Pentax k 500 16 3 mp digital slr camera black da l 18 55mm and 50 200mm lenses

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Pentax K-500 16.3 MP Digital SLR Camera - Black - DA L 18-55mm and 50-200mm Lenses

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This cost-efficient model inherits such remarkable features as a compact, lightweight, easy-to-hold body; high-resolution image reproduction with approximately 16.2 effective megapixels; super-high-sensitivity shooting at ISO 51200; and high-speed continuous shooting at approximately six images per second, making it an ideal imaging tool for all casual digital photographers. The K-500 features the state-of-the-art CMOS image sensor with a large image-capturing area measuring 23.7mm by 15.7mm, to assure high-speed image data readout. This image sensor is coupled with Prime M - the same high-performance imaging engine incorporated in upper-class models - to deliver super-high-resolution, rich-gradation digital images with approximately 16.28 effective megapixels. The K-500 also offers super-high-sensitivity shooting at a top sensitivity of ISO 51200, allowing the photographer to handhold the camera for beautiful nighttime snapshots. The Pentax-developed SR (Shake Reduction) mechanism effectively compensates the adverse effect of camera shake to deliver sharp, blur-free images, even under shake-prone conditions such as when using a telephoto lens, shooting in the dark without flash illumination, or taking landscapes in twilight. This innovative mechanism works with almost all Pentax interchangeable lenses - even those developed for film-format cameras. It is also the key to some special functions, including the Astro Tracer mode that simplifies astronomical photography in combination with the optional O-GPS1 GPS Unit. The K-500's high-speed continuous shooting function captures active, fast-moving subjects - such as athletes, stage performers and wildlife - in a series of images, at a maximum speed of approximately six images per second (in the JPEG recording format). The K-500 records high-resolution, full HD movie clips (1920 x 1080 pixels) in the H.264 recording format, with a choice of frame rate (30, 25 or 24 frames per second). It even offers creative image-processing tools like Custom Images, and useful movie-recording features such as an interval movie recording function, for the production of more personalized movies.