Pentax KP Body

The operation is tidy and distributed over a few elements. Photographers have several options to customize it according to their own preferences.

Independence and flexibility are important points in implementing one's own picture language. Boundaries are pushed by a state-of-the-art image sensor. The Pentax KP features SR II (Shake Reduction II), whose five-axis mechanism provides effective compensation for camera shake. You benefit from exposure reliability of up to five light levels.

Light sensitivity at an unprecedented level expands photographic possibilities and makes photography a bit more independent and flexible. The Pentax KP couples a generation CMOS image sensor with a PRIME IV processor and accelerator unit to extend the upper limit of the sensitivity range, enabling an unprecedented peak sensitivity of ISO 819200. The camera thus delivers high-resolution images, with fine gradation tuning and lifelike reproduction of texture as well as image depth.

The Pentax KP features a generation CMOS image sensor with a resolution of approximately 24.32 effective megapixels. The sensor design omits an AA (anti-aliasing) filter to optimize the image sensor's imaging performance. The result is sharp and finely detailed images with a vivid and realistic depth effect. By processing image data at 14 bits, images are produced with lifelike coloring, and created with DNG or PEF RAW format at maximum quality.

With conventional sensor technology, not all RGB color information is captured due to the design and must be interpolated after capture. With Pixel Shift Resolution, Ricoh Imaging has developed a technology in which four images are exposed in series. The sensor is shifted up, down, left and right by one pixel at a time. In this way, each pixel contains all the color information. The camera uses this information to calculate a single image, which is then saved as a JPEG or RAW file. This technique makes all 24.32 megapixels effective in the image, which results in significantly higher sharpness and color reproduction as well as lower image noise.

For optimal use, the use of a tripod is recommended - because the image stabilization does not work in this function. Shooting moving subjects is also not possible with this technology. However, the camera detects movement in the image, removes the affected part of the image from the calculation and uses only a single exposure for this purpose. During RAW development, the image can even be selected for this purpose.