Originally posted by barondla The Q will have better image quality than the Sony cropped. Cropping the Sony down to Q size won't provide anywhere near the 12mp resolution of the Q. Look at the comparision here on PentaxForums. Adam compared Q to cropped Nikon 810. Q beat the 32mp camera.
Are you sure the Sony has better image stabilization? The Q sensor is much smaller, and must be easier to position than a heavy full frame sensor.
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barondla
I am assuming the Sony has better image stabilization for two reasons: 1) more recently developed, and 2) it is five axes (
Full-frame camera with 5-axis image stabilization | a7 II | Sony US) which pretty much covers it all. I believe the Zeiss lens also has built-in stabilization. I do not believe that Q-S1 is so gifted. The Sony is the better camera, the Pentax is the more convenient and fun.
I also believe the Sony has better color and detail. But I am talking a more expensive camera with a more expensive Zeiss lens, 55mm f1.8, which is a very, very good lens (
Zeiss FE 55mm f/1.8). Each camera has its place.
Regard: first photo is from the Q-S1, second from the Sony. Sony focus is off because I did not reset it from center point to grid. The Pentax is grid so it is in focus. I make it a point now to carry the Pentax. It is just so easy to slip into a pocket and punches so far above its weight. Comparison will be difficult as the both images are compressed for uploading.
Sorry to have been so long-winded but I did want to lay out the what and why
vis a vis the Pentax and the Sony.
Cheers