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May 23, 2006 PENTAX Corporation 

 
PENTAX K100D
A Popular-Class Lens-Interchangeable Digital SLR Camera Featuring Innovative Shake Reduction System
and a Host of Advanced Technologies for High-Quality, User-Friendly Digital SLR Photography
PENTAX K100D

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PENTAX K100D Specification
  Type       TTL autofocus, auto-exposure digital SLR digital-still camera with built-in retractable P-TTL auto pop-up flash
  Effective Pixels       6.1 megapixels
  Sensor   Total pixels   6.31 megapixels
Interline interlace CCD with a primary color filter
23.5 mm x 15.7 mm
  Color Depth       8 bit (JPEG) or 12 bit (RAW)
  Recorded Pixels       JPEG: [6M] 3008 x 2000 pixels, [4M] 2400 x 1600 pixels, [1.5M] 1536 x 1024 pixels
RAW: [6M] 3008 x 2008 pixels
  Sensitivity       Auto, Manual (200/400/800/1600/3200:Standard Output Sensitivity)
  Recording Formats       JPEG (Exif 2.21), RAW, DCF (Design rule of Camera File system), DPOF (Digital Print Order Form), PRINT Image Matching III
  Image Formats       Compressed: JPEG - Baseline (: Best , : Better, : Good)
Non-compressed: RAW
  Storage Media       SD memory card
  Lens Mount   PENTAX KAF bayonet mount
  Usable Lens   PENTAX KAF2-, KAF-, and KA-mount lenses.
* Power zoom function not available. K-mount lenses usable with restrictions. S-mount lenses, 67/645 lenses usable with adapter and with restrictions.
  Focusing System   Type   TTL Phase-matching 11-point wide autofocus system (SAFOX VIII)
      Applicable illumination range   EV1 - EV19 (at Standard Output Sensitivity 200 with 50mm F1.4 lens)
      Mode   AF-single (with focus lock); Manual focus
AF-continuous available*
* Auto Picture and Picture mode : only when the Action mode is selected.
* Scene mode : only when the Kids and Pet mode is selected.
* P/Tv/Av/M/B : AF.S or AF.C selectable
      Focus Point   Auto, Select, Center
      AF assist lamp   avaiable (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 1 - 21.5 (at Standard Output Sensitivity 200 with 50mm F1.4 lens)
      Modes   (1) Auto Picture mode (2) Picture mode (3) Scene mode (4) Program AE (5) Shutter-Priority AE (6) Aperture-Priority AE (7) Metered Manual (8) Bulb
      Picture mode    Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Action, Night scene portrait, Standard Flash-Off
      Scene mode    Night Scene, Surf&Snow, Text,Sunset, Kids, Pet, Candlelight, Museum
      Exposure Compensation   ±2 EV (1/2EV steps or 1/3EV steps)
      Auto-bracketing   3 frames within range of ±0.5EV, ±1.0EV, ±1.5EV (0.5EV steps) or ±0.3EV, ±0.7EV, ±1.0EV (0.3EV steps)
      AE Lock   availiable
  Playback       One Shot, Index (9 thumb nails), Enlargement (up to 12X, scroll available), Image Rotation, Slideshow , Histogram, Bright Portion
      Digital Filter   B&W, Sepia, 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, auto bracket and remote control
      Continuous shooting   Approx. 2.8 fps, JPEG(up to 5fps), RAW(up to 3fps.)
  Viewfinder   Type   Fixed molded penta-mirror type
      Focusing screen   Natural-Bright-Matte II focusing screen
      Field of view   96 %
      Magnification   0.85 X (with 50mm F1.4 lens, infinity, -1m-1)
      Diopter adjustment   -2.5 - +1.5m-1
  Viewfinder Indication   (1) AF frame; (2) Spot AF frame; (3) Focus point indication (high lighted in red)
  Viewfinder LCD Indication   (1) Flash information; (2) Picture mode (Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Action, Night scene portrait); (3)Scene mode(SCN); (4) In-focus; (5) Shutter speed; (6) Aperture value; (7) Exposure compensation factor; (8) Manual white balance; (9) Focus mode; (10) Sensitivity warning; (11) Auto exposure lock signal; (12) AF.C(AF-continuous); (13) SR information
  Mode Dial Indication   (1) Auto Picture mode; (2) Portrait mode; (3) Landscape mode; (4) Macro mode (5) Action mode; (6) Night scene portrait mode; (7) Standard Flash-Off mode; (8) Scene mode; (9) Program AE; (10) Shutter-Priority AE; (11) Aperture-Priority AE; (12) Metered Manual; (13) Bulb
  External LCD Panel Indication   (1) Shutter speed; (2) Aperture value; (3) Flash Information (Auto, Flash-On, Flash-Off, Red-eye reduction); (4) Single frame advance/Continuouse advance; (5) Self-timer; (6) Remote control; (7) Metering Information; (8) Focus point indicator; (9) Auto bracketing; (10) AUTO/ manual white balance information; (11) Battery information; (12) Exposure compensation factor; (13) Exposure frame number
  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   15.6 (Standard Output Sensitivity 200/m)
      Angle of view coverage   28mm wide-angle (equivalent to 35mm)
  Flash Synchronization   With RTF and via hot shoe
Sync speed: 1/180 sec. set automatically with RTF or PENTAX dedicated flash unit at recharge completion
  Self-timer   Electonically controlled type with two-second or 12-second delay. Cancellation possible.
  Preview Method   Digital Preview/Optical Preview
  Custom Function   19 custom-programmable functions available
  Main switch   (1) ON; (2) OFF; (3) Preview
  Time   World Time   70 cities (28 time zones)
  Language       English, French, German, Spanish, Swedish, Netherlandish, Italian, Russian, Korean, Chinese (Traditional/Simplified), Japanese
  PictBridge   Print modes   Single image print, All images print, DPOF auto print
  Interfaces   USB 2.0 (HI-SPEED)
  Video Output   Compatible with NTSC and PAL formats
  Power Sources   Four AA (lithium, alkaline, and rechargeable Ni-MH) batteries, two CR-V3 lithium batteries. Optional AC adapter also available.
  Dimensions       129.5(W) x 92.5(H) x 70(D)mm (5.1 x 3.6 x 2.8 inches)
  Weight       655g (23.1oz.) loaded and ready with four AA batteries and SD memory card
635g (22.4oz.) loaded and ready with two CR-V3 lithium batteries and SD memory card
560g (19.8 oz.) without battery and SD memory card.


Storage capacity ( Image )
  RAW JPEG
Recorded Pixels 3008 x 2008 3008 x 2000 2400 x 1600 1536 x 1024
Quality Level  
128MB 11 34 70 117 51 96 161 106 173 271
256MB 22 78 149 242 111 201 330 220 354 549
512MB 46 167 311 498 234 415 674 453 722 1115
1GB 90 330 607 966 459 807 1397 880 1397 2151
2GB 185 582 1237 1975 938 1654 2665 1800 2787 4384

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 over (Recommend to 1.0GB or over)
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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