Pentax KP

Capable AF system (in AF-S) ; Compact body for its class ; Great ISO noise control ; Very effective IS system

Lacklustre video quality ; Expensive ; Continuous AF performance ; LCD a little behind the times

It’s not quite the best all-round option at this price, and is outgunned by many cheaper rivals, but fine build quality, snappy AF and excellent image quality make the Pentax KP worth a look.

In body image stabilisation ; Optional customisable grips ; Lots of customisable controls

No 4K video ; Not amazing at tracking focus

Not top of its class, but well worth considering if you’re mainly shooting landscapes and portraits

The Pentax KP is a weather resistant and dustproof camera with a 24.3MP APS-C CMOS sensor with no low pass filter. The camera offers an unheard of ISO (819,200), a Pixel Shift Resolution System, and AA filter moiré reduction technology. There is a...

The Pentax KP is a Digital SLR that doesn't stick to the usual rules of DSLR design, giving you the choice of a handgrip, as well as customisation of the third control wheel on top of the camera. This gives the camera the feel of a serious Digital SLR,...

24-megapixel APS-C image sensor. 5-axis image stabilization. 27-point focus system. 7fps continuous shooting. Pentaprism viewfinder. Tilting LCD. Weather-sealed design. Modular grip system.

Dated video features. Single card slot. Short battery life. Very small Raw buffer. So-so tracking capability. Slow, buggy Wi-Fi app.

The Pentax KP may not be sell as many units as more popular alternatives from Canon and Nikon, but devoted Pentax shooters with an investment in the company's compact Limited lens series should give it a close look. It's a bit slimmer than other...

The $1199 Pentax KP takes some styling cues and control points from its big brother, the K-1, and shrinks them down to a slim yet substantial body with a 24MP APS-C sensor and a new 5-axis 'SR II' IBIS system. It also offers weather-sealing behind its...

The large 3.0-inch LCD monitor has approximately 921,000 dots, and provides a vertical tilt function to facilitate high- and low-angle shooting. In addition to its wide-view design, it features an air-gapless construction, in which the air space...

The Pentax KP body features a state-of-the-art technology to optimize the high-pixel sensor’s imaging power for true-to-life color reproduction. Driven by the camera’s in-body SR (Shake-Reduction) mechanism, this innovative system captures four images...

The Pentax KP's 3.0-inch LCD monitor has approximately 921,000 dots, and provides a vertical tilt function to facilitate high- and low-angle shooting. In addition to its wide-view design, it features an air-gapless construction, in which the air space...

Coming on like a K-1 that's been shrunk in the wash, the Pentax KP inherits lots of its big brother's key features in a smaller, lighter and cheaper package. We particularly like the easily removable hand-grip, especially as the three different sizes...