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Full name: Pentax X-5
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Core specifications
- Release year
- 2012 · Released about 14 years ago
- Sensor
- 6.08 × 4.56 mm CMOS
- Effective resolution
- 16 MP
- Lens
- 22.3 - 580 mm
- Zoom
- 26×
- Weight
- 595 g
- Battery
- 4 x AA batteries (Alkaline, Lithium, Nickel and Rechargeable Ni-MH)
- Storage
- SD/SDHC/SDXC
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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
- 7.6 mm
- Surface area
- 28 mm²
- Pixel pitch
- 1.32 µm
- Pixel area
- 1.73 µm²
- Pixel density
- 57.71 MP/cm²
Actual sensor size
Rectangles use their physical proportions. Calibrate your display to approximate real-world size.
6.08 × 4.56 mm
Full specifications
Imaging
- Effective pixels
- 16 MP
- Total pixels
- 16.37 MP
- Sensor
- 6.08 × 4.56 mm CMOS
- Calculated resolution
- 4,619 × 3,464
- Maximum image
- 4,608 × 3,456
- Crop factor
- 5.69
Exposure & viewing
- ISO
- 100–400,800
- Viewfinder
- Electronic viewfinder
- Display
- 3 in / 460,000 dots
- Lens mount
- —
Video & storage
- Maximum video
- —
- Storage media
- SD/SDHC/SDXC
- Battery
- 4 x AA batteries (Alkaline, Lithium, Nickel and Rechargeable Ni-MH)
Body
- Weight
- 595 g
- Dimensions
- 119 × 86 × 107 mm
- Release year
- 2012
Wikidata
- Aperture Priority
- Yes
- Battery
- 4 x AA batteries (Alkaline, Lithium, Nickel and Rechargeable Ni-MH)
- Brand
- Pentax
- Built In Flash
- ✓
- Crop Factor
- 5.69
- Depth Of Field
- simulate →
- Digital Zoom
- Yes
- Dimensions
- 119 x 86 x 107 mm
- Effective Megapixels
- 16.00
- Exposure Compensation
- ±2 EV (in 1/3 EV steps)
- External Flash
- —
- Focal Length 35mm Equiv
- 22.3 - 580 mm
- Gps
- —
- Hdmi
- —
- Iso
- Auto, 100, 200, 400,800, 1600, 3200, 6400
- Macro Focus Range
- 1 cm
- Manual Focus
- ✓
- Max Aperture
- f3.1 - f5.9
- Max Aperture 35mm Equiv
- f17.6 - f33.6
- Max Image Resolution
- 4608 x 3456
- Max Shutter Speed
- 1/1500 sec
- Metering
- Multi, Center-weighted, Spot
- Min Shutter Speed
- 4 sec
- Model
- X-5
- Normal Focus Range
- 40 cm
- Optical Zoom
- 26x
- Raw Support
- —
- Screen Resolution
- 460,000 dots
- Screen Size
- 3"
- Sensor Resolution
- 4612 x 3468
- Sensor Size
- 1/2.33" (~ 6.08 x 4.56 mm)
- Sensor Type
- CMOS
- Shutter Priority
- Yes
- Storage Types
- SD/SDHC/SDXC
- Total Megapixels
- 16.37
- Usb
- USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
- Video Capture
- —
- Viewfinder
- Electronic
- Weight
- 595 g
- White Balance Presets
- 8
- Wireless
- —
- Year
- 2012
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