Pentax K200D

Pentax K200D
Entry-level DSLR Entry-level DSLR
January, 2008

Summary Pentax K200D

Prices Price
Body only Unknown With 18-200mm lens $1,104
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Score Snapsort rank
Within its price range #n/a of 17 Among similar cameras #n/a of 22
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Specifications Key specs
Sensor size Help APS-C 23.5x15.7mm Screen resolution Help 230k dots
Megapixels Help 10 MP Movie format Help None
Screen size Help 2.7" Light sensitivity Help 1,600 ISO
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Lenses Lenses
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Pentax K200DPentax K200D

Pros

The Pentax K200D vs other recent entry-level DSLRs

Weather sealed Weather sealed Help
Shoot in extreme weather
Thickness Thin Help
2.9"
Image stabilization Image stabilization Help
Sensor shift
Size Quite small Help
Prosumer size 134x95x74 mm

Cons

The Pentax K200D vs other recent entry-level DSLRs

Overall image quality Low overall image quality Help
64.0
Screen size Small screen Help
2.7"
Light sensitivity Very poor maximum light sensitivity Help
1,600 ISO
Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
2.8 fps
Screen flips out Fixed screen Help
Less flexible
Autofocus Manual focus only Help
None
Lens availability Slightly fewer lenses available Help
90 lenses
HDR Lacks in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Announced Old Help
January, 2008
Light sensitivity (boost) Lacks boost light sensitivity Help
None
Sensor type Sensor type Help
CCD
Popularity Not so popular Help
Among snapsort users
Low light performance Noisy at high ISO Help
561 ISO
Movie format No movies Help
None
Dynamic range Narrower dynamic range Help
11.4 EV
Screen resolution Very low resolution screen Help
230k dots
True resolution Lower true resolution Help
10 MP
Live view No live view Help
Preview with viewfinder
Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Autofocus contrast detection autofocus Help
slower focusing
3D Doesn't take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Storage slots Fewer storage slots Help
1
Weight Heavy Help
690 g
Fastest shutter speed Slow shutter speed Help
1/4000 of a second

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Appearance

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Chris J (8:27 PM, January 28, 2012)
While you're there, true resolution is 10.2 mp and autofocus is 11-point phase.
 
Chris J (8:19 PM, January 28, 2012)
This camera has extensive weather sealing and sensor cleaning. Even Wikipedia has that information!
 
Jhgaman10 (7:08 PM, March 08, 2011)
That back view picture looks exactly like my K200D
 
Avatar for Snapsort Snapsort (3:17 PM, January 31, 2011)
Thanks for pointing that out, we'll fix that up!
 
Lyubo (7:58 PM, January 29, 2011)
the picture above (back view) is from k10 not K200D, and K200D does have a image stabilization