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The battery life is rated at 700 shots according to CIPA standards. There is a mirror lock-up switch at the front of the camera, with a metering dial under the mode dial, a focus mode dial, as well as a dial to switch between photo and video modes.
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The 645Z has a number of physical controls and dials to make changing settings, and setting up the camera, quick and straightforward without having to delve deep into the menus. There is a large illuminating LCD screen on top to quickly show shooting information. The tilting 3.2inch screen with a 1037k dot resolution is particularly well suited for low angles, or for studio work, as shown above, and a dual-axis electronic level ensures your photos are straight. With a weather sealed body (and a number of weather sealed lenses) it means it can be used in the rain, as well as down to -10C for landscape photography for example. This makes it relatively easy to pick up and start using straight away without necessarily having to have used the system before. Using the 645Z feels like using a large Digital SLR camera, rather than a more traditional medium format camera. However, the camera is very similar in operation to the Pentax K-3 with the same menu system, a familiar mode dial, and similar buttons and controls on the back of the camera. There are numerous buttons and controls, with an additional row of buttons on the left hand side of the camera. The Pentax 645Z has a deep handgrip to help give a firm grip of the camera, and when held with both hands feels quite comfortable to hold, however as can be seen in the pictures the camera and lenses are noticeably larger than your standard Digital SLR system. Magnesium alloy exterior, Aluminum die-cast chassis Phase Detection Focus - 27 AF sensors, 25 cross type, -3 EV focusĬolor depth: 8 bits/channel JPG, 14 bits/channel RAWĭustproof, weather-resistant construction Remote viewfinder support (using FLU Card)įull HD video, mic socket, 4K timelapse video output Optical viewfinder: Keplerian telescopic trapezoid prism finder, with 98% Coverage Liveview shooting for stills and movie, with focus peaking The Pentax 645Z system is roughly 3 times cheaper than the nearest competitor, such as the Hasselblad H5D-50c available for £22440 body only, with the Pentax 645Z priced at £6799 body only. The Pentax 645D with a 40 megapixel CCD sensor will remain on the market and is available for £5099 with lens, making it more than half the price of other 40 megapixel medium format systems.ĥ0 megapixel medium format CMOS sensor, 43.8 x 32.9mm Corr., Diffraction Correction, and Colour Fringe Correction.
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The camera features the PRIME III image processor, which has lens correction built in including: Distortion Correction, Lat-Chromatic-Ab Adj, Peripheral Illumin. Another benefit of the Pentax 645Z is that it offers 3fps continuous shooting, which may not seem very quick when compared to your average Digital SLR, however most other medium format digital cameras with this resolution sensor offer 1.2fps or 1.5fps continuous shooting.
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The new camera also offers one of the largest ISO ranges available in a medium format camera, from ISO100 to ISO204800, with most other medium format cameras offering a maximum of ISO6400.