Pentax Q prices and specs
The Q was released on Jun 23, 2011. For today the lowest price for the device is 169.99.
The Q belongs to the category of rangefinder style mirrorless cameras. It means that the device has smaller size than DSLR cameras but however shoots perfect pictures and has different kinds of shooting options.
The device can take images at 12 megapixels highest resolution. But for better photo quality the more important thing is a sensor size. This model has a 1/2.3' (6.17 x 4.55 mm) sensor which means that the model will take images with a lower quality than cameras with larger sensors but instead it has smaller dimensions and weight. And if you want to capture images of the professional quality pay attention to Leica M10.
The camera has max shutter speed of 1/2000 sec. It is an average shutter speed that will be enough for shooting action images of a very good quality. The camera shoots perfect videos in Full HD resolution.
The Q is an interchangeable and uses Pentax Q lens mount. If the event needs special photography conditions, the photographer can switch lens to a more appropriate to take better pictures.
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- Jun 23, 2011
- Rangefinder-style mirrorless
- 12 megapixels
- 4000 x 3000
- 1/2.3" (6.17 x 4.55 mm)
- CMOS
- 1:1, 4:3, 3:2, 16:9
- 4000 x 2664, 4000 x 2248, 3456 x 2595, 3456 x 2304, 3456 x 1944, 2992 x 2992, 2688 x 2016, 2688 x 1792, 2688 x 1512, 2016 x 2016, 1920 x 1440, 1920 x 1280, 1440 x 1440
- 13 megapixels
- Auto, 125, 160, 200, 250, 320, 400, 500, 640, 800, 1000, 1250, 1600, 2000, 2500, 3200, 4000, 5000, 6400
- 9
- Yes (1)
- Sensor-shift
- RAW
- Fine, Standard
- 30 sec
- 1/2000 sec
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes (Pop-up)
- 5.60 m
- Yes (Hot-shoe)
- Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync, Trailing-curtain sync
- 1.5 fps
- Yes (2 or 12 sec)
- Multi
- Center-weighted
- Spot
- ±3 (at 1/3 EV steps)
- (3 frames )
- No
- Fixed
- 3″
- 460,000
- No
- TFT Color LCD
- Yes
- None
- 1920 x 1080 (30 fps), 1280 x 720p (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps)
- MPEG-4, H.264
- Mono
- Contrast Detect (sensor)
- Multi-area
- Selective single-point
- Tracking
- Single
- Continuous
- No
- Yes
- 25
- Pentax Q
- 5.53×
- 180 g (0.40 lb / 6.35 oz)
- 98 x 57 x 31 mm (3.86 x 2.24 x 1.22″)
- No
- Battery Pack
- Lithium-Ion D-LI68 rechargeable battery & charger
- SD/SDHC/SDXC
- None
- USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
- Yes (mini HDMI Type C)
- No
- No
- None
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