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Pentax 645D vs Pentax 645Z

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Larger prints and more cropping detail: Pentax 645Z (51.4).

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Specification Pentax 645D Pentax 645Z
General
Brand Pentax Pentax
Model 645D 645Z
Year 2010 2014
Body
Dimensions 156 x 117 x 119 mm 156 x 117 x 123 mm
Weight 1400 g 1550 g
Sensor
Sensor type CCD CMOS
Sensor size 44 x 33 mm 44 x 33 mm
Sensor resolution 7294 x 5484 8269 x 6217
Crop factor 0.79 0.79
Total megapixels 40.1 52.99
Effective megapixels 40.0 51.4
Image
Max. image resolution 7264 x 5440 8256 x 6192
ISO Auto, 200 - 1600 Auto, 100-204800
Exposure & Shutter
Min. shutter speed 30 sec 30 sec
Max. shutter speed 1/4000 sec 1/4000 sec
Metering Centre weighted, Multi-segment, Spot Multi, Center-weighted, Spot
Exposure compensation ±5 EV (in 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV, 1 EV steps) ±5 EV (in 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps)
Aperture priority Yes Yes
Shutter priority Yes Yes
White balance presets 8.0 10.0
Video
Max. video mode — 1920x1080 (60i/50i/30p/25p/24p)
Display & Viewfinder
Screen size 3" 3.2"
Screen resolution 921,000 dots 1,037,000 dots
Viewfinder Optical (pentaprism) Optical (pentaprism)
Storage & Connectivity
Storage types SDHC, Secure Digital SD/SDHC/SDXC
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 3.0 (5 GBit/sec)
Power
Battery Lithium-Ion D-LI90 rechargeable battery Rechargeable Lithium-ion Battery D-LI90
Lens & Focus
Digital zoom No —