Pentax K-50
Released on June 12, 2013
Pentax K-50 A high End weather sealed DSLR with a Mid Range Price Tag. It was introduce along with cheaper Pentax K-500 without weather sealing.
Key Features
- 81 Weather seals
- 6 frame per second frame rate
- 100% Viewfinder Coverage
- ISO up to 5100
- Shake reduction System
- shutter speed uo to 1/6000 of a Sec
- Eye-fi Enabled
Features
Pentax K-50 DSLR featuring higher level advanced functionality with a consumer-friendly price tag. The K50 is an update of the K-30. In specs, this mid level Pentax K-50, rivals many cameras higher than it’s class. K-50 boasts a long list of advanced specifications, beginning with its 81weather seals, the K-50 incorporates PENTAX’s proven weather-resistant capability to extend shooting environments to wet, rainy or snowy conditions.
The K-50 features high-speed continuous shooting at approximately six frames per second, super-high-sensitivity shooting at ISO settings up to 51200 and high-precision SAFOX IXi+ autofocus with accurate subject tracking, for shooting in low-light or with a fast moving subject. Other features include, a 100% field of view viewfinder, innovative shake reduction system, four optional interchangeable focusing screens and a fast shutter with the ability to shoot at speeds up to 1/6000 of a second.K-50 also compatible with new Eye-fi SD card for easy wi-fi photo and video sharing. Users can enable automatic transmission of images and video to a smartphone for rapid sharing and even select their favorite images and resize them before transmission.
The K-50 will be available in 120 eye-catching color combinations and through PENTAX’s Color to Order™ system. It will takes advantage of a newly architected supply chain management system that is built to empower consumers to design the product they want. PENTAX has also introduced two new weather-sealed lens the smc PENTAX-DA L 18-55mm F3.5-5.6AL WR, and smc PENTAX-DA L 50-200 F4-5.6ED WR. PENTAX’s extensive line of weather-sealed lenses offer a wide variety of focal lengths and shooting perspectives for many different shooting and weather scenarios. Also check the cheaper alternative the Pentax K-500 here.
Pricing & availability
The K-50 DSLR is available to order today in a choice of 120 color combinations at pentaximaging.com and retail outlets nationwide in July 2013 with a suggested retail price of $699.95 for body only, $799.95 for the kit including DA-L 18-55mm WR lens and $879.95 for the dual lens kit including the DA-L 18-55mm WR and DA-L 50-200mm WR lenses.
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Pentax K-50 Specifications on
| Sensor | CMOS with primary color filter, integrated Shake/Dust Reduction sensor movement system |
| Sensor Size | 23.7 x 15.7mm (APS-C) |
| Color Depth | 8 bits/channel JPG, 12 bits/channel RAW |
| Effective Pixels | 16.3 MP |
| Total Pixels | 16.5 MP |
| Dust Removal | Sensor movement with SP coating on low pass filter |
| Pixel Mapping | Yes |
| Shake Reduction | Sensor-shift SR with rotational compensation (3 stops avg CIPA, 4 stops max) |
| Mount | PENTAX KAF2 bayonet stainless steel mount |
| Lenses | PENTAX KAF3, KAF2, KAF, and KA (K mount, 35mm screw-mount, 645/67 med format lenses useable with adapter and/or restrictions) |
| SDM Function | Yes |
| Focus Type | SAFOX IXi+ TTL phase-detection 11 point (9 cross) wide autofocus system with light wavelength sensor and diffraction lens |
| Sensitivity Range | EV -1 to 18 (ISO 100) |
| Focus Modes | AF.A (auto), AF.S (single, w focus lock, focus/shutter priority selectable), AF.C (continuous, w focus/FPS priority selectable), Manual |
| Focus Point Adjustment | Auto 11 pt., Auto 5 pt., User-Selectable (with Expanded Area AF), Center |
| AF Assist | Yes via dedicated LED AF assist lamp |
| Focus Peaking | Yes (n/a during active video recording) |
| Metering | Type: TTL open aperture 77 segment metering Sensitivity range: EV 0 to 22 (ISO 100, 50mm F1.4) Metering patterns (multi, center, spot): Multi 77, Center, Spot Exposure compensation: +/- 5 EV (1/3 and 1/2 steps) Exposure lock: Yes Exposure bracketing: 3 frames, up to +/- 3 EV in 1/3 or 1/2 steps |
| Shutter | Type: Electronically controlled, vertical-run, focal plane shutter Shutter speed: Auto: 1/6000 to 30 sec., Manual: 1/6000 to 30 sec. (1/3EV steps or 1/2EV steps), Bulb |
| Viewfinder | Type: Pentaprism Coverage (field of view): 100% Magnification: 0.92X (w 50mm F1.4 at infinity) Standard focusing screen: Natural-Bright-Matte III (interchangeable) Diopter adjustment: -2.5m to +1.5m Depth of field preview: Optical (diaphragm stop-down), digital |
| LCD Monitor | Type: 3.0″ TFT color LCD w brightness/color adjustment Resolution: 921,000 dots Wide angle viewable: Yes |
| Live View | Type: TTL by CMOS image sensor Field Of View: 100% Display Modes: Magnification (2-6X), Grid Overlay (4×4, Golden Ratio, Scale), Bright/Dark Indication, Histogram |
| Built-In Flash | Type: Retractable P-TTL pop-up flash Guide number: 12m (ISO 100) Coverage: 28mm wide angle equivalent Flash modes: P-TTL, Red-eye Reduction, Slow-speed Sync, Trailing Curtain Sync Flash exposure compensation: -2 to +1 EV (1/3 steps) |
| External Flash | Type: Hotshoe (P-TTL), high speed sync and wireless with PENTAX dedicated flash Synchronization speed: 1/180 sec |
| Storage Media | Internal memory: n/a Removable memory: SD, SDHC, SDXC, (Eye-Fi Card compatible) |
| Interfaces | Ports: USB 2.0 hi-speed, AV out USB Connection: MSC / PTP Video out: NTSC, PAL Microphone: Built-in monaural |
| Image File | Recorded resolutions: 16M (4928×3264), 12M (4224×2816), 8M (3456×2304), 5M (2688×1792) RAW (4928×3264) Quality levels: Best, Better, Good File formats: RAW (DNG), JPG (EXIF 2.3), DCF 2.0 compliant, DPOF, PIM III Color space: sRGB, AdobeRGB |
| ISO Range | Auto: 100-51200 (1, 1/2, 1/3 steps), auto range selectable Manual: 100-51200 (1, 1/2, 1/3 steps) |
| White Balance | Type: Image sensor detection with light wavelength sensor detection Auto preset modes: Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, (D: Daylight Color, N: Daylight White, W: Cool White, L: Warm White), Tungsten, Flash, CTE Manual mode(s): a) 3 manual settings can be configured and saved, b) Kelvin color temperatures can be selected, c) WB settings can be copied from a captured image WB fine adjustment: +/- 7 steps A-B axis or G-M axis |
| Mode | Hyper Program (P), Sensitivity Priority (Sv), Shutter Priority (Tv), Aperture Priority (Av), Shutter & Aperture Priority (TAv), Hyper Manual (M), Bulb (B), User (U1, U2), Scene (SCN), Auto Picture (AUTO), Movie |
| Auto Picture Modes | Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Moving Object, Night Scene Portrait, Night Scene, Blue Sky, Forest |
| Scene Modes | Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Moving Object, Night Scene Portrait, Sunset, Blue Sky, Forest,Night Scene, Night Scene HDR (JPG), Night Snap, Food, Pet, Kids, Surf & Snow, Backlight Silhouette, Candlelight, Stage Lighting, Museum |
| Custom Image Modes | Bright, Natural, Portrait, Landscape, Vibrant, Radiant, Muted, Bleach Bypass, Reversal Film, Monochrome, Cross Processing |
| Green Simplified Mode Available | n/a |
| Face Detection Available | Yes |
| PASMB | P, A, S, M, B (extended modes Sv, TAv) |
| Date Stamp | n/a |
| Digital Filters Capture | Extract Color, Toy Camera, Retro, High Contrast, Shading, Invert Color, Color |
| Dynamic Range Adjustment | Highlight, shadow |
| Digital Level | Viewfinder (horizontal), LCD (horizontal, vertical), SR auto-level function |
| File/Folder Customization | Folder name (standard, date), create new folder, embed copyright |
| Drive Modes Mode Selection | Single, Continuous (Hi, Lo), Self-Timer (12s, 2s), Remote (0s, 3s), Exposure Bracketing (3 frames) |
| Drive Modes Continuous FPS | Continuous Hi: approx. 6.0 FPS (30 JPG, 8 RAW) Continuous Lo: approx. 3.0 FPS (unlimited JPG, 10 RAW) |
| Other Modes | Multi-exposure: 2-9 shots, auto exposure adjustment Interval: 999 shots, 3 sec to 24 hr interval, time delay HDR: Auto, HDR 1, HDR 2, HDR 3, pixel alignment, exposure bracket +/- 1-3 EV (1/1 steps) Cable switch: Yes CS-205 (sold separately) |
| Playback Mode Selection | Single frame, Multi-image display (4, 9, 16, 36, 81 segmentation), Display magnification (up to 16x, scrolling and quick magnification available), rotating, histogram, bright/dark area warning, copyright display, calendar filmstrip, display, folder display, slideshow, Eye-Fi transfer |
| Playback Mode Pallet | Image Rotation, Digital Filter, Resize, Cropping, Index Print, Protect, Slideshow, Save as Manual WB, Save Cross Processing, RAW Development, Movie Edit, DPOF |
| Playback Digital Filters | Monochrome, Extract Color, Toy Camera, Retro, High Contrast, Shading, Invert Color, Color, Tone Expansion, Sketch Filter, Water Color, Pastel, Posterization, Miniature, Soft, Starburst, Fish-eye, Slim, Base Parameter Adjustment |
| Video Capture Image File Information | Recorded resolutions/FPS: 1920x1080p30/25/24, 1280x720p60/50/30/25/24, 640x480p30/25/24 Quality levels: Best, Better, Good File formats (compression): MOV MPEG-4 AVC (h.264) Sound: Audio gain adj |
| Video Capture Modes | Custom Image modes: Bright, Natural, Portrait, Landscape, Vibrant, Radiant, Muted, Bleach Bypass,Reversal Film, Monochrome, Cross ProcessingDigital filters (capture): Extract Color, Toy Camera, Retro, High Contrast, Shading, Invert Color, Color |
| Video Capture Modes cont. | Interval movie: 3 sec., 5 sec., 10 sec., 30 sec., 1 min., 5min., 10 min., 30 min., 1 hr. Recording time: 4 sec. to 99 hr., Start Interval setting: immediately, from the set time, Motion JPEG(AVI) Movie editing functions: Movie Divide, Delete Selected Frames |
| File Storage (Based on 4GB Memory) | Still 16MP (3:2) RAW: 150 images Still 16MP (3:2) Best Image Quality: 421 Video 1080p30 Best Image Quality: 0:16:21 Video 1080p24 Best Image Quality: 0:20:21 Video 720p60 Best Image Quality: 0:16:21 Video 720p30 Best Image Quality: 0:28:18 |
| Custom Functions | 22 |
| Language Support | English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Greek, Russian |
| System Requirements | Windows: Windows XP(SP3 or later 32-bit Home/Pro), Vista (32-bit,64-bit), Win 7 (32-bit, 64-bit) Win 8, (can be run as a 32-bit application on any 64-bit edition of Windows). Mac: MacOS X, 10.5, 10.6, 10.7, 10.8 |
| Primary Construction Materials | Reinforced polycarbonate over stainless steel chassis |
| Operating Temperature | 14-104°F (-10 to 40°C) |
| Ruggedized Features | Fully weather sealed throughout body, coldproof |
| Battery | Rechargeable Li-Ion battery D-LI109 (included), AA battery holder D-BH109 for 4 AA batteries (sold separately) |
| Battery Time Stills | Li-Ion approx. 480 (410 w 50% flash, CIPA), AA lithium approx. 1250 (710 w 50% flash, CIPA) |
| Battery Time Movie Playback | Li-Ion approx. 270 min, AA lithium approx. 560 min |
| Battery Time Movie Recording | 25 min max time per clip |
| AC Adapter Available | Yes. K-AC128 (sold separately) |
| Body Dimensions (WxHxD) | 5.1 x 3.8 x 2.8″ (129.5 x 96.5 x 71.1mm) |
| Body Weight | 20.8 oz (589.67g) without battery or removable memory 22.9 oz (649.20g) loaded and ready |
Purchase options
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