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Pentax XG-1

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4 stars
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3 stars
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2 stars
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Editorial reviews:
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The Pentax XG-1 is a new super-zoom compact camera featuring a 52x image-stabilized zoom lens with a massive focal range of 24-1248mm. The XG-1 also offers a 16 megapixel sensor, 1080p HD movies and an electronic viewfinder. Retailing for £279 / $350, read our Pentax XG-1 review to find out if it can take on its superzoom rivals...Read more
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Pros

  • relatively compact with good build quality
  • street photography camera gives a perfect balance of picture quality plus portability
  • camera s button layout and menus are fairly logical and easy to operate

Cons

  • not bright in daylight21Panasonic 45-175 lens on an Olympus body
  • Pentax XG-1 has no Auto focusing
  • it could be attached to an external display

Key specs

  • BSI-CMOS
  • 6.17x4.55 mm
  • 16 Mpx
  • 4608, 3456 px
  • 5.6
  • Contrast Detect (sensor), Multi-area, Tracking, Single, Face Detection, Live View
  • 3 in
  • no

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Pentax XG-1 - Pros & Cons

Pentax XG-1

Pros

  • relatively compact with good build quality
  • street photography camera gives a perfect balance of picture quality plus portability
  • camera s button layout and menus are fairly logical and easy to operate
  • excellent
  • Exposure is reliable with the camera delivering decent images
  • IQ looks pretty good and price is reasonable
  • The menu system is fairly easy to navigate
  • making it easy to compare with other cameras
  • XG-1 maintains reasonably good sharpness
  • Ricoh has included sensor-shift stabilization

Cons

  • not bright in daylight21Panasonic 45-175 lens on an Olympus body
  • Pentax XG-1 has no Auto focusing
  • it could be attached to an external display
  • pretty sluggish and not ideal in low light conditions
  • RAW photos are not supported therefore the user has less room to maneuver in post
  • the display screen offers no touch support
  • Does the Pentax XG-1 have Weather Sealing
  • doesn't have an external flash shoe
  • doesn't have any connections for external microphones and headphones
  • this 16 second movie is 44Mb in size
  • as images taken with full digital zoom are extremely soft

Pentax XG-1 - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
3 in
Best:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Screen size: 6.7 in
IconISO maximum
3200
Best:
Pentax KP
ISO maximum: 819200
IconEffective pixels
16 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
4608 x 3456 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

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Pentax XG-1 - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeBSI-CMOS
Sensor size0.24 in
Sensor photo detectors17.0 Mpx
Effective pixels16.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Max resolution4608 x 3456 px
Other resolutions
  • 3648x2736
  • 2592x1944
  • 640x480
  • 4608x3072
  • 4608x2592
  • 2048x1536
  • 1920x1080
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom52.0 x
Digital zoom4.0 x
Minimum aperture2.8
Maximum aperture5.6
Focal length equiv24 - 1248
Autofocus
  • Contrast Detect
  • Multi-area
  • Tracking
  • Single
  • Face Detection
  • Live View
Normal focus range23.62 in
Macro focus range0.39 in
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Photography features
Minimum shutter speed4.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
Shutter priorityyes
Aperture priorityyes
Manual exposure modeyes
Exposure compensation plus2
Exposure compensation minus-2
Expousure compensation steps1/3
Subject / scene modesyes
Built-in flashyes
Flash range6
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Flash ON
  • Flash OFF
  • Forced Flash
  • Slow Sync
  • Redeye Reduction
External flashno
Continuous drive9.0 fps
Self-timeryes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
Manual settingsyes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 10
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Audio features
Microphone typeMono
Speaker typeMono
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Dimensions
Weight20.0 oz
Width4.69 in
Height3.5 in
Depth3.86 in
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Power
Battery life (CIPA)240
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Rechargeable batteryyes
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Other features
Timelapse recordingyes
GPSno
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Image
ISO Autoyes
ISO minimum100
ISO maximum3200
White balance presets7
Custom white balanceyes
Supported image file formatsJPEG
Image stabilization typeSensor-shift
Uncompressed formatNo
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size3.0 in
Articulated LCDno
Screen dots460000
Touch screenno
Live viewyes
ViewfinderElectronic
Viewfinder resolution200000.0 px
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Videography features
Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px
Supported video file formatsMJPEG
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Design
Body typeBridge
Colour of productBlack
Environmentally sealedno
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Storage
Internal storage15.4 mB
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
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Connectivity
Type Dyes
USB version2.0
WirelessEye-Fi Connected
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)no

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