Japanese camera maker Pentax made the news earlier this month, having been acquired by Ricoh for ¥10 billion. But just prior to that, Pentax rolled out what it hailed as the world's smallest and lightest interchangeable-lens digital camera: the Pentax Q.
The body measures a tiny 98 × 58 × 30 mm, which makes it about the same size as a typical point-and-shoot. It's certainly compact enough to throw in just about any pocket when you're on the go, but at the same time it offers more advanced features than you would typically find in a camera of this size.
Even with only a tiny CMOS image sensor (1/2.3"-size, 6.17 × 4.55 mm), the Pentax Q still shoots at 12.4 megapixels and is capable of capturing full HD 1080p video at 30 frames per second, in MPEG-4 format. The camera also features a micro-HDMI terminal that allows for the output of HD video and audio to other devices.