): Toy Camera, Monochrome (filter effects, toning), Retro, Color (6), High Contrast, Soft Focus, Extract Color (6), Starburst, Water Color, Fisheye, Pastel, Slim, Miniature, HDR, Base Parameter Adj, Custom Filter
- FILE FORMATS
- Still: RAW (PEF, DNG), JPG (Exif 2.21), DCF 2.0 (design rule for camera file system), DPOF, Print Image Matching III
- Movie (compression): AVI (Motion JPG)
- CUSTOM FUNCTIONS
- Functions available: 37
- COMPUTER SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS*
- *For device connectivity. Bundled software requirements may vary.
- Windows: Windows XP/Vista, USB 2.0 port
- Mac: MacOS-X 10.3-10.5, USB 2.0 port
< li>Mode selection: One Shot (no data, basic data, full data, color channel histogram), Multi Image Display (4, 9, 16, 32, 81 thumbnails), Calendar Filmstrip, Folder, Magnification, Select & Delete, Movie Playback (no data, basic data, full data)
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