Photorumors posted the specs of the Pentax Q mirrorless camera. Unlike the NC mirrorless system which is supposed to use a small sensor the Q system will be based on APS-C sensors. The rumored specs are:
12MP backlit sensor
HD movie recording (720p)
RAW capabilities
Available in tow color: black and white
Vary small and compact in size
Price around 700 EUR
Several lenses will be announced including a fisheye lens
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“Unlike the NC mirrorless system which is supposed to use a small sensor the Q system will be based on APS-C sensors”
I’m not so sure.
If the sensor is backlit (see the specifications you report), it’s a tiny one and NC-1 and Q are the same camera (project code name versus commercial name for instance).
If NC-1 and Q are two different cameras and Q has an APS-C sensor, this sensor won’t be backlit.
There is not such thing as a backlit APS-C sensor. With today’s pixel density of APS-C sensors, circuitry is much smaller than photo-sites and there is no point in putting it on the other side of the sensor (backlit sensor), contrary to tiny compact sensors (their pixel density is more than 10 times higher and so is the surface used by circuitry compared to the one devoted to photo-sites).
Totally agree, all the info in this rumor says small sensor, not APS-C.
Wasn’t there a rumor about Nikon Q 🙂 ?
Yes, there was but it has been busted:
http://nikonrumors.com/2010/09/21/nikon-q-sign-in-colonge.aspx/