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The Pentax K-5 is a new 16.3 megapixel, 7FPS professional/serious-amateur digital SLR from Pentax featuring dramatically improved noise control and autofocus performance. Read all about the new PENTAX K-5 and the new 18-135mm kit lens here!
K-5 Specs table: https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-digital-slr-camera-reviews/114233-pentax-k-5-a.html
18-135mm Lens specs: SMC Pentax-DA 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 ED AL [IF] DC WR Specifications
Compiled K-5 Info: Pentax K-5 and new lens on PentaxForums.com
 
K-5 Specifications (MSRP: $1599 body-only) Pentax K-5 Model
The Pentax K-5 is a TTL autofocus, auto-exposure SLR digital-still camera with built-in retractable P-TTL flash and PENTAX KAF2 bayonet mount (AF coupler, lens information contacts, K-mount with power contacts).
K-5 Compatible Lenses - All KAF3, KAF2, KAF, KA*, KF*+, K*+ mount lenses
- M42*+ mount lenses (with adapter)
Power-zoom and SDM is supported. *Manual-focus
+Manual-metering
K-5 Compatible Lens List Pentax Lens Compatibility Chart Image Sensor - Type: Primary color filter, CMOS. Size: 23.7 x 15.7 (mm)
- Effective pixels: Approx 16.28 megapixels
- Total pixels: Approx 16.93 megapixels
- Sensitivity: ISO 100-12800 (ISO 80-51200 when expanded via menu setting, ISO 1600 max. in bulb mode)
- Sensitivity Steps: 1EV, 1/2EV, or 1/3EV
Additional features: - Dust Removal II sensor cleaning system uses ultrasonic vibrations to remove dust
- Dust Alert function
Motion Blur Compensation - Pentax Shake Reduction
- Type: CMOS image sensor shift
- Effective compensation range: up to 4EV
- (May vary by shooting conditions)
File Formats - File formats: RAW (PEF/DNG), JPEG (Exif 2.21)
- DCF2.0 compliant Recorded resolutions: JPEG: 16M (4928x3264 pixels), 10M (3936x2624 pixels), 6M (3072x2048 pixels), 2M (1728x1152 pixels) | RAW: 16M (4928x3264 pixels)
- Quality levels: RAW (14bit): PEF, DNG JPEG: ★★★★ (Premium), ★★★ (Best), ★★ (Better), ★ (Good)
- RAW + JPEG simultaneous capturing available
- Color space: sRGB, AdobeRGB
- Storage Medium: SD, SDHC memory card, SDXC memory card
View finder - Penta-prism view finder with approx. 100% coverage and approx. 0.92x magnification (50mmF1.4 at ∞)
- Eye-Relief: Approx. 21.7mm (from the view window), Approx 24.5mm (from the center of view finder lens)
- Diopter adjustment: Approx -2.5m to +1.5m-1
- Focusing Screen: Natural-Bright-Matte III focusing screen, Exchangeable
Live view - TTL method using CMOS image sensor
- Focusing Method: 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: 16 segmentation, Golden rule (3 x 3 segmets), Ruler display
- Bright/dark area warning, histogram
LCD monitor - Wide viewing angle TFT color LCD, 3.0 inch, 921,000 dots
- Adjustable color balance
- AR Coating
Preview - Optical preview and digital preview
White Balance - Auto: TTL method using CMOS image sensor
- Presets: Daylight, shade, cloudy, fluorescent light (daylight color, Daylight White, Cool White, Warm White), Tungsten light, flash, CTE
- Manual: Configurable via display (stores up to 3 settings), color temperature adjustment (stores up to 3 settings)
- Set white balance based on saved image (configurable)
- Fine adjustment: Adjustable ±7steps on A-B axis and/or G-M axis
Autofocus system - TTL phase-matching autofocus
- Focus sensor: SAFOX IX+, 11 point (9 cross type focus point in the center)
- Brightness range: EV-1 to 18 (ISO100)
- 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: 5 point auto, 11 point auto, manually select, center point only
- Dedicated LED AF assist lamp
Metering - TTL open aperture, 77 segmented metering, center-weighted and spot metering available
- Exposure range EV0 to 22 (ISO100 at 50mmF1.4)
- Exposure mode: Green, Program, Sensitivity Priority, Shutter Priority, Aperture Priority, Shutter and Aperture Priority,
Manual, Bulb, X - EV compensation steps: ±5EV (in 1/2EV step or 1/3EV steps)
- AE Lock via dedicated AE lock button
(Timer method: Two times the meter operating time set in custom function or for as long as the shutter-release button is half-way pressed
Shutter - Electronically controlled, vertical run, focal plane shutter
- Shutter speeds: Auto: 1/8000 to 30 sec., Manual: 1/8000 to 30 sec. (in 1/3EV Step or 1/2EV steps), Bulb
Drive modes - Single, Continuous (Hi, Lo), Self-Timer (12sec, 2sec), Remote (Spontaneous, 3sec, continuous),
Bracketing (2, 3, 5 frame), Bracketing+Self-Timer, Bracketing+Remote, Mirror-up, Mirror-up+Remote - Continuous shooting Hi: Approx. 7.0 fps, up to 22 frames (JPEG 16MP), up to 8 frames (RAW)
- Continuous shooting Lo: Approx 2 fps, unlimited no. of frames (JPEG 16MP) up to card's capacity, up to 12 frames (RAW)
Built-in Flash - Built-in P-TTL flash with serial control, GN: approx 13 (ISO100/m)
- Coverage: Angle of view of an 18mm lens
- Flash modes: P-TTL, Red-eye reduction, Slow-speed sync, Rear Curtain Sync.
High-Speed Sync and Wireless Sync also available with PENTAX dedicated external flash. - Flash sync speed1/180 sec.
- Flash exposure compensation: -2.0 to +1.0EV
Capture Setting - Custom Image Settings: Bright, Natural, Portrait, Landscape, Vibrant, Muted, Monochrome, Reversal Film, Bleach Bypass
- Noise Reduction: Long-Exposure NR, High-ISO NR
- Dynamic Range compensation: High-light and/or shadow correction
- Lens Correction: Distortion Compensation, Lateral chromatic aberration compensation
- Cross Processing: Shuffle, Preset 1-3, Favorite 1-3
- Digital Filter: Toy Camera, Retro, High-contrast, Extract Color, Soft, Starburst, Fish-eye, Custom
- HDR: Auto, Standard, Strong1, Strong2, Strong3, Automatic composition correction function
- Multi-Exposure: Select number of shots between 2 to 9. Auto EV adjustment available.
- Automatic Leveling: SR On: Adjusts up to 1 degree, SR Off: Adjusts up to 2 degree
- Composition Adjustment: Shift adjustment range (Vertical, Horizontal) ±1.5mm（upto ±1mm when sensor is in slant position,
Slant adjustment up to ±1 degree. - Extended Bracketing: White Balance, Saturation, hue, high/low key adjustment, contrast and sharpness bracketing
- Interval shooting: Capture Interval setting (1sec. to 24 hours), Start time setting (Immediate, Designated time), Captures up to 999 images
- Electronic Level: In-finder display (horizontal only), on-monitor display (Horizontal/Tilt)
Movie - File Format: Motion JPEG (AVI)
- Record Pixels: Full HD (1920x1080, 16:9, 25fps), HD (1280x720, 16:9, 30fps/25fp), VGA (640x480, 4:3, 30fps/25fps)
- Image Quality: *** (Best), ** (Better), * (Good)
- Sound: Built-in monaural microphone, External stereo microphone port
- Recording Time up to 25 minutes
- Automatically stops recording when internal temperature rises more than designated limit
- Custom Images: Bright, Natural, Portrait, Landscape, Vibrant, Muted, Monochrome, Reversal Film, Bleach Bypass
- Cross Process: Shuffle, Preset 1-3, Favorite 1-3
- Digital Filter: Toy Camera, Retro, High-contrast, Extract Color, Color
Playback - Single frame, Image comparison, Multi-image display(4, 9, 16, 36, 81 images)
- Display magnification up to 32x (scrolling and quick magnification available)
- Rotation
- Histogram (Y histogram, RGB histogram), bright/dark area warning
- Calendar display, folder display, copyright display, detailed exif information display
- Slideshow
- Resize, cropping
- Deletion: Single frame delete, delete all, selective delete, folder delete, quick view delete
- Digital Filter: Toy Camera, Monochrome, Retro, Color, High Contrast, Soft, Extract Color, Star Burst, Sketch,
Water Color, Fisy-eye, Pastel, Slim, Miniature, HDR, Posterization, Base Parameter Adjustment, Custom Filter - RAW Development: Format (JPEG/TIFF), Custom Image, White Balance, Sensitivity, High-ISO NR, Shadow Correction, Distortion Correction, Lateral Chromatic aberration Correction, Color Space
- In-camera Edit: Resize, Cropping (Aspect alteration, Slant adjustment available), Index, Movie Edit (Segmentation, Partial delete), Frame Crop (JPEG)
Customization - USER mode: Can store up to 5 settings
- Custom Functions: 27 items
- Mode Memory: 13 items
- Custom Button: RAW/Fx Button (One-touch RAW+, Exposure Bracket, Digital Preview, Electronic Level,
Composition Adjust) - AF/AE-L Button
- Character Size: Standard, Enlarged
- World Time settings for 75 cities (28 time zones)
- Menu 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, Uniformal adjustment, Individual adjustment (can store the setting for up to 20 lenses)
- Copyright Information: Embed "Name of shooter", "Name of Copyright holder" to the image file
- Modification record will be stored to the SD card, and is referable.
Power supply - Battery Type: Rechargeable Li-Ion Battery D-LI90
- AC Adopter
- AC Adopter Kit K-AC50 (Optional Accessory)
- Battery Life: Number of Recordable images: (w/50% flash usage) approx: 740 pictures, (w/o flash usage) approx: 980 pictures
- Playback: Approx. 440 minutes
- Tested in compliance with CIPA standard. Actual result may vary in accordance to the shooting conditions/circumstances
Interfaces - USB2.0 (high-speed compatible) / AV output terminal, mini HDMI terminal, DC input terminal,
Cable release terminal, External Microphone terminal, X sync socket - USB connection MSC/PTP
- Video Output Format NTSC/PAL
Dimensions and Weight - Dimensions: Approx. 131mm (w) x 97mm (H) x 73mm (L) (excluding protrusions)
- Weight: Approx. 660g (body only), Approx. 740g (including dedicated battery and SD card)
Accessories - Included: USB cable I-USB7, AV cable I-AVC7, Strap O-ST53, Rechargeable Li-Ion Battery D-Li90,
Battery charger D-BC90, Eye-cap FR, Hot shoe cover FK, sync socket cover 2P cap - Included software (CD-ROM) S-SW110: PENTAX Digital Camera Utility 4
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