In depth comparison and review of Pentax K-1 and Panasonic Lumix DC-S1. Compare design, sensors, proximity features, memory capacities and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right camera for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the digital camera that will best fit your needs.
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS | Pentax K-1 | Panasonic Lumix DC-S1 |
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Product Type | Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording | Digital camera - 6K - mirrorless system |
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Lens Included | Body only | Body only |
Height | 11 cm | 11 cm |
Width | 13.65 cm | 14.89 cm |
Depth | 8.55 cm | 9.67 cm |
Weight | 925 g | 899 g |
Weight Details | - | Camera body only: 899 g Camera with battery and memory card: 1.02 kg |
Protection | Weatherproof, freezeproof, dust-resistant | Dust-resistant, splash-resistant |
Navigation | GPS receiver | - |
SENSOR | Pentax K-1 | Panasonic Lumix DC-S1 |
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Sensor Resolution | 36.4 Megapixel | 24.2 Megapixel |
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Optical Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
Total Pixels | 36,770,000 pixels | 25,280,000 pixels |
Effective Sensor Resolution | 36,400,000 pixels | 24,200,000 pixels |
Optical Sensor Size | Full Frame (35.9 x 24.0 mm) | Full Frame (35.6 x 23.8 mm) |
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) | 30 fps | 30 fps |
Sensor Dust Reduction | - | Yes |
Sensor Features | - | Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF) |
Image Stabiliser | Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism) | Optical (5-Axis Dual I.S. 2.0) |
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser | Yes | Yes |
Sensors | Magnetometer, digital level metre | - |
PROCESSOR | Pentax K-1 | Panasonic Lumix DC-S1 |
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Image Processor | PRIME IV | Venus Engine |
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LENS | Pentax K-1 | Panasonic Lumix DC-S1 |
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Lens Mounting Type | Pentax KAF2 | L-Mount |
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FOCUSING | Pentax K-1 | Panasonic Lumix DC-S1 |
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Auto Focus | TTL contrast and phase detection | TTL contrast detection |
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Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty | 33 | 225 |
Auto Focus Features | - | Focus Peaking function, Depth From Defocus (DFD) technology, Advanced Recognition technology |
AE/AF Control | - | Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF, Predictive AI Servo AF |
Face Detection | - | Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function |
VIEWFINDER | Pentax K-1 | Panasonic Lumix DC-S1 |
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Viewfinder Type | Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism | Electronic - OLED |
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Viewfinder Colour Support | - | Colour |
Viewfinder Resolution | - | 5,760,000 pixels |
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage | 100% | 100% |
Optical Viewfinder Magnification | 0.70x | 0.78x |
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range | -3 to +1.2 | -4 to +2 |
Field of View Crop Factor | - | 1.0 |
Features | - | Auto eye sensor, magnification ratio control |
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE | Pentax K-1 | Panasonic Lumix DC-S1 |
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ISO (Max) | 204800 | 51200 |
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Native ISO | 100-204800 | 100-51200 |
Extended ISO (Max) | - | 204800 |
Extended ISO (Min) | - | 50 |
Light Sensitivity | ISO auto, ISO 100-204800 | ISO 50, ISO auto, ISO 102400, ISO 204800, ISO 100-51200 |
Exposure Metering | Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot | Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, highlight weighted |
Exposure Metering Zones | - | 1728 |
Exposure Modes | Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, ISO priority, shutter & aperture priority | Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority |
Bracketing Modes | - | Focus bracketing, white balance bracketing, aperture bracketing |
Special Effects | - | Sepia, Vivid, soft focus, natural, monochrome, Flat, landscape, portrait, miniature, Cross Process, Retro, Expressive, high dynamic, Bleach Bypass, High Key, Low Key, Toy effect, Star Filter, Impressive Art, One Point Colour, Dynamic Monochrome, Sunshine, Old Days, Toy Pop, Fantasy, Rough Monochrome, Silky Monochrome, Standard, L. Monochrome, L. Monochrome D, Cinelike D, Cinelike V, L. Classic Neo, L. Monochrome S, Like709, V-Log, Like2100 (HLG) |
White Balance | Custom, automatic, presets | Custom, automatic, presets |
White Balance Presets | Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), Color Temperature Enhancement (CTE), fluorescent light (daylight white), ASTRO TRACER | Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 10000K (100K steps) |
Shutter Type | Mechanical electronically-controlled | Mechanical, electronic |
Max Shutter Speed | 1/8000 sec | 1/16000 sec |
Min Shutter Speed | 30 sec | 60 sec |
Exposure Compensation | ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps | ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps |
Auto Exposure Bracketing | - | 3, 5, 7 steps in 1/3, 2/3 or 1 EV steps |
White Balance Bracketing | - | Yes |
X-sync Speed | 1/200sec | 1/320 sec |
Exposure Range | EV -3-20 (ISO 100) | EV 0-18 (ISO 100) |
DISPLAY | Pentax K-1 | Panasonic Lumix DC-S1 |
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Type | 3.2" LCD display | 3.2" LCD display |
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Touch Screen | - | Yes |
Display Format | 1,037,000 pixels | 2,100,000 pixels |
Display Form Factor | Folding | Tilting (3-way) |
Display Features | Colour control, display brightness control, display saturation control | - |
FLASH | Pentax K-1 | Panasonic Lumix DC-S1 |
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Camera Flash | - | External flash |
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Flash Modes | - | Auto mode, red-eye reduction, forced, slow sync |
Red-Eye Reduction | - | Yes |
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER | Pentax K-1 | Panasonic Lumix DC-S1 |
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Digital Video Format | AVI, MJPEG, H.264 | - |
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Image Recording Format | JPEG, RAW + JPEG, DNG (RAW), PEF (RAW) | JPEG, RAW, HLG Photo |
Max Video Resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 5184 x 3456 |
Audio Signal Format | - | Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel), Linear PCM, AAC |
Microphone Operation Mode | Stereo | Stereo |
Microphone Features | - | Wind noise reduction |
MEMORY | Pentax K-1 | Panasonic Lumix DC-S1 |
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Memory Card Slot | Dual SD card | SD card, XQD Memory card |
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Supported Memory Cards | SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card | SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card, XQD Memory Card, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card, CFexpress |
Memory Card Included | No | No |
Image Storage | RAW 7360 x 4912 JPEG 7360 x 4912 JPEG 5760 x 3840 JPEG 4224 x 2816 JPEG 1920 x 1280 RAW 4800 x 3200 JPEG 4800 x 3200 |
6000 x 4000 4272 x 2848 3024 x 2016 12000 x 8000 - High Resolution Mode 5328 x 4000 RAW 3792 x 2848 2688 x 2016 RAW 10656 x 8000 - High Resolution Mode 4000 x 4000 2848 x 2848 2016 x 2016 RAW 8000 x 8000 - High Resolution Mode 6000 x 3000 6000 x 2208 |
Video Capture | 1920 x 1080 1280 x 720 |
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BATTERY AND CHARGING | Pentax K-1 | Panasonic Lumix DC-S1 |
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Battery Type | Pentax D-Li90 Lithium Ion | Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific |
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Details | Pentax D-Li90 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) | Li-ion rechargeable battery - 3050 mAh (included) |
Battery Life | Photo shooting - 760 shots Playback - 6.5 hours |
Photo shooting - 380 shots (LCD Monitor on) Photo shooting - 360 shots (EVF on) Photo shooting - 1100 shots (Power Save LVF Shooting mode) |
CONNECTIONS | Pentax K-1 | Panasonic Lumix DC-S1 |
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Interface | HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n | HDMI, USB 3.1, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2 |
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Print Standard | - | Direct print, Exif Print support, PictBridge support |
Computer Connectivity | Mac, Windows | - |
Flash Terminal | Hot shoe, PC terminal | Hot shoe, PC terminal |
Connector Type | USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B) HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D) Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm) Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm) |
USB 3.1 Gen 1 (USB Type-C) HDMI output (19 pin HDMI Type A) Microphone (mini-phone 3.5mm) Remote control (sub-mini phone 2.5 mm) Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm) |
FEATURES | Pentax K-1 | Panasonic Lumix DC-S1 |
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Self-Timer Delay | 2sec, 12sec | 10 sec, 2sec |
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Continuous Shooting Speed | 3 frames per second, 0.7 frames per second, 6.5 frames per second, 4.4 frames per second | 2 frames per second, 5 frames per second, 9 frames per second, 30 frames per second, 6 frames per second, 60 frames per second |
HDR Mode | Auto HDR mode | - |
Additional Features | Digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, interval shooting mode, peripheral illumination correction, no anti-aliasing filter, Lens Distortion Correction, primary colour filter, Interval Movie Record, Automatic composition correction function, Lateral Chromatic Aberration Correction, anti-aliasing filter simulator, diffraction correction, Pixel Shift Resolution technology, Operation Assist LED lighting | Audio recording, date/time stamp, USB powered, USB charging, Light Speed AF, primary colour filter, Focus Stacking, Post Focus function, Touch AE function, white balance shift |
OTHERS | Pentax K-1 | Panasonic Lumix DC-S1 |
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Included Accessories | Eyepiece cover, carrying strap, battery charger, body cap, eyecup, shoe cap, sync terminal cover | Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, battery grip terminal cover, cable holder, hot shoe cover, USB-C cable, USB-C to USB-A cable, flash synchro socket cap |
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Software | - | SILKYPIX Developer Studio, LUMIX Tether, Panasonic PHOTOfunSTUDIO 10.1 Premium Edition |
Max Operating Temperature | 40 °C | 40 °C |
Min Operating Temperature | -10 °C | -10 °C |