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Pentax K20D (with 18-55mm lens) comparison

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Product name	Pentax K20D (with 18-55mm lens)	Nikon D5000 (with 18-55mm lens)	Canon EOS Rebel T1i (with 18-55mm IS lens)	Nikon D90 (with 18-105mm lens)	Canon EOS Rebel XSi (with 18-55mm lens, black)
Price	$1,249.95	$699.00 to $749.99	$719.88 to $899.99	$1,069.00 to $1,299.00	$549.95 to $868.91
CNET editors' rating	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.6 (3.5 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.8 (3.5 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.8 (3.5 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 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		April 29, 2009	April 18, 2009	August 31, 2008	April 27, 2008
The Bottom Line	Pentax's 14MP K20D is a great choice for a midlevel SLR and offers a lot of bang for the buck.	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.	Like the D80 before it, the Nikon D90 delivers an excellent dSLR for the money.	It doesn't stand out for its feature set or design, but the Canon EOS Rebel XSi delivers on performance and photo quality.
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Lens aperture	F/3.5-5.6	F/3.5-5.6	F/3.5-5.6	Info unavailable	F/3.5-5.6
Equivalent 35mm focal length	28 - 85 mm	Info unavailable	29 - 88 mm	Info unavailable	29 - 88 mm
Optical zoom	3 x	3 x	3 x	Info unavailable	3 x
Light sensitivity	ISO 6400 ISO auto ISO 100-3200	ISO 200-3200	ISO 6400 ISO 12800 ISO 100-3200 ISO auto (100-3200)	ISO 100-6400	ISO 100-1600 ISO auto (100-800)
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
Weight	1.6 lbs	1.2 lbs	16.9 oz	1.4 lbs	16.8 oz
Effective sensor resolution	14,600,000 pixels	12,300,000 pixels	15,100,000 pixels	12,300,000 pixels	12,200,000 pixels
Still image format	JPEG DNG (RAW) PEF (RAW) RAW + JPEG	JPEG NEF (RAW)	RAW JPEG RAW + JPEG	JPEG NEF (RAW) RAW + JPEG	RAW JPEG RAW + JPEG
Display (projector) diagonal size	2.7 in	2.7 in	3 in	3 in	3 in
Manual focus	Manual Automatic	Manual Automatic	Manual Automatic	Info unavailable	Manual Automatic
Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications
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