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| DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Pentax X-5 |
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| Product Type | Digital camera - 1080p - compact |
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| Height | 8.65 cm |
| Width | 12 cm |
| Depth | 10.65 cm |
| Weight | 0.51 kg |
| Body Material | Polycarbonate |
| Enclosure Colour | Black | Silver |
| Digital Zoom | 7.2x |
| Optical Zoom | 26x |
| SENSOR Pentax X-5 |
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| Sensor Resolution | 16.0 Megapixel |
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| Optical Sensor Type | BSI-CMOS |
| Total Pixels | 16,370,000 pixels |
| Effective Sensor Resolution | 16,000,000 pixels |
| Optical Sensor Size | 1/2.33" |
| Image Stabiliser | Optical (image sensor shift mechanism) |
| Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser | Yes |
| LENS Pentax X-5 |
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| Type | Zoom lens - 26x zoom - 4 - 104 mm - f/3.1-5.9 |
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| Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera | 22.3 - 580mm |
| Focus Adjustment | Automatic, manual |
| Min Focus Distance | 40 cm |
| Macro Focus Range | 1cm |
| Zoom Adjustment | Motorised drive |
| Lens Construction | 9 groups / 12 elements |
| Features | Aspherical lens |
| FOCUSING Pentax X-5 |
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| Auto Focus | TTL contrast detection |
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| Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty | 9 |
| AE/AF Control | Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF |
| Face Detection | Blink Detection technology, Face Detection AF/AE, Pet Detection, Smile Capture |
| VIEWFINDER Pentax X-5 |
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| Viewfinder Type | Built-in - electronic |
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| Viewfinder Colour Support | Colour |
| Viewfinder Resolution | 230,000 pixels |
| Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range | -3 to +1 |
| EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Pentax X-5 |
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| ISO (Max) | 6400 |
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| Light Sensitivity | ISO auto, ISO 100-6400 |
| Exposure Metering | Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot |
| Exposure Modes | Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority |
| Shooting Programs | Landscape, portrait mode, text, museum, surf & snow, PET, Blue Sky, food, fireworks, flower, night scene, sports mode, sunset, night scene with portrait, baby, frame composition, kids, Stage, digital wide, digital panorama, handheld night shot, Dynamic Range (HDR), digital IS |
| Special Effects | Soft, Black & White, Sepia, Stretch, Colour, Frames, fisheye, miniature, Retro, HDR, Colour Extract, brightness, Toy camera, High contrast, Color Emphasis, Small Face, Collage |
| White Balance | Custom, automatic, presets |
| White Balance Presets | Tungsten light, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white) |
| Max Shutter Speed | 1/1500 sec |
| Min Shutter Speed | 4 sec |
| Exposure Compensation | ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps |
| Auto Exposure Bracketing | 3 steps |
| DISPLAY Pentax X-5 |
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| Type | 3" LCD display |
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| Display Format | 460,000 pixels |
| Display Form Factor | Folding |
| FLASH Pentax X-5 |
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| Camera Flash | Pop-up flash |
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| Flash Modes | Fill-in mode, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction |
| Red-Eye Reduction | Yes |
| Features | AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation |
| Effective Flash Range |
0.2 m - 11.6 m: ISO auto (wide lens) 1.5 m - 6.1 m: ISO auto (tele lens) |
| VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Pentax X-5 |
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| Digital Video Format | H.264 |
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| Image Recording Format | JPEG |
| Microphone Operation Mode | Mono |
| MEMORY Pentax X-5 |
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| Memory Card Slot | SD card |
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| Supported Memory Cards | SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card |
| Memory Card | 8 GB SDHC |
| Image Storage |
JPEG 4608 x 3456 JPEG 3456 x 3456 JPEG 4608 x 2592 JPEG 3072 x 2304 JPEG 3072 x 1728 JPEG 2592 x 1944 JPEG 2592 x 1464 JPEG 2048 x 1536 JPEG 1920 x 1080 JPEG 1024 x 768 JPEG 640 x 480 |
| Video Capture |
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps |
| BATTERY AND CHARGING Pentax X-5 |
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| Battery Type | AA - Alkaline - standard form factor |
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| Details |
4 x AA alkaline battery (included) AA NiMH rechargeable battery (optional) AA lithium battery (optional) |
| Battery Life |
Photo shooting - 330 shots (alkaline batteries) Photo shooting - 500 shots (NiMH batteries) Photo shooting - 950 shots (lithium AA batteries) Playback - 7 hours (alkaline batteries) Playback - 8.3 hours (NiMH batteries) Playback - 15.8 hours (lithium AA batteries) Video recording - 1.3 hours (alkaline batteries) Video recording - 2.5 hours (NiMH batteries) Video recording - 4.7 hours (lithium AA batteries) |
| CONNECTIONS Pentax X-5 |
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| Interface | Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0 |
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| Print Standard | DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching |
| Connector Type |
USB 2.0 Composite video/audio output HDMI DC power input |
| FEATURES Pentax X-5 |
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| Self-Timer Delay | 10 sec, 2sec, 3sec |
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| Continuous Shooting Speed | 1.1 frames per second |
| Additional Features | Audio recording, RGB primary colour filter, date/time stamp, digital image rotation, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, Scene Detection Technology, in-camera film editing, dual image stabilization, Dynamic Range Adjustment, Pixel Track SR, Eye-Fi Card Ready, high-speed recording, Time-Lapse recording |
| OTHERS Pentax X-5 |
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| Included Accessories | Carrying strap, lens cap, USB cable |
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| Software | Drivers & Utilities, ArcSoft MediaImpression |
| Max Operating Temperature | 40 °C |
| Min Operating Temperature | 0 °C |
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