Pentax Q

To this point, the design philosophy of your typical compact system camera has been to utilize as large an image sensor as possible while shaving down other components to offer an interchangeable lens camera that is, at the very least, more portable...

Smallest ILC we’ve tested yet

Small sensor is noisy at high ISOs

Smallest interchangeable lens camera in the world; solid build quality ; Good photo quality at low ISOs ; Sensor-shift image stabilization ; Sharp 3-inch LCD display has 460k pixels, good low light visibility ; Full manual controls, with RAW support...

Expensive ; Body may be too compact; controls are small, cluttered, and often poorly placed; hard to hold camera without accidentally bumping something important ; Middle and high ISO image quality not as good as competition ; Tends to clip highlights...

Overall, the Pentax Q is a pricey interchangeable lens camera whose biggest feature is its diminutive size and wide selection of special effects. Its photo quality, performance, and feature set certainly don't justify the price premium, so you're...

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The Pentax Q performed admirably in our video tests, but its color accuracy and sharpness results were a notch lower than we normally see from a compact interchangeable lens camera. Like most cameras in this class, it’s able to record decent video, but...

The Pentax Q performed admirably in our video tests, but its color accuracy and sharpness results were a notch lower than we normally see from a compact interchangeable lens camera. Like most cameras in this class, it’s able to record decent video, but...

The first genuinely compact--almost pocket-friendly--compact system camera, paired with equally small, interchangeable lenses. Great ergonomics for the size, and it feels like a real camera, not a computer with a lens

Very restrictive lens selection at launch. All but two current lenses have severe limitations in functionality. Performance is sluggish, and image quality trails large-sensor cameras by some distance

When Pentax announced the tiny Pentax Q compact system camera in the middle of last year, it instantly polarized opinions. Some loved it for its truly compact proportions, fulfilling a promise that they felt other mirrorless cameras had failed to truly...

Feature rich, build quality,image quality, fun to use

Price

Small but rugged ; Great feature set ; Superb pics

Battery life ; Sound is mono only ; No clip on viewfinder

If you were holding off buying a Compact System Camera until you could find one that could fit in a jacket (or at a squeeze trouser) pocket before taking the plunge, then that point has arrived with the Pentax Q.