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G R E AT P H O TO S H O W C A N Y O U G E T
M O R E O U T O F T H E M ?
THE QUALITY QUESTION: 10 MEGAPIXELS OR 6 MEGAPIXELS?
With the resolution of 10 megapixels the K10D produces
digital photos of the highest standard. You create optimal
quality prints up to 50 x 70 cm. But you don’t always have to
work with the maximum resolution – you can easily shoot at
a lower resolution if your images are only meant to be used
on the Internet. The K10D offers the possibility of selecting
resolutions between of 2, 6 or 10 megapixels. However,
photos with 10 megapixels have a crucial advantage: they
keep all options open for later use. You can easily crop a shot
for greatest impact without having to accept a noticeable loss
of quality.
LOCATION IS EVERYTHING: SDHC MEMORY CARDS.
Taking a rapid series of shots at high resolution produces very large data les. To ensure
that you always have enough available memory, the K10D is compatible with the new
SDHC memory cards that are currently available with a capacity of up to 4 Gb.
GLOBAL FORMATS: DNG AND JPG.
The raw data of your digital photos are as high-quality as negatives or slides of the lm age.
Instead of conventional RAW les, which can be worked on only with the respective
manufacturer’s software, the K10D has the option of storing your photos in DNG format,
which is compatible with Adobe
®
Photoshop
®
.
For simple purposes or for archiving you can also select compressed JPG format. With a push
of the RAW button the camera stores your photos in parallel as both the DNG- and in JPG
format.
GETTING MORE OUT OF IT: IMAGE PROCESSING IN THE CAMERA.
The processing of images begins in the camera. During the basic set-up the photographer
can set his or her personal preference on how they want their the pictures to appear: do they
prefer the images to be neutral in colour rendition, or would they prefer something a bit
more elaborate and colourful. The user can also store their preferred parameters for shar-
pening, contrast and colour saturation. These settings can be different for Program mode
control and the User Program.
Something entirely new is the RAW converter in the camera. Photos that were taken in RAW
can be directly converted to JPEG les in camera, as they are stored. The following parame-
ters can be selected and adjusted for conversion:
- Resolution
- Compression
- White balance
- Sensitivity
- Colour intensity
- Saturation
- Sharpness
- Contrast
DREAMS OR REALITY: COLOUR FILTERS.
The world does not always look so rosy. Sometimes you have to work a little extra to make
it appear more interesting. One proven and important method for doing this is with a lter.
Whether for colour photography or for black-and-white, the PENTAX K10D offers a rich
selection of lters. During processing a mysterious and interesting black-and-white picture
may develop from a colour shot. For fun effects there is even a lter to make your subject
appear to be slimmer – or broader (if you dare!).
Even if the picture is already “in the box” it may not be nished – in fact, the creativity has
only just begun.
10 MEGAPIXEL
6 MEGAPIXEL