PENTAX Q Kit Specifications

MODEL:

TYPE:

Digital Hybrid

PRODUCT CODE:

Black Kit: 15073, UPC: 027075194854

White Kit: 15143, UPC: 027075207967

SENSOR:

Type: Backlit CMOS with primary-color filter and integrated shake/dust-reduction sensor-shift system

Size: 1/2.3"

Color depth: 8 bits/channel JPG, 12 bits/channel RAW

Effective pixels: 12.4M

Total pixels: 12.75M

Recorded resolutions

Still 4:3: 12M (4000x3000), 9M (3456x2592), 5M (2688x2016), 3M (1920x1440)
Still 3:2: 10M (4000x2664), 8M (3456x2304), 5M (2688x1792), 2M (1920x1280)
Still 16:9: 9M (4000x2248), 6M (3456x1944), 4M (2688x1512), 2M(1920x1080)
Still 1:1: 9M (2992x2992), 6M (2592x2592), 4M (2016x2016), 2M (1440x1440)
Movie (resolution/FPS): 1920x1080p30, 1280x720p30, 640x480p30

Quality levels: * * * Best, * * Better, * Good

Dust Removal: DRII (ultrasonic vibration to low pass filter)

LENS MOUNT:

Type/construction: PENTAX Q-mount bayonet stainless-steel mount

Usable lenses: Q-mount lenses

SDM function: n/a

Power-zoom function: n/a

FOCUS SYSTEM:

Type: TTL contrast detection AF

Sensitivity range: EV 1-18 (ISO 125)

Focus modes: AF single (with focus lock, focus/release priority selectable), AF continuous, AF face detection, manual

Focus-point adjustment: Auto 25 point, user selectable, center

AF assist: Yes, via dedicated LED AF assist lamp (MF focus assist available)

VIEWFINDER:

Type: n/a (optional shoe-mounted optical viewfinder O-VF1 available for 01 Standard Prime lens)

LCD MONITOR:

Type: 3.0" TFT color LCD

Resolution: HVGA 460,000 dots

Wide-angle viewable: Yes, approximately 170 degrees horizontal and vertical

LIVE VIEW:

Type: TTL by CMOS image sensor

Field Of View: 100%

Display Modes: Grid (4x4, golden ratio, scale), bright/dark indication, histogram

BUILT-IN FLASH:

Type: P-TTL flash with retractable popup extension

Guide number: 7m (ISO 200)

Coverage: 28mm wide-angle equivalent

Flash modes: Auto, auto and redeye, on, on and redeye, slow sync, slow sync and redeye, trailing curtain sync, off

Flash-exposure compensation: -2 to 1 EV

Synchronization speed: 1/2000 second (with lens shutter), 1/13 second (with electronic shutter)

EXTERNAL FLASH:

Type: Hotshoe P-TTL

Synchronization speed: 1/250 second

STORAGE MEDIA:

Internal memory: n/a

Removable memory: SD, SDHC, SDXC

INTERFACES:

Ports: USB 2.0 high speed, AV out, HDMI out (type D, micro)

Video out: HD (via HDMI), NTSC, PAL

Printer interfaces: n/a

POWER SUPPLY:

Power source: Rechargeable Li-Ion battery D-LI68

Recordable images: Approximately 250 (approximately 230 with 50% flash, CIPA)

Playback time: Approximately 160 minutes

Movie recording time: TBD (maximum recording length for a single file is 25 minutes)

AC adapter available: Yes (optional)

PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS:

Body dimensions: 3.9"x 2.3"x1.2"

Body weight

Without battery or removable memory: 6.3 oz.

Loaded and ready: 7.1 oz.

Construction material(s): Magnesium-alloy shell

Weather resistant: n/a

Operating temperature: 32–104 degrees F

LANGUAGE SUPPORT:

English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Greek, Russian, Korean, traditional and simplified Chinese, Japanese

COMPUTER-SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS*:

*For direct device connectivity. Bundled software requirements may vary.

Windows: Windows XP SP3 (32 bit), Vista and 7 (32 and 64 bit), USB port

Mac: MacOS 10.3.9, 10.4, 10.5, 10.6, USB port

IMAGE STABILIZATION:

Type: Sensor-shift shake reduction (four stops max)

METERING SYSTEM:

Type: TTL image-sensor metering

Sensitivity range: EV 1.3-17.0 (ISO 125, F1.9), +2 EV with electronic shutter or ND filter

Multisegment: Yes

Center weighted: Yes

Spot: Yes

Exposure compensation: +/- 3 EV (1/3 steps)

Exposure lock: Yes (via half shutter press, may also be assigned to green button)

Exposure bracketing: Yes (three frames, up to +/- 3 EV in 1/3 or 1/2 steps, remote enabled)

ISO SENSITIVITY:

Auto: ISO 125-6400 (1/3 steps), bulb mode up to ISO 1600, auto ISO range selectable

Manual: ISO 125-6400 (1/3 steps), bulb mode up to ISO 1600

WHITE BALANCE*:

Auto preset modes: auto, daylight, shade, cloudy, fluorescent (D, N, W, L), tungsten, flash, CTE

Manual mode(s): Yes

*WB fine-adjustment available in all modes

SHUTTER:

Type: Lens shutter, electronic shutter*

Shutter speed: 1/2000 to 30 seconds (lens shutter), 1/8000 to 30 seconds (electronic shutter with a lens shutter lens), bulb

*When using the electronic shutter setting with a nonlens shutter lens, shutter speed 1/8000 to 2 seconds, bulb, aperture adjustment, and ND filter setting NA.

CAPTURE MODES:

Mode selection: auto picture, scene, program (P), shutter priority (Tv), aperture priority (Av), metered manual (M), blur control (BC, JPG only), movie, bulb (available in metered manual)

Auto-picture modes: Standard, portrait, landscape, macro, night-scene portrait, night scene, blue sky, forest

Scene modes: Portrait, landscape, macro, moving object, night-scene portrait, sunset, blue sky, night scene, night scene HDR (JPG only), night snap, food, quick macro (JPG only), pet, kids, forest, surf and snow, HDR (JPG only), backlight silhouette, candlelight, stage lighting, museum

Custom-image modes: Bright, natural, portrait, landscape, vibrant, radiant, muted, bleach bypass, reversal film, monochrome (including film filters, infrared, sepia toning), cross processing (creative random effect generation)

Smart Effects: Brilliant color, unicolor bold, vintage color, cross processing, warm fade, tone expansion, bold monochrome, watercolor, vibrant color enhance, user 1–3

Green-simplified mode available: Yes

Face detection available: Yes

P/A/S/M/B: P, A, S, M, B (in metered manual)

Date stamp: n/a

Digital filters (capture): Toy camera, high contrast, shading, slim, HDR, invert color, extract color, color, watercolor, posterization, fisheye

Dynamic-range adjustment: Yes (highlight and shadow correction)

File/Folder customization: Folder name (standard/date)

DRIVE MODES:

Mode selection: Single, continuous (Hi, Lo), self timer (12 seconds, 2 seconds), infrared remote (0 seconds, 3 seconds, continuous), auto bracketing (three frames, up to +/- 3 EV in 1/3 or 1/2 steps, remote enabled)

Continuous FPS: Approximately 5 FPS (Continuous Hi: 5 JPG), 1.5 FPS (Continuous Lo: 100 JPG)

Multiexposure: Yes (2-9 shots, auto-exposure adjustment)

Interval: Yes (1 second to 24 hours, up to 999 shots, delayed start available)

HDR: Auto, HDR1, HDR2 (HDR blended images saved in JPG only)

PLAYBACK MODES:

Mode selection: One shot, multi-image display (4, 9, 20, 42, 90 thumbnails), magnification (up to 16X, scrollable, quick zoom), histogram, folder, calendar filmstrip, select and delete, movie playback, bright/dark indication, slideshow

Mode pallet: Image rotation, digital filter, redeye edit, resize, cropping, index, protect, slideshow, cross processing, RAW development, movie edit, image comparison, DPOF

Digital filters (playback): Monochrome, toy camera, high contrast, shading, slim, HDR, invert color, extract color, color, watercolor, posterization, fisheye, retro, soft, sketch, miniature, frame composite, starburst, base parameter adjustment

Movie edit: Movie divide, delete frames

FILE FORMATS:

Still: RAW (DNG), JPG (EXIF 2.3), DCF 2.0, DPOF, PIM III

Movie (compression): MP4 (AVC h.264)

CUSTOM FUNCTIONS:

Functions available: 13

FILE STORAGE MATRIX (BASED ON 1GB MEMORY)

STILL	RAW	Best	Better	Good
12M	85	418	796	1341
9M	--	561	1067	1797
5M	--	998	1897	3196
3M	--	1510	2871	4837

VIDEO (H:M:S)	1080p30	720p30	480p30
Amount	TBD	TBD	TBD