Light and compact; fast, responsive and user friendly; colourful and crisp results
Slight under-exposure; no Live View facility
The Pentax K-m camera is a good-value reliable camera that will do most of what you want and won’t break the bank Good points Light and compact; fast, responsive and user friendly; colourful and crisp results Bad points Slight under-exposure; no Liv...
Easy-to-use on-screen control panel, Compact size with good build-quality, Plenty of features for the first-time user (Auto Pict mode/Help button), Efficient image stabilization, Reliable flash exposure, Wireless flash, Good viewfinder for its class, In-c...
Default JPEGs too contrasty and poorly sharpened, JPEG engine not making the most out the cameras RAW data, Unsophisticated, uninformative AF system with no indication of chosen point in viewfinder, No orientation sensor (get used to landscape images), Dy...
The entry-level DSLR sector has become argue ably the hardest-fought camera sector over the past year. Reduced-spec, cheaper DSLRs have appeared from all the major camera companies, looking to tempt compact camera users across to the will it fit in m...
AEB/selftimer conflict, noisy AF with kit lens, underexposure
Differentiating with a range of DSLRs can often prove problematic for a manufacturer. The manufacturer can either focus on restricting the inner workings of the camera to keep costs down, or simply alter the design and size to the same end. Pentax has...
The new Pentax K-m is another excellent addition to Pentaxs DSLR range. Seamlessly slotting in below the K200D, it offers a simpler and more intuitive layout that will suit beginners better. The retro top LCD panel has been replaced with a more glamo...
Abstract: Priced affordably with both an 18mm to 55mm and 50mm to 200mm kit lenses, Pentax’s 10.2-megapixel K2000 (sold in Australia as the ) may tempt quite a few people to jump into the digital SLR pool. Though the supposed niche for the KM consists of consume...
Very decent picture quality , Useful and fun digital filter effects , In-camera RAW processing , Speedy performance
Rear command dial too near to optical viewfinder , Noisy kit lens , Inconsistent metering , Inaccurate automatic white balance when shooting indoors
We like the K-m and the image quality it offers, but having to fumble over the inconsistent metering and white balance can be an issue for users not familiar with manual exposure controls....
The camera continues the Pentax style of no-nonsense SLRs. There are no gimmicky concessions to customers moving up from compact cameras. Every function is a genuine photographic tool. The Pentax kit lens is particularly fine. Image quality is excepti...
The camera has one serious flaw. JPEG images straight from the camera are unimpressive both in sharpness and in colour. We are at a loss to understand this because the RAW images are excellent. JPEG and RAW can be recorded simultaneously, so in one se...
If you can live with the RAW file system - and that, after all, is the way to get better images with any camera - then the Pentax is a fine camera. And the supplied Silkypix RAW converter is excellent. This is a low-cost entry into the serious photogr...
The camera continues the Pentax style of no-nonsense SLRs. There are no gimmicky concessions to customers moving up from compact cameras. Every function is a genuine photographic tool. The Pentax kit lens is particularly fine. Image quality is exceptio...
The camera has one serious flaw. JPEG images straight from the camera are unimpressive both in sharpness and in colour. We are at a loss to understand this because the RAW images are excellent. JPEG and RAW can be recorded simultaneously so in one sens...
If you can live with the RAW file system – and that, after all, is the way to get better images with any camera – then the Pentax is a fine camera. And the supplied Silkypix RAW converter is excellent. This is a low cost entry into the serious...
No rechargeable battery, average kit lens with noisy focus
The entry-level Pentax K-m digital SLR is built to a high standard, with features rivalling more expensive models from competitors. The bundled 18-55mm lens is nothing special, but overall the Pentax K-m is a great SLR for beginners. ...
