Pentax 645Z Digital Medium Format Gear Guide
Contents
INTRODUCTION
The Pentax 645Z is a digital medium format camera. It is equipped with a 51.4MP censor, which was designed without an anti-aliasing filter to maximize sharpness and details. Its wide ISO range provides low noise, low light capability, and the image processor allows for fast image capture.
It is the only one of its kind at Media Loan, and access to it is very limited. Only certain approved photography classes are permitted to use it. A proficiency test is required to use it, which can be found here.
SPECIFICATIONS
Sensor 43.8 x 32.8 mm CMOS
Color Depth JPEG: 8 bits/channel RAW: 14 bits/channel
Effective Pixels / Total Pixels 51.4MP / 52.99MP
File Formats Stills: RAW (PEF/DNG), TIFF, JPEG (Exif 2.30), DCF2.0 compliant Video: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 (MOV) *Motion JPEG (AVI) for Interval Movie Record
Image Resolution JPEG: L (51M: 8256 x 6192), M (36M: 6912 x 5184), S (21M: 5376 x 4032), XS (3M:1920 x 1440) RAW: L (51M: 8256 x 6192) TIFF: L (51M: 8256 x 6192)
Video Resolution Full HD: (1920x1080, 60i/50i/30p/25p/24p) HD: (1280x720, 60p/50p/30p/25p/24p)
Lens Mount Pentax 645AF2
Metering Modes Multi-segment metering, center-weighted metering, spot metering
Shutter Speeds Auto: 1/4000 to 30 sec. Manual: 1/4000 to 30 sec. Bulb
Drive Modes Single, Continuous (H, L), Self-timer (12 sec., 2sec.), Remote Control (immediately, 3 sec., continuous), Multi-exposure (avail. w/Continuous, Self-timer or Remote Control), Interval Shooting, Interval Composite
Burst Rate 3 fps, JPEG: up to 30 frames, RAW: up to 10 frames, TIFF: up to 12 frames
AF (auto-focus) Modes Single (AF.S), Continuous AF (AF.C), Manual
ISO Sensitivity 100 – 204,800
CARE
Please do not attempt to clean sensitive parts of this camera, such as the mirror and sensor, yourself. If these need to be cleaned, please bring them to Media Loan so that we may assist you.
DO NOT
Drop this camera
Point towards the sun
Expose to extreme weather conditions
Store/use in extreme temperatures
Store near corrosive chemicals
Clean the censor or mirror yourself
Use a blow dryer to blow dust from the camera
Use excessive force
Leave unattended
Leave camera near a strong magnetic field
Submerge this camera in water
PARTS
Diopter
Monitor
Tripod Sockets
There are two different places this camera can be mounted onto a tripod: on the bottom as well as on the side. This allows for more user control.
