Pentax K200D Expert Reviews

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Pentax K200D

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January, 2009

82 / 100

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Pentax K200D (Body only) review

Sensor-shift image stabilization; wireless flash control; sensitivity-priority mode; dust and water resistant.

Inaccurate, though still pleasing colors; tends to underexpose images; no live view mode.

Pentax's K200D entry-level SLR gives a lot of bang for the buck and has better performance than last year's model. Despite low noise and pleasingly detailed images, technically inaccurate colors keep it from capturing the gold medal for image quality.

Photos and image samples: Pentax K200DIn the last three years, there have been a slew of advances in the realm of digital SLRs, and Pentax's K200D includes a lot of them. Pentax also says that the K200D's body includes 60 rubber seals, making it...

April, 2008

Rating

77

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Pentax K200D Review

By Cybernium

The Pentax K200D is an incredibly feature-rich entry-level DSLR, actually it is the most feature rich as of December 2008. Particularly, the K200D is the only such camera to have a weatherproof body. It is presently the only camera to be weatherproof and...

Great image quality with low noise and plenty of details, Accurate 11-point focus system even in low-light

Poor automatic white-balance in artificial light, Occasional tendency to underexpose

December, 2008

Rating

100

neocamera.com
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Pentax K200D Review

By Lars Rehm

Award: Highly Recommended!

The K200D was announced in January 2008 as a straight replacement for the K100D (actually the K100D Super which itself was a minor upgrade of the K100D launched in June 2007). The new model is aimed at the entry level segment of the market where it will h...

Superb build quality for the class, weather-sealed body, Efficient image stabilization (not as good as Pentax claims though), Top LCD (but no backlight), Largest and brightest viewfinder in its class, Reliable flash exposure, Wireless flash, Intuitive men...

Default JPEGs too contrasty, oversharpened and smeared, JPEG engine not making the most out the camera's RAW data, No live view, Few direct buttons (but Function menu sort of makes up for it), Dynamic range in the highlights slightly below average (but ef...

The Pentax K200D is competing in a very crowded segment of the marketplace.

September, 2008

Rating

85

dpreview.com
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Pentax K200D

By Gordon Laing

The Pentax K200D is an affordable 10 Megapixel DSLR with built-in Shake Reduction that provides stabilisation facilities with any lens you attach. Announced alongside the K20D in January 2008, the K200D may be over-shadowed by the feature-packed 14 Megapi...

Tough and weatherproof body., Built-in Shake Reduction., Convenient AA battery power., Broad degree of customisation., Tough and weatherproof body., Built-in Shake Reduction., Convenient AA battery power., Broad degree of customisation.

No Live View facilities., Anti-shake not as effective as rivals., Disappointing continuous shooting., Tendency to underexpose., No Live View facilities., Anti-shake not as effective as rivals., Disappointing continuous shooting., Tendency to undere...

We tested a final production Pentax K200D. The K200D was set to 10M *** JPEG quality, Auto White Balance, Multi-Segment metering, High ISO NR off, and the Custom Image setting at the default Bright option with +1 for Contrast and Sharpness. Shake Reductio...

Find out in our Pentax K200D full review where we'll weigh-up its features against other Pentax DSLRs and crucially compare the image quality against contemporary rivals including the Canon EOS 450D / XSi and Olympus E-520. There's an upper LCD...

July, 2008

Rating

86

cameralabs.com
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Pentax K200D Review

Award: Highly Recommended!

Pick the K200D up for the first time, attach the supplied 18-55mm kit lens, and this DSLR impresses from the off. Despite the budget pricing nothing about the K200D build quality feels compromised, with the weight and heft transcending its entry-level sta...

July, 2008

Rating

90

photographyblog.com
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Pentax K200D Review

By nhatgnat

The last Pentax SLR I touched was the K1000 35mm film camera I had in high school. The K1000 was a well-built, fully manual camera - a great learning tool. Along those same lines, the K200D is a high-quality, entry-level to serious amateur digital SLR. It...

Inexpensive, Dust and weather resistant, Shake Reduction image stabilization built into camera body, Surprisingly good image quality at ISO 1600, Uses convenient AA batteries, Allows simultaneous recording of RAW and JPEG format images, Dust Reduction sys...

Plasticky body, Auto focus lock does not work in continuous AF mode, Loud auto focus motor, Might be uncomfortable in big hands, Exposure compensation is only plus/minus two stops, No dedicated ISO button

July, 2008

No rating

photographyreview.com
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Pentax K200D

By David Elrich

Pentax definitely earned our respect with this D-SLR..

Weather-resistant AA-powered 10.2MP D-SLR

Should be faster

With this sad tale on the counter, DigitalTrends was happy to receive Pentax's new entry-level D-SLR, the 10.2-megapixel K200D which costs $799 USD with the basic 3x 18-55mm lens--about the going price for an introductory 2008 D-SLR. The K200D has...

April, 2008

Rating

80

digitaltrends.com
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Pentax K200D Review

By David Rasnake

With Pentax's 6 megapixel entry-level concept beginning to really show its age, few were surprised by the addition of a new 10.2 megapixel DSLR, the Pentax K200D, to the company's stable this year. Adding a rugged, sealed body, a larger LCD, and advanced...

Solid AF performance for an entry-level cam, Good battery life with the right cells, Rugged, all-weather construction, High-quality kit lens

Menus awkward at times, Heavy and large for a consumer cam, ISO 1600 a bit weak, Continuous shooting still slow

Pentax K200D, 100% Crop Nikon D60, 100% CropOf course, if the camera's default processing is a concern, the K200D can also capture RAW files (or RAW+JPEG) in either Pentax's proprietary PEF or the open-source DNG formats. FORM, FIT, AND...

April, 2008

No rating

digitalcamerareview.com
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Pentax K200D

The Pentax K200D also features Auto sensitivity

March, 2008

No rating

dcamerareview.com
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Pentax K200D

By CRO

Award: Recommended!

Rating

67

consumerreports.org

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