Pentax K-01

The Pentax K-01 is a mirrorless camera launched on 30/05/2012.

Technically speaking, the Pentax K-01 ranks in the average of its category, scoring 50 overall. The Pentax K-01 weights 561 gr and spans 122 x 79 x 58 mm. This means that it is particularly light and small, indeed one of the most handy options within its category.

Going into details, the Pentax K-01 behaves better than average in its category for:

• Image Quality - Score 47, ranks in the category best 50%.

On the contrary, the performance of Pentax K-01 is below the category average in:

• Speed Performance - Score 30, ranks among the worst 22% of its category.
• Comfort - Score 61, ranks among the worst 19% of its category.
• Versatility - Score 65, ranks among the worst 43% of its category.

However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:

• Portrait - Good, score 45, ranks in the best 63% of its category. Pentax K-01 works well for Portrait photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Landscape - Good, score 44, ranks in the best 57% of its category. Pentax K-01 works well for Landscape photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Sport - Good, score 45, ranks in the best 67% of its category. Pentax K-01 works well for Sport photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Street - Suboptimal, score 55, ranks 17% in its category. Pentax K-01 is not the best choice for Street photography; if Street is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Everyday - Suboptimal, score 56, ranks 19% in its category. Pentax K-01 does not work well for daily photography, you may want to consider some alternatives.