Pentax Q10 for Portrait Photography

Is the Pentax Q10 good for Portrait Photography?

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Pentax Q10 Portrait Photography Score

AVERAGE

Pentax Q10 has a score of 55 for Portrait Photography which makes it an AVERAGE candidate for this type of photography. If Portrait Photography is important for you, we recommend you to check the Alternative cameras at the bottom of this page.
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Pentax Q10 Portrait Photography Detailed Analysis

Image Stabilization

Image stabilization reduces the effects of camera shake at long exposures and long focal lengths thus ensuring sharper portraits

Average Resolution Sensor: 12.0MP

Pentax Q10's 12.0MP resolution is not the best in its class but you can still manage relatively large prints of your portrait shots and crop without losing too much detail.

Average Ergonomics&Handling

Good handling and existence of well placed physical controls on the camera body is very important during portrait shooting. It is faster and more intuitive to change the camera settings with dedicated buttons and knobs instead delving into the menus on the LCD.

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

It is difficult to achieve that shallow depth of field and blurry background for your portrait shots with a small sensor.

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Pentax Q10 Alternatives in Rangefinder-style mirrorless cameras for Portrait Photography

Hasselblad X1D Compare Q10 vs X1D	51 MP \| Medium format CMOS Sensor Hasselblad X Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #37 Rank in Mirrorless Cameras: #33
	Imaging 93 Features Value for Money 95 Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily 100 Landscape

Fujifilm GFX 50R Compare Q10 vs GFX 50R	51 MP \| Medium format CMOS Sensor Fujifilm G Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #10 Rank in Mirrorless Cameras: #9
	Imaging 100 Features Value for Money 93 Portability Overall Score 93	Portrait Street Sports Daily 99 Landscape

Sony A7c Compare Q10 vs A7c	24 MP \| Full frame BSI-CMOS Sensor Sony E Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #22 Rank in Mirrorless Cameras: #21
	Imaging Features Value for Money 95 Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street 100 Sports Daily 95 Landscape

Sigma fp L Compare Q10 vs fp L	61 MP \| Full frame BSI-CMOS Sensor Leica L Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #42 Rank in Mirrorless Cameras: #34
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Sony A6500 Compare Q10 vs A6500	24 MP \| APS-C CMOS Sensor Sony E Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #122 Rank in Mirrorless Cameras: #71
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street 91 Sports Daily Landscape

Hasselblad X1D

Fujifilm GFX 50R

Sony A7c

Sigma fp L

Sony A6500