RAW: [6M] 3008 x 2008 pixels

FILE FORMAT
Still JPEG (Exif 2.21), RAW, DCF (Design rule of Camera File system), DPOF (Digital Print Order Form), PRINT Image Matching III
Quality Level JPEG : ***Best, **Better, *Good. RAW: Non-compressed

STORAGE MEDIA
External SD memory card

LENS
Mount PENTAX KAF bayonet mount
Usable lenses PENTAX KAF2-, KAF-, and KA-mount lenses

* Power zoom function not available. K-mount lenses usable with restrictions. S-mount lenses, 67/645 lenses usable with adapter and with restrictions

FOCUSING SYSTEM
Type TTL Phase-matching 11-point wide auto focus system (SAFOX VIII)
Area Auto, Select, Centre
Applicable Illumination Range EV1 - EV19 (at ISO 200 with 50mm F1.4 lens)
Mode AF-single (with focus lock), Manual focus, AF-continuous available*

* Auto Picture and Picture mode: only when the Action mode is selected. Scene mode: only when the Kids and Pet mode is selected. P/Tv/Av/M/B: AF.S or AF.C selectable

AF assist AF assist lamp available via Built-in Flash

EXPOSURE SYSTEM
Metering TTL open-aperture 16-segment metering (coupled with lens and AF information)
Metering Area (1) Multi-segment metering (2) Center-weighted metering (3) Spot metering
Metering Range EV 1 - 21.5 (at Standard Output Sensitivity 200 with 50mm F1.4 lens)
Exposure Modes (1) Auto Picture mode (2) Picture mode (3) Scene mode (4) Program AE (5) Shutter-Priority AE (6) Aperture-Priority AE (7) Metered Manual (8) Bulb

Picture mode: Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Action, Night scene portrait, Standard Flash-Off. Scene mode: Night Scene, Surf&Snow, Text, Sunset, Kids, Pet, Candlelight, Museum

Auto Bracketing 3 frames within range of ±0.5EV, ±1.0EV, ±1.5EV (0.5EV steps) or ±0.3EV, ±0.7EV, ±1.0EV (0.3EV steps)
Compensation ±2 EV (1/2EV steps or 1/3EV steps)
Auto Exposure Lock available

SHUTTER
Type Electronically controlled vertical-run focal plane shutter
Speed 1/4000 - 30 sec. and bulb

VIEWFINDER
Type Fixed molded penta-mirror
Focusing screen Natural-Bright-Matte II focusing screen
Field of View 96%
Magnification 0.85X (with 50mm F1.4 lens, infinity, -1m-1)
Diopter adjustment -2.5 - +1.5m-1
Indication (1) AF frame; (2) Spot AF frame; (3) Focus point indication (high lighted in red); (5) Shutter speed; (6) Aperture value; (7) Exposure compensation factor; (8) Manual white balance; (9) Focus mode; (10) Sensitivity warning; (11) Auto exposure lock signal; (12) AF.C(AF-continuous); (13) SR information

MODE DIAL
Modes (1) Auto Picture mode; (2) Portrait mode; (3) Landscape mode; (4) Macro mode; (5) Action mode; (6) Night scene portrait mode; (7) Standard Flash-Off mode; (8) Scene mode; (9) Program AE; (10) Shutter-Priority AE; (11) Aperture-Priority AE; (12) Metered Manual; (13) Bulb

EXTERNAL LCD PANEL
Indication (1) Shutter speed; (2) Aperture value; (3) Flash Information (Auto, Flash-On, Flash-Off, Red-eye reduction); (4) Single frame advance/Continuous advance; (5) Self-timer; (6) Remote control; (7) Metering Information; (8) Focus point indicator; (9) Auto bracketing; (10) AUTO/ manual white balance information; (11) Battery information; (12) Exposure compensation factor; (13) Exposure frame number

FLASH
Type Built-in retractable P-TTL auto pop-up flash
Guide Number 15.6 (Standard Output Sensitivity 200/m)
Angle of View Coverage 28mm wide-angle (equivalent to 35mm)
Exposure Compensation ±2 EV (1/2EV steps)
Synchronization With RTF and via hot shoe. Sync speed: 1/180 sec. set automatically with RTF or PENTAX dedicated flash unit at recharge completion

DRIVE MODE
Modes Single-frame advance, continuous advance*, self-timer**, auto bracket and remote control. *Approx. 2.8 fps, JPEG (up to 5fps), RAW(up to 3fps.). **Electronically controlled with two-second or 12-second delay. Cancellation possible

WHITE BALANCE
Modes Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy,Tungsten Light, Fluorescent Light (W, D, N), Flash, Manual setting

SCREEN
LCD 2.5 inch, low-temperature polysilicon TFT color LCD monitor (Approx. 210,000 pixels), brightness adjustable, Wide angle view

PLAYBACK
View One Shot, Index (9 thumb nails), Enlargement (up to 12X, scroll available), Image Rotation, Slide show , Histogram, Bright Portion
Digital Filter B&W, Sepia, Colour (18 type), Soft (three-level amount adjustable), Slim (+/- 8 level amount adjustable), Brightness (at playback mode)

LANGUAGE
Language English, French, German, Spanish, Swedish, Dutch, Italian, Russian, Korean, Chinese (Traditional/Simplified), Japanese

WORLD TIME
Time 70 cities (28 time zones)

INTERFACE
PC USB 2.0 (HI-SPEED)
AV Compatible with NTSC and PAL formats
PictBridge Single image print, All images print, DPOF auto print

POWER
Source 4x AA (lithium, alkaline, and rechargeable Ni-MH) batteries or 2x CR-V3 lithium batteries.