Pentax K-7

Pentax K-7

Type	digital single-lens reflex camera
Sensor	APS-C (1.54×) CMOS active pixel sensor with a primary color filter
Maximum resolution	14.6 megapixels
Recording medium	SD, SDHC
Lens	Interchangeable Pentax K_AF3 and K_AF2 mount compatible with Pentax auto-aperture lenses; older lenses supported in stop-down metering mode.
Flash	Onboard pop-up flash with high-speed sync, P-TTL external flashes via hotshoe, PC socket external flash, 1/180 s X-sync speed
Shutter speed range	1/8000 s – 30 s, Bulb
ASA/ISO range	ISO Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, boosted: 6400
Exposure metering	TTL open-aperture metering with choice of: 77-segment, Center-weighted & Spot meter
Exposure modes	Hyper Program, Hyper Manual, Sensitivity Priority, Shutter-Speed Priority, Aperture Priority, Shutter-Speed and Aperture Priority, Manual, Bulb, Green (Auto)
Continuous shooting	5.2 frames/s up to 40 JPEG images or 15 RAW images
Viewfinder	Eye-level pentaprism, near-100% coverage, 0.92× magnification
Rear LCD monitor	3″, 640×480 (VGA)
Battery	Rechargeable D-LI90 lithium-ion battery, optional AC adapter
Weight	670 g (body only), 750 g (with battery)

The Pentax K-7 is a 14.6-megapixel digital single-lens reflex camera, announced on 20 May 2009.^[1] This is the first new flagship model released by Pentax since its merger with Hoya Corporation on 31 March 2008. It was discontinued late in 2010 in favour of the K-5.

Features

The Pentax K-7 was announced on 20 May 2009 and shipping began as of the first week of July 2009. The K-7 has the same pixel count as its predecessor, the K20D, but offers a significantly expanded feature set in a smaller body. New features include:^[2]^[3]

body is still weather resistant like the K20D; however, it is now made of magnesium alloy, and it is now also low temperature resistant
a high-definition video recording function (30 frames per second at 1536×1024 resolution or HDTV (cropped))
TAv exposure mode: Time/Aperture Value: photographer sets his own desired shutter speed/aperture, while the camera adjusts the ISO accordingly to compensate exposure
in-camera high dynamic range imaging function to create one composite image from three images with different exposures
dedicated AF-assist lamp
in-camera electronic level that works with Earth's gravity, usable in total darkness too (a 1st by Pentax in any camera model from any brand)
automatic horizon correction
a new shutter rated for 100,000 actuations and capable of shutter speeds as fast as 1/8000 second
continuous shooting speed of up to 5.2 frames per second
a viewfinder with 100% field coverage
a new Natural-Bright-Matte III focusing screen
a new autofocus module
a 77-segment light meter
a newly developed DR II dust removal system
a 3″ LCD monitor with a wide angle IPS panel with approximately 921k dots
Face recognition in live view mode
a new-generation Shake Reduction mechanism which can compensate for rotational movement
lighter weight: the K-7 body weighs 55 g (7.5%) less than the K20D
very quiet shutter^[4]

References

↑ Richard Butler (2009-05-20). "Pentax K-7 Hands-on Preview". DPReview. Retrieved 2009-05-20.
↑ "Preview on dpreview.com".
↑ "Official Pentax Imaging Web Site K-7 Highlights".
↑ Mike Johnston (2009-05-20). "New Pentax Flagship, the K-7 (an early user review)". Retrieved 2009-05-20.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pentax K-7, Taken with Pentax K-7.

Official web page for the K-7 at PentaxImaging.com

back side with display
body with zoom lens
view from above
Pentax K7

Pentax digital interchangeable lens camera timeline

Class	Sensor	2003		2004				2005				2006				2007				2008				2009				2010				2011				2012				2013				2014				2015				2016
		3	4	1	2	3	4	1	2	3	4	1	2	3	4	1	2	3	4	1	2	3	4	1	2	3	4	1	2	3	4	1	2	3	4	1	2	3	4	1	2	3	4	1	2	3	4	1	2	3	4	1	2	3	4

Professional DSLR	MF																												645D																645Z
	FF																																																				*K-1*
High-end DSLR	APS-C																																										*K-3*							*K-3 II*
Advanced DSLR																									K-7						K-5							K-5 II/K-5 IIs
		*ist D												K10D						K20D
Midrange DSLR																																																*K-S2*
													K100D					100DS		K200D																	K-30					K-50
																																														*K-S1*
Entry-level DSLR						*ist DS				*ist DS2																					K-r											K-500
									*ist DL			DL2	K110D										K-m/K2000					K-x

K-mount MILC																																				K-01

Q-mount MILC	1/1.7"																																								Q7
																																														*Q-S1*
	1/2.3"																																Q					*Q10*

Prototype DSLRs	MZ-D (2000) 645D Prototype (2006) AP 50th Anniv. (2007)

Weather sealed
In-body stabilization (italic)
HD video capable
No optical low-pass filter (bold)

DSLR, SLT and MILC cameras with HD video (uncompressed – 4K resolution) mode (comparison)

Canon
EOS

High-end	5D Mark II^w (2008) 7D^w (2009) 1D Mark IV^w (2009) 1D X^w (2012) 5D Mark III^Hw (2012) 1D C^w (2012) 6D^HGW (2012) 7D Mark II^HG (2014) 1D X Mark II^SGW (2016)

Mid-range	500D (2009) 60D^w (2010) 550D (2010) 600D (2011) 650D^H (2012) EOS M (2012) 700D^H (2013) 70D^HW (2013) EOS M2 (2013) 750D^w (2015) 760D^w (2015) EOS M3 (2015)

Entry-level	1100D (2011) 100D^H (2013) 1200D (2014)

Nikon
D / 1 series

High-end	D300S^Tgw (2009) D3S^Tgw (2009) D800/D800E^THgw (2012) D4^THgw (2012) D600^THgw (2012) D610^THgw (2013) D4S^THgw (2014) D810^THgw (2014) D750^THgW (2014) D810A^THgw (2015) D500^THgW (2016) D5^THgw (2016)

Mid-range	D90^gw (2008) D5000^Tgw (2009) D7000^Tgw (2010) D5100^THgw (2011) 1 V1^TSFgw (2011) 1 V2^TSFgw (2012) D5200^THgw (2012) D7100^THgw (2013) D5300^THGW (2013) 1 V3^TSFHPgW (2014) D5500^THgW (2015) D7200^THgW (2015)

Entry-level	D3100^gw (2010) 1 J1^TSFgw (2011) D3200^gw (2012) 1 J2^TSFHPgw (2012) 1 S1^TSFHPgw (2013) 1 J3^TSFHPgw (2013) 1 AW1^TSFHPgw (2013) D3300^Pgw (2014) 1 J4^TSFHPgW (2014) 1 J5^TSFHPgW (2015)

Olympus
Micro 4/3

Mid-range	E-M5 (2012) E-P5^W (2013) E-M1^HW (2013) E-M10^THW (2014)

Entry-level	E-PL1 (2010) E-P1 (2010) E-P2 (2010) E-PL2 (2011) E-PL3 (2011) E-P3 (2011) E-PM1 (2011) E-PL5 (2012) E-PM2 (2012)

Panasonic
Lumix

Mid-range	GH1 (2009) GH2 (2010) GH3^THW (2012) GX7 (2013) GM1^THW (2013) GH4^THW (2014)

Entry-level	GF1 (2009) G10 (2010) G2 (2010) GF2 (2010) G3 (2011) GX1 (2011) GF3 (2011) GF5 (2012) G5 (2012) G6 (2013)

Pentax
645 / K /
Q series

High-end	645Z^THgw (2014) K-1^THGW (2016)

Mid-range	K-7^TH (2009) K-5^THg (2010) K-30^THg (2012) K-5 II/K-5 IIs^THg (2012) K-50^THg (2013) K-3^THgw (2013) K-3 II^THGw (2015)

Entry-level	K-x^H (2009) K-r^THg (2010) Q^T (2011) K-01^THg (2012) Q10^T (2012) K-500^THg (2013) Q7^T (2013) Q-S1^T (2014)

Samsung
NX series

High-end	NX1 (2014)

Mid-range	NX5^Pg (2010) NX10^Pg (2010) NX11^Pg (2010) NX20^PgW (2012) NX30 (2013) Galaxy NX^PgW (2013) NX500 (2015)

Entry-level	NX100^Pg (2010) NX200^Pg (2011) NX1000^PgW (2012) NX210^PgW (2012) NX300^PgW (2013) NX1100^PgW (2013) NX2000^PgW (2013)

Sony
Alpha

High-end	α99V^HPG/α99^HP (2012) α7/α7R^HPgW (2013) α7S^SHPgW (2014) α7II^HPgW (2014) α7RII^SHPgW (2015)

Mid-range	α580^HP (2010) α560^HP (2010) α55V^HPG/α55^HP (2010) α77V^HPG/α77^HP (2011) NEX-7^HP (2011) NEX-6^HPW (2011) α65V^HPG/α65^HP (2011) α57^HP (2012) α58^HP (2013) α6000^HPW (2014) α77 II^HPW (2014)

Entry-level	NEX-3/NEX-3C^HP (2010) NEX-5/NEX-5C^HP (2010) α33^HP (2010) α35^HP (2011) NEX-5N^HP (2011) NEX-C3^HP (2011) NEX-F3^HP (2012) α37^HP (2012) NEX-5R^HPW (2012) NEX-5T^HPW (2013) α3000 (2013) α5000 (2014)

Leica M
Fujifilm X

High-end	Leica M (2012) Leica S (2014)

Mid-range	Fujifilm X-Pro1 (2012) Fujifilm X-E1 (2012) Fujifilm X-E2 (2013) Fujifilm X-T1^W (2014)

Entry-level	Fujifilm X-M1 (2013) Fujifilm X-A1 (2013)

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