Panasonic XS1 vs Pentax MX-1

Its time to look more closely at the Panasonic XS1 vs Pentax MX-1, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras by brands Panasonic and Pentax. There is a substantial difference between the resolutions of the XS1 (16MP) and MX-1 (12MP) and the XS1 (1/2.3") and MX-1 (1/1.7") come with totally different sensor measurements.

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The XS1 was manufactured 5 months before the MX-1 which means that they are both of a similar age. Both of these cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before diving through a more detailed comparison, below is a short synopsis of how the XS1 matches up vs the MX-1 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-XS1 & Pentax MX-1. The entire galleries are available at Panasonic XS1 Gallery & Pentax MX-1 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera regularly, you will have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic XS1 comes with outside dimensions of 94mm x 54mm x 14mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.6") along with a weight of 103 grams (0.23 lbs) whilst the Pentax MX-1 has dimensions of 122mm x 61mm x 51mm (4.8" x 2.4" x 2.0") having a weight of 391 grams (0.86 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you choose at that moment. Underneath is the front view scale comparison of the XS1 vs the MX-1.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the XS1 and MX-1 is 97 and 84 respectively.

Often, it is hard to see the contrast between sensor measurements purely by reading through specs. The photograph below will help give you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the XS1 and MX-1.

As you can plainly see, both cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The XS1 due to its tinier sensor will make shooting shallow DOF harder and the Panasonic XS1 will give greater detail due to its extra 4MP. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop pics somewhat more aggressively.