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Pentax K-m DSLR Review
| Author | Cliff Smith |
| Published | 30th Mar 2009 |
| Manufacturer | Pentax |
| Price | £321.74 (Exc VAT) |
| as reviewed | £370.00 (Inc VAT) |
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TrustedReviews NewslettersOver the next few pages we show a range of test shots. On this page the full size image at the minimum and maximum ISO settings have been reduced to let you see the full image, and a series of full resolution crops have taken from original images at a range of ISO settings to show the overall image quality. These ISO test images are shot indoors using reflected natural light for maximum consistency.
This is the full frame at 100 ISO, the minimum setting. The K-m can be set to 1/3 EV ISO settings, but we're just showing the whole-stop settings here for brevity.
The image quality is excellent at 100 ISO, although the default JPEG setting is a bit over-saturated.
Still very good at 200 ISO.
Still very good at 400 ISO.
There is a little shadow noise at 800 ISO, but the image is quite printable.
Some shadow detail has been lost at 1600 ISO, but colour balance and exposure are still good.
Definitely a bit noisy at 3200 ISO, but even this would be OK for small prints or web images.
This is the full frame at 3200 ISO.
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Igor LEAHU said on 16th April 2009
Splogbust said on 22nd April 2009
Thanks for review. The 'focussing points' issue is, well, a non-issue from my and possibly many other people's point of view. My current camera has selectable focu... more
Mike said on 25th April 2009
You say that the KM doesnt have an af illuminator or a preview function,but if you read the manuel both of these are present.The af illuminator is provided by strobe flash,if the f... more
pinkliverbird said on 14th May 2009
Thanks for the review. I've been waiting to see what was said about this camera as I've been interseted in it for some time. I'm wanting to buy an entry level dslr a... more
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Well done review...from a very objective point of view!
Waiting for a same review of Pentax X70!