PENTAX K-1 Mark II - DSLR Camera

Operation

Individuality asa fundamental component of camera design.
The camera is designed to fulfil individual requirements. Photographers' demands are as diverse as the subjects they photograph, and so the camera can be programmed according to the various tasks. Not only are numerous ‘Custom Image’ recipes or filter settings available for different image designs, but also the finesharpness, skin tones or image clarity, for example, can be individually influenced.  

Function Dialand button customisation
During the design, particular emphasis was placed on ease of use. This means that photographers do not get lost in endless menus, but can quickly access important functions using a ‘Smart Function’ control dial. Supported by the option to customise various controls to suit your own working style, to programme different user functions and to store up to five memory locations for individual programming, the Pentax K-1 Mark II is a highly professional tool for photographers. This is also reflected, for example, in the exposure control through the hyper-programme automatic or in the hyper-manual mode. Whereby a ‘green button’ provides valuable services for quick exposure selection, even with old manual lenses.

A - User mode
Five differentcombinations of the most frequently used functions can be assigned to this mode to edit specific topics or creative intentions.  

B - Control panel
This panel displays a list of the functions and their status on the LCD panel, while also allowing you to change the content and/or order of the listed functions to suit your shooting style.  

C - Lock button
To prevent accidental setting changes, the K-1 Mark II offers a lock button to temporarily disable control buttons and dials. It offers you two lock functions to choose from:
Type 1 to prevent unintentional changes to exposure settings
Type 2 to prevent changes to operating settings.

Customisation buttons

1 - Fx1 button
A function can be assigned from seven options (default: RAW)

2 - Fx2 button
Another function can be assigned from seven options (default: outdoor view setting).

3 - AF button
One of the functions for AF operation can be assigned.

4 - Preview lever
An optical or digital preview mode can be assigned.

5 - E-dial
A set of exposure modes can be assigned.

Custom functions:
A total of 26 custom functions are available with the K-1 Mark II.

GPS module with Astrotracer

The extensive feature set is rounded off by functions such as HDR (High Dynamic Range),multiple exposure, RAW development in-camera, and, in particular, the built-in GPS module with the Astrotracer function. This not only allows you to savepositional data of the shots, but also to record a GPS log to track the movement data of the photo tour.

In addition, the Pentax K-1 Mark II has an astrotracer function. By fully utilising the GPS module, the electronic compass and the SR mechanism, the camera simplifies astronomical photography of celestial bodies without the aid of an equatorial object. Based on the latitude data obtained from GPS satellites and other influencing factors (direction of the camera and horizontal/vertical tilt) detected by the various sensors, the K-1 Mark II calculates the movement of celestial bodies and then synchronises the movement of the image sensor with that of celestial bodies with great precision. Since it captures stars without smearing even at longer exposure times, you can record faint stars that are difficult to see with the naked eye as pinpoint images.

With an optionalextension of the premium function ‘Astro Wizard’, photographers can expand thefunctions specifically for astrophotography.