Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm vs. Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400M + E 18-135mm OSS

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In depth comparison and review of Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm and Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400M + E 18-135mm OSS. 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.

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Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm vs. Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400M + E 18-135mm OSS Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400M + E 18-135mm OSS
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included 5-15mm lens E 18-135mm OSS lens
Height 5.8 cm 6.69 cm
Width 10.5 cm 12 cm
Depth 3.4 cm 4.99 cm
Weight 183 g 359 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 359 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 403 g
Body Material - Magnesium alloy
Enclosure Colour Black, carmine red | Black, charcoal black | Pure white, cream Black
Digital Zoom - 4x
Optical Zoom 3x 7.5x
SENSOR Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400M + E 18-135mm OSS
Sensor Resolution 12.4 Megapixel 24.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type BSI-CMOS Exmor CMOS
Total Pixels 12,760,000 pixels 25,000,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 12,400,000 pixels 24,200,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/1.7" APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 30 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration) Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating
Image Stabiliser Optical (image sensor shift mechanism) Optical (Steady Shot)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes -
Sensors Digital level metre -
PROCESSOR Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400M + E 18-135mm OSS
Image Processor - BIONZ X
LENS Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400M + E 18-135mm OSS
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 5 - 15 mm - f/2.8-4.5 Zoom lens - 7.5x zoom - 18 - 135 mm - f/3.5-5.6 E OSS - zoom
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 27.5 - 83mm 27 - 202.5mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 30 cm 45 cm
Max View Angle 49.5 degree(s) 76 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment Manual Manual (by ring)
Lens Construction 7 groups / 8 elements 12 groups / 16 elements
Filter Size 40.5 mm 55 mm
Lens Mounting Type Pentax Q-mount Sony E-mount
Features Internal focusing system, ED glass, aspherical lens ED glass, aspherical lens, linear AF motor
FOCUSING Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400M + E 18-135mm OSS
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty - 425
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function, Manual Focus Check Live View Focus Peaking function, 4D FOCUS system
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF Eye detection AF, Predictive AI Servo AF, Real-time Eye AF, Real-time Tracking AF
Face Detection Yes Yes
VIEWFINDER Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400M + E 18-135mm OSS
Viewfinder Type - Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.39"
Viewfinder Resolution - 2,359,296 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Magnification - 1.07x
Field of View Crop Factor - 1.5
Features - Auto eye sensor
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400M + E 18-135mm OSS
ISO (Max) 12800 102400
Native ISO - 100-32000
Extended ISO (Max) - 102400
Light Sensitivity ISO auto (100-12800), ISO 100-12800 ISO auto (100-6400), ISO 100-32000
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones - 1200
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes - Flash Exposure 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) Landscape, portrait mode, macro, night portrait, night scene, sports mode, sunset, handheld twilight, anti-motion blur
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 Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, sunset, soft focus, illustration, landscape, portrait, Water Colour, miniature, clear, deep, light, autumn leaves, Retro, partial colour, Toy camera, Posterisation, High contrast monochrome, Pop Colour, HDR Painting, Rich-tone monochrome, Soft High-key, Night Scene, Standard, Style Box
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, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), Underwater, 2500K - 9900K, fluorescent light (daylight white)
Shutter Type - Mechanical, electronic
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/4000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps 3, 5 steps in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1, 2 or 3 EV steps, 9 steps in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3 or 1 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing - Yes
X-sync Speed 1/2000 sec 1/160 sec
Exposure Range EV 1-17 (ISO 100) EV -2-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400M + E 18-135mm OSS
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 460,000 pixels 921,600 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Tilting
Display Features Display brightness control, display colour control Display brightness control, display colour control, display contrast control
FLASH Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400M + E 18-135mm OSS
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 4.9 6
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, high-speed sync
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400M + E 18-135mm OSS
Digital Video Format H.264 AVCHD, XAVC S
Image Recording Format JPEG, DNG (RAW) + JPEG, DNG (RAW) JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Surround Sound - Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording
Microphone Operation Mode Mono Stereo
MEMORY Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400M + E 18-135mm OSS
Memory Card Slot SD card Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card SD Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO Duo, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, Memory Stick Micro Mark2, 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
6000 x 4000
6000 x 3376
4240 x 2832
4240 x 2400
3008 x 2000
3008 x 1688
4000 x 4000
2832 x 2832
2000 x 2000
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
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 120 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 120 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 25Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 25Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 16Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 16Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 60 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 60 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 17Mbps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400M + E 18-135mm OSS
Battery Type Pentax D-LI68 Lithium Ion Sony NP-FW50 Lithium Ion
Details Pentax D-LI68 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Sony NP-FW50 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1080 mAh (included)
Battery Life Playback - 2.7 hours
Photo shooting - 250 shots (50% flash usage)
Photo shooting - 260 shots (flash off)
Photo shooting - 360 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 410 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Video recording - 70 minutes (EVF on)
Video recording - 75 minutes (LCD Monitor on)
CONNECTIONS Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400M + E 18-135mm OSS
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0 HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth 4.1
Connectivity Features - Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view
Print Standard Exif Print support DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching
Computer Connectivity - Mac, Windows
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)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400M + E 18-135mm OSS
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec
Continuous Shooting Speed - 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 6 frames per second, 11 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, RGB primary colour filter, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, Sweep Panorama technology, USB powered, Dynamic Range Optimizer, USB charging, peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), High ISO NR, high-speed recording, Time-Lapse recording, Superior Auto mode, noise reduction over long exposures, Lens Distortion Correction, slow motion recording
OTHERS Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400M + E 18-135mm OSS
Included Accessories Carrying strap, battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, USB cable, shoe cap Eyepiece cover, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, shoe cap, micro-USB cable
Software Drivers & Utilities -
Max Operating Temperature - 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature - 0 °C
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