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. ...
Abstract: Pentax has used many features from last years K200D as the basis of its new K-m DSLR. The sensors, viewfinders and LCD screens in both cameras are the same. However, the K-m is pitched more at first-time DSLR owners. Its as easy to use as an advanced...
Does the world need another 10-megapixel 'starter' SLR?Pentax seems to think so, and the K-m is the company's attempt to muscle in on this sector.You should be able to pick it up for around £350, which is cheaper than the K200D and right in there with ...
Relatively compact, lightweight yet solid, good value, user friendly
No rechargeable battery, AAs add to weight and bulk, some pixel fringing Min specs: 10.2 effective megapixel stills, 18-55mm zoom included, up to 1650 shots from four AA batteries (supplied), 5-point wide area AF mode, optical viewfinder with 96% field of...
Abstract: The digital camera market continues to defy the doom and gloom surrounding the rest of the economy. People are still buying new cameras, and more and more of them are choosing to buy digital SLRs. Most of the manufacturers in the consumer DSLR market (Pe...
Those looking to make the jump from digital compact to more fully featured (and better performing) digital SLR will discover the Pentax K-m a very competent example. Given its current price it’s also something of a bargain for the beginner, coming w...
