Quick facts
Full name: Pentax *ist D
Original position: Camera; original market position is not yet verifiedProduction status: Production status not verified
Regional aliases
No verified regional aliases
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Core specifications
- Release year
- 2003 · Released about 23 years ago
- Sensor
- 23.5 × 15.7 mm CCD
- Effective resolution
- 6.1 MP
- Lens
- —
- Zoom
- —
- Weight
- 550 g
- Battery
- Lithium-Ion rechargeable Li-ion battery
- Storage
- CompactFlash type I, CompactFlash type II, Microdrive
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What to check before buying used
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- Inspect the body, screen, doors, seals, and tripod socket for impact or moisture damage.
- Test every button, dial, flash, screen, and viewfinder.
- Photograph a plain bright surface to check for sensor dust, dead pixels, or damage.
- Confirm the battery holds charge and that a compatible charger is included or available.
- Test a supported memory card and inspect the card slot for bent pins or read errors.
- Inspect the battery compartment and contacts for leakage or corrosion.
Sensor metrics
- Diagonal
- 28.26 mm
- Surface area
- 369 mm²
- Pixel pitch
- 7.78 µm
- Pixel area
- 60.48 µm²
- Pixel density
- 1.65 MP/cm²
Actual sensor size
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23.5 × 15.7 mm
Full specifications
Imaging
- Effective pixels
- 6.1 MP
- Total pixels
- 6.31 MP
- Sensor
- 23.5 × 15.7 mm CCD
- Calculated resolution
- 3,022 × 2,019
- Maximum image
- 3,008 × 2,008
- Crop factor
- 1.53
Exposure & viewing
- ISO
- 200–3,200
- Viewfinder
- Optical viewfinder
- Display
- 1.8 in / 118,000 dots
- Lens mount
- —
Video & storage
- Maximum video
- —
- Storage media
- CompactFlash type I, CompactFlash type II, Microdrive
- Battery
- Lithium-Ion rechargeable Li-ion battery
Body
- Weight
- 550 g
- Dimensions
- 129 × 94.7 × 60.1 mm
- Release year
- 2003
Wikidata
- Aperture Priority
- Yes
- Battery
- Lithium-Ion rechargeable
- Brand
- Pentax
- Built In Flash
- ✓
- Crop Factor
- 1.53
- Depth Of Field
- simulate →
- Digital Zoom
- No
- Dimensions
- 129 x 94.7 x 60.1 mm
- Effective Megapixels
- 6.10
- Exposure Compensation
- ±3 EV (in 1/2 EV steps)
- External Flash
- ✓
- Focal Length 35mm Equiv
- —
- Gps
- —
- Hdmi
- —
- Iso
- 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200
- Macro Focus Range
- —
- Manual Focus
- ✓
- Max Aperture
- —
- Max Aperture 35mm Equiv
- n/a
- Max Image Resolution
- 3008 x 2008
- Max Shutter Speed
- 1/4000 sec
- Metering
- Matrix, Multi-segment, Spot
- Min Shutter Speed
- Bulb+30 sec
- Model
- *ist D
- Normal Focus Range
- —
- Optical Zoom
- —
- Raw Support
- —
- Screen Resolution
- 118,000 dots
- Screen Size
- 1.8"
- Sensor Resolution
- 3026 x 2017
- Sensor Size
- 23.5 x 15.7 mm
- Sensor Type
- CCD
- Shutter Priority
- Yes
- Storage Types
- CompactFlash type I, CompactFlash type II, Microdrive
- Total Megapixels
- 6.31
- Usb
- USB 1.0
- Video Capture
- —
- Viewfinder
- Optical (pentaprism)
- Weight
- 550 g
- White Balance Presets
- 7
- Wireless
- —
- Year
- 2003
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