Announced: | 17 Feb 2016 |
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Sensor Resolution: | 36Mp |
Sensor Type: | Full frame CMOS |
ISO: | 100-204800 |
Weight: | 1010g |
Physical Dimensions: | 137 x 110 x 86 mm |
Viewfinder: | Optical (pentaprism) |
Screen Type: | 3.2" Fully articulated |
Video Resolutions: | 1920 x 1080 |
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Review | compare Pentax K-1 con | overall score | Portrait | Landscape | Sport | Street | Everyday | |
PentaxK-1 | 66 | 68 | 68 | 65 | 65 | 66 | $2,499.99 | |
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NikonD780 | 71 | 69 | 69 | 67 | 74 | 77 | buy on | |
CanonEOS 90D | 65 | 54 | 52 | 66 | 70 | 75 | buy on | |
PentaxK-3 Mark III | 64 | 53 | 51 | 66 | 68 | 71 | buy on | |
CanonEOS Rebel T8i | 59 | 51 | 49 | 57 | 66 | 69 | buy on | |
PentaxKF | 58 | 51 | 50 | 55 | 63 | 67 | buy on |
The Pentax K-1 is a DSLR camera launched on 02/17/2016.
Technically speaking, the Pentax K-1 ranks in the best 5% of its category (and in the best 95 of all cameras in our database) scoring 66 overall. The Pentax K-1 weights 1010 gr and spans 137 x 110 x 86 mm. This means that it is one of the largest and heaviest cameras within its category.
Going into details, the Pentax K-1 behaves better than average in its category for:
On the contrary, the performance of Pentax K-1 is below the category average in:
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:
Last but not least, the price. You can find the Pentax K-1 sold on Amazon for a price comprised between 1795.0 CAD and 2749.99 CAD, well above the average for this camera type.
Overall, Pentax K-1 is a good value for money. However, alternatives are also available, which you may want to take into consideration before taking the final decision. Click here to see alternative options.
Sensor Type
CMOS
Sensor Size
Full frame
Sensor Dimensions
35.9 x 24.0 mm
Sensor Area
861.6 mm2
Sensor Resolution
36 Mp
Max Image Resolution
7360 x 4912
Max Native ISO
204800
Min Native ISO
100
RAW Support
Manual Focus
Lens Mount
Pentax KAF2
Number of Lenses
143
Focal Length Multiplier
1
Screen Type
Fully articulated
Screen Size
3.2"
Screen Resolution
1037Kdot
Live View
Touch Screen
Viewfinder
Optical (pentaprism)
Viewfinder Resolution
None
Viewfinder Coverage
100
Viewfinder Magnification
0.7
Min Shutter Speed
30s
Max Shutter Speed
1/8000s
Continuous Shooting
4fps
Shutter Priority
Aperture Priority
Manual Exposure Mode
Exposure Compensation
Custom White Balance
Image Stabilization
Built-in Flash
Flash Range
None
Max Flash Sync
1/200s
Flash Modes
Auto Flash Discharge Auto Flash + Red-eye Reduction Flash On Flash On + Red-eye Reduction Slow-speed Sync Slow-speed Sync + Red-eye P-TTL Trailing Curtain Sync Contrast-control-sync High-speed sync Wireless sync
External Flash
AE Bracketing
WB Bracketing
DxO Overall Score
96
DxO Color Depth
25.4
DxO Dynamic Range
14.6
DxO Low Light ISO
3280
Multi-Segment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF-Area
Center Weighted
AF Touch
AF Continuous
AF Single
AF Tracking
AF Selective
AF Center
AF MultiArea
AF Live View
AF Face Detection
AF Contrast Detection
AF Phase Detection
Number of Focus Points
33
Number of Cross Focus Points
25
Video Resolutions
1920 x 1080 (60i 50i 30p 25p 24p) 1280 x 720 (60p 50p)
Max Video Resolution
1920x1080
Video Formats
MPEG-4 H.264
Microphone Port
Headphone Port
Wireless Connectivity
Built-in
HDMI
USB
USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
Environmental Sealing
Water Proof
Dust Proof
Shock Proof
Crush Proof
Freeze Proof
Weight
1010g
Physical Dimensions
137 x 110 x 86 mm
Battery Life
760
Battery Type
Battery Pack
Battery Model
D-LI90
Self Timer
Yes (2 or 12 sec, custom)
Timelapse Recording
GPS
Storage Type
Dual SD SDHC SDXC (UHS-I)
Storage Slots
2
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