PENTAX K-50 - Specifications
| Article Number | |
|---|---|
| Article Number | 10882 |
| Type | |
| Camera Type | Digital-still SLR camera, chassis made of highly rigid stainless steel.
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| Sensor | |
| Type | CMOS with primary color filter |
| Size | 23.7 x 15.7mm |
| Total Pixels | approx. 16.49MP |
| Effective Pixels | approx. 16.28 MP |
| Still | JPEG：16M(4928x3264), 12M(4224x2816), 8M(3456x2304), 5M(2688x1792) RAW：16M(4928x3264) RAW (DNG), JPEG (Exif 2.3), DCF2.0 compliant RAW and JPEG simultaneously recordable |
| Movie | Full HD (1920x1080, 16:9, 30fps/25fps/24fps) HD (1280x720, 16:9, 60fps/50fps/30fps/25fps/24fps) VGA (640x480, 4:3, 30fps/25fps/24fps) Quality levels ★★★(Best), ★★(Better), ★(Good) |
| Sensitivity | AUTO/100 to 51200 (EV steps can be set to 1EV, 1/2EV, or 1/3EV) |
| Shake Reduction | Sensor shift Shake Reduction |
| Sensor Cleaning | Dust Removal: SP coating and CMOS sensor operations |
| Lens | |
| Mount | PENTAX KAF2 bayonet mount (AF coupler, lens information contacts, K-mount with power contacts) |
| Usable lenses | KAF3, KAF2 (power zoom not compatible), KAF, KA mount lenses |
| Focusing System | |
| Type | SAFOX IXi+ with TTL, phase-matching autofocus |
| Functions | Auto: 5 points, Auto: 11 points, Select（Expanded Area AF available), Spot Brightness Range: EV-1 to 18 (ISO 100) AF Mode: Auto AF (AF.A), Single AF (AF.S), Continuous AF (AF.C) |
| AF assist | Dedicated LED AF assist light |
| Viewfinder | |
| Type | Pentaprism Finder |
| Field of View | Approx. 100% |
| Magnification | Approx. 0.92x (50mm F1.4 at infinity) |
| Focusing screen | Interchangeable Natural-Bright-Matte III focusing screen |
| Indication | 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 |
| Screen | |
| Type | 3'' (7.6cm), TFT color LCD monitor, wide angle viewing, |
| Resolution | Approx. 921k dots |
| Playback | Single frame, Multi-image display (4/9/16/36/81 seg.), Display magnification (up to 16x, scrolling & quick magn.), rotating, histogram, bright/dark area warning, copyright display, calendar filmstrip, display, folder display, slideshow, Eye-Fi transfer |
| Liveview | |
| LiveView | Type: TTL method using CMOS image sensor Focusing Mechanism: Contrast detection + Face Detection, Tracking, Select, Spot Display: Field of View approx. 100%, Magnified view (2x, 4x, 6x), Grid display (4x4 Grid, Golden Section, Scale display), Bright/dark area warning, Histogram |
| Shutter | |
| Type | Electronically controlled vertical-run focal plan shutter |
| Speed | Auto: 1/6000 to 30 sec., Manual: 1/6000 to 30 sec. (1/3EV step or 1/2EV step), Bulb. |
| X-Synchronization | Sync Speed : 1/180 sec. |
| Exposure system | |
| Metering | TTL open aperture, 77 segmented metering, center-weighted and spot metering |
| Exposure Modes | Program, Sensitivity Priority, Shutter Priority, Aperture Priority, Shutter & Aperture Priority, Manual, Bulb Auto Picture mode: automatically selects from Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Moving Object, Night Scene Portrait, Night Scene, Blue Sky, Forest Scene Mode: Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Moving Object, Night Scene Portrait, Sunset, Blue Sky, Forest, Night Scene, Night Scene HDR*, Night Snap, Food, Pet, Kids, Surf & Snow, Backlight Silhouette, Candlelight, Stage Lighting, Museum *JPEG only |
| Metering Range | EV0 to 22 (ISO100 at 50mm F1.4) |
| Auto Exposure Lock | Can be assigned to the AF/AE-L button from the menu |
| Compensation | ± 5EV (1/2EV step or 1/3EV can be selected) |
| Auto Bracketing | 3 frames |
| Flash | |
| Type | Built-in retractable P-TTL auto pop-up flash |
| Guide Number | approx. 12 (ISO 100/m) |
| Modes | P-TTL, Red-eye Reduction, Slow-speed Sync, Trailing Curtain Sync |
| Angle of View Coverage | Angle of view: coverage: wide angle-lens, equ. to 28mm in 35mm format |
| Exposure Compensation | –2.0 to +1.0 EV |
| Exposure Parameters | |
| Modes | Drive Modes Mode Selection: Single frame, Continuous (Hi, Lo), Self-timer (12sec., 2sec.), Remote Control (0 sec., 3 sec.), Auto Bracketing (3 frames) Continuous shooting : Approx. 6 fps, JPEG (JPEG, Cont. Hi) Capture Functions Custom Image: Bright, Natural, Portrait, Landscape, Vibrant, Radiant, Muted, Bleach Bypass, Reversal Film, Monochrome, Cross Processing Noise Reduction: Slow Shutter Speed NR, High-ISO NR Dynamic Range Setting: Highlight Correction, Shadow Correction Lens Correction: Distortion Correction, Lateral Chromatic Aberration Correction Digital Filter: Extract Color, Toy Camera, Retro, High Contrast, Shading, Invert Color, Color HDR Capture: Auto, HDR 1, HDR 2, HDR 3, Automatic composition correction function, Exposure Bracket Value: ±1EV, ±2EV, ±3EV Multi-exposure: Number of shots: 2-9, Exposure adjusted automatically Horizon Correction: SR On: correction up to 1 degrees, SR Off: correction up to 1.5 degrees Composition Adjustment: Adjustment range of ±1mm up, down, left or right (0.5mm when rotated), Rotating range of 1 degrees Interval Shooting: Shooting interval: 3 sec. to 24 hr., Number of shots: up to 999 images, Start Interval setting: immediately, from the set time |
| White Balance | Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Fluorescent Light (D: Daylight Color, N:Daylight White, W: Cool White, L: Warm White), Tungsten, Flash, CTE, Manual, Color Adjustable ±7 steps on A-B axis or G-M axis Auto: Method using a combination of the CMOS image sensor and the light source detection sensor Manual: Configuration using the display screen (up to 3 settings can be saved), |
| Digital Filter | Monochrome, Extract Color, Toy Camera, Retro, High Contrast, Shading, Invert Color, Color, Tone Expansion, Sketch Filter, Water Color, Pastel, Posterization, Miniature, Soft, Starburst, Fish-eye, Slim, Base Parameter Adjustment |
| Movie | |
| Recording | Recorded pixels: Quality levels: ★★★(Best), ★★(Better), ★(Good) File Format: MPEG–4 AVC／H.264 Sound: Built-in monaural microphone, Recording Sound Level Recording Time: Up to 25 minutes; automatically stops recording if the internal temperature of the camera becomes high Custom Image: Bright, Natural, Portrait, Landscape, Vibrant, Radiant, Muted, Bleach Bypass, Reversal Film, Monochrome, Cross Processing Digital Filter: Extract Color, Toy Camera, Retro, High Contrast, Invert Color, Color Interval Movie: Recording interval: 3 sec., 5 sec., 10 sec., 30 sec., 1 min., 5min., 10 min., 30 min., 1 hr., Recording time: 4 sec. to 99 hr., *The File format is Motion JPEG(AVI) |
| Editing | Divide or delete selected frames, Capturing a JPEG still picture from a movie |
| Playback | |
| Digital Filter | Monochrome, Extract Color, Toy Camera, Retro, High Contrast, Shading, Invert Color, Color, Tone Expansion, Sketch Filter, Water Color, Pastel, Posterization, Miniature, Soft, Starburst, Fish-eye, Slim, Base Parameter Adjustment |
| Options | Delete: Delete single image, delete all images, select & delete, delete folder, delete instant review image RAW Development: File Format (JPEG), Image Capture Settings(Aspect Ratio, Recorded Pixels, Quality Level, Color Space), Lens Correction(Distortion Correction, Lateral Chromatic Aberration Correction), Custom Image, White Balance, Sensitivity, High-ISO NR, Shadow Correction Edit: Resize, Cropping (Aspect ratio and Slant adjustment available), Index, Movie Editing (Divide or delete selected frames), Capturing a JPEG still picture from a movie, Saving the RAW file data in the buffer memory |
| Storage | |
| External | Compatible with SD, SDHC, and SDXC Memory Card (Eye-Fi card compatible) |
| File Format | RAW (DNG), JPEG (Exif 2.3), DCF2.0 compliant Image sizes : JPEG : 16M(4928x3264),12M(4224x2816),8M(3456x2304),5M RAW :[3:2]16M(4928x3264)
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| File Name | Date (100_1018, 100_1019...)/PENTX (100PENTX, 101PENTX...) PENTX can be changed by user |
| Special Features | |
| Features | World time : 75 cities, 28 time zones Digital Filters : Monochrome, Extract Color, Toy Camera, Retro, High Contrast, Shading, Invert Color, Color, Tone Expansion, Sketch Filter, Water Color, Pastel, Posterization, Miniature, Soft, Starburst, Fish-eye, Slim, Base Parameter Adjustment Custom Functions : 22 items Mode Memory : 12 items Electronic level : Displayed in viewfinder (horizontal direction only); displayed on LCD monitor (horizontal direction and vertical direction) USER Mode: Up to 2 settings can be saved Button/Dial Customization: RAW/Fx Button (One Push File Format, Exposure Bracketing, Optical preview, Digital Preview, Composition Adjustment, Select AF Point), Text Size: Standard, Large AF Fine Adjustment: ±10 step, Uniform adjustment, Individual adjustment (up to 20 can be saved) Copyright Information: Names of "Photographer" and "Copyright Holder" are embedded to the image file. |
| Language | English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Greek, Russian, Korean, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, and Japanese |
| Interface | |
| Interface | USB2.0 (high-speed compatible) / AV output terminal, USB MSC/PTP, Video Output Format: NTSC/PAL |
| Power | |
| Source | Rechargeable Lithium-ion Battery D-LI 109 With AA Battery Holder D-BH109 (optional), four AA batteries (Lithium, Ni-MH rechargeable, alkaline) can be used AC Adapter Kit K-AC128 (optional) |
| Performance |
Number of recordable images: approx. 410 images (with 50% flash usage), approx. 480 images (without flash usage) Playback time: approx. 270 minutes * Using a new lithium-ion battery under the temperature at 23 °C, Tested in compliance with CIPA standard. Actual results may vary depending on the shooting conditions/circumstances. AA Lithium batteries: Number of recordable images:approx. 710 images (with 50% flash usage), approx. 1250 images (without flash usage) Playback time: approx. 560 minutes * Using 4x new Energizer Ultimate Lithium Batteries under the temperature at 23 °C, Tested in compliance with CIPA standard. Actual results may vary depending on the shooting conditions/circumstances. |
| Dimensions | |
| Height | 96.5mm |
| Width | 129.0mm |
| Depth | 70.0mm |
| Weight | Approx. 650 g (loaded and ready with the dedicated battery and SD Memory Card), Approx. 590 g (body only) |
| Compatibility | |
| PC | Windows XP (SP3), Vista, 7 and 8 |
| Mac | 10.8 or above |
| Accessories | |
| Included Software | SILKYPIX Developer Studio 3.0 LE |
| Kit Content | USB Cable I-USB7 Mounted on the camera: |