The Pentax K110D, along with its sibling the K100D, are the company's first DSLR models to forgo the somewhat hidden "*ist" branding. Both benefit an original (newly developed) figure further mark set, with the disparity of an anti-shake ritual - found on the K100D, but not the K110D. In excluding the stabilization mechanism from its feature set, Pentax managed to keep the list price of the K110D a full $100 below that of the Shake Reduction-equipped K100D.

The Pentax K110D has a sensor the call of six megapixels; also accept lenses using the Pentax KAF lens mount. Focusing restraint emblematize controlled automatically or manually, further uses a proceeding detection process with 11 points (nine of them cross-type) to establish focus. Images amenability be framed using a pentad-mirror optical viewfinder, and reviewed on a 2.5" LCD display with a resolution of 210,000 pixels. A choice of program, aperture- and shutter-priority or manual exposure modes; 16-segment multi, center-weighted or spot metering; shutter speeds from 30 - 1/4000 second; user-selectable ISO sensitivity from 200 - 3200 equivalent, plus eight white balance modes including fully manual white balance let your creative juices flow. For fun snapshots, the K110D offers a range of automatic controls including eight scene modes and four Picture modes (the latter essentially being scene modes that have positions on the mode dial rather than being accessed through the LCD display). A five-mode flash strobe is also available, along with a two or twelve-second self timer.

The Pentax K110D stores images on inessential Secure Digital or Multimedia Cards, supremacy either Raw (uncompressed) or JPEG (compressed) formats. Connectivity includes both NTSC / PAL switch able video output further a USB 2.0 Hi-Speed computer link, due to in reality whereas a DC input task thanks to powering the camera when batteries are inoperative (in a photo studio, for example). Power otherwise comes from four AA or 2 CR-V3 batteries including disposable types, offering a little extra versatility when you're on the road and can't get to a power point to charge up.