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2013-10-13T21:00:00
I bought this camera as a replacement for a K100D, and have been mostly pleased with it. 6fps is great when trying to capture moving subjects, and the autofocus speed is much improved over the K100D. The AF accuracy is another issue, and the reason for the lower rating. I find that if I want focus to be accurate, and to my standards, manual focusing is the way.
Meep70
2012-03-25T21:00:00
Great camera for the money, easy to use.
GENE H.
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12.4MP effective resolution
23.6 x 15.8mm CMOS
Color depth: 8 bits/channel JPG, 12 bits/channel RAW
Still: RAW (PEF, DNG), JPG (EXIF 2.21), DCF 2.0 (design rule for camera file system), DPOF, Print Image Matching III Movie (compression): AVI (motion JPG)
Still: 12M (4288 x 2848), 10M (3936 x 2624), 6M (3072 x 2048), 2M (1728 x 1152)
Movie (resolution/FPS): 1280 x 720p / 25 (16:9), 640 x 480p / 25 (4:3)
Color modes include gamut radar and fine adjustment for saturation, hue, key, contrast, sharpness (regular and fine adj). Monochrome mode includes adjustment for film filter effects (green, yellow, orange, red, magenta, blue, cyan, infrared), toning (sepia warm/cool), key, contrast, sharpness (regular and fine adj). Cross Processing mode available for creative random effect generation. Green simplified mode available
Bright, Natural, Portrait, Landscape, Vibrant, Muted, Monochrome
Sensor-shift Shake Reduction (4 stops max)
PENTAX KAF2 bayonet stainless steel mount Usable lenses: PENTAX KAF3, KAF2, KAF, KA (K mount, 35mm screw mount, 645/67 med format lenses useable w adapter and/or restrictions) SDM function: Yes
TTL phase-matching 11 point (9 cross) wide autofocus system (SAFOX IX)
Auto: 200-12800 (1, 1/2, 1/3 EV steps), up to 1600 in Bulb, expand to 100-25600 Manual: 200-12800 (1, 1/2, 1/3 EV steps), up to 1600 in Bulb, expand to 100-25600
1/6000 to 30 sec, bulb available
TTL open aperture, 16 segment metering
Multi-segment, Center weighted, Spot
Sensitivity Priority, Shutter Priority, Aperture Priority, Metered Manual, Bulb (available in Metered Manual)
Exposure compensation: +/- 3 EV (1/2 or 1/3 steps)
Exposure lock (available via programmable AF/AE-L button)
Exposure bracketing, 3 frames, up to +/- 1.5 (1/2 steps) or +/- 1.0 (1/3 steps)
Auto preset modes: Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Fluorescent (D, N, W, L), Tungsten, Flash, CTE Manual mode(s): Yes * WB fine adjustment available in all modes
6.0 fps
Yes-2 seconds, 12 seconds
Yes
Yes
Hot shoe (P-TTL, high speed sync), wireless w PENTAX dedicated flash Synchronization speed: 1/180s
PENTAX dedicated flash
No
SD, SDHC memory cards
AVI
Yes
1280 x 720p (16:9), 640 x 480p (4:3)
With video
Pentamirror Coverage (field of view): Approx 96% Magnification: Approx 0.85X (w 50mm F1.4 at infinity) Standard focusing screen: Natural-Bright-Matte II Diopter adjustment: -2.5 to 1.5 Depth of field preview: Optical & Digital (available via programmable Green button)
App 96%
3.0" TFT color LCD monitor w adjustable brightness
Yes
USB 2.0 hi-speed, AV out Video out: NTSC, PAL
Windows: XP/Vista/7, USB 2.0 port
Mac: MacOS-X 10.3-10.5, USB 2.0 port
32-104 deg 'F (0-40 deg C)
Rechargeable Li-Ion battery D-LI109, AA Battery Holder D-BH109 (optional) for 4X AA batteries
4.9 x 3.8 x 2.7in / 12.4 x 9.65 x 6.85 cm
19.2 oz / 544 g
Standard practice in professional editorial assignments is to vary the style, scale and lighting, so that the total take looks rich and varied and gives the art director different material to work with.
Great Camera
By GENE H.
Great camera for the money, easy to use.
The Pentax K-r Digital SLR Camera Body is that lightweight, mid-range 12.4MP digital SLR camera that also shoots dazzling 720p HD video that you've been looking for. It's got a few other things going for it, too-like a high resolution 3" LCD display with 930,000 dots, up to 6 frames per second shooting speed, super-accurate 11-point autofocus system, sensitivity up to 25,600 ISO so you never miss a photo due to low light, shutter speeds up to 1/6000 second to freeze the action and dual power options, either rechargeable Li-ion or easy-to-find AA batteries.
That's not all: the K-r has an efficient dust removal mechanism that automatically shakes dust off the CMOS sensor, a custom image function for applying one of nine creative modes (such as Bleach Bypass, a dramatic effect used in movies) to any particular image you wish, a digital filter function with a choice of 18 filters to process images without a computer (including Starburst, Sketch, High Contrast, Fisheye, Toy Camera, Posterization, Retro, etc.), an upgraded HDR (High Dynamic Range) function to create a superb image in difficult lighting situations (by combining 3 different exposures of the same scene) even without using a tripod and 3 different cross processing options to create dramatically different colors. It even has a high-speed infrared data transmission system-the first in a Pentax camera.