Pentax K-50 Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Mount
Pentax KAF2
ISO (Max)
51200
Sensor Resolution
16.3 Megapixel
Sensor Type
CMOS
Display
3" LCD display
Battery Type
Pentax D-Li109 Lithium Ion

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Pentax K-50
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included Body only
Height 9.65 cm
Width 12.9 cm
Depth 7 cm
Weight 590 g
Body Material Stainless steel, fibre reinforced polycarbonate
Enclosure Colour Black | White | Red
Protection Weatherproof, freezeproof, dust-resistant
SENSOR Pentax K-50
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
PROCESSOR Pentax K-50
Image Processor PRIME M
LENS Pentax K-50
Lens Mounting Type Pentax KAF2
FOCUSING Pentax K-50
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 11
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF
Face Detection Yes
VIEWFINDER Pentax K-50
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-50
ISO (Max) 51200
Light Sensitivity ISO 100-51200, ISO auto (100-51200)
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 77
Exposure Modes Programme, 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, Colour, 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 (daylight 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-50
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-50
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, P-TTL
Red-Eye Reduction Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Pentax K-50
Digital Video Format H.264
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-50
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 4224 x 2816
JPEG 3456 x 2304
JPEG 2688 x 1792
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-50
Battery Type Pentax D-Li109 Lithium Ion
Details Pentax D-Li109 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 480 shots (D-LI109 battery)
Photo shooting - 1250 shots (lithium AA batteries)
Playback - 4.5 hours (D-LI109 battery)
Playback - 9.3 hours (lithium AA batteries)
CONNECTIONS Pentax K-50
Interface Composite video/audio, USB 2.0
Print Standard DPOF support, PRINT Image Matching
Flash Terminal Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
FEATURES Pentax K-50
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second, 6 frames per second
Additional Features RGB primary colour filter, digital image rotation, histogram display, cropping an image, resizing an image, Scene Detection Technology, interval shooting mode, Dynamic Range Adjustment, in-camera RAW processing, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), HDR image enhancement technology, Eye-Fi Card Ready, NR Slow Shutter, High ISO NR, Dual Axis Electronic Level, date stamp, Lens Distortion Correction
OTHERS Pentax K-50
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, eyecup, shoe cap
Software Drivers & Utilities, SILKYPIX Developer Studio 3.0
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature -10 °C

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