Review
Mirrorless / CAMERA REFERENCE
K-01
Pentax
Catalogue announcement:
01 / TECHNICAL RECORD
Specifications
Catalogue specifications. Source: DPReview historical specification record ↗.
Sensor and files
- Effective pixels
- 16 megapixels
- Sensor size
- APS-C (23.7 x 15.7 mm)
- Sensor type
- CMOS
- Max resolution
- 4928 x 3264
- ISO
- Auto, 100 to 12800 in 1, 1/2, or 1/3 EV steps (100 to 25600 extended)
- Boosted ISO (maximum)
- 25600
- Uncompressed format
- RAW
Lens and focus
- Lens mount
- Pentax KAF2
- Number of focus points
- 81
- Manual focus
- Yes
- Image stabilization
- Sensor-shift
Exposure and shooting
- Minimum shutter speed
- 30 sec
- Maximum shutter speed
- 1/4000 sec
- Continuous drive
- 6.0 fps
- Exposure compensation
- ±3 (at 1/2 EV steps)
- Metering modes
- MultiCenter-weightedSpot
- Aperture priority
- Yes
- Shutter priority
- Yes
- Built-in flash
- Yes (Pop-up)
- External flash
- Yes (Hot-shoe, P-TTL, high speed sync w Pentax dedicated flash)
- Timelapse recording
- Yes (1s to 24h, up to 999 shots, delayed start available)
Video and audio
- Resolutions
- 1920 x 1080 (30, 25, 24 fps),1280 x 720 (60, 50, 30, 25, 24 fps), 640 x 480 (30, 25, 24 fps)
- Format
- MPEG-4, H.264
- Microphone
- Stereo
- Speaker
- Mono
Viewfinder and screen
- Viewfinder type
- None
- Screen size
- 3″
- Screen dots
- 921,000
- Articulated LCD
- Fixed
- Touch screen
- No
Body and connections
- Storage types
- SD/SDHC/SDXC
- Battery description
- Lithium-Ion D-LI90 rechargeable battery & charger
- Battery Life (CIPA)
- 540
- Weight (inc. batteries)
- 561 g (1.24 lb / 19.79 oz)
- Dimensions
- 122 x 79 x 58 mm (4.8 x 3.11 x 2.28″)
- Environmentally sealed
- No
- USB
- USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
- HDMI
- Yes (Mini HDMI Type C)
- Remote control
- Yes (Optional IR)
02 / INDEPENDENT COVERAGE
Reviews and field reports
03 / PROVENANCE
Sources and dates
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