Pentax Q : Tests and Reviews

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DXOMARK Sensor Scores

Overall Score [?]
47
Portrait (Color Depth) [?]
20.2 bits
Landscape (Dynamic Range) [?]
11.1 Evs
Sports (Low-Light ISO) [?]
189 ISO

Pentax Q Review

A quality review of the Pentax Q

 While its low-light score of 189 clearly shows the limitations of this kind of sensor, the Pentax Q outperforms all of its main competitors in low light except the Nikon 1 V1 in the comparisons we have furnished below.Note: We found a very strong smoothing for the Pentax Q for all ISOs. To put the Pentax Q on the same footing as its competitors, we estimated the noise levels before smoothing, and it is these “pre-smoothed” noise estimates that we use in our comparisons.Pentax Q vs Nikon 1 V1 vs Nikon Coolpix P7100The results clearly give preference

Pentax Q side by side comparisons

Pentax Q vs Sony model

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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX95
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Pentax Q vs Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX95

Pentax Q vs Olympus model

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Olympus Stylus1
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51

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Pentax Q vs Olympus Stylus1

Pentax Q vs Panasonic model

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Panasonic LUMIX DMC-FZ150
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40

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Pentax Q vs Panasonic LUMIX DMC-FZ150

Pentax Q vs Canon model

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Canon Powershot G15
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Pentax Q vs Canon Powershot G15

Pentax Q vs Nikon model

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Nikon Coolpix P7100
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41

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Pentax Q vs Nikon Coolpix P7100

Pentax Q vs Canon model

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Canon Powershot G11
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Pentax Q vs Canon Powershot G11