| Sensor Type |
1/2.33" interline transfer CCD with primary color filter |
| Effective pixels |
16 |
| Total pixels |
16.56 |
| Recorded resolutions: Still |
16M (4608x3456), 12M (1:1, 3456x3456), 12M (16:9, 4608x2592), 7M (3072x2304), 2M (16:9, 1920x1080), VGA (640x480) |
| Recorded resolutions: Movie |
HD (1280x720p30/15), VGA (640x480p30/15), QVGA (320x240p30/15) |
| Quality levels |
Fixed |
| Pixel mapping |
Yes |
| Lens Type/construction |
smc PENTAX zoom lens, 11e in 8g (1 aspheric element) |
| Optical zoom |
20x |
| Focal length (equiv.) |
5-100mm (28-560mm) |
| Digital zoom |
7.2x |
| Combined zoom |
144x |
| Intelligent zoom |
30x at 7M to 144x at VGA |
| Aperture |
F3.1-4.8 |
| LCD screen |
3.0" TFT color LCD |
| LCD resolution |
HVGA (460,000 dots) |
| Wide angle viewable |
Yes |
| Focus System Type |
TTL contrast detection autofocus |
| Focus modes |
3 point AF, Spot AF, Auto Tracking AF, Macro, Super Macro, Infinity Landscape, Manual Focus |
| Manual focus |
Yes |
| Macro focus |
Yes (Macro and Super Macro available) |
| Focus lock |
Yes (by pressing the shutter-release button half way) |
| Focus Range: Normal |
1.31' to infinity (wide), 5.2'' to infinity (tele) |
| Focus Range: Macro |
0.33 to 1.64' (wide) |
| Focus Range: Super Macro |
0.03 to 0.66' (mid zoom) (1cm) |
| Flash Type |
Built-in series control auto flash |
| Flash modes |
Auto, Flash Off, Flash On, Auto + Redeye, On + Redeye |
| Effective range |
17' (wide, auto ISO), 11' (tele, auto ISO) |
| Internal memory |
16MB |
| Removable memory |
SD, SDHC, SDXC |
| Ports |
USB 2.0 Hi-speed, AV out |
| Video out |
NTSC, PAL |
| Power source |
Rechargeable Li-Ion battery D-LI122 |
| Recordable images |
Approx 200 |
| Playback time |
Approx 180 min |
| Movie recording time |
Approx 100 min |
| Construction material(s) |
Polycarbonate |
| Operating temperature |
32-104 Deg.F |
| Timing: Startup |
Approx 1.7 sec |
| Timing: Release Lag |
Approx 0.024 sec |
| Language Support |
English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Japanese, Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Greek, Russian, Thai, Korean, Simplified/Traditional Chinese |
| Image Stabilization: Still |
Sensor-Shift SR, Digital SR (ISO 3200-6400 5M) |
| Image Stabilization: Movie |
Movie SR |
| Metering System: Type |
TTL |
| Metering System: Multi-segment |
Yes |
| Metering System: Exposure compensation |
+/- 2 EV (1/3 steps) |
| ISO Sensitivity: Auto |
100-1600 (auto range adjustable), Digital SR 100-6400 |
| ISO Sensitivity: Manual |
100-6400 |
| White Balance: Auto preset modes |
Auto, Daylight, Shade, Tungsten, Fluorescent |
| White Balance: Manual mode(s) |
Yes |
| Shutter Type |
Programmed AE electronic lens shutter w electronic sensor shutter |
| Shutter Speed |
1/2500 to 1/4 sec, up to 4 sec in Night Scene mode |
| Capture Modes: Mode Selection |
Auto Picture, Program, Natural Skin Tone, Handheld Night Snap (5M), Night Scene Portrait, Night Scene, Digital Panorama (2M per frame), Landscape, Blue Sky, Sunset, Flower, Digital SR (ISO 3200-6400 5M), Kids, Pet, Portrait, Food, Fireworks, Surf & Snow, Sport, Fisheye, Sketch, Miniature Filter, Text, Frame Composite (3M), Movie, Green |
| Capture Modes: Auto Picture modes |
Landscape, Portrait, Night Scene, Night Scene Portrait, Standard, Flower, Sport, Candlelight, Blue Sky, Sunset, Text, Group Photo, Pet, Portrait x Blue Sky, Portrait x Sunset, Portrait x Backlight |
| Capture Modes: Green simplified mode |
Yes |
| Capture Modes: Face detection |
Yes, up to 10 faces, Smile Capture, Face Recall |
| Capture Modes: Date stamp |
Yes, date, date-time, time (not available in Green mode) |
| Capture Modes: Digital filters |
Movie (B&W, Sepia, Fisheye, Miniature, Sketch) |
| Capture Modes: Dynamic Range adjustment |
Yes (shadow, highlight) |
| Capture Modes: File/Folder customization |
Folder (date, PENTAX) |
| Capture Modes: Digital level |
Yes (tilt) |
| Drive Modes: Mode selection |
One Shot, Self-Timer (10s, 2s, Remote 3s), Continuous, Burst (5M, H/L), Multi-Burst (5M, 16 VGA frames), Remote Control, Auto Bracketing |
| Drive Modes: Continuous FPS |
Approx 1 FPS for 6 frames |
| Playback Modes: Mode selection |
One Shot, Index (4 or 9 thumbnails), Magnification (up to 10X, scrollable), Movie Playback, Histogram, Folder Display, Select & Delete, Calendar |
| Playback Modes: Mode pallet |
Slideshow, Image Rotation, Stretch Filter, Small Face Filter, Digital Filter, Frame Composite (3M), Movie Edit, Redeye Edit, Resize, Cropping, Image Copy, Protect, DPOF, Startup Screen |
| Playback Modes: Digital filters |
B&W, Sepia, Toy Camera, Retro, Color, Extract Color, Starburst, Soft, Fisheye, Brightness, Miniature, Natural Skin Tone, Sketch |
| Playback Modes: Movie edit |
Save as Still Image, Movie Divide |
| File Formats: Still |
JPG (EXIF 2.3), DCF 2.0, DPOF, PIM III |
| File Formats: Movie (compression) |
AVI (Motion JPG) |
| File Storage (Still Shots) |
16M: 655 12M (1:1): 854 12M (16:9): 854 7M: 1228 2M: 3278 VGA: 14050 |
| File Storage (Video) |
HD 720p: 30 FPS: 00:09:55, 15 FPS: 00:19:50 VGA 30 FPS:00:27:17, 15 FPS: 00:54:35 QVGA: 30 FPS: 00:43:40, 15 FPS: 1:27:20 |
| Computer System Requirements |
Windows: Windows XP (SP3), Vista, 7, USB port Mac: MacOS 10.4, 10.5, 10.6, 10.7, USB port |
| Dimensions (W x H x D) |
4.4 x 2.4 x 1.5" / 11.18 x 6.10 x 3.81 cm |
| Weight |
Without Battery / Removable Memory: 7.5 oz / 212.6 g Loaded & Ready: 8.3 oz / 235.3 g |