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September 14, 2006 PENTAX Corporation 

 
PENTAX K10D
A High-Performance Lens-Interchangeable Digital SLR Camera, Combining 10.2 Effective Megapixels with the Latest Technologies for Superior-Quality Image Reproduction
PENTAX K10D

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PENTAX K10D Specification
  Type       TTL autofocus, auto-exposure digital SLR digital-still camera with built-in retractable P-TTL 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 pixcels, [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 (: Best , : Better, : Good)
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. 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)
      Mode   AF-single ( with focus lock ); Manual focus
AF-continuous 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-Priarity 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, Color Temserature ( 3type available )
  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   0.95 X ( 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-Priarity 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 (Shingle 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 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 modes   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 101.0(H) x 70.0(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 ( 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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