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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Pentax K-30 + DA L 18-55mm and 55-300mm
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included DA L 18-55mm and 55-300mm lenses
Height 9.65 cm
Width 12.8 cm
Depth 7.15 cm
Weight 590 g
Body Material Stainless steel, fibre reinforced polycarbonate
Enclosure Colour Black
Protection Weatherproof, freezeproof, dust-resistant
Optical Zoom 3x
SENSOR Pentax K-30 + DA L 18-55mm and 55-300mm
Sensor Resolution 16.3 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS
Total Pixels 16,500,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 16,300,000 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
Sensors Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Pentax K-30 + DA L 18-55mm and 55-300mm
Image Processor PRIME M
LENS Pentax K-30 + DA L 18-55mm and 55-300mm
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 18 - 55 mm - f/3.5-5.6 DA L AL Pentax KAF
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 28 - 85mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 25 cm
Max View Angle 76 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment Manual
Lens Construction 9 groups / 12 elements
Filter Size 52 mm
Lens Mounting Type Pentax KAF2
SECOND LENS
Type Zoom lens - 4x zoom - 55 - 300 mm - f/4.0-5.8 DA ED Pentax KAF
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 1.4 m
Lens Construction 8 groups / 12 elements
Filter Size 58 mm
Features ED glass
FOCUSING Pentax K-30 + DA L 18-55mm and 55-300mm
Auto Focus TTL phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 11
Face Detection Yes
VIEWFINDER Pentax K-30 + DA L 18-55mm and 55-300mm
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.92x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -2.5 to +1.5
Interchangeable Focusing Screens Yes
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Pentax K-30 + DA L 18-55mm and 55-300mm
ISO (Max) 25600
Light Sensitivity ISO auto (100-12800), ISO 100-25600
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 77
Exposure Modes Bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, ISO priority, shutter & aperture 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, forest, backlight silhouette
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
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), fluorescent light (natural white)
Max Shutter Speed 1/6000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
X-sync Speed 1/180 sec
Exposure Range EV 0-22 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Pentax K-30 + DA L 18-55mm and 55-300mm
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-30 + DA L 18-55mm and 55-300mm
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, P-TTL
Red-Eye Reduction Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Pentax K-30 + DA L 18-55mm and 55-300mm
Digital Video Format AVI, MJPEG, H.264, MOV
Image Recording Format JPEG, DNG (RAW) + JPEG, DNG (RAW)
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080
Microphone Operation Mode Mono
Microphone Features Sensitivity control
MEMORY Pentax K-30 + DA L 18-55mm and 55-300mm
Memory Card Slot SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card
Image Storage RAW 4928 x 3264
JPEG 4928 x 3264
JPEG 3936 x 2624
JPEG 3072 x 2048
JPEG 1728 x 1152
Video Capture H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 25 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 24 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 24 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Pentax K-30 + DA L 18-55mm and 55-300mm
Battery Type Pentax D-Li109 Lithium Ion
Details Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 480 shots (D-LI109 battery)
Photo shooting - 1600 shots (lithium AA batteries)
Playback - 4.5 hours (D-LI109 battery)
Playback - 10.3 hours (lithium AA batteries)
CONNECTIONS Pentax K-30 + DA L 18-55mm and 55-300mm
Interface Composite video/audio, USB 2.0
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching
Flash Terminal Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
Remote control
FEATURES Pentax K-30 + DA L 18-55mm and 55-300mm
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second, 6 frames per second
Additional Features RGB primary colour filter, depth-of-field preview button, digital image rotation, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, GPS ready, LCD live view mode, shadow point display, interval shooting mode, highlight point display, Automatic Pixel Mapping (APM), in-camera film editing, face detection, in-camera RAW processing, horizon correction, HDR image enhancement technology
OTHERS Pentax K-30 + DA L 18-55mm and 55-300mm
Included Accessories Eyepiece cover, battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, eyecup, shoe cap
Software Drivers & Utilities
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature -10 °C

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