Pentax K100D (body only) comparison

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Product name	Pentax K100D (body only)	Pentax K10D (with 18mm-55mm lens)	Nikon D3000 (with 18mm-55mm lens)	Nikon D5000 (with 18-55mm lens)	Pentax K200D (with 18-55mm lens)
Price	$599.00	$379.99	$469.99 to $593.99	$696.95 to $899.00	$709.48
CNET editors' rating	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.5 (3.5 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.7 (3.5 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.3 (3.5 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.8 (3.5 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.7 (3.5 stars)
Average user rating	4.0 stars	4.5 stars		4.0 stars	4.0 stars
Release date	July 01, 2006	September 13, 2006	August 24, 2009	April 29, 2009	March 01, 2008
The Bottom Line	With its built-in image stabilization and comfy mix of manual and automatic features, the Pentax K100D is one of the best dSLR bargains on the market.	A great feature set for the price, pro-level customization, and excellent photo quality make the Pentax K10D a bargain amateur dSLR. Only unremarkable performance holds it back from joining the pack leaders.	Its feature set is basic even by entry-level standards, but the Nikon D3000 delivers the photo quality and performance you expect when stepping up to a dSLR, with an optional interface that's very beginner friendly.	Though it falls short in its design, the Nikon D5000 delivers a nice feature set, speedy performance, and great photo quality for the money.	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.
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Lens aperture	Info unavailable	F/3.5-5.6	Info unavailable	F/3.5-5.6	F/3.5-5.6
Equivalent 35mm focal length	Info unavailable	28 mm	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
Optical zoom	Info unavailable	3 x	Info unavailable	3 x	3 x
Light sensitivity	ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO 800 ISO 1600 ISO 3200 ISO auto	ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO 800 ISO 1600 ISO auto	ISO 3200 ISO 100-1600 ISO auto (100-1600)	ISO 200-3200	ISO 100-1600
Display (projector) technology	TFT active matrix	TFT active matrix	TFT active matrix	TFT active matrix	TFT active matrix
Video input type	Digital camera	Digital camera	Digital camera	Digital camera	Digital camera
Battery technology	Info unavailable	Lithium ion	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
Weight	19.8 oz	25 oz	17.1 oz	1.2 lbs	1.4 lbs
Effective sensor resolution	6,100,000 pixels	10,200,000 pixels	10,200,000 pixels	12,300,000 pixels	10,200,000 pixels
Still image format	RAW JPEG	RAW JPEG	JPEG NEF (RAW) RAW + JPEG	JPEG NEF (RAW)	RAW JPEG RAW + JPEG
Display (projector) diagonal size	2.5 in	2.5 in	3 in	2.7 in	2.7 in
Manual focus	Info unavailable	Manual Automatic	Info unavailable	Manual Automatic	Manual Automatic
Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications
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