Quick facts
Full name: Pentax MX-1
Original position: Camera; original market position is not yet verifiedProduction status: Production status not verified
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Core specifications
- Release year
- 2013 · Released about 13 years ago
- Sensor
- 7.53 × 5.64 mm CMOS
- Effective resolution
- 12 MP
- Lens
- 28 - 112 mm
- Zoom
- 4×
- Weight
- 391 g
- Battery
- Lithium-Ion D-Li-106 rechargeable battery Li-ion battery
- Storage
- SD/SDHC/SDXC
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What to check before buying used
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- Inspect the body, screen, doors, seals, and tripod socket for impact or moisture damage.
- Test every button, dial, flash, screen, and viewfinder.
- Photograph a plain bright surface to check for sensor dust, dead pixels, or damage.
- Confirm the battery holds charge and that a compatible charger is included or available.
- Test a supported memory card and inspect the card slot for bent pins or read errors.
- Inspect the battery compartment and contacts for leakage or corrosion.
Sensor metrics
- Diagonal
- 9.41 mm
- Surface area
- 42 mm²
- Pixel pitch
- 1.88 µm
- Pixel area
- 3.54 µm²
- Pixel density
- 28.26 MP/cm²
Actual sensor size
Rectangles use their physical proportions. Calibrate your display to approximate real-world size.
7.53 × 5.64 mm
Full specifications
Imaging
- Effective pixels
- 12 MP
- Total pixels
- 12.76 MP
- Sensor
- 7.53 × 5.64 mm CMOS
- Calculated resolution
- 4,003 × 2,998
- Maximum image
- 4,000 × 3,000
- Crop factor
- 4.6
Exposure & viewing
- ISO
- 100–12,800
- Viewfinder
- None
- Display
- 3 in / 920,000 dots
- Lens mount
- —
Video & storage
- Maximum video
- —
- Storage media
- SD/SDHC/SDXC
- Battery
- Lithium-Ion D-Li-106 rechargeable battery Li-ion battery
Body
- Weight
- 391 g
- Dimensions
- 122 × 61 × 51 mm
- Release year
- 2013
Wikidata
- Aperture Priority
- Yes
- Battery
- Lithium-Ion D-Li-106 rechargeable battery
- Brand
- Pentax
- Built In Flash
- ✓
- Crop Factor
- 4.6
- Depth Of Field
- simulate →
- Digital Zoom
- Yes
- Dimensions
- 122 x 61 x 51 mm
- Effective Megapixels
- 12.00
- Exposure Compensation
- ±2 EV (in 1/3 EV steps)
- External Flash
- —
- Focal Length 35mm Equiv
- 28 - 112 mm
- Gps
- —
- Hdmi
- —
- Iso
- Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400, 12800
- Macro Focus Range
- 1 cm
- Manual Focus
- ✓
- Max Aperture
- f1.8 - f2.5
- Max Aperture 35mm Equiv
- f8.3 - f11.5
- Max Image Resolution
- 4000 x 3000
- Max Shutter Speed
- 1/8000 sec
- Metering
- Multi, Center-weighted, Spot
- Min Shutter Speed
- 30 sec
- Model
- MX-1
- Normal Focus Range
- 60 cm
- Optical Zoom
- 4x
- Raw Support
- —
- Screen Resolution
- 920,000 dots
- Screen Size
- 3"
- Sensor Resolution
- 4011 x 2993
- Sensor Size
- 1/1.7" (~ 7.53 x 5.64 mm)
- Sensor Type
- CMOS
- Shutter Priority
- Yes
- Storage Types
- SD/SDHC/SDXC
- Total Megapixels
- 12.76
- Usb
- USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
- Video Capture
- —
- Viewfinder
- None
- Weight
- 391 g
- White Balance Presets
- 9
- Wireless
- —
- Year
- 2013
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