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Product Info for Pentax MX-1 Compact Digital Camera
The Pentax MX-1 Digital Camera has been designed to offer you an amazing camera in a small, lightweight package. With its genuine brass covers and advanced digital compact capabilities, this Digital Camera from Pentax is where craft design meets contemporary quality. The fast F1.8-2.5 lens, 4X zoom and large 12 megapixel backlit CMOS sensor on the Pentax Digital SLR MX1 Camera allow for bright everyday imagery inside a stylish body. As its brass wears with time, feel the good old days come back to life in your images of today with the Pentax Mx1 Camera.![]()
Specifications for Pentax DSLR Digital Camera MX-1:
| SENSOR: | |
| Type: | 1/1.7" Backlit CMOS |
| Effective pixels: | 12.0 |
| Total pixels: | 12.76 |
| Recorded resolutions: | Still - JPEG;4/312M,7M,5M,3M 16/99M,5M,3M,2M 3/210M,6M,4M,2M 1/19M,5M,3M,2M RAW |
| Movie: | HD (1920x1080 approx. 30fps), (1280x720 approx. 60/30fps) |
| Audio Recording with Movie: | Yes, Stereo |
| Quality levels: | Still (Fine, Normal); Movie - Fixed |
| Pixel Mapping: | Yes |
| LENS: | |
| Type/construction: | smc PENTAX zoom lens, 11e in 8g (4 aspherical elements) |
| Focal length (equiv.): | 6.0-24mm (28-112mm) |
| Optical zoom: | 4X, Digital zoom - 1.95X, Combined zoom - 7.8X; Intelligent zoom - Approx 5.2X at 7M, approx. 7.8X at 3M (including optical zoom) |
| Aperture: | F1.8 (wide) - F2.5 (tele) |
| Smallest Aperture: | F8 |
| FOCUS SYSTEM: | |
| Type: | TTL contrast detection autofocus |
| Focus modes: | Auto, Spot, Tracking , AF Select (25 Points), Infinity Landscape, Manual Focus, Pan Focus, AF Point Switching |
| Manual focus: | Yes, range (.4" to infinity, depending on zoom setting) |
| Focus lock: | Yes (by pressing the shutter release button half way) |
| Focus range: | Normal - 1.3' to infinity (wide), 5.2' to infinity (tele); Macro - 2" to 19.7" (wide) 8" to 19.7" (tele); Super Macro - 0.4" to 7.9" (1cm) (wide) |
| Focus Assist Lamp: | Yes |
| Face Detection: | Yes (up to 32 faces), Smile Capture, Blink Detection |
| Pet Detection: | Yes (up to 1 pet's face), auto or select from 3 pre-registered faces)LCD MONITOR |
| LCD: | 3.0" Tiltable color TFT with AR Coating (Tilt down to 45°, up to 90° (approx.)) |
| LCD resolution: | (approx. 920,000 dots) |
| Wide angle viewable: | 170° |
| FLASH: | |
| Type: | Built-in auto flash |
| Flash modes: | Auto, Flash Off, Flash On, Red-eye, Slow-speed synchro, Slow-speed+Red-eye, Trailing Curtain Sync |
| Effective range: | 1.31 - 40' (wide, auto ISO), 1.31 - 29' (tele, auto ISO) |
| STORAGE MEDIA: | |
| Internal memory: | 75.3 MB (approx.) |
| Removable memory: | SD, SDHC, SDXC |
| Eye-Fi Compatible, File/Folder customization: | n/a |
| INTERFACES: | |
| Ports: | USB 2.0 Hi-Speed, PC/ AV out, HDMI (Type D) out |
| Video out: | NTSC, PAL |
| Printer interfaces: | n/a |
| POWER SUPPLY: | |
| Power source: | Rechargeable Li-Ion battery D-Li106 |
| Recordable images: | Approx 290 (D-Li106) |
| Playback time: | Approx 280 min (D-Li106) |
| Movie recording time: | Approx 90 min |
| PHYSICAL SPECS: | |
| Dimensions (W x H x D): | 4.8 x 2.4 x 2.0" (excluding protrusions) |
| Weight: | Without battery or removable memory - 12.8 oz (approx.) |
| Loaded and ready: | 13.8 oz (approx.) |
| Construction material(s): | Brass covers |
| Operating temperature: | 32-104°F |
| LANGUAGE SUPPORT: | |
| Languages: | English, French, Germany, Spanish, Portuguese, Italy, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Polish, Czech, Hungarian,Turkey, Greek, Russian |
| IMAGE STABILIZATION: | |
| Still: | Sensor-Shift SR, Digital SR (ISO 100-12800), Dual (SR & Pixel Track SR) |
| Movie: | Movie Shake Reduction Mode (Movie SR); (Maximum effect of 3 stops using Sensor-Shift SR) |
| METERING SYSTEM: | |
| Type: | TTL, Multi-segment, Center-weighted or Spot |
| Exposure compensation: | +/- 2 EV (1/3 steps) |
| ISO SENSITIVITY: | |
| Auto: | 100-12800**Fixed at ISO 100-1600 in Handheld Night Snap, Green modes. |
| Auto ISO Range: | ISO 100-200, ISO 100-400, ISO 100-800, ISO 100-1600, ISO 100-3200, ISO 100-6400, ISO 100-12800 |
| Manual: | 100-12800 |
| Auto ISO Range for Digital SR: | 100 - 12800 |
| Dynamic Range Adjustment: | Yes |
| WHITE BALANCE: | |
| Auto preset modes: | Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Fluorescent light (D - Daylight Color, N - Daylight White, W - Cool White, L - Warm White),Tungsten, Flash |
| Manual WB: | Yes |
| SHUTTER: | |
| Type: | Programmed AE electronic lens shutter w electronic sensor shutter |
| Shutter speed: | 1/2000 sec. - 1/4 sec., max. 30 sec. (1/8000 sec. - 30 sec. with Shutter Priority, Aperture Priority,Manual Exposure, and combination of electronic shutter enabled), Bulb |
| Noise Reduction: | Yes, automatically applied if shutter speed is slower than 1 sec |
| CAPTURE MODES: | |
| Mode selection: | Auto Picture, Program, Natural Skin Tone, Handheld Night Snap (5M), Night Scene Portrait, Night Scene, Digital Panorama (2M per frame), High Speed Movie (VGA, 120 FPS capture, 30 FPS playback),Time Lapse Movie, Landscape, Blue Sky, Sunset, Flower, Digital SR (ISO 3200-6400 5M), Kids, Pet, Portrait, Food, Fireworks, Surf & Snow, Sport, Fisheye, Sketch, Miniature Filter, Text, Frame Composite (3M), Movie, Green |
| Auto Picture modes: | Landscape, Portrait, Night Scene, Night Scene Portrait, Standard, Flower, Sport, Candlelight, Blue Sky, Sunset, Text, Group Photo, Pet, Portrait x Blue Sky, Portrait x Sunset, Portrait x Backlight |
| Custom Image Modes: | n/a |
| Green simplified mode available: | Yes |
| Mode Dial: | P/Av/Tv/M/User/HDR/SCN/AUTO PICT/Green/Movie |
| Date Imprint: | Yes, date, date-time, time (not available in Green mode) |
| Digital filters (capture): | Movie (B&W, Sepia, Fisheye, Miniature, Sketch) |
| Dynamic Range adjustment: | Yes (shadow, highlight) |
| Digital level: | Yes |
| DRIVE MODES: | |
| Mode selection: | One shot, Continuous Shooting, Burst Shooting(L/H), Self-timer (2 or 10 sec.), Remote Control (immediately or 3 sec.), Auto Bracketing |
| Continuous FPS: | Approx 1 FPS for 6 frames |
| Multi-exposure: | n/a, Interval Shooting |
| HDR: | Yes |
| PLAYBACK MODES: | |
| Mode selection: | One Shot, Index (4, 9 or 25 thumbnails), Magnification (up to 10X, scrollable), Movie Playback, Histogram, Folder Display, Select & Delete, Calendar |
| Mode pallet: | Slideshow, Image Rotation, Stretch Filter, Small Face Filter, HDR Filter, Collage, Digital Filter, RAW Development (Aspect Ratio, JPEG Recorded Pixels, JPEG Quality, Custom Image (Bright, Natural, Vibrant, Reversal Film, Monochrome) White Balance,Sensitivity, Shadow Correction, Distortion Correction, Original Frame, Movie Editing, Red-eye Edit, Resize, Cropping, Image Copy, Protect, DPOF, Start-up Screen |
| Digital filters (playback): | B&W, Sepia, Toy Camera, Retro, Color, Extract Color, Color Emphasis, High Contrast, Starbust, Soft, Fish-eye, Brightness, Miniature, Slim, Invert Color Filter |
| Movie edit: | Save as Still Image, Movie Divide, Add Title Picture |
| FILE FORMATS: | |
| Still: | RAW (DNG), JPEG(conforms to Exif 2.3), conforms to DCF2.0, DPOF, PRINT Image Matching III |
| Movie: | MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 |
| COMPUTER REQUIREMENTS: | *For direct device connectivity. Bundled software requirements may vary. |
| Windows: | Windows XP (SP3), Vista, 7, 8, USB port |
| Mac: | MacOS 10.4, 10.5, 10.6, 10.7, 10.8, USB port |
Features of Pentax MX 1 Compact Digital Camera:
- DSLR-like features in a compact body
- Fast and bright, wide-aperture smc PENTAX lens at F1.8-2.5
- Beautifully crafted, genuine brass covers
- 1/1.7' Backlit 12 megapixel CMOS sensor
- 4X optical zoom ideal for everyday use
- PENTAX body-based Sensor-shift & Pixel Track Shake Reduction (SR) stabilization
- ISO up to 12800
- Fast Face Detection
- Large 3-inch 920K pixel tilt LCD screen
- 1080p h.264 HD video
- 1cm macro mode
Package Contents:
- Pentax MX-1 Digital Camera
- USB Cable I-USB7
- Battery Charge Cradle D-BC106
- Strap O-ST130
- Software CD-ROM S-SW130
- Rechargeable Li-Ion Battery D-LI106(B)
- AC Plug Cord
- PENTAX Lens Cap O-LC130
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Pentax MX-1 Compact Digital Camera Unavailable & Discontinued Models
List of Unorderable Models
- Pentax MX-1 Compact Digital Camera, Black 12622 , MPN: 12622 , UPC: 027075225183 , Code: PX-CD-MX1CDC-12622
- Pentax MX-1 Compact Digital Camera, Black and Silver 12633 , MPN: 12633 , UPC: 027075225299 , Code: PX-CD-MX1CDC-12633