Pentax K-01 Specifications, Tests and Review

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Pentax K-01
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only
Height 7.9 cm
Width 12.1 cm
Depth 5.9 cm
Weight 480 g
Body Material Aluminium
Enclosure Colour Silver | Black | Yellow
SENSOR Pentax K-01
Sensor Resolution 16.28 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS
Total Pixels 16,490,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 16,280,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.7 x 15.7 mm)
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Special Protect (SP) coating
Image Stabiliser Optical (image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes
LENS Pentax K-01
Lens Mounting Type Pentax K
FOCUSING Pentax K-01
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 81
AE/AF Control Subject-tracking AF
Face Detection Yes
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Pentax K-01
ISO (Max) 25600
Light Sensitivity ISO auto (100-12800), ISO 100-12800, ISO 100-25600, ISO auto (100-25600)
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 1024
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, macro, museum, surf & snow, PET, Blue Sky, food, night scene, sunset, candle, night snapshot, night scene with portrait, kids, Stage, night scene HDR, moving object, quick macro, forest, backlight silhouette
Special Effects Soft, Slim, fisheye, natural, bright, Vibrant, Sketch, monochrome, Muted, landscape, portrait, Water Colour, miniature, Cross Process, Retro, Colour Extract, Toy camera, starburst, High contrast, Colour Invert, Bleach Bypass, Posterisation, Radiant, Reversal Film, Shading
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (warm white), Color Temperature Enhancement (CTE), fluorescent light (daylight colour), fluorescent light (daylight white)
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/2 EV step
X-sync Speed 1/180 sec
Exposure Range EV -1-21 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Pentax K-01
Type 3" LCD display
Display Format 921,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in
Display Features Display brightness control, display colour control
FLASH Pentax K-01
Camera Flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 12
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Pentax K-01
Digital Video Format AVI, MJPEG, H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, DNG (RAW) + JPEG, DNG (RAW)
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080
MEMORY Pentax K-01
Memory Card Slot SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Image Storage 4928 x 3264
4352 x 3264
4928 x 2776
4224 x 2816
3840 x 2880
4224 x 2376
3456 x 2304
3072 x 2304
3456 x 1944
2688 x 1792
2304 x 1728
2688 x 1512
3264 x 3264
2880 x 2880
2304 x 2304
1728 x 1728
Video Capture H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Pentax K-01
Battery Type Pentax D-Li90 Lithium Ion
Details Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 500 shots (50% flash usage)
Photo shooting - 540 shots (flash off)
Playback - 5.3 hours
CONNECTIONS Pentax K-01
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching
Flash Terminal Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output
Microphone
FEATURES Pentax K-01
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second, 6 frames per second
Additional Features Audio recording, RGB primary colour filter, digital image rotation, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, shadow point display, interval shooting mode, highlight point display, in-camera film editing, face detection, in-camera RAW processing, HDR image enhancement technology
OTHERS Pentax K-01
Included Accessories Carrying strap, battery charger, body cap, USB cable, shoe cap
Software Drivers & Utilities, SILKYPIX Developer Studio 3.0
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C

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