Pentax 645Z

The Pentax 645Z is a DSLR camera launched on 15/04/2014.

Technically speaking, the Pentax 645Z ranks in the best 25% of its category (and in the best 92 of all cameras in our database) scoring 63 overall. The Pentax 645Z weights 1550 gr and spans 156 x 117 x 123 mm. This means that it is one of the largest and heaviest cameras within its category.

Going into details, the Pentax 645Z behaves better than average in its category for:

• Image Quality - Score 91, ranks in the category best 1%.
• Versatility - Score 79, ranks in the category best 35%.

On the contrary, the performance of Pentax 645Z is below the category average in:

• Speed Performance - Score 37, ranks among the worst 33% of its category.
• Comfort - Score 19, ranks among the worst 3% 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 - Great, score 83, ranks in the best 1% of its category. Pentax 645Z is perfect for Portrait photography, one of the best in its class.
• Landscape - Great, score 85, ranks in the best 1% of its category. Pentax 645Z is perfect for Landscape photography, one of the best in its class.
• Sport - Great, score 62, ranks in the best 15% of its category. Pentax 645Z is perfect for Sport photography, one of the best in its class.
• Street - Suboptimal, score 45, ranks 19% in its category. Pentax 645Z is not the best choice for Street photography; if Street is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Everyday - Suboptimal, score 48, ranks 33% in its category. Pentax 645Z does not work well for daily photography, you may want to consider some alternatives.