Pentax K-500 prices and specs
The K-500 was released on Jun 12, 2013 and is on sale in USA for 676.29
The K-500 is a DSLR (Digital Single Reflex) camera what means that the K-500 makes pictures of better quality and has a variety of available lenses to fit all events.
The Pentax K-500 can shoot photos at 16 megapixels max resolution. But if you want to get better image quality the more important thing is a sensor size. This camera has a APS-C (23.7 x 15.7 mm) sensor that will allow you to shoot great photos and still the K-500 has rather small weight and dimensions. But if you want to make photos of the best quality pay attention to Leica SL (Typ 601).
The camera has max shutter speed of 1/6000 sec. This shutter speed is above average for digital cameras and is fast enough for shooting fast moving objects. The camera captures perfect videos in Full HD resolution.
The K-500 is an interchangeable and has Pentax KAF2 lens mount. If the scene needs special shooting conditions, the camera owner can switch lens to a more suitable to get the best quality photos.
The K-500 battery life will be enough to shoot up to 710 photos.
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GPS notes
- Jun 12, 2013
- Compact SLR
- 16 megapixels
- 4928 x 3264
- APS-C (23.7 x 15.7 mm)
- CMOS
- PRIME M
- 3:2
- 4224 x 2816, 3456 x 2304, 2688 x 1792
- 17 megapixels
- Auto, 100 to 51600, in 1, 1/2, 1/3 EV steps
- 9
- Yes (3)
- Sensor-shift
- RAW
- Good, Better, Best
- 30 sec
- 1/6000 sec
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes (Pop-up)
- 12.00 m (at ISO 100)
- Yes (Hot-shoe, Wireless)
- Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Slow Sync, Slow Sync+Redeye, Trailing Curtain Sync, Wireless
- 6.0 fps
- Yes ( 2 or 12 seconds)
- Multi
- Center-weighted
- Spot
- ±5 (at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps)
- ±3 (3 frames at 1 EV steps)
- No
- Fixed
- 3″
- 921,000
- No
- TFT LCD monitor with brightness/color adjustment and AR coating
- Yes
- Optical (pentaprism)
- 100%
- 0.92×
- 1920 x 1080 (30,25,24 fps), 1280 x 720 (60,50,30,25,24 fps), 640 x 424 (30,25,24 fps)
- MPEG-4, H.264
- Mono
- Mono
- Contrast Detect (sensor)
- Phase Detect
- Multi-area
- Center
- Tracking
- Single
- Continuous
- Face Detection
- Live View
- No
- Yes
- 11
- Pentax KAF2
- 1.5×
- 646 g (1.42 lb / 22.79 oz)
- 130 x 97 x 71 mm (5.12 x 3.82 x 2.8″)
- No
- AA
- 4 x AA batteries (optional D-LI109 lithium ion battery) battery
- 710
- SD/SDHC/SDXC
- USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
- No
- Eye-Fi Connected
- Yes (optional, wired or wireless)
- Yes
- Yes (999 shots, 3 sec to 24 hr interval, time delay)
- Optional
- O-GPS1
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