Pentax K-m review

Pentax is pitching its new SLR right at the bottom end of the market. Have corners have been cut?

Our Score 4.5

Last reviewed: 2008-12-27December 27th 2008

Price at launch	£399.00
Colour	Black
Dimensions	123 x 92 x 68
Weight (g)	590
Battery Type	4 x AA
Camera Type	Digital SLR
Connectivity	USB 2.0
Continuous Shooting Speed	3.5
Display Size	2.7
Display Technology	LCD
Effective Pixels	10
Exposure Modes	Aperture, Landscape, Macro, Manual, Night Portrait, Portrait, Shutter, Sport
Flash	Yes
Flash Modes	Auto, Hot-Shoe, Off, On, Red-Eye Reduction
Flash Sync	1/180
Flash Terminal	Hot Shoe
Focusing Modes	Auto, Manual, Multi, Spot AF
ISO Settings	100, 1600, 200, 3200, 400, 800, ISO Auto
Image Formats	JPEG, RAW
Image Sensor Dimensions	23.5 x 15.7mm
Image Sensor Resolution	10.2
Image Sensor Type	CCD
Lens	Pentax KAF2
Longest Shutter Speed	30
Max. Captured Image Resolution	3872 x 2592
Metering Modes	Centre weighted, Multi-Segment, Spot
Min Shutter Speed	4000
Optical viewfinder	Yes
PictBridge	Yes
White Balance	Auto, Cloudy, Daylight, Fluorescent, Manual, Presets, Shade, Tungsten
Zoom Adjustment	Manual
LCD Display	Yes
Max resolution (horizontal pixels)	3872
Max resolution (vertical pixels)	2592