Pentax K10D - UK Digital SLR Camera Review

Pentax K10D Review

The Pentax K10D comes in a weather and dust resistant body in stylish black and is equipped with a host of advanced technologies.

With 10.2 megapixels CCD with primary colour filter, interchangeable lens and the Pentax Shake Reduction (SR) system, the Pentax K10D produces excellent quality photographs.

Pentax K10D Front
Pentax K10D Back

The SR system compensates for the negative effects of camera shake and for shooting in low light conditions or with telephoto lens. The new Dust Removal system (DR) has also been designed to keep dust off the surface of the CCD and the Pentax K10D also includes a high performance imaging engine.

The Pentax K10D has ISO speeds equivalent to 100/200/400/800/1600 and auto with a built-in retractable P-TTL flash system including flash on, auto flash, forced on and red-eye reduction. White Balance modes include auto, shade, cloudy, daylight, tungsten and light fluorescent.

A D-L150 rechargeable lithium-ion battery powers the Pentax K10D which stores images on SD and SDHC memory card. File formats are JPEG, RAW, DCF, DPOF, PRINT Image Matching III and images can be viewed on the 2.5" TFT colour LCD monitor with brightness adjustment and wide angle view. Playback can be; one shot, index, enlargement, image rotation, folder view, slideshow, histogram and bright portion and the digital filter offers black and white, sepia, colour, soft, slim and brightness.

The Pentax K10D is PictBridge compatible.

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Pentax K10D Specifications & Features

  • 10.2 Megapixels
  • 2.5" polysilicon TFT, approx. 210,000 pixel
  • Interline interlace CCD with a primary colour filter
  • 11 Focus Areas
  • 100 to 1600 ISO Equivalency
  • Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy,Tungsten Light, Fluorescent Light (W, D, N), Flash and Manual White Balance Settings
  • Maximum Image Size 3872 x 2592 Pixels
  • Secure Digital Memory Card
  • Rechargeable Li-ion Battery
  • 101 x 141.5 x 70mm Dimensions
  • Approximate Weight 710g

Pentax K10D User Reviews

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Reviewer: Beverly Smith - UK
Having used Pentax film SLRs for many years, together with a variety of Pentax lenses, I was loth to change brand. The K10D is compatible with all my AF lenses and the results are superb. However, one has to get used to the different ratios using film lenses with digital body. Also different flash ratios. It takes some experimenting and learning but well worth the effort.

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Rating 10/10
Image Quality
Rating 10/10
Usability
Rating 9/10
Reviewer: C Moore - UK
It took a little time to get used to after the ist DL. Image Stabliser works fine, The Picture quality is Spot on using Sigma 170-500 Lens, Pentax18-55 and 80-200 and my various other lenses both MF and AF.

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Rating 10/10
Usability
Rating 8/10
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