Canon EOS 1D X vs. Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Canon EOS 1D X and Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm. Compare design, sensors, proximity features, memory capacities and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right camera for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the digital camera that will best fit your needs.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Canon EOS 1D X vs. Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS 1D X Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only 5-15mm lens
Height 16.36 cm 5.8 cm
Width 15.8 cm 10.5 cm
Depth 8.27 cm 3.4 cm
Weight 1.34 kg 183 g
Body Material Magnesium alloy -
Enclosure Colour - Black, carmine red | Black, charcoal black | Pure white, cream
Protection Waterproof, dust-resistant -
Optical Zoom - 3x
SENSOR Canon EOS 1D X Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm
Sensor Resolution 18.1 Megapixel 12.4 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS BSI-CMOS
Total Pixels 19,300,000 pixels 12,760,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 18,100,000 pixels 12,400,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Full Frame (36 x 24 mm) 1/1.7"
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Anti-Dust coating, Ultrasonic Wave Motion Cleaning (UWMC) Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration)
Image Stabiliser - Optical (image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
Sensors - Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Canon EOS 1D X Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm
Image Processor Dual DIGIC 5+ -
LENS Canon EOS 1D X Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm
Type - Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 5 - 15 mm - f/2.8-4.5
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 27.5 - 83mm
Focus Adjustment - Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance - 30 cm
Max View Angle - 49.5 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment - Manual
Lens Construction - 7 groups / 8 elements
Filter Size - 40.5 mm
Lens Mounting Type Canon EF Pentax Q-mount
Features - Internal focusing system, ED glass, aspherical lens
FOCUSING Canon EOS 1D X Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm
Auto Focus TTL phase detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 61 -
Auto Focus Features Predictive Focus Control Focus Peaking function, Manual Focus Check Live View
AE/AF Control - Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF
Face Detection Live Face detection AF mode Yes
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS 1D X Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism -
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% -
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.76x -
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +1 -
Viewfinder Information Shutter speed, exposure compensation, AE lock, flash charge completion, aperture, white balance, metering system, battery status, flash compensation on/off, highlight tone priority, ISO sensitivity, memory card status, FE lock, AF status, AF point -
Field of View Crop Factor 1.0 -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS 1D X Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm
ISO (Max) 204800 12800
Light Sensitivity ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO 204800, ISO 100-51200, ISO auto (100-51200) ISO auto (100-12800), ISO 100-12800
Exposure Metering Evaluative, multi-spot, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 252 -
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Shooting Programs - Landscape, portrait mode, macro, museum, surf & snow, PET, Blue Sky, food, night scene, sunset, candle, night snapshot, night scene with portrait, kids, Stage, night scene HDR, moving object, quick macro, forest, backlight silhouette, Dynamic Range (HDR)
Special Effects Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait Warm, Slim, Antique, fisheye, natural, bright, Vibrant, monochrome, Muted, landscape, portrait, Water Colour, Cross Process, HDR, Colour Extract, Toy camera, High contrast, Colour enhancement, Colour Invert, Shaded, Bleach Bypass, Posterisation, Radiant, Reversal Film, Tone Expansion, Vintage, Colour Fade, Bold Monochrome, Unicolour Bold
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Fluorescent, cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (warm white), Color Temperature Enhancement (CTE), fluorescent light (daylight colour), fluorescent light (daylight white)
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/8000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps 3 steps
X-sync Speed 1/250sec 1/2000 sec
Exposure Range EV 0-20 (ISO 100) EV 1-17 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Canon EOS 1D X Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm
Type 3.2" LCD display 3" LCD display
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 460,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Built-in
Display Features Display brightness control Display brightness control, display colour control
FLASH Canon EOS 1D X Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm
Camera Flash - Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) - 4.9
Flash Modes - Rear curtain sync, slow synchro, red-eye reduction, P-TTL
Red-Eye Reduction - Yes
Features - AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS 1D X Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, DNG (RAW) + JPEG, DNG (RAW)
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Mono
MEMORY Canon EOS 1D X Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm
Memory Card Slot Dual CompactFlash Card SD card
Supported Memory Cards CompactFlash SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card
Memory Card Included - No
Image Storage JPEG 5184 x 3456
JPEG 4608 x 3072
JPEG 3456 x 2304
JPEG 2560 x 1536
RAW 5184 x 3456
RAW 3888 x 2592
RAW 2592 x 1728
DNG (RAW) 4000 x 3000
JPEG 4000 x 3000
JPEG 4000 x 2664
JPEG 4000 x 2248
JPEG 3072 x 2304
JPEG 3072 x 2048
JPEG 3072 x 1728
JPEG 1920 x 1440
JPEG 1920 x 1280
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 2992 x 2992
JPEG 2304 x 2304
JPEG 1440 x 1440
Video Capture H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 25 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 24 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 24 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon EOS 1D X Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm
Battery Type Canon LP-E4N Lithium Ion Pentax D-LI68 Lithium Ion
Details Canon LP-E4N Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2450 mAh (included) Pentax D-LI68 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life - Playback - 2.7 hours
Photo shooting - 250 shots (50% flash usage)
Photo shooting - 260 shots (flash off)
CONNECTIONS Canon EOS 1D X Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0 Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support Exif Print support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe, PC terminal Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
Remote control
HDMI output
Microphone
LAN
USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
FEATURES Canon EOS 1D X Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 2sec, 12sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 12 frames per second, 14 frames per second -
Additional Features Audio recording, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, digital noise reduction, depth-of-field preview button, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, GPS ready, LCD live view mode, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, face detection, mirror lock, Auto Lighting Optimizer, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), NR Slow Shutter, distortion control, High ISO NR, EOS iTR (Intelligent Tracking and Recognition) AF, EOS iSA (Intelligent Subject Analysis) System, Quad Active Mirror Stopper, touch pad control Audio recording, RGB primary colour filter, digital image rotation, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, shadow point display, interval shooting mode, highlight point display, in-camera film editing, face detection, in-camera RAW processing, Scene Auto Selector, HDR image enhancement technology, Shade Correction, Eye-Fi Card Ready, distortion control, High ISO NR
OTHERS Canon EOS 1D X Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, eyecup Carrying strap, battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, USB cable, shoe cap
Software Drivers & Utilities, Canon PhotoStitch, Canon ZoomBrowser EX, Canon ImageBrowser, Canon Remote Capture, Canon Digital Photo Professional Drivers & Utilities
Max Operating Temperature 45 °C -
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C -
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