<s>
Pentax	B-Algorithm
K-01	I-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
mirrorless	B-Device
interchangeable-lens	I-Device
camera	I-Device
announced	O
in	O
February	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
the	O
Pentax	B-Algorithm
K	I-Algorithm
mount	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pentax	B-Algorithm
K-01	I-Algorithm
is	O
the	O
first	O
interchangeable	O
single-lens	O
mirrorless	B-Device
camera	I-Device
which	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
lenses	O
from	O
a	O
typical	O
SLR	O
camera	O
without	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
an	O
adapter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
differs	O
from	O
cameras	O
from	O
other	O
manufacturers	O
such	O
as	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
's	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
1	I-Algorithm
or	O
Pentax	B-Application
's	O
own	O
Pentax	B-Algorithm
Q	I-Algorithm
,	O
where	O
the	O
manufacturers	O
designed	O
a	O
new	O
lens	O
mount	O
specifically	O
for	O
the	O
new	O
camera	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
camera	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
all	O
K	B-Algorithm
mount	I-Algorithm
lenses	O
;	O
K	B-Algorithm
mount	I-Algorithm
lenses	O
started	O
being	O
made	O
in	O
1975	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
K-01	B-Algorithm
features	O
the	O
same	O
sensor	O
as	O
the	O
Pentax	B-Algorithm
K-5	I-Algorithm
and	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
D7000	I-Algorithm
DSLRs	O
,	O
a	O
Sony	O
16	O
MP	O
sensor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DxOMark	O
has	O
rated	O
the	O
potential	O
image	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
K-01	B-Algorithm
as	O
slightly	O
lower	O
than	O
the	O
K-5	O
and	O
D7000	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
MILCs	B-Device
,	O
the	O
Pentax	B-Algorithm
K-01	I-Algorithm
is	O
rated	O
slightly	O
better	O
than	O
the	O
Sony	O
NEX-5N	B-Device
,	O
and	O
slightly	O
below	O
the	O
Sony	B-Device
NEX-7	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
DxOMark	O
's	O
Sport	O
(	O
low	O
light	O
ISO	O
)	O
rating	O
placed	O
the	O
K-01	B-Algorithm
first	O
among	O
all	O
MILCs	B-Device
at	O
the	O
time	O
it	O
was	O
tested	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
K-01	B-Algorithm
was	O
selected	O
as	O
a	O
Product	O
Design	O
winner	O
at	O
the	O
2012	O
red	O
dot	O
design	O
awards	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
a	O
Gold	O
award	O
at	O
the	O
German	O
Design	O
Award	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pentax	B-Algorithm
K-01	I-Algorithm
was	O
released	O
in	O
four	O
body	O
colour	O
combinations	O
:	O
black	O
body	O
with	O
silver	O
top	O
and	O
black	O
grips	O
,	O
black	O
body	O
with	O
silver	O
top	O
and	O
yellow	O
grips	O
,	O
silver	O
body	O
with	O
black	O
top	O
(	O
Europe	O
only	O
)	O
and	O
white	O
body	O
with	O
black	O
top	O
and	O
black	O
grips	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Almost	O
immediately	O
upon	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
K-01	B-Algorithm
became	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
controversial	O
Pentax	B-Application
offerings	O
,	O
with	O
criticism	O
focusing	O
on	O
the	O
Marc	O
Newson	O
design	O
,	O
which	O
many	O
considered	O
made	O
the	O
camera	O
too	O
heavy	O
and	O
uncomfortable	O
to	O
hold	O
,	O
with	O
poorly-placed	O
controls	O
,	O
while	O
acknowledging	O
its	O
strong	O
image	O
quality	O
and	O
low-light	O
/	O
high	O
ISO	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Positive	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
K-01	B-Algorithm
included	O
its	O
image	O
and	O
build	O
quality	O
and	O
its	O
compatibility	O
with	O
all	O
existing	O
Pentax	B-Algorithm
K-mount	I-Algorithm
lenses	O
.	O
</s>
