Pentax RS1500 for Carrying Everywhere

Is the Pentax RS1500 good for Carrying Everywhere?

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Pentax RS1500 Carrying Everywhere Score

AVERAGE

Pentax RS1500 has a score of 48 for Daily Photography which makes it an AVERAGE candidate for this type of photography. If Daily Photography is important for you, we recommend you to check the Alternative cameras at the bottom of this page.
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Pentax RS1500 Carrying Everywhere Detailed Analysis

Compact Body

Compact body of Pentax RS1500 makes it much easier to carry it with you all day.

157g

This camera is so light that you can comfortably carry it around all day.

Environmental Sealings

For a camera that you carry everywhere with you, being weather proofed is a big advantage. You will have one less thing to worry about.

3.9X Optical Zoom

Having a camera with higher zoom ratio would be more practical.

Small 1/2.3" (6.17 x 4.55 mm) sensor

Pentax RS1500's small sensor struggles in low light situations compared to larger sensor.

No RAW shooting capability

RAW files contains much more color information compared to JPEGs, and gives you more room for post processing without significant quality loss. They provide wider dynamic range and option to recover shadow and highlight clipping to some degree.

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Pentax RS1500 Alternatives in Compact cameras for Carrying Everywhere

Olympus TG-5 Compare RS1500 vs TG-5	12 MP \| 1/2.3-inch BSI-CMOS Sensor 25-100 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #313 Rank in Waterproof Cameras: #13
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability 94 Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Olympus TG-6 Compare RS1500 vs TG-6	12 MP \| 1/2.3-inch BSI-CMOS Sensor 25-100 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #299 Rank in Waterproof Cameras: #12
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability 94 Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Panasonic ZS50 Compare RS1500 vs ZS50	12 MP \| 1/2.3-inch CMOS Sensor 24-720 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #331 Rank in Compact Cameras: #14
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability 94 Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Olympus TG-4 Compare RS1500 vs TG-4	16 MP \| 1/2.3-inch BSI-CMOS Sensor 25-100 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #335 Rank in Waterproof Cameras: #18
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability 94 Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Fujifilm F800EXR Compare RS1500 vs F800EXR	16 MP \| 1/2-inch EXRCMOS Sensor 25-500 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #430 Rank in Compact Cameras: #39
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability 94 Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Olympus TG-5

Olympus TG-6

Panasonic ZS50

Olympus TG-4

Fujifilm F800EXR