Announced: | 01 Jul 2013 |
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Sensor Resolution: | 12Mp |
Sensor Type: | 1/1.7" CMOS |
ISO: | 100-12800 |
Weight: | 391g |
Physical Dimensions: | 122 x 61 x 51 mm |
Viewfinder: | None |
Screen Type: | 3" Tilting |
Video Resolutions: | 1920 x 1080 |
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The Pentax MX-1 is a compact camera launched on 07/01/2013.
Technically speaking, the Pentax MX-1 ranks in the best 25% of its category (and in the best 58 of all cameras in our database) scoring 44 overall. The Pentax MX-1 weights 391 gr and spans 122 x 61 x 51 mm. This means that it is one of the largest and heaviest cameras within its category.
Going into details, the Pentax MX-1 behaves better than average in its category for:
On the contrary, the performance of Pentax MX-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 MX-1 sold on Amazon for a price comprised between 1218.0 CAD and 1218.0 CAD, which is in the average for this camera category.
Overall, Pentax MX-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
1/1.7"
Sensor Dimensions
7.44 x 5.58 mm
Sensor Area
41.52 mm2
Sensor Resolution
12 Mp
Max Image Resolution
4000 x 3000
Max Native ISO
12800
Min Native ISO
100
RAW Support
Manual Focus
Lens Mount
fixed lens
Lens Focal Range
28-112mm
Max Aperture
F1.8-2.5
Macro Focus Range
1 cm
Screen Type
Tilting
Screen Size
3.0"
Screen Resolution
920Kdot
Live View
Touch Screen
Viewfinder
None
Viewfinder Resolution
None
Viewfinder Coverage
Viewfinder Magnification
None
Min Shutter Speed
30s
Max Shutter Speed
1/8000s
Continuous Shooting
1fps
Shutter Priority
Aperture Priority
Manual Exposure Mode
Exposure Compensation
Custom White Balance
Image Stabilization
Built-in Flash
Flash Range
12.0
Max Flash Sync
-
Flash Modes
Auto On Off Red-Eye Fill-in Slow Speed sync Trailing Curtain sync
External Flash
AE Bracketing
WB Bracketing
DxO Overall Score
49
DxO Color Depth
20.4
DxO Dynamic Range
11.3
DxO Low Light ISO
208
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
25
Number of Cross Focus Points
0
Video Resolutions
1920 x 1080 (30 fps) 1280 x 720 (60 30 fps) 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Max Video Resolution
1920x1080
Video Formats
MPEG-4 H.264
Microphone Port
Headphone Port
Wireless Connectivity
Eye-Fi Connected
HDMI
USB
USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
Environmental Sealing
Water Proof
Dust Proof
Shock Proof
Crush Proof
Freeze Proof
Weight
391g
Physical Dimensions
122 x 61 x 51 mm
Battery Life
290
Battery Type
Battery Pack
Battery Model
D-Li-106
Self Timer
Yes (2 or 12 sec)
Timelapse Recording
GPS
Storage Type
SD SDHC SDXC
Storage Slots
1
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