Pentax K10D
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| Overview | |
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| Type | digital single-lens reflex camera |
| Lens | |
| Lens | Interchangeable Pentax KAF2 mount compatible with Pentax auto-aperture lenses; older lenses supported in stop-down metering mode. |
| Sensor/Medium | |
| Sensor | Interline/interlace CCD with a primary color filter. APS-C 23.5 x 15.7 mm |
| Maximum resolution | 3,872 × 2,592 (10.2 megapixels) |
| ASA/ISO range | ISO Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, |
| Recording medium | SD, SDHC |
| Exposure/Metering | |
| Exposure modes | Program, Sensitivity Priority, Shutter-Speed Priority, Aperture Priority, Shutter-Speed and Aperture Priority, Manual, Bulb |
| Exposure metering | TTL open-aperture metering with choice of: 16-segment, Center-weighted & Spot meter |
| Shutter | |
| Shutter speed range | 1/4000 sec–30 sec |
| General | |
| Rear LCD monitor | 2.5", 210,000 pixels |
| Battery | Rechargeable D-LI50 Lithium-ion battery, Optional AC adapter |
| Weight | 710 g (25 oz) without battery, 785 g with battery |
| Made in | Philippines |
The Pentax K10D and similar Samsung GX-10 are 10.2 megapixel digital single-lens reflex cameras launched in late 2006. They were developed in a collaboration between Pentax of Japan and Samsung of South Korea.
The K10D was announced on September 13, 2006, and released in mid-November 2006, while Samsung announced the GX-10 on 2006-09-21 and it became available on January 1, 2007. The Pentax K20D, successor to the K10D, was officially announced on January 23, 2008.
The K10D has been hailed by Popular Photography and Imaging magazine as "an all-star player," and was named as a finalist for their 2007 "Camera of the Year" award.
It combines a 10.2 effective megapixel CCD sensor, coupled with a 22-bit analog-to-digital converter (ADC) and a shake reduction system which also provides a dust removal feature to keep dust off the sensor surface. The K10D features a new image processor called PRIME (Pentax Real IMage Engine), which interfaces with DDR2 RAM, providing 800MB/s bandwidth. The camera body is dust and weather-resistant featuring 72 seals throughout the camera.
Images can be saved in JPG, Pentax raw image format (PEF) or standard DNG format. The Pentax K10D was among the first digital cameras to support the DNG format natively.
The K10D's feature set does not match precisely any other camera on the market. By sensor size and price it is a competitor to the Sony α 100, the Nikon D80, the Canon EOS 400D ("Digital Rebel XTi" in North America) and the Olympus E-400, all 10 megapixel DSLRs unveiled in mid to late 2006. Of course, sensor size alone does not relate directly to any measure of quality or features, and the K10D can also be considered a competitor to higher priced cameras such as the Canon EOS 30D, and its weather sealing is only matched by the much more expensive Nikon D200, Fujifilm S5 Pro and the Canon EOS-1D Mark II N/1Ds Mark II in current production.
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