Pentax K-3 II Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Mount
Pentax K
ISO (Max)
51200
Sensor Resolution
24.35 Megapixel
Sensor Type
CMOS
Display
3.2" LCD display
Battery Type
Pentax D-Li90 Lithium Ion

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Pentax K-3 II
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included Body only
Height 10.25 cm
Width 13.15 cm
Depth 7.75 cm
Weight 700 g
Body Material Stainless steel, magnesium alloy
Enclosure Colour Black
Protection Weatherproof, freezeproof, dust-resistant
Navigation GPS receiver
SENSOR Pentax K-3 II
Sensor Resolution 24.35 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS
Total Pixels 24,710,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 24,350,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm)
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), anti-aliasing simulator function
Sensors Accelerometer, magnetometer, digital level metre
LENS Pentax K-3 II
Lens Mounting Type Pentax K
FOCUSING Pentax K-3 II
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 27
Face Detection Yes
VIEWFINDER Pentax K-3 II
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.95x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -2.5 to +1.5
Interchangeable Focusing Screens Yes
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Pentax K-3 II
ISO (Max) 51200
Native ISO 100-51200
Light Sensitivity ISO 100-51200, ISO auto (100-51200)
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, ISO priority, shutter & aperture priority
Special Effects Soft, Slim, Pastel, 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, Tone Expansion, Bold Monochrome, Unicolour Bold
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), Color Temperature Enhancement (CTE), fluorescent light (daylight white)
Shutter Type Mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 2, 3 or 5 steps
X-sync Speed 1/180 sec
Exposure Range EV -3-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Pentax K-3 II
Type 3.2" LCD display
Display Format 1,037,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in
Display Features Colour control, contrast control, display brightness control
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Pentax K-3 II
Digital Video Format AVI, MJPEG, H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, DNG (RAW), PEF (RAW)
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080
Microphone Operation Mode Mono
MEMORY Pentax K-3 II
Memory Card Slot Dual SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card Included No
Image Storage RAW 6016 x 4000
JPEG 6016 x 4000
JPEG 4608 x 3072
JPEG 3072 x 2048
JPEG 1920 x 1280
Video Capture 1920 x 1080
1280 x 720
BATTERY AND CHARGING Pentax K-3 II
Battery Type Pentax D-Li90 Lithium Ion
Details Pentax D-Li90 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 720 shots
Playback - 6.2 hours
CONNECTIONS Pentax K-3 II
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 3.0
Print Standard Exif Print support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe, PC terminal
Connector Type USB 3.0
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Remote control
FEATURES Pentax K-3 II
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second, 4.5 frames per second, 8.3 frames per second
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode
Additional Features Audio recording, sharpness control, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, saturation control, interval shooting mode, in-camera film editing, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, HDR image enhancement technology, Shade Correction, Eye-Fi Card Ready, High ISO NR, no anti-aliasing filter, Lens Distortion Correction, primary colour filter, Automatic composition correction function, colour moire correction, Lateral Chromatic Aberration Correction, Flucard Ready, anti-aliasing filter simulator, diffraction correction, Pixel Shift Resolution technology, colour fringe correction
OTHERS Pentax K-3 II
Included Accessories Eyepiece cover, carrying strap, battery charger, body cap, eyecup, shoe cap, sync terminal cover
Software Drivers & Utilities
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature -10 °C

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