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Friday, 08 December 2006 |
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Pentax K100D £500 body only
 Pentax K100D
The Pentax K100D is more of an updated istDL than a new D-SLR. It features the same 6.1 megapixel resolution but now includes a stability feature that reduces camera shake. Pentax have said that they have improved the image quality not that you would notice even when putting images from both cameras side by side.
When using the Pentax it performs reasonably well, it's simplicity makes it an easy to use piece of kit and is comfortable to hold. The focusing is precise, the metering is quite accurate and the picture quality is ok. It doesn't really have any features that make it stand out from the crowd and is unlikely to be chosen over some of the more accomplished cameras in this range.
Pentax K100D and K110D specifications
| | Pentax K100D | Pentax K110D |
| Sensor |
• 6.31 million pixels total
• 6.1 million effective pixels
• Interline interlace ＣＣＤ with a primary color filter
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| Image sizes |
• 3008 x 2000
• 3008 x 2008 (RAW)
• 2400 x 1600
• 1536 x 1024• JPEG (8-bit)
• RAW (12-bit)
• DCF
• DPOF
• PRINT Image Matching lll |
| File formats |
| Lens Mount |
Pentax KAF bayonet mount |
| Focus |
• TTL Phase-matching 11-point wide autofocus system (SAFOX Vlll)
• AF Single
• Manual
• AF Continuous |
| Image Stabilization |
Shake Reduction (SR) system |
No |
| AF assist lamp |
Yes (by built-in flash) |
| Metering |
• TTL open-aperture 16-segment (coupled with lens and AF information)
• Multi-segment
• Center-weighted
• Spot |
| ISO sensitivity |
• Auto
• ISO 200
• ISO 400
• ISO 800
• ISO 1600
• ISO 3200 |
| Exposure compensation |
• +/- 2EV
• 1/2EV or 1/3 EV steps |
| Exposure bracketing |
3 frames within range of +/-0.5EV, +/-1.0EV, +/-1.5EV (0.5EV steps) or +/-0.3EV, +/-0.7EV, +/-1.0EV (0.3EV steps) |
| Shutter |
Electronically controlled vertical-run focal plane shutter |
| Shuttter speed |
1/4000 - 30 sec |
| Modes |
• Auto Picture mode
• Picture mode
• Scene
• Program AE
• Shutter Priority AE
• Aperture Priority AE
• Metered Manual
• Bulb |
| Picture modes |
• Portrait
• Landscape
• Macro
• Action
• Night Scene Portrait
• Standard Flash Off |
| Scene modes |
• Night Scene
• Surf & Snow
• Text
• Sunset
• Kids
• Pet
• Candlelight
• Museum |
| White balance |
• Auto
• Daylight
• Shade
• Cloudy
• Tungsten Light
• Fluorescent Light (W, D, N)
• Flash
• Manual |
| Self timer |
2 or 12 sec |
| Continuous shooting |
Approx 2.8 fps: JPEG(up to 5fps), RAW(up to 3fps) |
| Flash |
• Built-in retractable P-TTL pop-up
• Guide number 15.6
• Flash synch with RTF and via hotshoe |
| Viewfinder |
• Fixed molded penta-mirror type
• 96% field of view
• Diopter adjustment -2.5 to 1.5m |
| LCD monitor |
• 2.5-inch low temperature polysilicon TFT
• 210,000 pixels |
| Connectivity |
• USB 2.0 Hi-speed
• NTSC/PAL |
| Print compliance |
PictBridge |
| Storage |
SD card |
| Power |
• 4 x AA batteries(Alkaline, Lithium, rechargeable Ni-MH)
• 2 x CR-V3 llithium batteries
• Optional AC adapter |
| Weight (no batt) |
560 g (19.8 oz) |
485 g |
| Dimensions |
129.5 x 92.5 x 70 mm (5.1 x 3.6 x 2.8 in) |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 27 December 2007 )
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