Pentax K200D

APS-C, 10 MP, 2.7"

Summary Pentax K200D

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Body only Unknown Kit Unknown
Score Snapsort rank
Among similar cameras #n/a of 14
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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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Pros

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The Pentax K200D vs other recent entry-level DSLRs

Image stabilization Image stabilization Help
Sensor shift
Weather sealed Weather sealed Help
Shoot in extreme weather
Shutter lag Short shutter lag Help
125 ms shutter lag
Startup delay Short startup delay Help
500 ms startup delay
Sensor size Slightly larger than average sensor Help
APS-C 23.5x15.7mm

Cons

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The Pentax K200D vs other recent entry-level DSLRs

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
109 lenses
Autofocus contrast detection autofocus Help
slower focusing
HDR Lacks in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Battery life Very short battery life Help
80 shots
Announced Old Help
January, 2008
Sensor type Sensor type Help
CCD
Weight Heavy Help
690 g
Fastest shutter speed Slow shutter speed Help
1/4000 of a second
Popularity Not so popular Help
Among snapsort users
Low light performance Very noisy at high ISO Help
561 ISO
Overall image quality Low overall image quality Help
64.0
Movie format No movies Help
None
Dynamic range Very narrow dynamic range Help
11.4 EV
Screen size Very small screen Help
2.7"
Screen resolution Very low resolution screen Help
230k dots
True resolution Lower true resolution Help
10 MP
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
1,600 ISO
Live view No live view Help
Preview with viewfinder
Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Viewfinder coverage Below average viewfinder coverage Help
96%
Light sensitivity (boost) Lacks boost light sensitivity Help
None

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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