Pentax K100D Super (18-55mm lens kit) comparison

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Product name	Pentax K100D Super (18-55mm lens kit)	Canon Rebel XS (black, with 18-55mm lens)	Pentax K100D (body with 18mm-55mm lens kit)	Nikon D5000 (with 18-55mm lens)	Canon EOS Rebel T1i (with 18-55mm IS lens)
Price	$899.90	$446.95 to $599.99	$699.95	$699.00 to $749.99	$719.88 to $899.99
CNET editors' rating	stars Overall score: ( stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.2 (3.5 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.5 (3.5 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.8 (3.5 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.8 (3.5 stars)
Average user rating		4.0 stars	4.0 stars	4.0 stars	4.0 stars
Release date		August 04, 2008	July 01, 2006	April 29, 2009	April 18, 2009
The Bottom Line		The Canon EOS Rebel XS is a good entry-level dSLR, but only its photo quality stands out among the competition.	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.	Though it falls short in its design, the Nikon D5000 delivers a nice feature set, speedy performance, and great photo quality for the money.	A solid, slightly better-than-basic dSLR, the Canon EOS Rebel T1i delivers photo quality and performance that adequately compensates for most of its annoyances.
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Lens aperture	F/3.5-5.6	F/3.5-5.6	Info unavailable	F/3.5-5.6	F/3.5-5.6
Equivalent 35mm focal length	Info unavailable	29 - 88 mm	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	29 - 88 mm
Optical zoom	3 x	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 (100-800)	ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO 800 ISO 1600 ISO 3200 ISO auto	ISO 200-3200	ISO 6400 ISO 12800 ISO 100-3200 ISO auto (100-3200)
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	Alkaline	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
Weight	1.3 lbs	15.9 oz	19.8 oz	1.2 lbs	16.9 oz
Effective sensor resolution	6,100,000 pixels	10,100,000 pixels	6,100,000 pixels	12,300,000 pixels	15,100,000 pixels
Still image format	RAW JPEG	RAW JPEG RAW + JPEG	RAW JPEG	JPEG NEF (RAW)	RAW JPEG RAW + JPEG
Display (projector) diagonal size	2.5 in	2.5 in	2.5 in	2.7 in	3 in
Manual focus	Manual Automatic	Manual Automatic	Info unavailable	Manual Automatic	Manual Automatic
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