Pentax K-x 18-55mm Digital SLR Camera & Lens Kit
SAVE £109.57 (Was £459.56)
The Pentax K-x Digital SLR Camera & Lens Kit combines a variety of advanced features and user-friendly functions to ensure an outstanding level of photographic performance within a compact, lightweight body. This model was discontinued May 2011. The replacement camera is the K-r and is now available from stock.
Product Detail
The award winning Pentax K-x Digital SLR Camera & Lens Kit combines a variety of advanced features and user-friendly functions to ensure an outstanding level of photographic performance within a compact, lightweight body.
The K-x design is based on the award winning PENTAX K-m, an entry-class digital SLR camera launched in October 2008 that gained popularity for its compact, lightweight body and simple, user-friendly operation. The K-x features a newly designed high performance CMOS image sensor and an upgraded filter function. It also features a whole host of advanced features and such as live view shooting and movie recording, approximately 12.4 megapixels and high-speed continuous shooting. The K-x is the perfect camera for first-time digital SLR camera users, as well as an ideal backup camera for more experienced photographers.
Devon Camera reasons to buy:
- Excellently priced entry level SLR, packed with features
- Live view shooting function
- Very quick 4.7 frames per second
Features
- Simple, user-friendly operation
- 12.4 effective megapixel CMOS sensor
- High-speed PRIME II imaging engine
- Compact, lightweight body
- Live View function, with Face detection of up to 16 faces
- HDTV-proportion movie recording at 1280 x 720 pixels
- PENTAX-original SR mechanism
- 4.7 fps High-speed continuous shooting
- Digital filters function
- Cross process mode
- High-precision 11-point AF sensor
- Energy efficient circuit design for longer battery life
- DR (Dust Removal) mechanism
- Auto Picture mode
- HDR (high dynamic range) function
- White balance control, featuring a new CTE mode
- PENTAX Digital Camera Utility 4 software package
What's in the Box?
- USB Cable I-USB7
- Strap O-ST53
- Hotshoe Cover FK
- Eyecup FQ
- Body Mount Cover
- AA Lithium Batteries (*4)
EAN Reference for This camera is no longer available: 0027075158931
Specification
| Type | |
|---|---|
| Camera Type | TTL autofocus, auto-exposure digital SLR digital-still camera with built-in retractable P-TTL auto pop-up flash |
| Sensor | |
| Type | 23.6mm x 15.8mm CMOS with a primary colour filter |
| Total Pixels | approx. 12.9 megapixels |
| Effective Pixels | approx. 12.4 megapixels |
| Still | RAW: [12M] 4288x2428 pixels. JPEG: [12M] 4288x2428 pixels, [10M] 3936x2624 pixels, [6M] 3072x2048 pixels, [2M] 1728x1152 pixels. |
| Movie | [0.9M] 1280x720(16:9), [0.3M] 640x416(3:2) |
| Colour Depth | 12 bit x 3 colours |
| Sensitivity | Auto, Manual: 200-6400 (1EV steps or 1/2EV steps or 1/3EV steps). Bulb mode: up to ISO1600, Could be expanded to ISO 100-12800 |
| Sensor Cleaning | Image sensor moving mechanism and SP Coating Dust alert function |
| Lens | |
| Mount | PENTAX KAF2 bayonet mount |
| Usable lenses | PENTAX KAF3-, KAF2-, KAF-, and KA-mount lenses. * Power zoom function is 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 difference detection |
| Functions |
AF.A(auto), AF.S(single, with focus lock), AF-C(continuous)*, Manual focus. * Auto Picture and Picture mode: only when the Action mode is selected. * Scene mode: only when the Kids, Pet, Stage lighting and Night snap mode are selected. * P/Sv/Tv/Av/M/B: AF.A, AF.S or AF.C selectable11-point wide autofocus system (SAFOX VIII) |
| AF assist | avaiable (by Built-in Flash) |
| Viewfinder | |
| Type | Fixed molded penta-mirror type |
| Field of View | approx. 96% |
| Magnification | approx. 0.85X (with 50mm F1.4 lens, infinity, -1m-1) |
| Focusing screen | Natural-Bright-Matte II focusing screen |
| Diopter adjustment | approx. -2.5 - +1.5m-1 |
| Screen | |
| Type |
2.7" TFT colour LCD monitor Brightness adjustable Wide angle view approx. 230,000 dots |
| Playback | Single frame, 4-image display, 9-image display, 16-image display, 36-image display, Zoom display (up to 16 times, scrolling possible), Image comparison, Rotating, Folder, Calendar, Slideshow, Histogram, Bright/Dark area, Resize, Trimming, Index |
| Shutter | |
| Type | Electronically controlled vertical-run focal plane shutter |
| Speed | Auto: 1/6000 - 30 sec. and bulb, Manual: 1/6000 - 30 sec., and bulb |
| X-Synchronization | Hot shoe, sync-speed: 1/180 sec., P-TTL, high-speed-sync, wireless-sync with PENTAX dedicated flash |
| Exposure system | |
| Metering |
TTL open-aperture 16-segment metering (coupled with lens and AF information)Multi-segment metering Centre-weighted metering Spot metering |
| Exposure 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. |
| Metering Range | EV1-21.5 (Standard Output Sensitivity 200 with 50mm F1.4 lens) |
| Auto Exposure Lock | This function can be allocated to AF button in Menu. |
| Compensation | ±3EV (0.5EV steps or 0.3EV steps) |
| 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) |
| Flash | |
| Type | Built-in retractable P-TTL pop-up flash |
| Guide Number | approx. 16 (Standard Output Sensitivity 200/m) 12 (Standard Output Sensitivity 100/m) |
| Angle of View Coverage | 28mm wide-angle (equivalent to 35mm) |
| Exposure Compensation | -2 EV - +1EV (1/2EV steps) |
| Exposure Parameters | |
| Modes | Single-frame , Continuous (Hi, Lo), Self-timer (12s, 2s), Remote control (0s, 3s), Auto bracket |
| White Balance | Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten Light, Fluorescent Light (W, D, N, L (Light Bulb) ), Flash, CTE, Manual setting, with WB fine adjustment |
| Digital Filter | Rec. mode: Toy camera, High contrast, Soft, Star burst, Retro, Extract color, Fish eye, Custom Playback: Toy camera, High contrast, Soft, Star burst, Retro, Extract color, Illustration(Pastel, Water color), Fish Eye, HDR, B&W, Sepia, Color, Slim, Miniature, Brightness, Base Tweaking, Custom |
| Movie | |
| Recording | [0.9M] 1280x720, 16:9, [0.3M] 640x416, 3:2 |
| Storage | |
| External | SD memory card , SDHC memory card compattible |
| File Format | RAW (Original/DNG), JPEG (Conforms to Exif 2.21), Conforms to DCF (Design rule of Camera File system) 2.0Motion JPEG (AVI) 24FPSYes. Built in microphoneStill:*(Good), **(Better), ***(Best), ****(Excellent) |
| Special Features | |
| Features | 75 cities (28 time zones) |
| Interface | |
| Interface | USB/Video; USB 2.0 (HI-SPEED)Compatible with NTSC and PAL formats |
| Power | |
| Source | Four AA (lithium, alkaline, and rechargeable Ni-MH) batteries Optional AC adapter also available. |
| Performance |
Number of recordable images (Lithium): approx. 1900 (Normal Recording)*2 , 1100 (50% use Flash)*1 Playback time: approx. 680 minutes*2 Number of recordable images (Ni-MH 1900mAh): approx. 640 (Normal Recording)*2 , 420 (50% use Flash)*1 Playback time: approx. 390 minutes*2 Number of recordable images (Alkaline): approx. 210 (Normal Recording)*2 , 130 (50% use Flash)*1 Playback time: approx. 350 minutes*2 *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. |
| Dimensions | |
| Height | 91.5mm |
| Width | 122.5mm |
| Depth | 67.5mm |
| Weight | approx. 515g without battery and SD memory card approx. 580g loaded and ready with lithium battery and SD memory card approx. 615g loaded and ready with alkaline battery and SD memory card |