<s>
The	O
Pentax	B-Algorithm
K-50	I-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
16.3-megapixel	O
mid-level	O
Pentax	B-Application
digital	B-Device
single-lens	I-Device
reflex	I-Device
camera	I-Device
,	O
announced	O
on	O
12	O
June	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
direct	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Pentax	B-Algorithm
K-30	I-Algorithm
model	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
weather-sealed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
differences	O
over	O
the	O
Pentax	B-Algorithm
K-30	I-Algorithm
include	O
a	O
more	O
traditional	O
body	O
design	O
,	O
120	O
available	O
body	O
color	O
combinations	O
,	O
higher	O
max	O
ISO	O
range	O
(	O
up	O
to	O
51200	O
)	O
,	O
compatibility	O
with	O
Eye-Fi	O
cards	O
and	O
an	O
improved	O
kit	O
lens	O
(	O
Pentax	B-Algorithm
K-30	I-Algorithm
included	O
the	O
DA	B-Algorithm
L	I-Algorithm
18-55mm	I-Algorithm
lens	I-Algorithm
,	O
while	O
Pentax	B-Algorithm
K-50	I-Algorithm
bundles	O
a	O
water-resistant	O
version	O
,	O
the	O
DA	O
L	O
18-55mm	O
WR	O
,	O
both	O
with	O
plastic	O
mounts	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
competing	O
APS-C	O
mid-range	O
DSLRs	B-Device
,	O
the	O
Pentax	B-Algorithm
K-50	I-Algorithm
has	O
the	O
smallest	O
body	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
is	O
4mm	O
wider	O
than	O
its	O
nearest	O
rival	O
,	O
the	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
D5300	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
body	O
is	O
made	O
from	O
stainless	O
steel	O
and	O
polycarbonate	O
resin	O
,	O
as	O
is	O
the	O
Canon	B-Algorithm
EOS	I-Algorithm
700D	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pentax	B-Algorithm
K-50	I-Algorithm
has	O
an	O
onboard	O
microphone	O
but	O
lacks	O
the	O
audio-in	O
port	O
of	O
most	O
comparable	O
cameras	O
,	O
limiting	O
its	O
usefulness	O
to	O
videographers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pentax	B-Application
is	O
the	O
only	O
company	O
to	O
include	O
a	O
weather-resistant	O
kit	O
lens	O
,	O
Pentax	B-Algorithm
K-50	I-Algorithm
with	O
DA	O
L	O
18-55mm	O
f3.5-5.6	O
WR	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
higher-model	O
Pentax	B-Algorithm
K-3	I-Algorithm
offers	O
the	O
18-135mm	O
F3.5-5.6	O
WR	O
in	O
one	O
of	O
its	O
kits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pentax	B-Algorithm
K-50	I-Algorithm
is	O
available	O
for	O
around	O
$300	O
(	O
body	O
only	O
)	O
and	O
less	O
than	O
$400	O
with	O
kit	O
lens	O
,	O
as	O
of	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
July	O
2015	O
,	O
which	O
puts	O
it	O
at	O
a	O
very	O
low	O
price	O
point	O
compared	O
to	O
its	O
competition	O
(	O
Canon	B-Algorithm
EOS	I-Algorithm
70D	I-Algorithm
,	O
Canon	B-Algorithm
EOS	I-Algorithm
700D	I-Algorithm
,	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
D5300	I-Algorithm
,	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
D7100	I-Algorithm
and	O
Pentax	B-Algorithm
K-3	I-Algorithm
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pentax	B-Application
K-500	O
is	O
an	O
entry-level	O
sibling	O
of	O
the	O
Pentax	B-Algorithm
K-50	I-Algorithm
,	O
sharing	O
almost	O
all	O
of	O
its	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
