Pentax ha annunciato ieri una nuova DSLR entry-level: la Pentax K-x.
Il corpo è basato su quello della K-m. Il sensore (CMOS) ha una risoluzione di 12,4 megapixel, autofocus ad 11 punti, Live View e video in HD 720p.
Il colore del corpo sarà disponibile in nero e bianco (Limited edition invece per la colorazioni rosso e blu).
A partire dal prossimo ottobre, questa fotocamera sarà disponibile al prezzo di 649,95$ (poco meno di 600€) con ottica 18-55mm DA-L.
La Pentax K-x offre prestazioni degne di una DSLR di una classe superiore, e che ci offre diverse funzionalità:
Sensore da 12,4 megapixel con movimento del sensore (sensor-shift) per ridurre le vibrazioni e quindi stabilizzare le immagini. La sensibilità varia tra un minimo di 100 ISO e 12800 ISO.
Il display LCD ha una diagonale da 2,7 pollici, con Live View. Del resto il corpo sarà uno dei più compatti tra quelli disponibili sul mercato, e realizzato in acciaio inossidabile. Nel complesso il layout dei pulsanti risulta efficente.
Acquisizione di video widescreen in HD 720p (1280×720) a 24 fps, con qualunque ottica Pentax da 35mm.
Disponibile l’ HDR (High Dynamic Range) per “miscelare” tre immagini in una sola ed ottenere foto fantastiche, definite sia nei punti più bui che in quelli più luminosi. Questa caratteristicha è ancora oggi riservata a poche fotocamere, e spesso dobbiamo munirci di cavalletto e fare un buon “post processing” per ottenere delle foto HDR.
Scatto continuo che si attesta a 4,7 fps, e velocità di scatto massima a 1/6000 s. La velocità dello scatto a raffica è il più elevato tra tutte le fotocamere “entry-level”. L’otturatore è garantito ben 100.000 scatti.
Pentax PRIME (Pentax Real IMage Engine) II è il motore di imaging. Offre una notevole velocità d’immagine, resa dei colori molto ricca e accurata.
Prima di abbandonarci la batteria ci permette di scattare ben 1900 fotografie.
Scheda tecnica Pentax K-x
| Price | US: $649.95 (with 18-55mm DA L lens) $749.95 (with 18-55mm + 50-200mm DA L lenses) $849.95 (with 18-55mm + 55-300mm DA L lenses) UK: £599.99 (with 18-55mm DA L lens) £749.99 (with 18-55mm + 55-300mm DA L lenses) Europe: €599.99 (with 18-55mm DA L lens) |
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| Body material | Plastic on stainless steel chassis |
| Sensor* | • 23.6 x 15.8 mm CMOS sensor • Primary color filter • 12.4 million total pixels • 12.9 million effective pixels |
| Shake Reduction | Sensor-Shift type |
| Dust reduction | • Image sensor moving mechanism and SP coating |
| Image sizes * | • [12M] 4288 x 2848 pixels • [10M] 3936 x 2624 pixels • [6M] 3072 x 2048 pixels • [2M] 1728 x 1152 pixels |
| Image formats | • JPEG (Conforms to Exif 2.21), (Best, Better, Good) • Compressed RAW ( PEF ) • Non-compressed RAW ( DNG ) |
| Color space | • sRGB • Adobe RGB |
| Lenses | PENTAX K, KA, KAF, KAF2 and KAF3 mount lenses |
| FOV crop | 1.5x |
| Focusing | • 11-point wide autofocus system (SAFOX VIII)* • TTL Phase matching • Focus point selectable |
| Focus modes | • AF-Auto • AF-Single • AF-Continuous • Manual focus |
| AF assist | Built-in flash |
| Shooting modes | • Auto Picture mode • Picture mode • Scene mode • Program AE • Sensitivity-Priority AE • Shutter-Priority AE • Aperture-Priority AE • Metered Manual • Bulb |
| Picture modes | • Portrait • Landscape • Macro • Action • Night scene portrait • Standard Flash-Off |
| Scene modes | • Night Scene • Surf & Snow • Food • Sunset • Kids • Pet • Candlelight • Museum • Stage Lighting • Night Snap |
| Metering modes | • Multi-segment metering • Center-weighted metering • Spot metering |
| Metering | • TTL open-aperture 16-segment metering • Exposure range: EV 1-21.5（Standard Output Sensitivity 200 50mm F1.4） |
| AE Lock | Can be allocated to AF button by Menu. |
| AE Bracketing | • ±0.5EV to ±1.5EV (1/2 EV steps) • ±0.3EV to ±1.0EV (1/3 EV steps) • ±0.7EV to ± 1.0EV (1/3 EV steps)* |
| Exposure compen. | ±3 EV (1/2 EV or 1/3 EV steps)* |
| Exposure steps | • 1/2 EV • 1/3 EV |
| Sensitivity | • Auto (selectable range) • Manual : 200-6400* • Bulb Mode: up to ISO 1600 • Expandable ISO 100 – 12800 • 1EV, 1/2EV or 1/3EV steps |
| Shutter | Electronically controlled vertical-run focal plane shutter |
| Shutter Speed | • 30 to 1/6000 sec* • Bulb |
| White balance | • Auto • Daylight • Shade • Cloudy • Tungsten Light • Fluorescent Light (W, D, N, L (Light Bulb*)) • Flash • CTE • Manual setting with WB fine adjustment |
| Image parameters | • Saturation (-4 to +4) • Hue (-4 to +4) • Sharpness (-4 to +4) (two types) • Contrast (-4 to +4) |
| Viewfinder | • Fixed molded penta-mirror type • Natural-Bright-Matte II focusing screen • Field of view approx. 96% • Magnification approx. 0.85X (with 50mm F1.4 lens, infinity, -1m) • Diopter adjustment approx. -2.5 – +1.5m |
| LCD monitor | • TFT color LCD monitor • Brightness adjustable • Wide angle view • 2.7 inch • Approx. 230,000 pixels |
| Live View | • TTL by Image sensor • Enlargement (2X, 4X, 6X in case of AF mode, 2x, 4x, 6x, 8x, 10x in case of MF mode) • Grid pattern, white/black out warning display, Histogram display • AF: Contrast detection + Face detection / Contrast detection / Phase difference detection |
| Flash | • Built-in retractable P-TTL pop-up flash • Guide number: approx. 16* (Standard Output Sensitivity 200/m) • Angle of view coverage: 28mm wide-angle (35mm equivalent) • Flash Exposure Compensation: -2 EV – +1EV (1/2EV steps) • P-TTL • 1/180 sec flash-sync |
| External Flash | • Hot shoe, sync-speed: 1/180 sec. • Wireless-sync with PENTAX dedicated flash |
| Flash compensation | -2.0 to +1.0 EV |
| Drive modes | • Single-frame • Continuous (Hi, Lo) • Self-timer (12s, 2s) • Remote control (0s, 3s) • Auto bracket |
| Self-timer | • 12 sec • 2 sec |
| Continuous shooting | • 4.7 fps – 17 JPEG, 5 RAW* • 2 fps – until card is full or 11 RAW* |
| Remote release | • InfraRed remote (optional) • Instant or with 3 sec delay |
| Custom functions | 22 custom-programmable functions available* |
| Preview | Optical / Digital preview |
| Playback mode | • One Image • Index (4 or 9 or 16 or 36* thumbnails) • Enlargement (up to 16X, scroll available) • Image Rotation • Folder view • Slideshow • Histogram • Bright/Dark area • Calender • Resize • Trimming • Index |
| Digital filter (Rec Mode) |
• Toy Camera • High Contrast • Soft • Star Burst • Retro • Extract Color • Custom* • Fish Eye* |
| Digital filter (Playback) |
• B&W • Sepia • Color (18 type) • Soft (three-level amount adjustable) • Illustration (Pastel/Watercolor) • HDR (3 type) • Slim (+/- 8 level amount adjustable) • Brightness (+/- 8 level amount adjustable) • Toy Camera • High Contrast • Soft • Star Burst • Retro • Miniature* • Fish Eye* • Extract Colour • Base Tweaking* • Custom* |
| Menu languages | • English • French • Germany • Spanish • Swedish • Dutch • Italian • Russian • Portuguese • Danish • Finnish • Polish • Czech • Hungarian • Turkey • Japanese Korean • Traditional Chinese • Simplified Chinese • Greek |
| Connectivity | • USB/Video • USB 2.0 (HI-SPEED) • Compatible with NTSC and PAL formats |
| Storage | SD or SDHC card |
| Power | • Four AA (lithium, alkaline, and rechargeable Ni-MH) batteries • Optional AC adapter |
| Dimensions | 122.5mm x 91.5mm x 67.5mm (4.8 x 3.6 x 2.7 in) |
| Weight (no batt/lens) | 515g (18.2 oz.)* |
| Weight (no lens) | With lithium batteries and SD card: 580g (20.5 oz.)* |