OK, it may not open a bottle of wine for you or unscrew something, but other than that the Pentax K-x has a lot going for it. The camera is aggressively priced when comparing on-paper-features with fellow entry-level cameras, such as the Canon T1i and Nikon D5000, and when diving into the camera has quite a few bells and whistles to offer.

↑ Sample video shot with K-x from Vancouver's lighthouse park.

↓ Great image quality from the Pentax.

All in all, the camera did not disappoint on the image quality front, delivering great images. Perhaps a bit too saturated straight out of the camera as JPGs for my taste, but that is what a lot of people prefer. The camera has a lot of bells and whistles, more than I have seen in any entry-level camera before. Really, the camera world's equivalent to a Swiss Army knife. Overall, a great alternative to other entry-level cameras.

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