PENTAX KF Body Kit Digital SLR Camera Black [body only]

Product Specs

Basic Information

This model is designed with a focus on the essential values of an SLR camera, and offers high basic performance in a compact body, as well as dustproof and drip-proof construction and cold resistance that guarantees operation down to -10°C. This model enables comfortable shooting in a variety of outdoor situations, regardless of weather conditions.

Despite its standard-class features, this model is equipped with functions and performance equivalent to those of higher-end models, such as a glass pentaprism optical viewfinder with a field of view of approximately 100% and in-body image stabilization equivalent to 4.5 stops in shutter speed conversion.

- Ultra-high resolution of approximately 24.24 effective megapixels and ultra-high sensitivity of ISO 102400

The camera is equipped with a CMOS image sensor capable of high-speed 14-bit image signal readout to deliver ultra-high-resolution images of approximately 24.24 effective megapixels. Optical low-pass filter-less specification maximizes the resolution of the image sensor. The accelerator unit and PRIME MII high-speed image processing engine effectively suppress noise at each ISO sensitivity, enabling ultra-high sensitivity shooting at ISO 102400. Images with excellent tone reproduction and texture rendition are obtained.

- Dustproof and drip-proof body ideal for outdoor use

The compact, easy-to-carry body is dustproof and drip-proof with 100 sealed locations and cold-resistant performance that guarantees operation down to -10°C (-40°F). The camera can be used in rain, dusty places, and in harsh environments with low temperatures. The grip, rear buttons, mode dial, and other features designed to make it easy to hold the camera when wearing gloves, provide excellent operability, allowing comfortable outdoor shooting, such as mountain climbing, camping, and sports activities. In addition to the outdoor monitor, which allows the brightness of the image monitor to be quickly adjusted to match the operating environment, the camera is equipped with a red screen display function that is easy on the eyes accustomed to dark conditions when checking the monitor during astronomical photography and other such activities.

- Comfortable Optical Viewfinder Shooting

Despite its compact body, the K-5 is equipped with a full-fledged glass prism viewfinder. With a field of view of approximately 100% and a viewfinder magnification of approximately 0.95x, the bright and wide field of view makes it easy to check focus and composition. Like high-end models, it is equipped with double electronic dials and unique shooting functions such as Hyper Program, which allows the user to switch between aperture priority and shutter priority while looking through the optical viewfinder.

- Highly Visible Vari-Angle LCD Monitor

The wide-angle vari-angle monitor allows you to freely adjust the angle of the LCD monitor, making it easy to compose your shot when shooting from high angles with your arms outstretched, low angles just off the ground, or when shooting astrophotography by looking up at the stars in the night sky. The gap between the high-resolution LCD panel with approximately 1,037,000 dots and the protective cover is filled with a special resin to create an "air gap-less" LCD monitor that suppresses diffuse reflection of light and improves visibility.

- "SR" Shake Reduction Mechanism

The SR (Shake Reduction) mechanism built into the camera body effectively corrects camera shake even in shooting conditions that are prone to camera shake, such as telephoto shooting, shooting with the flash off, and shooting landscapes at dusk. The use of a high-precision gyro sensor delivers a high correction effect of 4.5 stops, close to that of high-end cameras. During streaming shooting, the camera detects the swing of the camera in a certain direction and controls the SR unit so that optimal shooting is always possible without switching operations.

- Hybrid AF for faster AF during live-view shooting

The hybrid AF system is used for AF during live-view shooting. The advantages of both contrast AF, which provides superior focusing accuracy, and image phase detection AF, which realizes high-speed AF by positioning the phase detection element on the image sensor surface, are utilized for quick and comfortable focusing.

- High-precision AF system "SAFOX X

The SAFOX X AF system enables high-precision autofocusing. 9 cross sensors are used for the center of the 11 measuring points, and the low-light limit of the AF system is -3 EV. The "Select Area Expansion" function allows AF tracking to continue even when a subject (moving object) is out of focus at a selected distance measurement point, while referring to the distance information of the surrounding distance measurement points. AF Hold" is also provided to hold the focus even if the subject is lost after the camera loses focus, enhancing the AF tracking performance when shooting moving subjects.

- Various image processing functions for unique photographic expression

PENTAX's unique Custom Image function allows the photographer to select an image finish that matches the photographer's intention and the shooting scene. These include "SATOBI," which resembles the look and feel of color photographs from the 1960s and 1970s, with its cyan tinted blues, dull yellows, and faded reds, "GIN-TABI," which gives the impression of a scene from a movie, and "CROSS PROCESS," which produces images with fantastic and unique color tones, The "Cross Process" mode produces images with fantastically unique tints. The Custom Image Special Edition, which can be used in specific combinations with the Limited lens series, which is popular for its unique and distinctive rendering, is also supported.