Pentax Q with Pentax 8.5mm F1.9mm lens kit (in 35mm format: 47mm).

The new Pentax Q is the world's smallest and lightest interchangeable digital SLR camera. The Pentax Q uses the new Pentax Q mount system.

The Pentax Q is a 12.4 mega pixel with a 1/2.3 inch backlit CMOS sensor. The backlit CMOS sensor is highly efficient light gathering instrument designed specifically to produce a very low noise at high levels of sensitivity. 

Even though the Pentax Q is small and lightweight, it is also very durable due to the scratch resistant magnesium alloy body. 

The Pentax Q has a 3 inch LCD screen, sensor shift shake reduction, full high definition video recording and full manual controls with auto controls as well.

In summary, the Pentax Q has the following features:

• 12.4 mega pixel backlit CMOS sensor (1/2.3 inch)
• 3 inch LCD screen, HVGS resolution with 460,000 dots
• Sensor Shift Shake Reduction with integrated DRII Dust reduction. 
• Full High definition Video recording (1080p) at 30 frames per second. 
• Manual modes such as Program, Aperture/Shutter Priority and Metered Manual exposure control. Fully automatic mode and 21 pre set scene modes.
• Customizable Quick dial. Choose from a variety of creative modes, Smart effects options or camera settings to assign to the Q's quick dial.
• HDR Capture allows you to shoot 3 images of varying exposures, blending them to bring out details in dark shadows and highlights of extreme contrast.
• 5 frames per second continuous shooting
  
• ISO Range from ISO 125 - 6400
• In Camera Bokeh Control Filter to achieve background blur
• Smart Effects Mode such as Brilliant Colour, Vintage Colour, Warm Fade, Bold Monochrome and Water colour
• 1/2000 to 30 second Shutter speed.
• The built in pop up flash has a effective area of up to 7 meters at ISO 200 and covers a wide angle of 28 degree field of view.
• SD, SDHC and SDXC memory cards compatible
• The Pentax Q includes SILKYPIX Developer Studio 3 software and in camera RAW image development.

What is included inside the Box Contents:

• Pentax Q Camera Body
• Pentax 8.5mm F1.9 lens (in 35mm format: 47mm)
• USB Cable I-USB7
• Li-Ion Battery D-LI68
• Battery Charger Kit K-BC68
• Strap O-ST115
• Hotshoe Cover FK
• Body Mount Cover Q
• Software CD-ROM S-SW115
• CR Kennedy (Australia Distributor) Australia Warranty Card.

Buy With Confidence. All our Pentax cameras comes with the local Pentax Australia Warranty. We do not sell grey market or imported goods.

Specifications of the Pentax Q Camera:

Sensor:

Type: Backlit CMOS w primary color filter and integrated Shake/Dust Reduction sensor-shift system

Size: 1/2.3” Color depth: 8 bits/channel JPG, 12 bits/channel

RAW Effective pixels: 12.4M Total pixels: 12.75M

Recorded resolutions Still 4:3: 12M (4000x3000), 9M (3456x2592), 5M (2688x2016), 3M (1920x1440) Still 3:2: 10M (4000x2664), 8M (3456x2304), 5M (2688x1792), 2M (1920x1280) Still 16:9: 9M (4000x2248), 6M (3456x1944), 4M (2688x1512), 2M(1920x1080) Still 1:1: 9M (2992x2992), 6M (2592x2592), 4M (2016x2016), 2M (1440x1440)

Movie (resolution/FPS): 1920x1080p30, 1280x720p30, 640x480p30

Quality levels: *** Best, ** Better, * Good Dust Removal: DRII (ultrasonic vibration to low pass filter)

Focus System: Type: TTL Contrast Detection AF Sensitivity range: EV 1-18 (ISO 125)

Focus modes: AF Single (w focus lock, focus/release priority selectable), AF Continuous, AF Face Detection, Manual Focus point adjustment: Auto 25 Point, User-Selectable, Center AF assist: Yes, via dedicated LED AF assist lamp (MF focus assist available)

Lens Mount: Type/construction: PENTAX Q-mount bayonet stainless steel mount Usable lenses: Q-mount lenses SDM function: n/a Power zoom function: n/a

Viewfinder: Type: n/a (optional shoe mounted optical viewfinder O-VF1 available for 01 Standard Prime lens)

Built-in Flash: Type: P-TTL flash with retractable popup extension Guide number: 7m (ISO 200) Coverage: 28mm wide angle equivalent Flash modes: Auto, Auto + Redeye, On, On + Redeye, Slow Sync, Slow Sync + Redeye, Trailing Curtain Sync, Off Flash exposure compensation: -2 to 1 EV Synchronization speed: 1/2000 sec (w lens shutter), 1/13 sec (w electronic shutter)

LCD Monitor: Type: 3.0” TFT color LCD Resolution: HVGA 460,000 dots

Storage Media: Internal memory: n/a Removable memory: SD, SDHC, SDXC

Wide angle viewable: Yes, approx 170° horizontal and vertical

LIVE VIEW Type: TTL by CMOS image sensor Field Of View: 100% Display Modes: Grid (4x4, Golden Ratio, Scale), Bright/Dark Indication, Histogram

External Flash: Type: Hotshoe P-TTL Synchronization speed: 1/250 sec

Interfaces:

Ports: USB 2.0 hi-speed, AV out, HDMI out (Type D, Micro) Video out: HD (via HDMI), NTSC, PAL Printer interfaces: n/a

Power Supply: Power source: Rechargeable Li-Ion battery D-LI68 Recordable images: Approx 250 (approx 230 w 50% flash, CIPA) Playback time: Approx 160 min Movie recording time: TBD AC adapter available: YES DC coupler available: YES

Language Support: English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Greek, Russian, Korean, Traditional & Simplified Chinese, Japanese

Physical Specifications: Body dimensions (W x H x D): 3.9 x 2.3 x 1.2” Body weight Without battery or removable memory: 6.3 oz Loaded and ready: 7.1 oz Construction material(s): Magnesium alloy shell Weather resistant: n/a Operating temperature: 32-104°F

Image Stabilization: Type: Sensor Shift Shake Reduction (4 stops max)

Metering System: Type: TTL image sensor metering Sensitivity range: EV 1.3-17.0 (ISO 125, F1.9), +2 EV w electronic shutter or ND filter Multi-segment: Yes Center weighted: Yes Spot: Yes Exposure compensation: +/- 3 EV (1/3 steps) Exposure lock: Yes (via half shutter press, can also be assigned to Green button) Exposure bracketing: Yes (3 frames, up to +/- 3 EV in 1/3 or 1/2 steps, remote enabled)

White Balance*: Auto preset modes: Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Fluorescent (D, N, W, L), Tungsten, Flash, CTE Manual mode(s): Yes * WB fine adjustment available in all modes

ISO Sensitivity: Auto: ISO 125-6400 (1/3 steps), Bulb mode up to ISO 1600, auto ISO range selectable Manual: ISO 125-6400 (1/3 steps), Bulb mode up to ISO 1600

Shutter: Type: Lens shutter, electronic shutter** Shutter speed: 1/2000 to 30 sec (lens shutter), 1/8000 to 30 sec (electronic shutter w a lens shutter lens), Bulb ** When using the electronic shutter setting with a non-lens shutter lens, shutter speed 1/8000 to 2 sec, Bulb, aperture adjustment, and ND filter setting NA.

White Balance*: Auto preset modes: Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Fluorescent (D, N, W, L), Tungsten, Flash, CTE Manual mode(s): Yes * WB fine adjustment available in all modes

Capture Modes:

Mode selection: Auto Picture, Scene, Program (P), Shutter Priority (Tv), Aperture Priority (Av), Metered Manual (M), Blur Control (BC, JPG only), Movie, Bulb (available in Metered Manual)

Auto Picture modes: Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Night Scene Portrait, Night Scene, Blue Sky, Forest Scene modes: Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Moving Object, Night Scene Portrait, Sunset, Blue Sky, Night Scene, Night Scene HDR (JPG only), Night Snap, Food, Quick Macro (JPG only), Pet, Kids, Forest, Surf & Snow, HDR (JPG only), Backlight Silhouette, Candlelight, Stage Lighting, Museum

Custom Image modes: Bright, Natural, Portrait, Landscape, Vibrant, Radiant, Muted, Bleach Bypass, Reversal Film, Monochrome (including film filters, infrared, sepia toning), Cross Processing (creative random effect generation).

Smart Effects: Brilliant Color, Unicolor Bold, Vintage Color, Cross Processing, Warm Fade, Tone Expansion, Bold Monochrome, Watercolor, Vibrant Color Enhance, USER 1-3 Green simplified mode available: Yes Face detection available: Yes P/A/S/M/B: P, A, S, M, B (in Metered Manual) Date stamp: n/a Digital filters (capture): Toy Camera, High Contrast, Shading, Slim, HDR, Invert Color, Extract Color, Color, Watercolor, Posterization, Fisheye

Dynamic Range adjustment: Yes (highlight and shadow correction) File/Folder customization: Folder name (standard/date)

Playback Modes:

Mode selection: One Shot, Multi Image Display (4, 9, 20, 42, 90 thumbnails), Magnification (up to 16X, scrollable, quick zoom), Histogram, Folder, Calendar Filmstrip, Select & Delete, Movie Playback, Bright/Dark Indication, Slideshow

Mode pallet: Image Rotation, Digital Filter, Redeye Edit, Resize, Cropping, Index, Protect, Slideshow, Cross Processing, RAW Development, Movie Edit, Image Comparison,

DPOF Digital filters (playback): Monochrome, Toy Camera, High Contrast, Shading, Slim, HDR, Invert Color, Extract Color, Color, Watercolor, Posterization, Fisheye, Retro, Soft, Sketch, Miniature, Frame Composite, Starburst, Base Param Adj Movie edit: Movie Divide, Delete Frames

Custom Functions: Functions available: 13

Drive Modes:

Mode selection: Single, Continuous (Hi, Lo), Self Timer (12s, 2s), Infrared Remote (0s, 3s, continuous), Auto Bracketing (3 frames, up to +/- 3 EV in 1/3 or 1/2 steps, remote enabled)

Continuous FPS: Approx 5 FPS (Continuous Hi: 5 JPG), 1.5 FPS (Continuous Lo: 100 JPG) Multi-exposure: Yes (2-9 shots, auto exposure adjustment) Interval: Yes (1s to 24h, up to 999 shots, delayed start available)

HDR: Auto, HDR1, HDR2 (HDR blended images saved in JPG only)

Continuous FPS: Approx 5 FPS (Continuous Hi: 5 JPG), 1.5 FPS (Continuous Lo: 100 JPG)

Multi-exposure: Yes (2-9 shots, auto exposure adjustment) Interval: Yes (1s to 24h, up to 999 shots, delayed start available)

HDR: Auto, HDR1, HDR2 (HDR blended images saved in JPG only)

File Formats: Still: RAW (DNG), JPG (EXIF 2.3), DCF 2.0, DPOF, PIM III Movie (compression): MP4 (AVC h.264)

Computer Requirements: *For direct device connectivity. Bundled software requirements may vary. Windows: Windows XP SP3 (32 bit), Vista & 7 (32 & 64 bit), USB port Mac: MacOS 10.3.9, 10.4, 10.5, 10.6, USB port