Pentax Q7 vs. Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Pentax Q7 and Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm. 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 Q7 vs. Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Pentax Q7 Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only 5-15mm lens
Height 5.8 cm 5.8 cm
Width 10.2 cm 10.5 cm
Depth 3.35 cm 3.4 cm
Weight 180 g 183 g
Body Material Reinforced polycarbonate plastic -
Enclosure Colour Black | Silver | Yellow Black, carmine red | Black, charcoal black | Pure white, cream
Optical Zoom - 3x
SENSOR Pentax Q7 Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm
Sensor Resolution 12.4 Megapixel 12.4 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type BSI-CMOS BSI-CMOS
Total Pixels 12,760,000 pixels 12,760,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 12,400,000 pixels 12,400,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/1.7" 1/1.7"
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration) Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration)
Image Stabiliser Optical (image sensor shift mechanism) Optical (image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
Sensors Digital level metre Digital level metre
LENS Pentax Q7 Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm
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 Pentax Q-mount
Features - Internal focusing system, ED glass, aspherical lens
FOCUSING Pentax Q7 Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 25 -
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function, Manual Focus Check Live View Focus Peaking function, Manual Focus Check Live View
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF
Face Detection Yes Yes
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Pentax Q7 Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm
ISO (Max) 12800 12800
Native ISO 100-12800 -
Light Sensitivity ISO auto (100-12800), ISO 100-12800 ISO auto (100-12800), ISO 100-12800
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, macro, museum, surf & snow, PET, Blue Sky, food, multiple exposure, night scene, sunset, candle, night snapshot, night scene with portrait, kids, Stage, night scene HDR, moving object, quick macro, backlight silhouette, Dynamic Range (HDR) 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 Slim, Colour, fisheye, natural, bright, Vibrant, monochrome, Muted, landscape, portrait, Water Colour, Cross Process, HDR, Colour Extract, Toy camera, High contrast, Colour Invert, Bleach Bypass, Posterisation, Radiant, Reversal Film, Shading 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) 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)
Shutter Type Electronic -
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/8000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps 3 steps
X-sync Speed 1/2000 sec 1/2000 sec
Exposure Range EV 1-17 (ISO 100) EV 1-17 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Pentax Q7 Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Display Format 460,000 pixels 460,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Built-in
Display Features Display brightness control, display colour control Display brightness control, display colour control
FLASH Pentax Q7 Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 4.9 4.9
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction Rear curtain sync, slow synchro, red-eye reduction, P-TTL
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Pentax Q7 Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, DNG (RAW) + JPEG, DNG (RAW) JPEG, DNG (RAW) + JPEG, DNG (RAW)
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Microphone Operation Mode Mono Mono
MEMORY Pentax Q7 Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm
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
Memory Card Included - 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
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
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 - 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
BATTERY AND CHARGING Pentax Q7 Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm
Battery Type Pentax D-LI68 Lithium Ion Pentax D-LI68 Lithium Ion
Details Pentax D-LI68 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Pentax D-LI68 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 240 shots
Photo shooting - 250 shots (50% flash usage)
Photo shooting - 260 shots (flash off)
Playback - 2.7 hours
Playback - 2.7 hours
Photo shooting - 250 shots (50% flash usage)
Photo shooting - 260 shots (flash off)
CONNECTIONS Pentax Q7 Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0 Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0
Print Standard Exif Print support Exif Print support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output
USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
FEATURES Pentax Q7 Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec 2sec, 12sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 1.5 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 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
OTHERS Pentax Q7 Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm
Included Accessories Carrying strap, battery charger, body cap, USB cable, shoe cap Carrying strap, battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, USB cable, shoe cap
Software Drivers & Utilities, SILKYPIX Developer Studio 3.0 LE Drivers & Utilities
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C -
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C -
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