Page 5 of PENTAX K10D by PENTAX Imaging Company

prime image processing the pentax real image engine prime was developed specifically by pentax for our cameras in order to meet the performance requirements of a higher resolution ccd sensor the prime engine converts the digital signal into the image you desire by assuring truer color tones a wider dynamic range and natural looking high iso images ultimately prime provides natural results similar to what you would see shooting with film the new prime processor greatly accelerates the image processing of the pentax k10d compared to other current digital slrs by seamlessly transferring data through the ddr2 memory component this buffer memory has a read/write rate of 800 mb/sec making it 600 faster than sdram and 100 faster than conventional ddr memory not only does the combination of prime and ddr2 memory allow you to take images at a faster rate up to 3 frames per second until the memory card is full with jpeg images but it also allows you to process raw images in-camera without the need for a computer the advanced circuitry frees you to focus on the image and capture the perfect shot.

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