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Pentax K200D SLR

449.99

 399.99 with the 50 Cash back offer

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  • PENTAX-original SR (Shake Reduction) mechanism for sharp, blur-free images
  • High quality 10.2 MP CCD sensor and Pentax PRIME (PENTAX Real Image Engine) 
  • Dust-proof, water-resistant construction 
  • Large 2.7-inch, 230,000 dot, wide-view LCD monitor
  • Energy saving design
  • Simultaneous recording of RAW- and JPEG-format images
  • In-body development of recorded RAW-format images 

 

Designed mainly for family users and digital camera beginners, this popular-class model offers a host of user-friendly features and sophisticated functions like higher-class models. As a result, even digital camera beginners can enjoy advanced digital SLR photography with great ease.

Pursuing image quality, user-friendliness, operability and cost performance, the K200D is expected to be a new standard-setter in the popular-class market.

 

 SENSOR
 Effective Pixels 10.2 megapixels
 Type 23.5mm x 15.7mm Interline interlace CCD with a primary colour filter
 Total Pixels 10.75 megapixels
 Sensitivity Auto, Manual : 100`1600 (1EV steps or 1/2EV steps or 1/3EV steps)
 Colour Depth 8 bit (JPEG) or 12 bit (RAW)
 TYPE
 Camera Type TTL autofocus, auto-exposure digital SLR digital-still camera with built-in retractable P-TTL auto pop-up flash
 IMAGE SIZE
 Still

JPEG: [10M] 3872 x 2592 pixels, [6M] 3008 x 2000 pixels, [2M] 1824 x 1216 pixels

RAW: [10M] 3872 x 2592 pixels

 FILE FORMAT
 Still

RAW (Original Pentax PEF and DNG), JPEG (Conforms to Exif 2.21), Conforms to DCF (Design rule of Camera File system) 2.0

 Quality Level

Compressed: JPEG - Baseline  (***: Best , **: Better, *: Good)

Compressed: RAW  ( PEF )

Non compressed: RAW ( DNG )

 STORAGE MEDIA
 External

SD memory card , SDHC memory card

 LENS
 Mount PENTAX KAF2 bayonet mount
 Usable lenses

PENTAX KAF2-, KAF-, and KA-mount  lenses.

* Power zoom function not available. K-mount lenses usable with restrictions. S-mount lenses, 67/645 lenses usable with adapter and with restrictions.

 FOCUSING SYSTEM
 Type TTL Phase-matching 11-point wide autofocus system (SAFOX VIII)
 Area Auto, Select, Centre
 Mode

AF-single (with focus lock); Manual focus; AF-continuous available*.

* Auto Picture and Picture mode : only when the Action mode is selected.

* Scene mode : only when the Kids and Pet mode is selected.

* P/Sv/Tv/Av/M/B : AF.S or AF.C selectable

 AF assist avaiable (by Built-in Flash)
 EXPOSURE SYSTEM
 Metering TTL open-aperture 16-segment metering (coupled with lens and AF information)
 Metering Area Multi-segment, Centre-weighted or Spot metering
 Compensation 2 EV (0.5EV steps or 0.3EV steps)
 Metering Range EV 0 - 21 (at Standard Output Sensitivity 100 with 50mm F1.4 lens)
 Exposure Modes (1) Auto Picture mode, (2) Picture mode, (3) Scene mode, (4) Program AE, (5) Sensitivity-Priority AE, (6) Shutter-Priority AE, (7) Aperture-Priority AE, (8) Metered Manual, (9) Bulb
 Auto Bracketing 3 frames within range of  0.5EV,  1.0EV, 1.5EV (0.5EV steps) or 0.3EV,  0.7EV, 1.0EV (0.3EV steps)
 Auto Exposure Lock available
 SHUTTER
 Type Electronically controlled vertical-run focal plane shutter
 Speed 1/4000 - 30 sec. and bulb
 FLASH
 Type Built-in retractable P-TTL pop-up flash
 Guide Number approx. 13 (Standard Output Sensitivity 100/m)
 Angle of View Coverage 28mm wide-angle (equivalent to 35mm)
 Exposure Compensation -2 EV - +1EV (1/2EV steps)
 Synchronization Hot shoe, sync-speed: 1/180 sec., P-TTL, high-speed-sync, wireless-sync with PENTAX dedicated flash
 DRIVE MODE
 Modes

Single-frame , Continuous (Hi, Lo), Self-timer (12s, 2s), Remote control (0s, 3s), Auto bracket

approx. 2.8fps ,  sequence : 4 frame (JPEG and Continuous (Hi)) 4 frame (RAW)

approx. 1.1fps ,  sequence : until the memory card becomes full (JPEG and Continuous (Lo)) 4 frame (RAW)

 WHITE BALANCE
 Modes Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy,Tungsten Light, Fluorescent Light (W, D, N), Flash, Manual setting, with WB fine adjustment
 SCREEN
 LCD 2.7" TFT colour LCD monitor, brightness adjustable, Wide angle view, 230,000 dots
 DIMENSIONS
 Height

95mm

 Width 133mm
 Depth 74mm
 Weight approx. 630g (22.2 oz.) without battery and SD memory card
 POWER
 Source

Four AA (lithium, alkaline, and rechargeable Ni-MH)  batteries

Optional AC adapter also available.

 Performance

approx. 1100 (Normal Recording)*2 , 550 (50% use Flash)*1

*1 Recording capacity shows approximate number of shots recorded during CIPA-compliant testing.  Actual performance may vary depending on operating conditions.

*2 According to the result of PENTAX in-house testing.

 INTERFACE
 PC USB 2.0 (HI-SPEED)
 AV Compatible with NTSC and PAL formats
 PictBridge Single image, All images, DPOF, Paper Size, Paper Type, Paper Quality, Border
 LANGUAGE
 Language English, French, Germany, Spanish, Swedish, Dutch, Italian, Russian, Portuguese, Danish, Finnish, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkey, Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese
 COMPATIBILITY
 PC

USB: Windows XP, Windows VistaTM was pre-installed

 Mac USB: Mac OS X 10.2 or later was pre-installed at Macintosh PC
 VIEWFINDER
 Type Fixed molded penta-mirror type
 Focusing screen Natural-Bright-Matte II focusing screen
 Field of View approx. 96%
 Magnification approx. 0.85X (with 50mm F1.4 lens, infinity, -1m-1)
 Diopter adjustment approx. -2.5 - +1.5m-1
 Indication (1) AF frame, (2) Spot AF frame,  (3) Focus point indication (high lighted in red), (4) Shake Reduction, (5) Flash status, (6) Shutter speed, (7) Aperture, (8) Focus indicator, (9) Manual focus, (10) EV compensation, (11) AE lock indicator, (12) ISO warning; (13) Number of recordable images/EV compensation/Confirm sensitivity
 EXTERNAL LCD PANEL
 Indication (1) Shutter speed, (2) Aperture, (3) Flash mode (Flash-On, Red-eye reduction, Auto discharge, Auto, Flash Off), (4) Drive mode (Single frame/Continuous/Self-Timer/Auto bracket/Remote control), (5) EV compensation, (6) Battery level, (7) White balance, (8) ISO warning, (9) RAW/RAW+JPEG capture, (10) Number of recordable images
 PLAYBACK
 View One Image, Two Images, Index (4 or 9 or 16 thumb nails), Enlargement (up to 16X, scroll available), Image Rotation, Folder view, Slideshow ,Histogram, Bright/Dark area
 Digital Filter B&W, Sepia, Colour (18 type), Soft (three-level amount adjustable), Illustration, HDR (3 type), Slim (+/- 8 level amount adjustable), Brightness (+/- 8 level amount adjustable) (at playback mode)
 Article N�
 19541
Modifications in technique, design, equipment and shipment are subject to change without prior notice of the supplier.

 

 

 

 

 
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