Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm vs. Canon EOS Rebel T6s + EF-S 18-135mm IS STM

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In depth comparison and review of Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm and Canon EOS Rebel T6s + EF-S 18-135mm IS STM. 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.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm vs. Canon EOS Rebel T6s + EF-S 18-135mm IS STM Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Canon EOS Rebel T6s + EF-S 18-135mm IS STM
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included 5-15mm lens EF-S 18-135mm IS STM lens
Height 5.8 cm 10.09 cm
Width 10.5 cm 13.19 cm
Depth 3.4 cm 7.78 cm
Weight 183 g 520 g
Body Material - Aluminium alloy, fibreglass-reinforced polycarbonate resin
Enclosure Colour Black, carmine red | Black, charcoal black | Pure white, cream -
Optical Zoom 3x 7.5x
SENSOR Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Canon EOS Rebel T6s + EF-S 18-135mm IS STM
Sensor Resolution 12.4 Megapixel 24.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type BSI-CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 12,760,000 pixels 24,700,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 12,400,000 pixels 24,200,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/1.7" APS-C (22.3 x 14.9 mm)
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration) EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Self Cleaning Sensor Unit
Image Stabiliser Optical (image sensor shift mechanism) Optical (Dynamic Image Stabilizer)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes -
Sensors Digital level metre Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Canon EOS Rebel T6s + EF-S 18-135mm IS STM
Image Processor - DIGIC 6
LENS Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Canon EOS Rebel T6s + EF-S 18-135mm IS STM
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 5 - 15 mm - f/2.8-4.5 Zoom lens - 7.5x zoom - 18 - 135 mm - f/3.5-5.6 IS STM Canon EF-S
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 27.5 - 83mm 29 - 216mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 30 cm 39 cm
Max View Angle 49.5 degree(s) 74.3 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment Manual Manual
Lens Construction 7 groups / 8 elements 12 groups / 16 elements
Filter Size 40.5 mm 67 mm
Lens Mounting Type Pentax Q-mount Canon EF/EF-S
Features Internal focusing system, ED glass, aspherical lens UD glass, internal focusing system, full-time manual focusing, aspherical lens, zoom lock switch, Stepping Motor (STM) technology
FOCUSING Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Canon EOS Rebel T6s + EF-S 18-135mm IS STM
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty - 19
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function, Manual Focus Check Live View Predictive Focus Control
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF FlexiZone, Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Predictive AI Servo AF, Zone AF, AI Focus AF
Face Detection Yes Automatic Face Tracking technology
VIEWFINDER Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Canon EOS Rebel T6s + EF-S 18-135mm IS STM
Viewfinder Type - Optical - fixed eye-level pentamirror
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage - 95%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification - 0.82x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range - -3 to +1
Viewfinder Information - Shutter speed, exposure compensation, AE lock, flash charge completion, red-eye reduction, aperture, white balance, high-speed sync indicator, flash compensation on/off, highlight tone priority, ISO sensitivity, memory card status, FE lock, AF status, AF point, maximum burst, flicker detection, monochrome shooting
Field of View Crop Factor - 1.6
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Canon EOS Rebel T6s + EF-S 18-135mm IS STM
ISO (Max) 12800 25600
Native ISO - 100-12800
Extended ISO (Max) - 25600
Light Sensitivity ISO auto (100-12800), ISO 100-12800 ISO 25600, ISO 100-12800, ISO auto (100-6400)
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot (3.5%), partial (6%)
Exposure Metering Zones - 63
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash
Bracketing Modes - Flash Exposure Bracketing
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, macro, museum, surf & snow, PET, Blue Sky, food, night scene, sunset, candle, night snapshot, night scene with portrait, kids, Stage, night scene HDR, moving object, quick macro, forest, backlight silhouette, Dynamic Range (HDR) Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, night portrait, food, sports mode, candle, kids, backlight correction HDR, handheld night scene
Special Effects Warm, Slim, Antique, fisheye, natural, bright, Vibrant, monochrome, Muted, landscape, portrait, Water Colour, Cross Process, HDR, Colour Extract, Toy camera, High contrast, Colour enhancement, Colour Invert, Shaded, Bleach Bypass, Posterisation, Radiant, Reversal Film, Tone Expansion, Vintage, Colour Fade, Bold Monochrome, Unicolour Bold Neutral, fisheye, soft focus, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, miniature, Toy camera, Art Bold, Grainy B&W, Water painting, Standard
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (warm white), Color Temperature Enhancement (CTE), fluorescent light (daylight colour), fluorescent light (daylight white) Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (white)
Shutter Type - Mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/4000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing - Yes
X-sync Speed 1/2000 sec 1/200sec
Exposure Range EV 1-17 (ISO 100) EV 1-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Canon EOS Rebel T6s + EF-S 18-135mm IS STM
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 460,000 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Rotating
Display Features Display brightness control, display colour control Display brightness control
FLASH Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Canon EOS Rebel T6s + EF-S 18-135mm IS STM
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 4.9 12
Flash Modes Rear curtain sync, slow synchro, red-eye reduction, P-TTL Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Canon EOS Rebel T6s + EF-S 18-135mm IS STM
Digital Video Format H.264 H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, DNG (RAW) + JPEG, DNG (RAW) JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Microphone Operation Mode Mono Stereo
MEMORY Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Canon EOS Rebel T6s + EF-S 18-135mm IS STM
Memory Card Slot SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card Included No No
Image Storage DNG (RAW) 4000 x 3000
JPEG 4000 x 3000
JPEG 4000 x 2664
JPEG 4000 x 2248
JPEG 3072 x 2304
JPEG 3072 x 2048
JPEG 3072 x 1728
JPEG 1920 x 1440
JPEG 1920 x 1280
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 2992 x 2992
JPEG 2304 x 2304
JPEG 1440 x 1440
RAW 6000 x 4000
JPEG 6000 x 4000
JPEG 6000 x 3368
JPEG 5328 x 4000
JPEG 3984 x 2656
JPEG 3984 x 2240
JPEG 3552 x 2664
JPEG 2976 x 1984
JPEG 2976 x 1680
JPEG 2565 x 1992
JPEG 1920 x 1280
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 1696 x 1280
JPEG 720 x 480
JPEG 640 x 480
JPEG 720 x 480
JPEG 4000 x 4000
JPEG 2656 x 2656
JPEG 1984 x 1984
JPEG 1280 x 1280
JPEG 480 x 480
Video Capture H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 25 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 24 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 24 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Canon EOS Rebel T6s + EF-S 18-135mm IS STM
Battery Type Pentax D-LI68 Lithium Ion Canon LP-E17 Lithium Ion
Details Pentax D-LI68 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Canon LP-E17 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Playback - 2.7 hours
Photo shooting - 250 shots (50% flash usage)
Photo shooting - 260 shots (flash off)
Photo shooting - 440 shots (at 23 °C (AE 50%, FE 50%))
Photo shooting - 400 shots (at 0 °C (AE 50%, FE 50%))
CONNECTIONS Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Canon EOS Rebel T6s + EF-S 18-135mm IS STM
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0 Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN, NFC (Near Field Communication)
Connectivity Features - Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, Wireless Image Transfer
Print Standard Exif Print support Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Canon EOS Rebel T6s + EF-S 18-135mm IS STM
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed - 3 frames per second, 5 frames per second
Additional Features Audio recording, RGB primary colour filter, digital image rotation, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, shadow point display, interval shooting mode, highlight point display, in-camera film editing, face detection, in-camera RAW processing, Scene Auto Selector, HDR image enhancement technology, Shade Correction, Eye-Fi Card Ready, distortion control, High ISO NR RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, depth-of-field preview button, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, highlight tone priority, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, face detection, peripheral illumination correction, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, HDR image enhancement technology, Eye-Fi Card Ready, Scene Intelligent Auto technology, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, Lateral Chromatic Aberration Correction
OTHERS Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Canon EOS Rebel T6s + EF-S 18-135mm IS STM
Included Accessories Carrying strap, battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, USB cable, shoe cap Eyepiece cover, battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, neck strap, USB cable, eyecup
Software Drivers & Utilities Canon Digital Photo Professional, Canon Picture Style Editor, Canon EOS Utility
Max Operating Temperature - 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature - 0 °C
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