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Pentax Efina

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User ratings:
12
4.3 out of 5
12 user ratings
5 stars
41 %
4 stars
41 %
3 stars
16 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
Editorial reviews:
3
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Pros

  • s stylish design and beautiful finish
  • lovely
  • floral design appealing to young women photographers

Cons

  • inside
  • might have an underpowered flash
  • takes very bad pictures

Key specs

  • CCD
  • 6.17x4.55 mm
  • 14 Mpx
  • 4288, 3216 px
  • 6.3
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus, Face detection, Multi Point Auto Focus
  • 2.5 in
  • no

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Pentax Efina - Pros & Cons

Pentax Efina

Pros

  • s stylish design and beautiful finish
  • lovely
  • floral design appealing to young women photographers
  • size and weight of this camera
  • A good camera that takes good pictures
  • but has a good grip and is very easy to use
  • versatility
  • ease of use and performance
  • Customer Service Salesperson was very helpful

Cons

  • inside
  • might have an underpowered flash
  • takes very bad pictures
  • Pentax Efina will be available in selected markets only
  • Lack of a viewfinder can be problematic
  • doesn't have a viewfinder and no option for external viewfinder
  • Pentax Efina is not the highest resolution Small Sensor camera
  • Does the Pentax Efina have Weather Sealing
  • doesn't have any connections for external microphones and headphones

Pentax Efina - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
2.5 in
Best:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Screen size: 6.7 in
IconISO maximum
1600
Best:
Pentax KP
ISO maximum: 819200
IconEffective pixels
14 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
4288 x 3216 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

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Pentax Efina - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCCD
Sensor size0.24 in
Effective pixels14.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Max resolution4288 x 3216 px
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom5.0 x
Digital zoom5.0 x
Minimum aperture3.5
Maximum aperture6.3
Focal length equiv26 - 130
Autofocus
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Multi Point Auto Focus
Manual focusNo
Normal focus range19.69 in
Macro focus range7.87 in
Filter diameter1.46 in
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Photography features
Minimum shutter speed1.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
Shutter priorityno
Aperture priorityno
Manual exposure modeno
Exposure compensation plus2
Exposure compensation minus-2
Expousure compensation steps1/3
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 10
Histogramyes
WB BracketingNo
Subject / scene modesyes
Built-in flashyes
Flash range4.1
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • Redeye Reduction
External flashno
Scene modes
  • Backlight
  • Candlelight
  • Close-up
  • Fireworks
  • Night portrait
  • Panorama
  • Portrait
  • Self-portrait
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
Self-timeryes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
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Audio features
Built-in microphoneyes
Microphone typeMono
Speaker typeMono
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Dimensions
Weight3.21 oz
Width3.43 in
Height2.13 in
Depth0.81 in
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Power
Power source typeBattery
Battery life (CIPA)200
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Number of batteries supported1
AC adapter includedyes
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Other features
Timelapse recordingno
GPSno
Energy Star certifiedno
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Image
ISO
  • 80
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
ISO minimum80
ISO maximum1600
Maximum image resolution4000 x 3000 px
White balance presets5
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Daylight
  • Fluorescent
  • Shade
  • Tungsten
Custom white balanceno
Supported image file formatsJPG
Image stabilizeryes
Image stabilization typeDigital only
Supported aspect ratios
  • 3:2
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size2.5 in
Articulated LCDno
Screen technologyLCD
Screen dots230000
Touch screenno
Live viewyes
ViewfinderNone
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Videography features
Maximum resolution1280 x 720 px
Video recordingyes
Recording resolutions
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
HD typeHD
Supported video file formatsMPEG-4
Analog signal format system
  • NTSC
  • PAL
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Design
Body typeCompact
Colour of product
  • Green
  • Pink
  • Red
  • Silver
Waterproof up to5
Environmentally sealedno
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Storage
Internal storage32.0 mB
Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
Memory slots1
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • Internal
Camera file systemExif 2.3
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Connectivity
HDMIno
USB version2.0
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)no
Bluetoothno
AV outputyes

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