Pentax K5 Digital SLR

The Pentax K5 has been designed around the K7. Featuring new high-speed, low-noise CMOS image sensor with the high-performance PRIME II imaging engine, 16.28 effective megapixels with a maximum speed of 7 images per second and FULL HD movie recording.

Key Features:

• User-Friendly Operation
• Compact, Lightweight Body 
• New High-Speed, Low-Noise CMOS Image Sensor
• PRIME II Imaging Engine
• 16.28 Effective Megapixels
• Full HD-Proportion Movie Recording At 1920 x 1080
• HDR (High Dynamic Range)
• High-Speed Continuous Shooting
• Responsive, High-Precision AF System
• Bright, Clear Optical Viewfinder With 100% Field Of View
• Live View shooting
• High-sensitivity NR (Noise Reduction) Function
• DR II (Dust Removal II) Mechanism

Product Description:

The K-5 incorporates a newly designed CMOS image sensor with a wide image-sensitive area measuring 23.7mm by 15.7mm. It assures high-speed image data readout much faster than that of previous sensors. By coupling this image sensor — equivalent in performance and data processing speed to the image sensor incorporated in the PENTAX 645D medium-format digital camera — with the reliable PRIME (PENTAX Real Image Engine) II imaging engine, the K-5 produces super-high-resolution, rich-gradation digital images with approximately 16.28 effective megapixels, while suppressing annoying digital noise to a minimum. The K-5 also offers a wide sensitivity range between ISO 100 and ISO 12800. This range can be expanded by the user from ISO 80 to ISO 51200 via a custom function to accommodate applications intended for more creative expressions, such as open-aperture shooting using a large-aperture lens, and indoor and nighttime shooting with incident light only.

The K-5’s high-speed continuous shooting mode records as many as 22 images (in the JPEG recording format) in a single sequence at a maximum speed of approximately seven images per second, allowing the photographer to preserve sharp, crisp images of active, fast-moving subjects — such as sports players, stage performers and wildlife — with great ease.

The K-5 features a new-generation, wide-frame SAFOX IX+ autofocus system with 11 sensor points (with nine cross-type sensors positioned in the middle). This sophisticated AF system has completely redesigned optics, and factors the light source at the time of shooting into its calculations to improve the accuracy of autofocus operation. It also offers a choice of shutter-release options — between focus priority and release priority in the AF.S (single) advance mode, or between focus priority and speed priority in the AF.C (continuous) advance mode — to make the photographer better equipped for varying photographic requirements. The K-5 is also equipped with a spotbeam projector to assist the AF system in poorly lit locations.

Despite its compact dimensions, the K-5 is built to be exceptionally solid and durable, with a body of sturdy yet lightweight magnesium alloy, and a chassis of highly rigid stainless steel. Thanks to the inclusion of 77 special seals in the body, it also boasts a dustproof, weather-resistant and cold-resistant construction, assuring reliable operation even under harsh environment, and at temperatures as low as -10°C. It also features a reliable shutter unit that provides a top shutter speed of 1/8000 second and the outstanding durability to withstand as many as 100,000 shutter releases.

Whats Included:

• USB cable I-USB7
• AV cable I-AVC7
• Strap O-ST53
• ME Viewfinder Cap
• Rechargeable Lithium-ion Battery D-LI90
• Battery Charger D-BC90
• AC plug cord
• Software (CD-ROM) S-SW110
• Mounted to the camera Eyecup FR, Hot shoe cover FK, Body mount cover, sync socket 2P cap

WARRANTY: 1 Year Pentax Australia Warranty*
*Extended Warranties Available