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Other enthusiast-friendly features include the option of raw capture, 1080p video recording, and a flash [[hot shoe]]. Viewing is exclusively through a 3" diagonal, 460,000 dot LCD which practically fills the back panel of the camera. | Other enthusiast-friendly features include the option of raw capture, 1080p video recording, and a flash [[hot shoe]]. Viewing is exclusively through a 3" diagonal, 460,000 dot LCD which practically fills the back panel of the camera. | ||
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| + | ! scope="col" width="150" | Pentax Q | ||
| + | ! scope="col" width="150" | [[Pentax Q10]] | ||
| + | ! scope="col" width="150" | [[Pentax Q7]] | ||
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| + | | Year || 2011||2012 ||2013 | ||
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| + | | Sensor || colspan="2"| 1/2.3" [[CMOS]]|| 1/1.7" CMOS | ||
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| + | | Megapixel || colspan="3"| 12 | ||
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| + | | Crop|| colspan="2"| 5.6x || 4.7x | ||
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| + | | ISO || 125 - 6400 || 100 - 6400 || 100 - 12800 | ||
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| + | | Body|| magnesium alloy || colspan="2"| polycarbonate | ||
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
*[http://www.dpreview.com/previews/pentaxQ/ Pentax Q preview] at [http://www.dpreview.com/ DPReview] | *[http://www.dpreview.com/previews/pentaxQ/ Pentax Q preview] at [http://www.dpreview.com/ DPReview] | ||
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| Pentax Q in white; f/1.9 standard lens image by Hideya Hamano (Image rights) |
Announced in 2011, the Pentax Q is an entirely new interchangeable-lens digital camera system. Its surprisingly tiny dimensions are made possible through using a sensor size more typically found in compact point & shoots, roughly 6×4.5 mm (cryptically known as 1/2.3" by industry convention).
The the Q has a somewhat retro-styled magnesium alloy body; the sensor is a back illuminated 12-megapixel type (likely from Sony). Along with this, Pentax offered a fast standard f/1.9 lens. (Because of the Q's small sensor size, its 8.5 mm focal length equals 47mm in 35mm equivalent terms.) Pentax also introduced a 27.5-83mm (35mm equivalent) f/2.8–4.5 zoom.
In addition, three lenses in the so-called Unique series were offered, as lower-cost "fun" options. A fisheye and a "toy camera" wide or tele lens were perhaps aimed at those attracted to a lo-fi/Lomography aesthetic, but not wishing to give up the convenience of digital.
Other enthusiast-friendly features include the option of raw capture, 1080p video recording, and a flash hot shoe. Viewing is exclusively through a 3" diagonal, 460,000 dot LCD which practically fills the back panel of the camera.
Models
| Pentax Q | Pentax Q10 | Pentax Q7 | |
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| Year | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
| Sensor | 1/2.3" CMOS | 1/1.7" CMOS | |
| Megapixel | 12 | ||
| Crop | 5.6x | 4.7x | |
| ISO | 125 - 6400 | 100 - 6400 | 100 - 12800 |
| Body | magnesium alloy | polycarbonate | |
Links
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| Pentax Q system (Note cigarette lighter for scale) image by schaft9 (Image rights) |
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| Size comparison with 1979 Pentax Auto 110 image by Reality Scanner (Image rights) |
