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Pentax 645D vs Pentax K-5

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Larger prints and more cropping detail: Pentax 645D (40.0).

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Specification Pentax 645D Pentax K-5
General
Brand Pentax Pentax
Model 645D K-5
Year 2010 2010
Body
Dimensions 156 x 117 x 119 mm 131 x 97 x 73 mm
Weight 1400 g 740 g
Sensor
Sensor type CCD CMOS
Sensor size 44 x 33 mm 23.6 x 15.7 mm
Sensor resolution 7294 x 5484 4944 x 3296
Crop factor 0.79 1.53
Total megapixels 40.1 16.9
Effective megapixels 40.0 16.3
Image
Max. image resolution 7264 x 5440 4928 x 3264
ISO Auto, 200 - 1600 Auto, 100 - 12800
Exposure & Shutter
Min. shutter speed 30 sec 30 sec
Max. shutter speed 1/4000 sec 1/8000 sec
Metering Centre weighted, Multi-segment, Spot Centre weighted, Multi-segment, 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 9.0
Display & Viewfinder
Screen size 3" 3"
Screen resolution 921,000 dots 921,000 dots
Viewfinder Optical (pentaprism) Optical (pentaprism)
Storage & Connectivity
Storage types SDHC, Secure Digital SDHC, Secure Digital
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
Power
Battery Lithium-Ion D-LI90 rechargeable battery Lithium-Ion D-LI90 rechargeable battery
Lens & Focus
Digital zoom No No