Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm vs. Olympus OM-D E-M1X

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm and Olympus OM-D E-M1X. 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. Olympus OM-D E-M1X Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Olympus OM-D E-M1X
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included 5-15mm lens Body only
Height 5.8 cm 14.68 cm
Width 10.5 cm 14.44 cm
Depth 3.4 cm 7.54 cm
Weight 183 g 849 g
Weight Details - Camera with battery: 849 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 997 g
Body Material - Magnesium alloy
Enclosure Colour Black, carmine red | Black, charcoal black | Pure white, cream Black
Protection - Splashproof, freezeproof, dust-resistant, IPX1
Optical Zoom 3x -
Navigation - GPS receiver
SENSOR Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Olympus OM-D E-M1X
Sensor Resolution 12.4 Megapixel 20.4 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type BSI-CMOS Live MOS
Total Pixels 12,760,000 pixels 21,770,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 12,400,000 pixels 20,400,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/1.7" Four Thirds (4/3")
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 24 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration) Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF)
Image Stabiliser Optical (image sensor shift mechanism) Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
Sensors Digital level metre Barometer, magnetometer, temperature
PROCESSOR Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Olympus OM-D E-M1X
Image Processor - Dual TruePic VIII
LENS Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Olympus OM-D E-M1X
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 5 - 15 mm - f/2.8-4.5 -
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 27.5 - 83mm -
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual -
Min Focus Distance 30 cm -
Max View Angle 49.5 degree(s) -
Zoom Adjustment Manual -
Lens Construction 7 groups / 8 elements -
Filter Size 40.5 mm -
Lens Mounting Type Pentax Q-mount Micro Four Thirds
Features Internal focusing system, ED glass, aspherical lens -
FOCUSING Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Olympus OM-D E-M1X
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty - 121
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function, Manual Focus Check Live View Focus Peaking function, Frequency Accelerating Sensor Technology (F.A.S.T.) AF system
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF, Subject detection AF
Face Detection Yes Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Olympus OM-D E-M1X
Viewfinder Type - Electronic - LCD
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Resolution - 2,360,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage - 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification - 1.65x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range - -4 to +2
Field of View Crop Factor - 2
Features - Auto eye sensor
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Olympus OM-D E-M1X
ISO (Max) 12800 25600
Native ISO - 200-25600
Extended ISO (Min) - 64
Light Sensitivity ISO auto (100-12800), ISO 100-12800 ISO 100, ISO 64, ISO auto (200-6400), ISO 200-25600
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones - 324
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes - Art Filter bracketing, focus bracketing, ISO sensitivity bracketing, Flash Exposure Bracketing, white balance 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) -
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 -
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) Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, sunlight, Flash, shade, Underwater, 3000K - 7500K
Shutter Type - Mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/8000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 60 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1, 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps -
White Balance Bracketing - Yes
X-sync Speed 1/2000 sec 1/250sec
Exposure Range EV 1-17 (ISO 100) EV -2-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Olympus OM-D E-M1X
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 460,000 pixels 1,037,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Rotating
Display Features Display brightness control, display colour control -
FLASH Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Olympus OM-D E-M1X
Camera Flash Pop-up flash -
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 4.9 -
Flash Modes Rear curtain sync, slow synchro, red-eye reduction, P-TTL -
Red-Eye Reduction Yes -
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Olympus OM-D E-M1X
Digital Video Format H.264 H.264, MOV
Image Recording Format JPEG, DNG (RAW) + JPEG, DNG (RAW) JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 4096 x 2160
Microphone Operation Mode Mono Stereo
MEMORY Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Olympus OM-D E-M1X
Memory Card Slot SD card Dual 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, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II 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 5184 x 3888
JPEG 5184 x 3888
RAW 8160 x 6120 - High Resolution Mode
JPEG 8160 x 6120 - High Resolution Mode
JPEG 5760 x 4320 - High Resolution Mode
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
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BATTERY AND CHARGING Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Olympus OM-D E-M1X
Battery Type Pentax D-LI68 Lithium Ion Olympus BLH-1 Lithium Ion
Details Pentax D-LI68 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) 2 x Olympus BLH-1 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1720 mAh (included)
Battery Life Playback - 2.7 hours
Photo shooting - 250 shots (50% flash usage)
Photo shooting - 260 shots (flash off)
Photo shooting - 2580 shots (quick sleep mode)
Photo shooting - 870 shots
Video recording - 170 minutes
CONNECTIONS Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Olympus OM-D E-M1X
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0 HDMI, USB 3.0, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2
Connectivity Features - Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, QR code scanning
Print Standard Exif Print support DPOF support, Exif Print 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 3.0 (USB Type-C)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Remote control (sub-mini phone 2.5 mm)
FEATURES Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Olympus OM-D E-M1X
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec 2sec, 12sec
Continuous Shooting Speed - 15 frames per second, 60 frames per second
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
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 Built-in speaker, auto power save, relay recording, USB charging, high-speed recording, Time-Lapse recording, Focus Stacking, Flickering Reduction function, 50-megapixel High Resolution mode
OTHERS Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Olympus OM-D E-M1X
Included Accessories Carrying strap, battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, USB cable, shoe cap Carrying strap, battery charger, body cap, eyecup, cable clip, cable protector, hot shoe cover, USB-C cable, battery holder
Software Drivers & Utilities -
Max Operating Temperature - 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature - -10 °C
Service & Support - Limited warranty - 2 years
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