Pentax Life

Comparison of five affordable 10 Megapixels DSLRs from four manufacturers have been posted by Canadian website Neocamera. Pentax K10D, Nikons D80 and D200, Sony A100 and Canon 400D side by side with detailed specifications.

Neither Nikon nor Pentax provides a standard weather-proofing measurement for their DSLR, so it is difficult to say if these are equivalent. Pentax says the camera works in dusty and rainy environments. Nikon says the D200 offers resistance to casual moisture and dust. Solely based on these statements, it seems Pentax trusts their weather-seals more.

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At 0.95X, the Pentax K10D has the largest viewfinder. A hair behind, at 0.94X, are the Nikon D80 and D200. The A100 features a small 0.83X viewfinder, while the XTi has it even smaller at 0.8X for a 1.6X crop.

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The K10D also features a sensitivity priority which gives direct ISO control using a control wheel. These is also a TA mode which has the camera select an ISO speed based on the selected shutter-speed and aperture.

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While every DSLR camera on the market supports RAW files, the Pentax K10D has several standout RAW features. First, there is in-camera RAW development. This means that a RAW shot can be converted to JPEG directly in the camera, no software installation needed. There is also an instant-RAW button which toggles the camera in and out of RAW mode (or RAW+JPEG). Finally, the Pentax K10D supports its purely unprocessed RAW format and Adobe’s DNG format which promises to be more portable.