Pentax K-01 vs Pentax MX-1

The following is a detailed analysis of the Pentax K-01 versus Pentax MX-1, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both created by Pentax. There is a sizable difference among the resolutions of the K-01 (16MP) and MX-1 (12MP) and the K-01 (APS-C) and MX-1 (1/1.7") come with different sensor measurements.

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The K-01 was brought out 13 months before the MX-1 which makes the cameras a generation away from each other. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Pentax K-01 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax MX-1 being a Compact camera.

Before diving through a complete comparison, below is a short summary of how the K-01 scores vs the MX-1 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Pentax K-01 & Pentax MX-1. The entire galleries are provided at Pentax K-01 Gallery & Pentax MX-1 Gallery.

If you're looking to travel with your camera regularly, you will need to factor its weight and size. The Pentax K-01 has got outside measurements of 122mm x 79mm x 58mm (4.8" x 3.1" x 2.3") accompanied by a weight of 561 grams (1.24 lbs) while the Pentax MX-1 has specifications of 122mm x 61mm x 51mm (4.8" x 2.4" x 2.0") and a weight of 391 grams (0.86 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have at that moment. The following is the front view measurements comparison of the K-01 and the MX-1.

Considering size and weight, the portability rating of the K-01 and MX-1 is 76 and 84 respectively.

Generally, it can be tough to imagine the contrast in sensor dimensions purely by looking through specs. The image below will help offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the K-01 and MX-1.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The K-01 because of its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field simpler and the Pentax K-01 will provide you with extra detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs much more aggressively. The more aged K-01 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.