Despite its compact, lightweight body, this new model brings together a wide array of advanced functions and user-friendly features with outstanding reliability and operability. This makes it possible to enjoy high-quality digital SLR photography with great ease.
The K-7 has been developed as a high-end model of the PENTAX K digital SLR camera series. True to its series concept, it was designed not only to assure outstanding image quality, but also to provide exceptional ease and comfort of operation and the utmost satisfaction to photo enthusiasts of all levels, including advanced amateurs. After making a thorough review of all essential digital SLR camera components and functions, PENTAX has revised and upgraded many of them, including viewfinder, shutter unit, continuous-shooting capacity, and exposure and autofocus systems. Protected by a durable, high-quality metallic body, but the K-7 is designed to be extremely compact and functional just like all other K-series models for enhanced portability and maneuverability. In addition, it has added several user-friendly features, including video recording, high dynamic range (HDR), and automatic horizon correction. All of these make the K-7 a tremendous photographic tool, perfect for all discerning digital SLR photographers.
| Type | 23.4mm x 15.6mm CMOS with a primary colour filter |
| Effective pixels | 14.6 million |
| Total pixels | 15.1 million |
| Aspect Ratio | 3:2 |
| Mount | Pentax KAF2 bayonet mount |
| Type | TTL phase-difference |
| AF points | 11-point SAFVOX VIII+ AF |
| AF point selection | Yes |
| Exposure metering | 77-segment Multi, Center weighter, Spot |
| AF modes | AF Single (w/ focus lock), AF Continuous, Manual |
| Selected AF point display | Yes |
| AF lock | Yes |
| AF assist beam | Yes |
| Manual focus | Yes |
| AE lock | Yes |
| Exposure compensation | +/- 5 EV (1/3 and 1/2 steps) |
| AEB | Yes, 3 or 5 frames, up to +/- 2 EV (1/2 or 1/3 steps) |
| ISO speed equiv | Auto, 100 - 3200 in 1EV, 1/2 EV or 1/3 EV stops, ISO 6400 as option |
| Type | Electronically controlled, vertical run, focal plane shutter |
| Speed | 1/8000 sec to 30 sec plus bulb |
| Type | Eight positions plus manual |
| Settings | Electronically controlled, vertical run, focal plane shutter |
| Personal White balance | Yes |
| Viewfinder | Pentaprism |
| Coverage | Approx 100 percent |
| Magnification | 0.92x |
| Dioptre connection | -2.5 to 1.5 |
| Focusing Screen | Natural-Bright-Matte III |
| Depth of field preview | Yes (optical and digital) |
| Monitor | 3 inch TFT IPS (In Plane Switching) color LCD |
| Brightness | Adjustable |
| Modes | Auto, Red-Eye, Slow, Red-Eye Slow, Rear curtain, wireless |
| Hotshoe | Yes, hot-shoe plus sync connector |
| Exposure compensation | -5 to +5EV in 1/2 or -5 to +5EV in 1/3 EV steps |
| Second Curtain sync | Yes |
| External Flash | Yes |
| Continuous Shooting | Yes, 5.2 fps, up to 40 JPEG, 15 RAW, 14 DNG images |
| 4672 x 3104 max | |
| Compression | Premium, Best, Better, Good |
| Still image type | RAW (PEF, DNG), JPG (Exif 2.21), DCF 2.0 (design rule for camera file system), DPOF, Print Image Matching III |
| Pict. bridge | Yes |
| Histogram | Yes |
| Playback zoom | Yes |
| Self Timer | Yes, 2 or 10 sec |
| Menu languages | English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Greek, Russian, Korean, Traditional/Simplified Chinese, Japanese |
| Connection | USB 2.0, HDMI |
| NTSC/PAL | Yes |
| Type | SD, SDHC |
| PC | XP/Vista |
| MAC | MacOS-X 10.3-10.5 |
| Batteries | Lithium Ion (D-LI90) |
| Battery life | Approx 980 images |
| AC power supply | Optional |
| Lenses | Pentax KAF3, KAF2, KAF and KA |
| Body materials | Magnesium alloy shell over stainless steel chassis |
| Dimensions | 131 x 97 x 73 mm |
| Weight (body only) | 670g |
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