The Pentax K10D DSLR has 10.1MP resolution
on an APS-sized (23.5mm x 15.7mm) CCD image sensor
with CCD Image Sensor Shift.
A new high-precision 11-point auto focus system
allows for fast single and continuous AF.
ISO goes from 100 to 3200, and a new and exclusive-to-K10D
TAv-Priority mode allows you to select both shutter
speed and aperture and leave it to the camera
to select the appropriate ISO for correct exposure.
New also is a practical Hyper Program mode that
allows you to quickly and intuitively switch from
P to either Shutter-Priority or APerture-Priority
mode, and back to P.
The Pentax K10D has a new extra large 2.5-in.
LCD monitor to facilitate image playback viewing
and menu setting. [Remember the LCD on most dSLRs
is not used for image composition viewing.] A
high 210,000 pixels resolution and a wide-viewing
angle of 140 degrees vertically and horizontally
provides easy viewing even from an angle. It also
features a glass pentaprism viewfinder that offers
a 96 percent field of view and a 95X magnification
-- with a large, bright and clear view.
A Shake Reduction (SR) system that is designed
to minimize camera shake by oscillating the CCD
image sensor vertically and horizontally at high
speed using magnetic force, while adjusting the
speed of oscillation in proportion to the amount
of camera shake detected by a built-in sensor.
This system does not require special anti-shake
lenses and may be used with almost all existing
PENTAX interchangeable lenses. The Shake Reduction
system offers a 2.5 to 4 stop advantage.
The PENTAX K10D weather-resistant body features
special seals applied to 72 different areas of
the camera body including the shutter release
button. These weather-resistant seals allow the
PENTAX K10D to operate even in light rain, fog,
snow and dusty conditions. To prevent dust from
collecting on the image sensor, a Dust Reduction
system vibrates the low-pass filter in front of
the image sensor automatically at startup to loosen
any dust on the CCD.
Other features include 3 images per second continuous
shooting, top shutter speed of 1/4,000 sec. for
sports and action photography, Bulb (B) setting
for night photography, a high ISO 3200 sensitivity
for indoors shots without using the flash, and
a real pentaprism for a large, clear and bright
viewfinder.
The Pentax K10D has a great feature set
and has raised the bar for other digital SLR manufacturer
to follow.
Type - PENTAX
KAF2 mount compatible with PENTAX KAF2, KAF
and KA mount lenses; Power zoom function -
Available; K-mount lenses - Usable with restrictions;
S-mount lenses - Usable with adapter and restrictions;
67/645 lenses - Usable with adapter and restrictions
Available Settings: Auto, Daylight, Shade,
Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Flash, Manual
Flash
Built-in retractable P-TTL pop-up flash;
Operation Modes: flash on, redeye, leading
curtain sync, leading curtain + redeye,
trailing curtain sync;
Guide Number: 15.6 (at ISO 200/m);
Angle of View Coverage: 28mm (equivalent
to 35mm)
Flash Exposure Compensation - +1 to -2
(1/2 steps);
Flash Synchronization: With RTF and via
hot shoe;
Synchronization Speed: 1/180 sec, P-TTL
high speed sync and wireless sync with PENTAX
dedicated flash
Dust
Reduction
Image sensor vibration and SP coating
Time
Modes - dd/mm/yy, mm/dd/yy, yy/mm/dd; World
Time - Displays the time in 71 cities (28
time zones)
Image
Storage
Storage Media - SD memory card, SDHC memory
card;
File Formats - Still: JPEG (Exif 2.21),
RAW (PEF, DNG), DCF (Design rule for Camera
File system), DPOF (Digital Print Order
Format), PRINT Image Matching III
Viewfinder
Optical Viewfinder – Pentaprism with
Natural-Bright-Matte II focusing screen;
Viewfinder Coverage - 95%; Viewfinder Magnification
- 0.95x (with 50mm F1.4 lens, -1m-1); Diopter
Adjustment - -2.5m-1 to +1.5m-1
LCD
2.5 inch TFT color LCD with adjustable
brightness;
LCD Resolution - Approx. 210,000 pixels;
Angle of View - Approx. 140 degrees
Playback
Specifications
Playback View Modes - Single, Index (nine
image); Magnification – Up to 20X enlargement;
LCD Function - Image rotation, Folder view,
Slide show, Digital filter, Histogram, Exposure
warning;
Erase and Image Protect Modes - Single,
All
PictBridge
One
image print, All image print, DPOF, Paper
size, Paper type, Paper quality, Border
Language
English,
French, German, Spanish, Swedish, Netherlandish,
Italian, Russian, Korean, Chinese (Traditional/Simplified),
Portuguese, Japanese
Interfaces
Type - USB 2.0 hi-speed;
Video Output - Compatible with NTSC and
PAL formats
Operating
Temperatures
32
degrees to 104 degeres Fahrenheit (0 degrees
to 40 degrees Celsius); Dimensions (W x H
x D) – 5.6 x 4.0 x 2.8 inches (); Weight
– 25.0 oz. (710g) without battery and
SD memory card, 28.0 oz. (790g) loaded and
ready
Computer
System Requirements
Mac Requirements - USB: MacOS 10.2 or later,
standard equipped USB port Software: MacOS
10.2+, PowerPC G4 (G5 or Intel CORE rec.),
512MB RAM (1GB rec.), 1024x768+ graphics,
250MB+ HDD (500MB rec.);
Windows Requirements - USB: Windows 2000/XP,
standard equipped USB port, Software: Windows
2000/XP, Pentium 4+ (2GHz rec.), 512MB RAM
(1GB rec.), 1024x768+ graphics, 250MB+ HDD
(500MB rec.)
Power Supply
Rechargeable D-LI50 Lithium-ion battery,
Optional AC adapter (battery allows approximately
500 shots per charge under normal conditions)
What's in The
Box
K10D Body, DA 18-55mm Lens, USB Cable I-USB17
(39233), Video Cable I-VC28 (39262), Strap
O-ST53 (39323), Hot Shoe Cover FK (31040),
Eyecup FP (30184), Body Mount Cover (31016),
Finder Cap for ME (31011), D-LI50 Lithium-ion
Battery (39581), Software (CD-ROM) S-SW55
Dimensions
(W x H x D)
141.5x 101 x
70mm /
5.6 x 4.0 x 2.8 in
Weight
710g (25 oz.) without battery and SD memory
card;
790g (28.0 oz.) loaded and ready
MSRP
US
$899.95 with DA 18-55mm lens kit
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