Pentax XG-1

The Pentax XG-1 is a bridge camera launched on 07/15/2014.

Technically speaking, the Pentax XG-1 ranks well below the category average, scoring 22 overall. The Pentax XG-1 weights 567 gr and spans 119 x 89 x 98 mm. This means that it is one of the largest and heaviest cameras within its category.

Going into details, whatever the technical specification to be considered, the performance of Pentax XG-1 is below the category average:

• Image Quality - Score 2, ranks among the worst 62% of its category.
• Speed Performance - Score 24, ranks among the worst 46% of its category.
• Comfort - Score 48, ranks among the worst 10% of its category.
• Versatility - Score 33, ranks among the worst 5% 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 - Suboptimal, score 9, ranks 4% in its category. Pentax XG-1 is not the best choice for Portrait photography; if Portrait is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Landscape - Suboptimal, score 7, ranks 6% in its category. Pentax XG-1 is not the best choice for Landscape photography; if Landscape is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Sport - Suboptimal, score 23, ranks 19% in its category. Pentax XG-1 is not the best choice for Sport photography; if Sport is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Street - Suboptimal, score 34, ranks 1% in its category. Pentax XG-1 is not the best choice for Street photography; if Street is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Everyday - Suboptimal, score 34, ranks 1% in its category. Pentax XG-1 does not work well for daily photography, you may want to consider some alternatives.

Last but not least, the price. You can find the Pentax XG-1 sold on Amazon for a price comprised between 37863.14 CAD and 37863.14 CAD, well above the average for this camera type.

Overall, Pentax XG-1 is not the best value for money. Unless you have specific reasons to go for it, we suggest you to consider available alternatives. Click here to see alternative options.