Pentax K-5 II vs Pentax MX-1

On this page, we are reviewing the Pentax K-5 II versus Pentax MX-1, former is a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are created by Pentax. There exists a large gap between the image resolutions of the K-5 II (16MP) and MX-1 (12MP) and the K-5 II (APS-C) and MX-1 (1/1.7") have different sensor dimensions.

Photography Glossary

The K-5 II was revealed very close to the MX-1 so they are of a similar age. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Pentax K-5 II being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Pentax MX-1 being a Compact camera.

Before diving into a step-by-step comparison, here is a quick summation of how the K-5 II scores versus the MX-1 for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Pentax K-5 II & Pentax MX-1. The full galleries are available at Pentax K-5 II Gallery & Pentax MX-1 Gallery.

In case you're intending to travel with your camera often, you are going to need to take into account its weight and size. The Pentax K-5 II provides outside dimensions of 131mm x 97mm x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9") and a weight of 760 grams (1.68 lbs) whilst the Pentax MX-1 has specifications of 122mm x 61mm x 51mm (4.8" x 2.4" x 2.0") along with a weight of 391 grams (0.86 lbs).

Look at the Pentax K-5 II versus Pentax MX-1 in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have at the time. Here is a front view overall size comparison of the K-5 II compared to the MX-1.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the K-5 II and MX-1 is 60 and 84 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to picture the difference between sensor dimensions purely by reviewing specifications. The pic here will help offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the K-5 II and MX-1.

Plainly, each of the cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The K-5 II with its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Pentax K-5 II will deliver greater detail because of its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop images more aggressively.