Pentax K-7 Brochure

KEEP ON SHOOTING

WHEN THE OTHERS HAVE PACKED UP

WHEN THE OTHERS HAVE PACK UP

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WHATEVER YOUR MOTIVATION, THE PENTAX K-7 IS THERE.

Life is often an outdoor activity. The variety, the energy, the light, the inspiration. No matter whether it rains or snows, or if sand or slush make the going more difficult. Don’t worry about the accessories – follow your inspiration. Wherever it takes you, the PENTAX K-7 can go too.

IT GIVES A LOT AND TAKES THE TOUGH STUFF.

The PENTAX K-7 is up to any challenge. At the heart of it is 90 years of PENTAX leadership in innovation and development. With the latest technology, it is exactly the right choice for the demanding photographer and it definitely doesn’t shirk from the demanding or difficult. Sturdy, weatherproof and stable: it happily supports the ambitious photographer long after the others have conceded to the elements and packed up and gone home.

SMALL, UNCOMPLICATED AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED. THERE IS NO SCENE THAT CAN’T BE CAPTURED.

The best scenarios seem to present themselves when you’re least prepared. With its diminutive dimensions of only 131 x 97 x 73 mm and weighing a mere 825g, there is no reason not to have the super-compact PENTAX K-7 always at hand.

But “small and uncomplicated” is not nearly enough – it is much more important that your equipment is sophisticated and provides the highest level of technical advances so that no opportunity can pass you by. The PENTAX K-7 offers you all these advantages - and more.

77 SEGMENT MATRIX METERING

HD VIDEO WITH 30 FPS, BUILT-IN MICROPHONE, CONNECTION FOR STEREO MICROPHONE

SHUTTER SPEED 1/8000 SEC.

14.6 MEGAPIXEL CMOS SENSOR

HANDY AND COMPACT 131X97X73 MM AND 825G

100% PENTAPRISM FINDER

FRAME RATE OF 5.2 FPS

IN COMPARISON: 3” WIDE-ANGLE MONITOR WITH 921,000 DOTS AND LIVE VIEW WITH AF COMPARED TO THE AVERAGE 2.5” MONITORS.

FINALLY, A CAMERA THAT FOLLOWS YOUR EVERY STEP AND TURN.

How does it do it? The K-7 can go with you through thick and thin; rain, storm or sand. Cold weather means nothing. If it does pick up a bit of dust then sensor cleaning and dust alarm intervene. Go on. Go out and try it.

KEEP OUT! THE 126 SEALS THAT REALLY WORK.

The only things that should be inside the PENTAX K-7 are your pictures. Dust, rain or mud must remain resolutely outside the camera. Not to worry: the 77 seals in the housing, 43 seals at the battery grip and 6 seals on the lenses

ensure this that all the nastiness stays out.

IN CASE OF ACCIDENT: SENSOR CLEANING AND DUST ALARM.

Even with all the seals intact dust can still enter the body when changing lenses. This is where the PENTAX Dust Reduction system shows its strength: the dust is loosened either automatically or whenever you feel it necessary by ultrasonic vibrations of the sensor and the loosened particles are collected in the bottom of the housing. The PENTAX “Dust Alert” signals the user when more persistent dust particles remain which cannot be shaken off. The pollution is indicated with pinpoint accuracy so that can be easily and accurately removed with the optionally available “Cleaning Kit”.

WHEN THE GOING GETS ROUGH: SHOOT.

A really good image is more than “just a picture”. It leaves a lasting effect on the viewer. But sometimes the adverse circumstances in which the image is taken can also leave lasting effects on the camera. Fortunately the high-grade steel chassis and the magnesium-aluminium outer shell can take a level of abuse that would leave other cameras – and photographers – running for cover. With cold resistance of up to

-10 °C you’ll have to be well wrapped up to keep up with the PENTAX K-7.

MADE VISIBLE: THERE ARE 77 SEALS (RED) PROVIDING TOTAL PROTECTION FOR THE SENSITIVE OPTICAL AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS INSIDE THE CAMERA. THERE ARE 43 SEALS ALONE IN THE BATTERY GRIP AND THE NEW WR-SERIES LENSES ARE PROTECTED WITH 6 FURTHER SEALS.

THE MAGNESIUM-ALUMINIUM OUTER SHELL DELIVERS WHAT IT PROMISES: CONVENIENCE AND STABILITY.

THERE’S NO REASON TO BE AFRAID OF THE DARK. THE PENTAX K-7 IS WITH YOU.

You could just snap away, but that’s not enough for demanding, serious photographers. PENTAX photographs often have a particular vision in mind, a point to convey or they’re consciously on the lookout for new angles or new impressions. The PENTAX K-7 helps to find what you’re looking for and to create your vision.

CLEARLY BETTER THROUGH THE 100% PENTAPRISM FINDER.

While an electronic finder leaves you groping in the dark, the PENTAX K-7 pentaprism finder lets you work under the worst light conditions. With 100% field of view and without the well known difficulties of electronic finders.

BEAUTIFUL LIGHT: 77-SEGMENT METERING.

With the 77-segment sensor the PENTAX K-7 is in position is to determine the optimum light balance over the entire picture. Both spot metering and centre-weighted

metering are available to give you total creative freedom.

KNOW WHAT’S COMING: REAL TIME LIVE VIEW.

The newest generation of Live View offers more than viewfinder in real time. It allows you a preview of the final picture so you can experiment with various settings and try out different ideas.

Contrast autofocus automatically sets the focus in Live View

Face Recognition

Indicate the changes of the exposure values

Live Histogramme for exposure control

When desired grid lines can be superimposed over the image to facilitate composition.

Up to 10X magnification available in Live View

WHEN THE CIRCUMSTANCE DEMAND: HD VIDEO.

The PENTAX K-7 is not just a high-quality SLR camera for demanding photographers. When necessity, desire or mood requires it is also a video camera with outstanding image quality for up to 25 minutes of recording time.

HD Video function 1280 x 720 at 30 fps. with an aspect ratio of 16:9 (or 1536 x 1024 and 640 x 416 in 2:3 format)

Built in microphone

Connection for stereo microphone

Motion JPEG (AVI)

Interesting cinematic possibilities via aperture

UP TO 77 SEGMENTS ANALYZE THE LIGHT STRIKING THE SENSOR, CONTRIBUTING TO A CRITICAL MEASUREMENT THAT ASSURES A FINE AND ACCURATE EXPOSURE.

and other control settings.

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