PENTAX K100D
A Popular-Class Lens-Interchangeable Digital SLR
Camera Featuring Innovative Shake Reduction System and a Host of
Advanced Technologies for High-Quality, User-Friendly Digital SLR
Photography
PENTAX Corporation is pleased to introduce the
PENTAX K100D
lens-interchangeable digital SLR camera. This new digital SLR
camera combines 6.1 effective megapixels with a host of advanced
technologies — including a PENTAX-original Shake Reduction (SR)
system — to deliver high-quality digital SLR photography and
user-friendly operations to all levels of photographers.
Developed as a popular-class digital SLR camera, the K100D packs
an array of advanced, user-friendly features — including a
PENTAX-developed Shake Reduction (SR) system, high-precision
autofocus and auto sensitivity control — into a compact,
well-balanced body to accommodate a wide range of shooting and
playback requirements. Its outstanding overall performance makes
high-quality digital SLR photography effortless, fun and exciting
for all users in all situations — from casual travel snapshots and
memorable family pictures to highly specialized applications. All
together, the K100D is a versatile all-around performer for all
levels of photographers — from current digital-compact users who
want to step up to digital SLR photography, to more experienced,
discriminating photographers.
Major Features
PENTAX-original Shake Reduction mechanism for sharp,
blur-free images
The K100D is equipped with the PENTAX-developed Shake Reduction
(SR) system, which effectively reduces camera shake for sharp,
blur-free images even under difficult shooting conditions, such as
using a telephoto lens, shooting in the dark or at night without a
supplementary flash illumination, or using extended exposures for
sunset scenes. The SR mechanism incorporated in the K100D is
designed to minimize camera shake by oscillating the CCD image
sensor vertically and horizontally at high speed using magnetic
force, while adjusting the speed of oscillation in proportion to
the amount of camera shake detected by a built-in sensor. As a
result, it does not require special anti-shake lenses, and can be
used with almost all existing PENTAX interchangeable lenses.*
* Lenses compatible with this mechanism are: PENTAX K-, KA-,
KAF- and KAF2-mount lenses; screw-mount lenses (with an adapter);
and 645- are 67-system lenses (with an adapter). Certain lenses may
lose part of their functions.
11-point wide-frame AF to capture off-center subjects in
crisp focus
The K100D’s sophisticated SAFOX VIII autofocus system features
11 sensor points (with nine cross-type sensors in the middle) to
automatically focus on the subject with utmost precision, even when
it is positioned off center. The in-focus sensor point is
automatically superimposed in red in the viewfinder for at-a-glance
confirmation. This high-precision AF system offers a choice of two
AF modes: the conventional single AF, and the continuous AF,**
which maintains focus on the moving subject as long as the shutter
release button is pressed halfway down.
** The continuous AF mode is selectable by the user only when P,
Tv, Av, M or B is selected as a shooting mode on the mode dial.
This mode is automatically activated by the camera when the Auto
Picture Program, or one of the Picture or Scene modes, is
selected.
Auto sensitivity control up to 3200 standard output
sensitivity
The K100D features an auto sensitivity control function, which
automatically sets the optimum standard output sensitivity — up to
3200, which is the highest automatic setting in its class — based
on such data as the subject’s brightness level and the lens’ focal
length. Since this function allows the use of higher shutter speeds
in poor lighting situations (such as indoor sports events and night
scenes), it helps the photographer to effectively reduce camera
shake and prevent blurred images.
Auto Picture Mode for effortless point-and-shoot SLR
photography
The K100D offers the PENTAX-developed Auto Picture Mode, which
automatically and instantly selects one of the five Picture modes —
including Portrait, Landscape and Macro — by calculating various
photographic factors to assure optimum results. Since this advanced
shooting mode takes away all the concerns about aperture,
shutter-speed, white-balance, saturation, contrast and sharpness
settings, the photographer can concentrate on image composition and
shutter opportunity.
Large LCD monitor to facilitate image viewing and menu
setting
The K100D incorporates a large 2.5-inch color LCD monitor on its
back panel. Its wide-view design allows the photographer to check
the monitor image over 140 degrees vertically and horizontally,
ensuring effortless image viewing even from a diagonal position.
With a total of approximately 210,000 pixels, it also offers
digital zooming of playback images up to 12 times for easy
confirmation of the image’s focusing status and details. The large
monitor size allows for large letters, digits and icons on the menu
screens to facilitate menu confirmation and camera operations. In
addition, the color scheme between the menu listings and the
background is optimized for each menu screen to assure at-a-glance
confirmation, even under varying shooting conditions.
True-to-life, rich-gradation images assured by 6.1
effective megapixels
The K100D features a large, high-performance 23.5mm x 15.7mm CCD
as its image sensor, assuring the faithful reproduction of the
desired photographic intention in the resulting images — from
images with beautiful out-of-focus backgrounds to those with
edge-to-edge sharpness. By combining 6.1 effective megapixels with
a high-performance imaging engine and advanced image-processing
technologies, the K100D is designed to produce beautiful,
true-to-life images that are rich in gradation. What’s more, it
offers a choice of two finishing touches of “Natural” or “Bright”
to create a distinctive atmosphere.
Super-compact, ultra-lightweight body, with outstanding
rigidity
While the K100D is designed to be compact and lightweight to
enhance operability and portability, it also incorporates a newly
developed stainless-steel chassis and a fiber-reinforced
engineering plastic housing to reinforce its overall rigidity and
durability.
Bright, clear viewfinder
The K100D features a lightweight penta-mirror viewfinder, which
combines a PENTAX-original finder optics with a
Natural-Bright-Matte II focusing screen to deliver a bright, clear
subject image with a 0.85-times magnification and a 96-percent
field of view.
Top shutter speed of 1/4000 second
The K100D offers a top shutter speed of 1/4000 second to freeze
fast-moving subjects and capture decisive moments. It also features
a flash synchronization speed of 1/180 second and a bulb setting
(B) for extended exposures.
Continuous shooting at approximately 2.8 images per
second
To trace the movement of an active subject or capture a sequence
of the subject’s expressions, the K100D offers a continuous
shooting mode that allows the photographer to capture multiple
images (up to five images at “Best” image quality in JPEG format)
at a maximum speed of approximately 2.8 images per second.
Upgraded standard software package
The K100D’s standard software package consists of the PENTAX
PHOTO Laboratory 3 that features the reliable SILKYPIX
image-processing engine (developed by ICHIKAWA SOFT LABORATORY) for
RAW data processing, and the PENTAX PHOTO Browser 3 that offers
faster data processing speed and better operability than the
previous version.
Other features
- 19 custom functions to personalize camera operations
- SD memory card compatibility
- Eight distinctive Scene modes to accommodate specific
subjects/applications
- Choice of two preview functions (digital/optical)
- Storage of recorded images in day-by-day files on an SD memory
card
- Choice of 16-segment multi-pattern metering, center-weighted
metering and spot metering to accommodate various photographic
applications
- Noise reduction mechanism to reduce digital noise during
extended exposures
- Dual power source (two CR-V3 lithium batteries, or four AA-size
batteries)
- USB 2.0 (HI-SPEED) compatibility for speedy data transfer to
PC
- Choice of image format between JPEG (Best, Better or Good) and
RAW
- Five digital filters (Black-and-white, Sepia, Slim, Soft and
Brightness) for easy editing of recorded images
- PictBridge compatibility
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