Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm vs. Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm

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In depth comparison and review of Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm 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.

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Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm vs. Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm
Product Type Digital camera - mirrorless system Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system
Lens Included 16-50mm and 55-210mm lenses 5-15mm lens
Height 6.28 cm 5.8 cm
Width 10.96 cm 10.5 cm
Depth 3.57 cm 3.4 cm
Weight 224 g 183 g
Enclosure Colour Black Black, carmine red | Black, charcoal black | Pure white, cream
Digital Zoom 4x -
Optical Zoom 3x 3x
SENSOR Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm
Sensor Resolution 24.3 Megapixel 12.4 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor APS HD CMOS BSI-CMOS
Total Pixels 24,700,000 pixels 12,760,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 24,300,000 pixels 12,400,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm) 1/1.7"
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Anti-Dust coating Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration)
Image Stabiliser Optical (Steady Shot) Optical (image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
Sensors - Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm
Image Processor BIONZ X -
LENS Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 16 - 50 mm - f/3.5-5.6 PZ OSS Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 5 - 15 mm - f/2.8-4.5
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 24 - 75mm 27.5 - 83mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 25 cm 30 cm
Max View Angle 83 degree(s) 49.5 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment Manual (by ring), motorised drive Manual
Lens Construction 8 groups / 9 elements 7 groups / 8 elements
Filter Size 40.5 mm 40.5 mm
Lens Mounting Type Sony E-mount Pentax Q-mount
Features ED glass, aspherical lens, Lens Barrel Retraction Function Internal focusing system, ED glass, aspherical lens
SECOND LENS
Type Telephoto lens - 3.8x zoom - 55 - 210 mm - f/4.5-6.3 -
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 82.5 - 315mm -
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual -
Min Focus Distance 1 m -
Lens Construction 9 groups / 13 elements -
Filter Size 49 mm -
Features ED glass -
FOCUSING Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 179 -
Auto Focus Features Predictive Focus Control Focus Peaking function, Manual Focus Check Live View
AE/AF Control Eye detection AF, Predictive AI Servo AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF
Face Detection Eye Detect AF, Smile Shutter Yes
VIEWFINDER Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm
Field of View Crop Factor 1.5 -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm
ISO (Max) 25600 12800
Native ISO 100-25600 -
Light Sensitivity ISO 100-25600, ISO auto (100-25600) ISO auto (100-12800), ISO 100-12800
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
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, macro, night portrait, night scene, sports mode, sunset, handheld twilight, anti-motion blur 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 Illustration, Water Colour, miniature, Retro, partial colour, Toy camera, Posterisation, High contrast monochrome, Pop Colour, HDR Painting, Rich-tone monochrome, Soft High-key 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 Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (warm white), Underwater, 2500K - 9900K, fluorescent light (daylight white) 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)
Shutter Type Electronic -
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/8000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps 3 steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes -
X-sync Speed 1/160 sec 1/2000 sec
Exposure Range EV -1-20 (ISO 100) EV 1-17 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes -
Display Format 921,600 pixels 460,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Built-in
Display Features Contrast control, display brightness control Display brightness control, display colour control
FLASH Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 4 4.9
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction Rear curtain sync, slow synchro, red-eye reduction, P-TTL
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm
Video Recording Modes FH, FX, PS -
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264, XAVC S H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, DNG (RAW) + JPEG, DNG (RAW)
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Surround Sound Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording -
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Mono
MEMORY Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm
Memory Card Slot Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO Duo, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card, Memory Stick XC-HG Duo SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card
Memory Card Included - No
Image Storage JPEG 6000 x 4000
JPEG 4240 x 2832
JPEG 3008 x 2000
JPEG 6000 x 3376
JPEG 4240 x 2400
JPEG 3008 x 1688
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 AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps - 24Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps - 17Mbps
H.264 - 1440 x 1080 - 30 fps - 12Mbps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps - 3Mbps
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 Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm
Battery Type Sony NP-FW50 Lithium Ion Pentax D-LI68 Lithium Ion
Details Sony NP-FW50 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1080 mAh (included) Pentax D-LI68 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 400 shots
Video recording - 1.84 hours
Playback - 2.7 hours
Photo shooting - 250 shots (50% flash usage)
Photo shooting - 260 shots (flash off)
CONNECTIONS Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm
Interface HDMI, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication) Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view -
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching Exif Print support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
FEATURES Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 2sec, 12sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second, 6 frames per second -
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Additional Features Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, sharpness control, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, saturation control, Sweep Panorama technology, Dynamic Range Optimizer, face detection, USB charging, built-in help guide, 24p Cinema Mode, peripheral illumination correction, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Anti-motion Blur Mode, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), High ISO NR, Superior Auto mode, Clear Image Zoom, noise reduction over long exposures, Lens Distortion Correction, PlayMemories Camera Apps support, BRAVIA Sync function, PhotoTV HD, Auto Object Framing 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 Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm
Included Accessories Lens hood, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, micro-USB cable Carrying strap, battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, USB cable, shoe cap
Software - Drivers & Utilities
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