Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm vs. Panasonic Lumix S1H

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm and Panasonic Lumix S1H. 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. Panasonic Lumix S1H Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Panasonic Lumix S1H
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system Digital camera - 6K - mirrorless system
Lens Included 5-15mm lens Body only
Height 5.8 cm 11.42 cm
Width 10.5 cm 15.1 cm
Depth 3.4 cm 11.04 cm
Weight 183 g 1.052 kg
Weight Details - Camera body only: 1.052 kg
Camera with battery and memory card: 1.164 kg
Body Material - Magnesium alloy frame
Enclosure Colour Black, carmine red | Black, charcoal black | Pure white, cream -
Protection - Splashproof, freezeproof, dust-resistant
Optical Zoom 3x -
SENSOR Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Panasonic Lumix S1H
Sensor Resolution 12.4 Megapixel 24.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type BSI-CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 12,760,000 pixels 25,280,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 12,400,000 pixels 24,200,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/1.7" Full Frame (35.6 x 23.8 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 24 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 Dual I.S. 2.0)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
Sensors Digital level metre -
LENS Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Panasonic Lumix S1H
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 L-Mount
Features Internal focusing system, ED glass, aspherical lens -
FOCUSING Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Panasonic Lumix S1H
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty - 225
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function, Manual Focus Check Live View Focus Peaking function, Depth From Defocus (DFD) technology, Advanced Recognition technology
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF, Predictive AI Servo AF
Face Detection Yes Yes
VIEWFINDER Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Panasonic Lumix S1H
Viewfinder Type - Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Resolution - 5,760,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage - 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification - 0.78x
Field of View Crop Factor - 1.0
Features - Auto eye sensor
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Panasonic Lumix S1H
ISO (Max) 12800 51200
Native ISO - 100-51200
Extended ISO (Max) - 204800
Extended ISO (Min) - 50
Light Sensitivity ISO auto (100-12800), ISO 100-12800 ISO 50, ISO auto, ISO 102400, ISO 204800, ISO 100-51200
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, highlight weighted
Exposure Metering Zones - 1728
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes - Focus bracketing, white balance bracketing, aperture 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 Sepia, soft focus, monochrome, miniature, Cross Process, Retro, Expressive, high dynamic, Bleach Bypass, High Key, Low Key, Toy effect, Star Filter, Impressive Art, One Point Colour, Dynamic Monochrome, Sunshine, Old Days, Toy Pop, Fantasy, Rough Monochrome, Silky Monochrome
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) Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 10000K (100K steps)
Shutter Type - Mechanical, electronic
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/8000 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 3, 5, 7 steps in 1/3, 2/3 or 1 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing - Yes
X-sync Speed 1/2000 sec 1/320 sec
Exposure Range EV 1-17 (ISO 100) EV 0-18 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Panasonic Lumix S1H
Type 3" LCD display 3.2" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 460,000 pixels 2,330,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Rotating
Display Features Display brightness control, display colour control Display brightness control
FLASH Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Panasonic Lumix S1H
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 Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Panasonic Lumix S1H
Digital Video Format H.264 AVCHD, H.264, MOV, HEVC, H.265
Image Recording Format JPEG, DNG (RAW) + JPEG, DNG (RAW) JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 5952 x 3968
Audio Signal Format - Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel), Linear PCM, AAC
Microphone Operation Mode Mono Stereo
Microphone Features - Wind noise reduction
MEMORY Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Panasonic Lumix S1H
Memory Card Slot SD card Dual 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, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II 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
6000 x 4000
4272 x 2848
3024 x 2016
12000 x 8000 - High Resolution Mode
5184 x 3456 - 6K PHOTO
3328 x 2496 - 4K PHOTO
5984 x 4000
3232 x 2160
4000 x 4000
2848 x 2848
2016 x 2016
RAW 8000 x 8000 - High Resolution Mode
5328 x 4000
3792 x 2848
2688 x 2016
RAW 10656 x 8000 - High Resolution Mode
4992 x 3744 - 6K PHOTO
3328 x 2496 - 4K PHOTO
5312 x 3984
2880 x 2160
6000 x 3368
4272 x 2400
3024 x 1704
RAW 12000 x 6736 - High Resolution Mode
3840 x 2160 - 4K PHOTO
5888 x 3312
2840 x 2160
6000 x 2208
6000 x 3000
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 - 5952 x 3968 p - 23.98 fps - 200Mbps
MOV - 5376 x 3584 p - 29.97 fps - 200Mbps
MOV - 5888 x 3312 p - 29.97 fps - 200Mbps
MOV - 5888 x 3312 p - 23.98 fps - 200Mbps
MOV - 4096 x 2160 p - 400Mbps
MOV - 3840 x 2160 p - 400Mbps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p
BATTERY AND CHARGING Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Panasonic Lumix S1H
Battery Type Pentax D-LI68 Lithium Ion Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific
Details Pentax D-LI68 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Li-ion rechargeable battery - 3050 mAh (included)
Battery Life Playback - 2.7 hours
Photo shooting - 250 shots (50% flash usage)
Photo shooting - 260 shots (flash off)
Photo shooting - 400 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 380 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 1150 shots (Power Save LVF Shooting mode)
CONNECTIONS Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Panasonic Lumix S1H
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0 HDMI, USB 3.1, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2
Print Standard Exif Print support Direct print, PictBridge support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe, PC terminal
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
USB 3.1 (USB Type-C)
HDMI output (19 pin HDMI Type A)
Microphone (mini-phone 3.5mm)
Remote control (sub-mini phone 2.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Panasonic Lumix S1H
Features - SMPTE Colour Bars, SMPTE Time Code, vectorscope, waveform monitor, V-Log/V-Gamut capture
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed - 2 frames per second, 5 frames per second, 9 frames per second, 6 frames per second
HDR Mode - HDR Movie 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, AE lock, AF lock, built-in cooling fan, primary colour filter
OTHERS Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Panasonic Lumix S1H
Included Accessories Carrying strap, battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, USB cable, shoe cap Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, eyecup, BNC adapter, USB-C cable, USB-C to USB-A cable
Software Drivers & Utilities -
Max Operating Temperature - 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature - -10 °C
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