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Chapter 1 - Know your K-7
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prised of professional mode choices. Gone are the auto-picture icons, portrait mode,
a landscape mode, moving object mode etc. What you have on the K-7
are (
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)
(Green) Fully automatic, (P) Hyper Program, (Sv) Pentax unique Sensitivity prior-
ity, (Tv) Shutter priority, (Av) Aperture priority, (TAv) Shutter/Aperture priority,
(M) Hyper Manual mode, (B) Bulb mode, (X) Flash X-sync Speed, (USER) User
preferred settings saved,
(Movie) HD Video mode. As you can see, the camera is
fully customizable to your preferences or shooting style.
So, before we get into the detailed operation of this wonderful camera, read about
the following K-7
features. It will give you a better understanding of the uncon-
strained capabilities and adaptability of the camera. If you are upgrading from the
K20D, you will master the K-7 quickly. If you are upgrading from one of the previ-
ous Pentax 6 – 10 megapixel DSLR models, there will be a bit of a learning curve.
Resolution
The new 23.4 x 15.6mm redesigned CMOS sensor records photos with a resolution
of up to 14.6 megapixels. This is enough to produce astonishing 16” x 20” pictures
and beyond, with quality only dreamed of in the 35mm film era. Most people only
print that large once in a while; but it’s nice to know that you can. The K-7 has the
best image quality at high ISO than previous DSLR models. If the highest resolution
is more than what you need, the camera shooting mode can be adjusted to shoot at
14.6 MP, 10MP, 6MP, and 2MP. This would make the internal and external process-
ing images much faster, but the quality would be diminished proportionally.
Why redesigning the CMOS sensor?
According to Pentax, in designing the K-7 Digital SLR,
it was decided to use the same CMOS sensor used on the
K20D as a basis, but with significant design improve-
ments. It was almost rebuilt from the ground up to
minimize noise, adds four channel output for fast image
capture, and the ability to capture HD quality movies. It
is the ideal combination of resolution and file size, allowing vary large (poster size
and larger) prints and cropping flexibility.