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Monday, September 20, 2010

Pentax K-5 Takes On The Canon EOS 7D, Nikon D300s, and Olympus E-5

With a beefed-up autofocus system, a switch to a Sony CMOS sensor with on-chip noise reduction, an increase of 2fps in continuous shooting, 1080p video capture, can the Pentax K-5 take on the Canon 7D and Nikon D300s?

Check out the comparative specifications between the Canon EOS 7D, Nikon D300s, Olympus E-5 and the Pentax K-5:

Canon EOS 7D Nikon D300s Olympus E-5 Pentax K-5
Sensor (effective resolution) 18-megapixel CMOS 12.3-megapixel CMOS 12.3-megapixel Live MOS 16.3-megapixel CMOS
22.3 mm x 14.9mm 23.6 x 15.8mm 17.3 mm x 13.0mm n/a
Color depth 12 bit 14 bit 12 bit 14 bit
Sensitivity range ISO 100 - ISO 6400/12,800 (expanded) ISO 100 (expanded)/200 - ISO 3200/6400 (expanded) ISO 100 (expanded)/200 - ISO 6400 ISO 80 (expanded)/100 - ISO 12,800/51,200 (expanded)
Focal-length multiplier 1.6x 1.5x 2x 1.5x
Continuous shooting 8 fps
15 raw/128 JPEG
7 fps
n/a
5 fps
16 raw/unlimited JPEG
7 fps
n/a raw/22 JPEG
Viewfinder
magnification/effective magnification
100% coverage
1.0x/0.63x
100% coverage
0.94x/0.63x
100% coverage
1.15x/0.58x
100% coverage
0.92x/0.61x
Autofocus 19-pt AF
all cross-type; f2.8 dual cross center
51-pt AF
15 cross-type
11-pt AF
twin center cross-type
11-pt AF
9 cross-type
(SAFOX IX+)
Shutter speed 1/8000 to 30 secs; bulb; 1/250 sec x-sync 1/8000 to 30 secs; bulb; 1/250 sec x-sync 1/8000 to 60 secs; bulb; 1/250 sec x-sync 1/8000 to 30 secs; bulb; n/a x-sync
Shutter durability 150,000 cycles 150,000 cycles 150,000 cycles 100,000 cycles
Metering 63 zone 1005-pixel 3D Color Matrix Metering II 49 points 77 segment
Image Stabilization Optical Optical Sensor shift Sensor shift
Video 1080/30p/25p/24p; 720/60p H.264 QuickTime MOV
Monaural
720/24p Motion JPEG AVI
Monaural
720/30p Motion JPEG AVI
Monoaural
1080/25p; 720/30p/25p Motion JPEG AVI
Monaural
Manual aperture and shutter in video Yes Aperture n/a n/a
Mic input Yes Yes Yes Yes
LCD size 3 inches fixed
920,000 dots
3 inches fixed
921,000 million dots
3 inches articulated
920,000 dots
3 inches fixed
921,000 dots
Wireless flash Yes Yes Yes Yes
Memory slots 1 x CF 1 x CF, 1 x SDHC 1 x CF, 1 x SDXC 1 x SDXC/SDHC
(SDXC requires firmware upgrade)
Battery life (CIPA rating) 800 shots 950 shots 870 shots 980 shots
(not CIPA spec)
Dimensions (inches, WHD) 5.8 x 4.4 x 2.9 5.8 x 4.5 x 2.9 5.6 x 4.6 x 2.9 n/a
Body operating weight (ounces) 35 34.2 31.5 (est) n/a
Mfr. Price $1699.00 (body only) $1,699.95 (body only) $1,699.99 (body only) $1599.95 (body only)
n/a n/a n/a $1,749.95 (with 18-55mm WR lens)
Ship date October 2009 August 2009 October 2010 October 2010


[Source: CNET]

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