Pentax K-7 review
Full specification for Pentax K-7
| Sensor | APS-C CMOS sensor (23.4 x 15.6 mm 3:2 aspect ratio) |
|---|---|
| Output Size | 4672 x 3104 |
| Focal Length Mag | 1.5x |
| Lens Mount | Pentax KA, KAF mount, or K-mount (with manual restrictions) |
| File Format | RAW (PEF / DNG), JPEG, RAW + JPEG |
| Compression | 4 levels |
| ISO | 100-6400 |
| Shutter Speeds | 30 ? 1/8000th second, plus Bulb |
| Drive Mode | Single, Continuous 5.2 fps to 40 Fine JPEG frames or 15 RAW |
| Viewfinder Type | Optical eye-level pentaprism, 100% field of view |
| Field of View | 100% |
| LCD | 3in 920,000dot TFT |
| Live Mode | Yes, with autofocusing (fixed or continuous aperture available) |
| Movie Mode | |
| Built-in Image Stabilisation | Yes, in-camera sensor shift |
| Dust Reduction | Yes, supersonic vibration DRII system |
| Focusing Modes | AF-S (plus AE-L), AF-C, Manual |
| Exposure Modes | Auto, P, Sv (shutter priority), Av (aperture priority), TAv (ISO & aperture dual priority), Manual, Bulb, X-sync, USER, Movie |
| Metering System | TTL (through the lens) 77-segment sensor |
| Exposure Comp | +/- 0.3-5.0 |
| Colour Space | sRGB, Adobe RGB |
| White Balance | Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Fluorescent (Daylight Colour/White/Cool White/Warm White), Tungsten, Flash, CTE, Manual x3 (K) |
| White Balance Bracket | Yes |
| Colour Temp Control | 2500 ? 10000 Kelvin |
| DoF Prview | Yes |
| Built-in Flash | Yes, GN 13 (ISO 100) |
| Max Flash Sync | 180th second sync, x-sync also available |
| PC Socket | Yes |
| Cable Release | Yes |
| Memory Card | SD / SDHC / SDXC |
| Power | Lithium-Ion D-LI90 rechargeable battery, (optional battery grip) |
| Connectivity | HDMI, USB 2.0, Video Out, DC-IN |
| Dimensions | 131 x 97 x 73mm |
| Weight | 754g (with battery & card) |
| Other | 720p video (1280x720), HDV (1536 x 1024) upped to output at 1080i, magnesium steel alloy body, 77 weather seals (dust & weather resistant), Pentax PRIME II Image processor, in-camera HDR (strong, standard) takes 3 consecutive shots, in-camera colour filters (B&W, sepia, colour, soft), Dynamic range expansion (highlight correction, 3x levels of shadow correction) |
| AF Points | 11-area AF (SAFOX VIII+) |
Manufacturer website: Pentax
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Latest comments
November 22 02:06
Joel Eisner
I came to this camerra from the D90.. The K-7 is barely more expensive (in australia) and a MUCH MUCH better camera.. I have owned most of Pentax's DSLRs in the past and this is by far the best, and really doesn't lag behind canon/nikon at all, much the opposite..
November 24 21:57
Joe, Lakeland, FL
New to Pentax, coming from Nikon and Canon. Many positives on the K7 that exceed the similarly priced big players(Canon T1i and Nikon D5000). The magazine rating here also underreppresents the camera's capabilities. Frankly, it appears to automatically be placed beneath the big players without serious consideration, rather an inherent bias. Cons: the camera does tend to underexpose(offset by EV +).
November 25 14:59
DJ
The K-7 isn't even nearly the same price as a D5000, which invalidates that comment (above) entirely. In the UK the K-7 with 18-55mm WR lens is £1000. The D5000 with 18-105mm is £700. The figures speak for themselves.
December 05 22:43
celt
where did you get the 60% user rating thats on the comparison tables (up against the canon D7 and Nikon d300)? These 4 comments don't seem to add up to 60% which is pretty low.