No one can deny that the Pentax Q adds a little colour to the market. Its main talking points will always be its size, for reasons good and bad. The current ‘smallest interchangeable-lens camera uses a much smaller sensor, but this is central to its bein...
Spy-gadget compactness, Good image quality, Surprisingly good ISO performance, Loads of creative/digital filter effects
Limited depth of field, Fiddly buttons, Uncompetitive price, Limited choice of compatible lenses
While the Pentax Q might look like a miniature DSLR, at heart it's very much an advanced compact and this needs to be kept in mind when judging overall image quality. Compared against other compacts using a 1/2.3in sensor, including those that fall within...
Published: 2011-10-22, Author: Jeremy , review by: reviewed.com
Impressively, the Pentax Q offers a good amount of manual controls in video mode, including the ability to set aperture, shutter speed, and ISO during recording. Many of the cameras in this class include little to no controls in video mode, so we're happy...
The design philosophy of a typical compact system aims to pack as large an image sensor as possible while shaving down other components, achieving a more portable body than a full-size DSLR. The Pentax Q turns this notion on its head, aiming instead to mi...
It's super-small, better than many high-end compact cameras
Small sensor limits depth of field control, stiff dials, awkward layout, expensive
The Pentax Q is without doubt the smallest interchangeable camera system on the market. However the Q’s small, 1/2.3inch sensor may be good compared to compact cameras but has nothing against more serious models. As sweet as it may look, the Q lacks pa...
Battery life, Sound is mono only, No clip on viewfinder
If you were holding off buying a Compact System Camera until you could find one that could fit in a jacket (or at a squeeze trouser) pocket before taking the plunge, then that point has arrived with the Pentax Q. Though the styling may not be as luxur
Compact body is in a class of its own compared to other mirrorless cameras, Great build quality and good ergonomics considering the size, Shoots like a real camera, not a gadget, High Performance-series optics match the camera's build quality, Sensor-s...
Lens selection is very limited so far, Unique-series lenses are very limited in terms of capability, Shallow depth-of-field is hard to achieve, Blur Control function is hit and miss, Need to use large apertures for maximum sharpness; diffraction-limiti...
When Pentax announced the tiny Pentax Q compact system camera in the middle of last year, it instantly polarized opinions. Some loved it for its truly compact proportions, fulfilling a promise that they felt other mirrorless cameras had failed to truly...
