Thursday, June 6, 2013

Pentax K-50 DSLR camera - leaked review from a french website.

French website Digit-Photo.com has posted a review on what appears to be a new Pentax DSLR, which goes by the reference, Pentax K-50 (pentax k50), which seems like an updated body version of the pentax k-30.

The full review was found here:
http://digit-photo.com/Appareils_photo_reflex_numeriques-aFA0047/PENTAX_K_50_DAL_18_55mm_WR_Noir-rPENTAX10893.html



Unfortunately for you, the website was in french and it's no longer available, plus, google translate didn't quite do the job. So here's a better manual translation of the specs:

PENTAX K-50

Weather sealed housing


Weather sealed housing with 81 seals for a complete device protection against splashing water, snow, dust and sand.

Outstanding image quality and video

CMOS APS-C 16 MP sensor for fully detailed images
regardless of which lens are used.
Image stabilisation.
Full HD video (H.264) for very high quality videos.
ISO sensitivity up to 51,200 with outstanding noise reduction from the CMOS sensor

Speed ​​and accuracy


Burst mode up to 6 frames / sec. 
Shutter speed up to 1/6000  to enjoy
fully moving subjects.
New SAFOX IXi + AF for fast and accurate AF.

User comfort and ergonomics.


3'' LCD with 920,000 dots vision extra-wide 170 °
100% pentaprism viewfinder coverage.
Double wheel for quick access to various settings.
Dual power Lithium-ion or AA batteries.

> Type
DSLR autofocus interchangeable lens
Stainless steel chassis and magnesium alloy structure
Housing splatter with 81 seals
Lens Bayonet KAF2
Lenses compatible bayonet KAF3, KAF2, KAF, and motorized zoom KAF2

> Image Sensor
Type and size of the CMOS sensor 23.7 x 15.7 mm sensor with primary color filter
PRIME image processor M
Number of pixels Approx. 16.28 Megapixel - effective, 16.49 total megapixels
System stabilization by moving the sensor (gain 4 speed / shooting freehand)
Anti-dust cleaning system vibration (Dust Removal II)
Super-Protect processing (SP) sensor
Sensitivity range ISO auto, manual. (100 to 51,200)

> Registration
RAW image formats (DNG), JPEG (Exif 2.3), DCF 2.0
RAW and JPEG (simultaneous available)
Setting the JPEG: 16M (4928 x 3264), 12M (4224 x 2816), 8M (3456 x 2304), 5M (2688 x 1792 pixels)
Levels of quality RAW (12 bit): DNG, JPEG: 4 levels of quality (good, very good, excellent, Premium), RAW: 16M (4928 x 3264)
Color Space sRGB, Adobe RGB
Support Compatible with SD, SDHC and SDXC, Eye-Fi cards
> LCD
Type 3 inch Color LCD (7.6 cm diagonal), 921 000 points
Low color temperature polysilicon TFT,
Screen calibration
Field of view 100%
Angle Vision Extra-wide 170 ° horizontal and vertical
Live View AF contrast detection + Face detection, tracking, selection spot. Angle: approx. 100%, Magnification (2x, 4x, 6x), graph display (4x4, framed, graduated), warning areas over / under exposed histogram.

> Viewfinder
Type: pentaprism
Focusing Screen Interchangeable Natural Bright Matte III
Approximately 100% coverage
Approximately 0.92 X magnification (with FA 50mm f / 1.4)
About Eye Relief 21.7 mm from the lens center
Approximately 1.5 Diopter -2.5 m-1
Electronic level display horizontal
Viewfinder Information Benchmarks beach development, Spot AFAF

> Focus
Type SAFOX IXi + TTL phase-detection
AF Points 11 points individually selectable, automatically or
center point
Brightness range 1 to 18 EV (ISO 100)
Auto AF modes (single, continuous), manual
Support AF assist LED in low light (built-in flash)

> Exposure Control
Metering Modes TTL 77 segments
Multi-choice central measures, weighted or spot
Measuring range from 0 to 22 EV (at ISO 100 with a 50mm f/1.4 lens)
Exposure modes Program (P), Shutter Priority (Tv), Aperture Priority (Av), Sensitivity Priority AE (Sv), Shutter Priority & opening
Auto Exposure (TAv), Manual (M), Bulb
Auto Picture mode: self-selection. from Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports mode, Night Portrait, Noc turne Sky Blue Forest
Scene Modes: Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports, Night Portrait, Sunset, Blue Sky, Forest, Night Scene, Night Scene HDR *, Night Snap, Food, Pet favorite children, Surf & Snow, Silhouette, Candlelight, Concert, Museum
Exposure Compensation ± 5 EV (1/2 or 1/3 EV)
Memo. the Exposure Lock Detected exposure value by pressing the AE-L button
Shutter Type Electronically-controlled focal-plane
Auto and manual shutter speed from 30 seconds to 1/6000e
(In increments of 1/3 or 1/2EV), Bulb (in M mode)

> Flash
Built-in flash guide number of approximately 12 (ISO 100 / m)
Retractable integrated serial control measurement system P-TTL auto flash
Flash Coverage Wide-angle lens (28mm equivalent in 35mm)
Flash Modes P-TTL, manual (on / off), red eye reduction, slow sync, 2nd curtain sync, high-speed sync,
and wireless sync with PENTAX-compatible external flash
Flash synchronization at 1/180 sec, high speed, P-TTL wireless
Exposure Correction + / - 2EV or + / - 1 EV (in increments of 1/2 EV)
> Power Supplies
Batt battery. Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery D-LI109,
* With Battery D-LI109 Battery: approx. 410 pictures (50% flash), 480 im.
no flash, 270 min. in playback mode
With AA batteries: approx. 710 pictures (50% flash), 1250 im. without flash
560 min. in playback mode
Other Tray 4 AA batteries (for 4 batt. AA lithium, Ni-MH rechargeable or alkaline gible) and adapted. K-sector AC128E optional

> Interfaces
USB 2.0 (high speed compatible) USB connection MSC / PTP
Video output NTSC / PAL

> Settings shooting
Modes Single, Continuous (Hi, Lo), Self-timer (12sec., 2sec.), Remote control of (0 sec., 3 sec.), Auto Bracketing (3 views)
Fast burst speed: approx. 6 fps JPEG, slow cadence: ca.3 fps JPEG
Balance Pre-recorded white (light, Shade, Cloudy, Fluorescent [D: daylight, N: white daytime, W: white light L: warm white], Tungsten, Flash, CTE, Manual, Color Adjustment. end (± 7 steps on AB axis or GM), auto (CMOS sensor and light source detection sensor combination), Manual (configuration using the screen up to 3 settings), color temperature, Copy balance of white a registered. picture
Customization functions 22
Memory Mode 12 modes
Custom Image Bright, Natural, Portrait, Landscape, Vivid, Coul. Vibrant, Muted, Bleach Bypass, Slide, Monochrome, Trait.croisé
Noise reduction Shutter speed slow, high ISO
Pl settings. Dynamic Levels corrected areas under or over-exposed
Correction Lens Correction distortion, chromatic aberration adjustment
Digital filters Extract Color, creative photos, Retro, High Contrast, Shadow, reverse color, color. Auto Adjust.
Shooting Auto HDRHDR 1, 2 HDRHDR 3, patch composition, bracketing value
ting expo. + / -1 To 3 EV
Multi-exposure Number of shots: 2-9, adj. Auto Exposure.
Interval Interval: 3 sec to 24 hr, Shots: up to 999 start: immediate,
from the zone set
Fixed Horizon SR On: Correction to 1 degree, SR Off: Fixed rows to 1.5 degrees

> Video
File Format MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, up to 25 minutes **
Recording Pixels: Full HD (1920 x 1080p, 16:9, 30/25/24 fps), HD (1280 x 720p, 16:9, 60/50/30/25/24, VGA (640x480p, 4:3 , 30/25/24 fps)
Quality levels Good, Very Good, Excellent
Its stereo microphone, volume control of the reg.
Video processing Custom Image "Custom Image" (Bright, Natural, Portrait, Landscape, Vivid, faded, slide, monochrome), cross processing, digital filters (retro, creative photos, high contrast, color extraction, color)
Video Interval Interval: 3, 5, 10 or 30 sec, 1, 5, 10 or 30 min or 1 hr recording time:. 4 sec to 99 hr, starting interval: immediate, set schedule * The format of file is Motion JPEG (AVI).
Video Editing Divide or delete video, JPEG image extraction

> More info
World Time 75 cities, 28 time zones
Languages ​​English, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Greek, Russian,
Korean, Chinese (simplified and trans.), Japanese
User Mode Up to 2 trimmings recorded.
Personal. button / dial button RAW / Fx (point file format Bracketing expo., PREVIEW. optical PREVIEW. Digital, adj. Compos., AF point selection), AF / AE-L (activate AF1, AF2, deact. AF button Lock expo.AE)
Playback Display 1 image, multiple (4/9/16/36 or 81), Grossiss. (Jq'à 16x faster zoom), Rotate, Histogram Indicator areas over / exp., Copyright, Calendar, file playback, slideshow, eye-fi transfer
A picture Delete all, selection, file
Digital filters. (Read) Monochrome, extract color, creative photos, Retro, High Contrast, Shadow, invert color, color, amplification tones, sketch filter
watercolor, pastel, posterization, Miniature, Soft, Sparkle, fish-eye filter stretching adjusted. Basic Settings
Level electronic viewfinder display (horizontal uniqu.) LCD screen (horizontal and vertical)
Processing RAW file format (JPEG) image capture settings, Lens Correction (distortion, chromatic aberration), Custom Image, White Balance, Sensibili tee, Reduc High-ISO NR, Compensation shadows
Other resizing, cropping, index, edit video, JPEG extraction from a video, RAW Development, copyright.

> System Requirements
PC OS: Windows XP SP2, VistaTM and 7, 8
Mac OS X 10.5 or later
Software supplied SILKYPIX Developer Studio 3.0

> Dimensions and weight
Dimensions 129.0 mm × 96.5 mm × 70.0 mm (WxHxD)
Weight 590 g Body Only
650 g loaded and ready with Li-ion battery and SD card.