Pentax Q

The Pentax Q is a mirrorless camera launched on 06/23/2011.

Technically speaking, the Pentax Q ranks well below the category average, scoring 43 overall. The Pentax Q weights 180 gr and spans 98 x 57 x 31 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 Q behaves better than average in its category for:

• Comfort - Score 72, ranks in the category best 26%.

On the contrary, the performance of Pentax Q is below the category average in:

• Image Quality - Score 35, ranks among the worst 1% of its category.
• Speed Performance - Score 25, ranks among the worst 8% of its category.
• Versatility - Score 51, ranks among the worst 26% 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 34, ranks 2% in its category. Pentax Q is not the best choice for Portrait photography; if Portrait is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Landscape - Suboptimal, score 31, ranks 1% in its category. Pentax Q is not the best choice for Landscape photography; if Landscape is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Sport - Suboptimal, score 38, ranks 9% in its category. Pentax Q is not the best choice for Sport photography; if Sport is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Street - Suboptimal, score 56, ranks 19% in its category. Pentax Q is not the best choice for Street photography; if Street is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Everyday - Suboptimal, score 55, ranks 15% in its category. Pentax Q 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 Q sold on Amazon for a price comprised between 479.0 CAD and 498.0 CAD, which is well below what you could expect for this camera category.

Overall, Pentax Q 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.