Pentax MX-1 : Tests and Reviews

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DXOMARK Sensor Scores

Overall Score [?]
49
Portrait (Color Depth) [?]
20.4 bits
Landscape (Dynamic Range) [?]
11.3 Evs
Sports (Low-Light ISO) [?]
208 ISO

Pentax MX-1 Review

Pentax MX-1 review: High-end compact with retro appeal delivers competitive sensor performance

 Introduction Released just a month after being announced at CES, the Pentax MX-1 enters an extremely competitive enthusiast compact camera market, which has heated up significantly after being dominated by Canon and Panasonic for years. Unlike Pentax’s first foray into the interchangeable lens compact camera market, the Pentax Q, which sported an above-average price with a smaller-than-average sensor relative to its interchangeable lens peers, the MX-1 sports specs that are right on the money for its $499.95 price tag and high-end point-and-shoot market. Like the Olympus XZ-2 ($599.99) and Nikon P7700 ($499.95), the Pentax MX-1 is

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