Pentax X-5

Pentax X-5 Reviews

Imaging-resource reviews the Pentax X-5 and writes;
“Images shot with the Pentax X-5 are metered with a TTL multi-segment metering system that also offers center-weighted and spot modes, and shutter speeds vary from 1/1,500 to a rather short 1/4 second by default.. ISO sensitivity varies from 100 to 6,400 equivalents. Eight white balance modes are available, including Auto, six presets, and manual. As well as stills, the X-5 can also capture Full HD video at a rate of 30 frames per second, or 720p high-def video at a choice of 30 or 60 fps.”
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Photographyblog reviews the Pentax X-5 and writes;
“It’s arguably easier to use than a compact system or ‘hybrid’ camera too. The attached big zoom capability, giving amateurs the equivalent reach of a paparazzi, is also eminently affordable, making the X-5 one of the cheaper super-zooms on the market.”
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Ephotozine reviews the Pentax X-5 and writes;
“Images are well exposed with good colour reproduction. Portraits have good skin tones and are free of red-eye, allow even when using the flash the camera tended to choose a higher ISO which reduced their quality when viewing large. Landscapes have good blues and green and thanks to manual mode, it’s possible to set the camera to a high enough shutter speed to capture fast moving objects.”
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CNET reviews the Pentax X-5 and writes;
“The X-5 can shoot at 1,080p, 30fps, 720p at 60 or 30fps and 640×480 at 30fps. I chose the best of those options for my tests — 1,920×1,080 at 30fps. The results were impressive. It maintained an accurate balance between various light levels, and compensated very quickly for changes in the level of incoming light. This largely masked the fact that the compensation was slightly stepped.”
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Amateurphotographer reviews the Pentax X-5 and writes;
“There is no doubt that Pentax has made radical improvements across the board to the X90 in producing the X-5. Those who tend to shoot landscapes should appreciate the camera’s class leading wideangle focal length, and the camera feels good in the hand, too. At its affordable price point, this is a very competitve camera.”
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Digitalcamerainfo reviews the Pentax X-5 and writes;
“Most other vital specifications are pretty ho-hum, with a few bright spots. The CMOS sensor has potential, clocking in a 16 megapixels, and ISO 6400 is decent under $300. Video shooting is Full HD, and aside from long-distance shots, the camera is also capable of focusing close-up at less than a half-inch. We tested out this claim and, sure enough, it works.”
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Pocket-lint reviews the Pentax X-5 and writes;
“In lower light there’s also a Handheld Night Scene mode that can snap multiple images at once before processing the shots into one final image, with lower image noise than a single snap would otherwise produce.”
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CNET reviews the Pentax X-5 and writes;
“Behind the lens sits a 16-megapixel backlit CMOS sensor, and Pentax has fit the camera with a dual shake-reduction (image stabilisation) system to help alleviate camera shake. The combination of sensor-shift and digital image stabilisation sounds like a good idea on paper, so we’ll wait and see how it stacks up in real-world situations.”
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