Pentax K-m

The Pentax K-m is a spiegelreflexkamera camera launched on 22.09.2008.

Technically speaking, the Pentax K-m ranks in the average of its category, scoring 50 overall. The Pentax K-m weights 590 gr and spans 123 x 92 x 68 mm. This means that it is particularly light and small, indeed one of the most handy options within its category.

Going into details, the Pentax K-m behaves better than average in its category for:

• Comfort - Score 80, ranks in the category best 1%.

On the contrary, the performance of Pentax K-m is below the category average in:

• Image Quality - Score 46, ranks among the worst 30% of its category.
• Speed Performance - Score 29, ranks among the worst 3% of its category.
• Versatility - Score 47, ranks among the worst 38% of its category.

However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:

• Portrait - Good, score 46, ranks in the best 56% of its category. Pentax K-m works well for Portrait photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Landscape - Good, score 44, ranks in the best 62% of its category. Pentax K-m works well for Landscape photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Sport - Suboptimal, score 41, ranks 24% in its category. Pentax K-m is not the best choice for Sport photography; if Sport is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Street - Suboptimal, score 61, ranks 75% in its category. Pentax K-m is not the best choice for Street photography; if Street is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Everyday - Good, score 59, ranks in the best 41% of its category. Pentax K-m works well for daily photography, however other options are available too, which you may want to take into account.