Yourlensreview - Camera - Pentax K10D

Camera details

Name Pentax K10D
Format dSLR
Weight incl battery: 790g
Maximum resolution 3872 x 2592
Other resolutions 3008 x 2000, 1824 x 1216
Image ratio 3:2
Effective pixels 10.2 million
Sensor size 23.5mm x 15.7
Sensor type CCD
Whitebalance override Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy,Tungsten Light, Fluorescent Light (W, D, N), Flash, Manual setting
Minimum shuttertime 30 sec + Bulb
Maximum shuttertime 1/4000 sec
Built-in flash Yes, pop-up
Built-in flash gain (iso 100) 11
External flash Pentax
Cropfactor 1.5
Exposure compensation ±3 EV (1/2EV steps or 1/3EV steps), ±2 EV (1/3EV steps)
Lensmount Pentax KAF2, KAF, KA mount
Drive Yes, 3 fps
Selftimer Yes, 2 or 12 sec
Timelapse No
Orentientation Sensor Yes
Storage SD/SDHC card
Uncompressed format PNG(compressed),DNG
Compressed format JPEG (EXIF 2.21)
Quality levels Normal, Fine, Superfine
Iso 100 - 200 - 400 - 800 - 1600
LCD 2.5
LCD resolution 210,000
USB USB 2.0 High Speed
Firewire N/A
Battery charger Yes
Battery Rechargeable D-LI50 lithium-ion battery
Lightmetering modes Multi-segment metering, centre-weighted metering, spot metering
AF-points TTL Phase-matching 11-point wide autofocus system
AF-modes AF-single (with focus lock), AF-continuous and manual focus
Sensor manufacturer N/A
Image stabilisation Yes, 2.5 - 4 stops trough sensor movement
Grip D-BG2
Description Features a weatherseal and a dustremoval system

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Grades

Overall8,5
Performance8,0
Build8,0
Price9,0

Reviews for the Pentax K10D

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BasK
10-01 15:48

Pro:- Weathersealed and feels sturdy - Lots of buttons :) - Autofocus is spot on - Shake Reduction - Large and bright viewfinder
Con:- ISO performance is not canon-like - Continuous shooting not always very stable - The system of Pentax maybe limiting for pro's
Review:I have my K10d since a month now, and I am totally satisfied with it. The viewfinder is great, the body feels awesome and the autofocus is very reliable. I love the lots of buttons which give me a very fast and confident control of the settings. The shakereduction amazed me, it truly works! Ok the ISO performance isn't great, some blue channel banding is visible in underexposed areas(using ISO1600). But it is not that bad, really I think it is quite usable after some post processing. At last, usually the camera shoots at 3fps in continuous, but sometimes it pauses for around a second after 3-4 photos. Pretty weird, but happens just occasionaly.
Build quality Performance Price rating Overall Recommended?
8 8 9 8 Yes
Simon
05-01 22:51

Pro:- Well designed body - Loads and Loads of features - Nice screen - Precise AF - Weathersealing
Con:- No USM lenses yet - Large RAW files - Noise not yet up to Canon standards
Review:This is a great camera, can be compared to the 30D, d200.
Build quality Performance Price rating Overall Recommended?
8 8 9 9 Yes