Pentax K10D Pros:

  • Compatible with an extensive list of Pentax K lenses
  • Responsive with a good shutter lag time, very good shot-to-shot speed
  • Good color accuracy
  • Easy white balance adjustment
  • Bright, powerful built-in flash
  • Good quality in kit lens
  • Fairly quick Continuous Shooting mode
  • RAW button for quickly entering RAW mode
  • Two RAW modes for greater compatibility
  • Green button for bringing settings back to average
  • Body sealed against moisture
  • Digital depth-of-field preview mode
  • Extended bracket mode for bracketing White balance, Saturation, Sharpness, and Contrast
  • Use of SDHC cards for greater capacity
  • Special setting locks out bad aperture settings for certain lenses
  • In-camera Shake Reduction among the best we’ve seen
  • Very good low-light shooting capabilities
  • Image noise is impressively low all the way up 1,600
  • Printed results are very impressive, producing decent 11×14 inch images up to ISO 1,600!
  • Enjoyable to use

Pentax K10D Cons:

  • Very warm color balance in low-lighting and warm outdoors
  • Auto white balance had a hard time with household incandescent lighting
  • Shadow detail lacking in JPEG images
  • Slightly high contrast, especially outdoors in full sun
  • Phantom pixels with contrasty horizontal lines
  • Slow AF indoors

Website : Pentax K10D Pros and Cons from Imaging Resource

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