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Pentax MX-1 was announced in 2013 and is a 1/1.7-inch (7.44 x 5.58 mm) Standard Compact camera with 12 Megapixel CMOS sensor. Its native ISO ranges from 100 to 12,800. The camera has a Tilting 3.0" screen with 920k dot resolution. It has an image stabilization.
Pentax MX-1 can capture video up to 1920 x 1080 resolution.
In this section we present pros and cons of Pentax MX-1.
And here are some specifications which fall into average criteria and are neither in PROs nor in CONs category:
Pentax MX-1 has a 3.0" Tilting screen with 920k dot resolution. Tilting screen makes this camera very useful for photography purposes but not so useful for video shooting.
Pentax MX-1 with Tilting screen
Pentax MX-1 features a 12 megapixel 1/1.7-inch CMOS sensor with dimensions of 7.44 x 5.58 mm and a total area of 41.5 mm2. Its native ISO range is 100 - 12,800.
Camera can take pictures up to 4000 x 3000 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolutions like 3984 x 2656, 3968 x 2232, 3072 x 2304, 3072 x 2048, 3072 x 1728, 2592 x 1728, 2560 x 1440, 2048 x 1152 with 4:3, 3:2, 16:9 aspect ratios.
The camera has an image stabilization.
Pentax MX-1 has a USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) input for data transfer. There is a Type D Mini HDMI connector for video signal output.
Pentax MX-1 comes with D-Li-106 battery pack with battery life of 290 shots.
The camera has 75.3 MB internal storage and a single SD/SDHC/SDXC card slot.
Pentax MX-1's shutter speed can go up to 1/8000 sec. Camera can shoot continuously up to 1.0 fps.
Pentax MX-1 has a built-in flash with maximum range of 12.00 m.
Pentax MX-1 has dimensions of 122 x 61 x 51 mm (4.8 x 2.4 x 2.01"). It weighs 391 g (0.86 lb / 13.79 oz), so it is a lightweight camera.
122 mm (4.8")
61 mm (2.4")
51 mm (2.01")
Pentax MX-1 dimensions
We give scores to the camera for different type of photography based on its features and specifications. Let us see how Pentax MX-1 is suitable for six different types of photography.
Pentax MX-1 gets a score of 61 and is AVERAGE choice for Landscape photography.
Pentax MX-1 gets a score of 68 and is AVERAGE choice for Sports photography.
Pentax MX-1 gets a score of 63 and is AVERAGE choice for Wildlife photography.
Pentax MX-1 gets a score of 72 and is GOOD choice for Portrait photography.
Pentax MX-1 gets a score of 81 and is GOOD choice for Street photography.
Pentax MX-1 gets a score of 83 and is GOOD choice for Travel photography.
We evaluate Pentax MX-1 and give score of 59 out of 100. We also give separate scores for 7 different categories according to the available features and specifications some of which are listed below. These evaluations are relative and may change each time a new camera is added to the database.
We give Pentax MX-1 a score of 63 for Sensor parameters.
We give Pentax MX-1 a score of 71 for Photo parameters.
We give Pentax MX-1 a score of 46 for Video parameters.
We give Pentax MX-1 a score of 63 for Focusing parameters.
We give Pentax MX-1 a score of 64 for Screen and Viewfinder parameters.
We give Pentax MX-1 a score of 50 for Connectivity parameters.
We give Pentax MX-1 a score of 41 for Battery, Storage and Physical parameters.
For a full specification list please go to the specifications page:
