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Pentax Q7 vs Sony QX1

Portability
92
Imaging
37
Features
54
Overall
43
Pentax Q7 front
 
Sony Alpha QX1 front
Portability
90
Imaging
63
Features
48
Overall
57

Pentax Q7 vs Sony QX1 Key Specs

Pentax Q7
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/1.7" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 100 - 12800
  • Sensor based Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Pentax Q Mount
  • 200g - 102 x 58 x 34mm
  • Launched August 2013
  • Superseded the Pentax Q10
Sony QX1
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - APS-C Sensor
  • " Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 16000
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Sony E Mount
  • 216g - 74 x 70 x 53mm
  • Introduced September 2014
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Pentax Q7 vs Sony QX1 Overview

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Pentax Q7 versus Sony QX1, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Lens-style by manufacturers Pentax and Sony. There exists a large gap among the sensor resolutions of the Q7 (12MP) and QX1 (20MP) and the Q7 (1/1.7") and QX1 (APS-C) come with different sensor sizes.

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The Q7 was unveiled 13 months before the QX1 which makes the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Pentax Q7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony QX1 being a Lens-style camera.

Before going in to a thorough comparison, below is a short view of how the Q7 scores versus the QX1 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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