Very high image quality, Fun incamera creative options, Fast AF and continuous shooting,
Poor video implementation, Sometimes erratic control dial, Lacks HDMI
If you’re a still photographer, on a budget, who likes to get creative with your captures, we honestly can’t think of a DSLR camera better than the K-r to fit those needs. As an entry-level offering, the K-r provides class leading performance and excel...
The Pentax K-r follows the K-x with solid performance and image quality, adding a few more premium features. First-time DSLR buyers would be smart to consider this or its K-x predecessor.
If you take a Pentax K-x, improve the image sensor by a hair, add a hybrid lithium/AA battery source, make it faster with a 1/6000-second shutter and 6fps burst mode, extend the ISO to 25,600, boost the LCD screen resolution to 921,000 pixels, add a v...
The Pentax K-r adds a few new features, most notably the 6fps burst shooting mode and expanded ISO range, to the proven user interface of the cheaper K-x and the high-resolution screen and illuminated AF system of the more expensive K-7, to create a c...
Good detail and color in JPEGs at base ISO, Good high ISO performance, Compact dimensions for a DSLR, ISO range up to ISO 25600, 6.0 frames per second continuous shooting is class-leading, Option to use AA batteries (with optional adapter), Decent Live View AF, Good viewfinder, LCD color fine-tunable, Good control over high ISO noise reduction, User-definable Auto ISO, AF fine adjustment, Disto
Outdated Motion JPEG format produces very large movie files, No direct movie button, Tendency to clip highlights in high-contrast scenes, Relatively little RAW headroom means it is difficult to pull back blown detail even when shooting RAW, Slightly unreliable auto white balance in overcast conditions and in artificial light (but very good presets and WB fine tuning), Shake-reduction not too ef
When we reviewed the Pentax K-x in December 2009 we said it was a very capable little camera which only came with one real drawback - the lack of visible AF points in the viewfinder. With the new model Pentax has rectified this, and K-r users can now ...
Published: 2011-02-17, Author: terry , review by: dpexpert.com.au
Like: Image quality is good with wellsorted auto white balance. JPEGs from the camera are a little sharper than RAW. We chose to record in JPEG and RAW simultaneously to check. RAW images come up well with a little added sharpening. Exposures are accurate
Dislike: The video resolution of 720p is a little off the mark
Abstract: Like the entry-level K-x (which we reviewed in November 2009), the mid-range Pentax K-r is offered in black, white and bright red. It sits below the K-5 (which, like the K-r, was announced in the lead-in to Photokina 2010) in Pentax's line-up. Combinin...
Abstract: By the time you read this you will be able to buy this rather nice DSLR unit in a range of colours as well as the more normal black. To me – providing it’s not pink – I could not care what colour it is providing I get decent images....
