Pentax K2000 / K-m

Equip new digital SLR photographers in one step with the PENTAX K2000 system. Bundled as a kit, the system consists of the new PENTAX K2000 body, the smc PENTAX DA L 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 AL lens, and the PENTAX AF200FG Auto Flash. Featuring PENTAX Auto Picture modes and powerful learning functions, such as a dedicated help button, the K2000 is one of the smallest, lightest camera bodies in its class. Additional features include a 10.2 megapixel CCD, a 2.7 inch, 230,000 dot-high resolution, wide view LCD panel, and an ultra compact design that facilitates one handed operation. The body also features the PENTAX developed Shake Reduction and Dust Reduction. In all, the PENTAX K2000 system is, quite simply, ideal for digital SLR beginners.

Compact, lightweight body for enhanced portability and maneuverability

Despite the large image sensor (23.5mm by 15.7mm), the PENTAX K2000 offers a compact, lightweight body to assure remarkable portability and maneuverability. The design incorporates a high-rigidity stainless-steel chassis, a more compact Shake Reduction mechanism and circuit boards, and the latest in high-density body component assembly to ensure efficient positioning and layout of various parts, including the repositioning of the battery compartment, to maximize ergonomics. The camera grip has also been redesigned for a firm, comfortable hold of the camera body.

Simplified ergonomics with dedicated Help button

The PENTAX K2000 features a newly designed control system that positions most of the buttons and dials on the camera's grip side making it easier to operate the camera with one hand. Additionally, a dedicated reprogrammable Help button displays camera functions on the camera's LCD screen. This built-in user's manual is ideal for those who are unfamiliar with digital SLR cameras.

PENTAX original Shake Reduction mechanism for sharp, blur-free images

The PENTAX K2000 comes equipped with the PENTAX developed Shake Reduction (SR) * mechanism to reduce camera shake for sharp, blur-free images even under demanding shooting conditions - such as with telephoto lenses, in low light, at night without supplementary flash illumination and for extended exposures in sunset scenes. This innovative SR mechanism shifts the position of the image sensor vertically and horizontally at high speed using magnetic force, while adjusting the shifting speed in exact proportion to the amount of camera shake detected by a built-in sensor. SR offers an outstanding compensation effect up to the equivalent of approximately four shutter steps. As a result, the body does not require special anti-shake lenses and may be used with almost all existing PENTAX interchangeable lenses.

* Lenses compatible with this mechanism are: the PENTAX K-, KA-, KAF-, KAF2-, and KAF3-mount lenses; screw-mount lenses (with an adapter); and 645- and 67-system lenses (with an adapter). Some functions may not be applicable with certain lenses.

Comprehensive Dust Detection and Removal system

The PENTAX K2000 features the user-friendly Dust Removal (DR) system to prevent dust from appearing on images. Applied to the CCD image sensor low pass filter surface through the vapor deposition process of a fluorine compound, the PENTAX developed original SP (Super Protect) coating effectively prevents dust from sticking to the sensor. For any stubborn dust that still remains on the surface, the SR system shifts the image sensor at high speed to shake off these particles. Finally, the dust that is shaken off the image sensor falls onto an adhesive sheet positioned at the bottom of the SR unit, eliminating any possibility of it returning to the image sensor surface. This DR system also offers a Dust Alert function, which allows the user to detect any placement of dust on the sensor in advance of cleaning operations.

Auto Picture and creative Scene modes

The PENTAX developed Auto Picture mode is programmed to automatically select the most appropriate shooting mode such as Portrait, Landscape, Action, Night Scene, Night Scene Portrait, and Macro for a given subject. Since all camera settings, including aperture, shutter speed, white balance, saturation, contrast and sharpness are then automatically adjusted by the camera for optimum results, users can concentrate on image composition rather than mode selection. For more unconventional subjects and environments, PENTAX also includes 10 creative scene modes. Combined, the K2000's automatic modes offer users great flexibility as they explore digital SLR photography.

High-quality image

The PENTAX K2000 combines a large, 10.2 megapixel sensor with the sophisticated PENTAX Real Image Engine (PRIME) as the imaging engine. This combination produces beautiful, detailed images with subtle gradations. The K2000 also features a Custom Image function, which offers a choice of six processing presets to give photographers high quality image processing flexibility.
High-speed continuous shooting at 3.5 frames per second
The PENTAX K2000 allows users to shoot images up to approximately 3.5 frames per second (in the JPEG recording format), allowing photographers to capture fast action sequences with ease.

High-precision 5-point AF system

The PENTAX K2000 incorporates a five-point, wide-area AF system (SAFOX VIII with five cross-type sensors) for dependable, high-precision autofocusing. Using the five sensors positioned in a cross pattern over the image field, this system automatically selects the optimum focus sensor for a given subject. Additionally, Center Focusing allows the photographer to enable only the centermost focus sensor. PENTAX engineers were also able to improve the focus speed under poor lighting conditions for improved autofocus performance overall.

Auto sensitivity control up to ISO 3200

The PENTAX K2000's auto sensitivity control function automatically sets the optimum sensitivity between ISO 100 and ISO 3200, based on such data as the subject brightness level and lens focal length. Since this allows the user to take advantage of faster shutter speeds in poor lighting situations (such as indoor sports events and night scenes), it helps the photographer to effectively reduce blur due to camera shake and subject movement.

Enhanced Dynamic Range and Shadow Adjustment Mode

The K2000's Enhanced Dynamic Range function allows the user to extend the dynamic range to prevent clipping in the highlight areas of the image. Additionally, Shadow Adjustment mode brings out detail in the darkest parts of the image. Combined, these functions help the user to produce beautiful, detailed images when shooting high-contrast subjects.

Large, easy-to-view 2.7 inch LCD monitor

The PENTAX K2000 features a large 2.7 inch color LCD monitor with approximately 230,000 dots of resolution. This monitor's wide-view design allows the photographer to check the on-screen image from approximately 160 degrees both vertically and horizontally and offers digital zooming of playback images up to 16X for easy confirmation of the image's focus and subject details.

Bright, clear viewfinder

With a lightweight penta-mirror prism and the acclaimed Natural-Bright-Matte focusing screen, the PENTAX K2000's viewfinder delivers a large, bright image with an approximately 96 percent field of view and approximately 0.85X magnification.

Digital filters for unique visual expressions

The PENTAX K2000's built-in digital filters allow users to effortlessly add creative and artistic touches to recorded images without the use of a PC. Users may select one of 14 different digital filters including the new Toy Camera and Retro filters to create the desired visual effect.

Additional Features

Body material	Plastic, stainless steel chassis
Sensor	• 23.5 x 15.7 mm CCD sensor • Primary color filter • 10.75 million total pixels • 10.2 million effective pixels
Shake Reduction	CCD-Shift type
Dust reduction	• Image sensor moving mechanism and SP coating • Dust-alert function
Image sizes	• [10M] 3872 x 2592 pixels • [6M] 3008 x 2000 pixels • [2M] 1824 x 1216 pixels
Image formats	• JPEG (Conforms to Exif 2.21), (Best, Better, Good) • Compressed RAW ( PEF ) • Non-compressed RAW ( DNG )
Color space	• sRGB • Adobe RGB
Lenses	PENTAX K, KA, KAF, KAF2 and KAF3 mount lenses
FOV crop	1.5x
Focusing	• 5-area AF (SAFOX) • TTL Phase matching • Focus point selectable
Focus modes	• AF-Auto • AF-Single • AF-Continuous • Manual focus
AF assist	Built-in flash
Shooting modes	• Auto Picture mode • Picture mode • Scene mode • Program AE • Sensitivity-Priority AE • Shutter-Priority AE • Aperture-Priority AE • Metered Manual • Bulb
Picture modes	• Portrait • Landscape • Macro • Action • Night scene portrait • Standard Flash-Off
Scene modes	• Night Scene • Surf & Snow • Food • Sunset • Kids • Pet • Candlelight • Museum • Stage Lighting • Night Snap
Metering modes	• Multi-segment metering • Center-weighted metering • Spot metering
Metering	• TTL open-aperture 16-segment metering • Exposure range: EV 0 - 21 (with 50mm F1.4 lens)
AE Lock	Can be allocated to AF button by Menu.
AE Bracketing	• ±0.5EV to ±1.5EV (1/2 EV steps) • ±0.3EV to ±1.0EV (1/3 EV steps)
Exposure compen.	±2 EV (1/2 EV or 1/3 EV steps)
Exposure steps	• 1/2 EV • 1/3 EV
Sensitivity	• Auto (selectable range) • Manual : 100-3200 • Bulb Mode: up to ISO 1600 • 1EV, 1/2EV or 1/3EV steps
Shutter	Electronically controlled vertical-run focal plane shutter
Shutter Speed	• 30 to 1/4000 sec • Bulb
White balance	• Auto • Daylight • Shade • Cloudy • Tungsten Light • Fluorescent Light (W, D, N) • Flash • Manual setting with WB fine adjustment
Image tone	• Bright • Natural • Portrait • Landscape • Vibrant • Monochrome
Image parameters	• Saturation (-4 to +4) • Hue (-4 to +4) • Sharpness (-4 to +4) (two types) • Contrast (-4 to +4)
Viewfinder	• Fixed molded penta-mirror type • Natural-Bright-Matte II focusing screen • Field of view approx. 96% • Magnification approx. 0.85X (with 50mm F1.4 lens, infinity, -1m-1) • Diopter adjustment approx. -2.5 - +1.5m-1
Viewfinder info.	• AF frame • Spot AF frame • Shake Reduction • Flash status • Shutter speed • Aperture • Focus indicator • Manual focus • EV compensation • AE lock indicator • ISO warning
LCD monitor	• TFT color LCD monitor • Brightness adjustable • Wide angle view • 2.7 inch • Approx. 230,000 pixels
Record review	• Off • 1 sec • 3 sec • 5 sec
Flash	• Built-in retractable P-TTL pop-up flash • Guide number: approx. 11 (Standard Output Sensitivity 100/m) • Angle of view coverage: 28mm wide-angle (35mm equivalent) • Flash Exposure Compensation: -2 EV - +1EV (1/2EV steps) • P-TTL • 1/180 sec flash-sync
External Flash	• Hot shoe, sync-speed: 1/180 sec. • Wireless-sync with PENTAX dedicated flash
Flash modes	• Auto • Flash on • Auto & Red-eye reduction • Flash on & Red-eye reduction • Wireless Sync
Flash compensation	-2.0 to +1.0 EV
Drive modes	• Single-frame • Continuous (Hi, Lo) • Self-timer (12s, 2s) • Remote control (0s, 3s) • Auto bracket
Self-timer	• 12 sec • 2 sec • Automatic mirror lock-up with 2s self-timer
Continuous shooting	• 3.5 fps - 5 JPEG, 4 RAW • 1.1fps - until card is full or 7 RAW
Remote release	• InfraRed remote (optional) • Instant or with 3 sec delay
Custom functions	21 custom-programmable functions available
Preview	Digital preview
Playback mode	• One Image • Two Images • Index (4 or 9 or 16 thumbnails) • Enlargement (up to 16X, scroll available) • Image Rotation • Folder view • Slideshow • Histogram • Bright/Dark area • Calender • Resize • Trimming • Index
Digital filter (Rec Mode)	• Toy Camera • High Contrast • Soft • Star Burst • Retro • Extract Color
Digital filter (Playback)	• B&W • Sepia • Color (18 type) • Soft (three-level amount adjustable) • Illustration (Pastel/Watercolor) • HDR (3 type) • Slim (+/- 8 level amount adjustable) • Brightness (+/- 8 level amount adjustable) • Toy Camera • High Contrast • Soft • Star Burst • Retro • Extract Color
Menu languages	• English • French • Germany • Spanish • Swedish • Dutch • Italian • Russian • Portuguese • Danish • Finnish • Polish • Czech • Hungarian • Turkey • Japanese Korean • Traditional Chinese • Simplified Chinese • Greek
Connectivity	• USB/Video • DC input • USB 2.0 (HI-SPEED) • Compatible with NTSC and PAL formats
Storage	SD or SDHC card
Power	• Four AA (lithium, alkaline, and rechargeable Ni-MH) batteries • Optional AC adapter
Dimensions	122.5mm x 91.5mm x 67.5mm (4.8 x 3.6 x 2.7 in)
Weight (no batt/lens)	525g (18.5 oz.)
Weight (no lens)	With lithium batteries and SD card: 590g (20.8 oz.)

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