Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm vs. Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm and Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III. 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

Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm vs. Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included 5-15mm lens Body only
Height 5.8 cm 8.36 cm
Width 10.5 cm 12.15 cm
Depth 3.4 cm 4.95 cm
Weight 183 g 362 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 362 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 410 g
Enclosure Colour Black, carmine red | Black, charcoal black | Pure white, cream Black | Silver
Optical Zoom 3x -
SENSOR Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III
Sensor Resolution 12.4 Megapixel 16.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type BSI-CMOS Live MOS
Total Pixels 12,760,000 pixels 17,200,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 12,400,000 pixels 16,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/1.7" Four Thirds (4/3")
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 30 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration) Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF)
Image Stabiliser Optical (image sensor shift mechanism) Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
Sensors Digital level metre Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III
Image Processor - TruePic VIII
LENS Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III
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 Pentax Q-mount Micro Four Thirds
Features Internal focusing system, ED glass, aspherical lens -
FOCUSING Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty - 121
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function, Manual Focus Check Live View Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF
Face Detection Yes Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III
Viewfinder Type - Built-in - electronic
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Resolution - 2,360,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage - 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification - 1.23x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range - -4 to +2
Field of View Crop Factor - 2
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III
ISO (Max) 12800 25600
Native ISO - 100-6400
Extended ISO (Max) - 25600
Light Sensitivity ISO auto (100-12800), ISO 100-12800 ISO 100-25600, ISO auto (100-25600)
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones - 324
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes - Art Filter bracketing, white balance bracketing
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 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 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) Fluorescent, sunlight, tungsten light, Flash, shade, overcast, 2000K - 14000K
Shutter Type - Mechanical, electronic
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/16000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 60 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps -
White Balance Bracketing - Yes
X-sync Speed 1/2000 sec 1/250sec, 1/4000 sec
Exposure Range EV 1-17 (ISO 100) EV -2-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 460,000 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Folding
Display Features Display brightness control, display colour control Colour control, display brightness control
FLASH Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 4.9 5.8
Flash Modes Rear curtain sync, slow synchro, red-eye reduction, P-TTL Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation AF illuminator
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III
Digital Video Format H.264 H.264, MOV
Image Recording Format JPEG, DNG (RAW) + JPEG, DNG (RAW) JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, MPO
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - PCM
Microphone Operation Mode Mono Stereo
Microphone Features - Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control
MEMORY Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III
Memory Card Slot SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card Included No No
Image Storage 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
RAW 4608 x 3456 - 17 MB
JPEG 4608 x 3456 - 7.5 MB
JPEG 4608 x 3456 - 3.5 MB
JPEG 3200 x 2400 - 1.7 MB
JPEG 1280 x 960 - 0.4 MB
JPEG 640 x 480
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 - 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
MOV - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps
MOV - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps
MOV - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 p - 30 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 p - 25 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 p - 24 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III
Battery Type Pentax D-LI68 Lithium Ion Olympus BLS-5 Lithium Ion
Details Pentax D-LI68 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Olympus BLS-5 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Playback - 2.7 hours
Photo shooting - 250 shots (50% flash usage)
Photo shooting - 260 shots (flash off)
Photo shooting - 330 shots (50% with Live View)
Video recording - 1.3 hours
CONNECTIONS Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0 HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Connectivity Features - Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, QR code scanning
Print Standard Exif Print support Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
USB 2.0
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
FEATURES Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec 2sec, 12sec
Continuous Shooting Speed - 8.6 frames per second, 4.8 frames per second
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
Additional Features 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 Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, shadow point display, interval shooting mode, highlight point display, in-camera RAW processing, high-speed recording, Dual Axis Electronic Level, GPS via mobile
OTHERS Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III
Included Accessories Carrying strap, battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, USB cable, shoe cap Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, USB cable
Software Drivers & Utilities -
Max Operating Temperature - 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature - 0 °C
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