Side by side comparison and review of Canon EOS 1200D and Pentax K-1 II. Compare design, sensors, zoom functions, batteries and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect digital camera. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the camera that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.
| DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS | Canon EOS 1200D | Pentax K-1 II |
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| Product Type | Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording | Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording |
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| Lens Included | Body only | Body only |
| Height | 9.97 cm | 11 cm |
| Width | 12.96 cm | 13.65 cm |
| Depth | 7.79 cm | 8.55 cm |
| Weight | 480 g | 925 g |
| Weight Details | - | Camera body only: 925 g Camera with battery and memory card: 1010 g |
| Body Material | Carbon fibre/fibreglass-reinforced polycarbonate resin | - |
| Enclosure Colour | Black | Silver |
| Protection | - | Weatherproof, freezeproof, dust-resistant |
| Navigation | - | GPS receiver |
| SENSOR | Canon EOS 1200D | Pentax K-1 II |
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| Sensor Resolution | 18.0 Megapixel | 36.4 Megapixel |
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| Optical Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Total Pixels | 18,700,000 pixels | 36,770,000 pixels |
| Effective Sensor Resolution | 18,000,000 pixels | 36,400,000 pixels |
| Optical Sensor Size | APS-C (22.3 x 14.9 mm) | 35.9 x 24.0 mm |
| Frame Rate (Max Resolution) | 30 fps | 30 fps |
| Sensor Dust Reduction | - | Yes |
| Sensor Features | - | Ultrasonic Wave Motion Cleaning (UWMC) |
| Image Stabiliser | - | Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism) |
| Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser | - | Yes |
| Sensors | - | Magnetometer, digital level metre |
| PROCESSOR | Canon EOS 1200D | Pentax K-1 II |
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| Image Processor | DIGIC 4 | PRIME IV |
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| LENS | Canon EOS 1200D | Pentax K-1 II |
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| Lens Mounting Type | Canon EF/EF-S | Pentax K |
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| FOCUSING | Canon EOS 1200D | Pentax K-1 II |
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| Auto Focus | TTL phase detection | TTL contrast and phase detection |
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| Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty | 9 | 33 |
| Auto Focus Features | Predictive Focus Control | - |
| AE/AF Control | Predictive AI Servo AF | - |
| Face Detection | - | Yes |
| VIEWFINDER | Canon EOS 1200D | Pentax K-1 II |
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| Viewfinder Type | Optical - eye-level pentamirror | Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism |
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| Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage | 95% | 100% |
| Optical Viewfinder Magnification | 0.8x | 0.70x |
| Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range | -2.5 to +0.5 | -3 to +1.2 |
| Viewfinder Frames | Autofocus frame | - |
| Viewfinder Information | Shutter speed, exposure compensation, AE lock, AF-in-focus, flash charge completion, red-eye reduction, aperture, white balance, high-speed sync indicator, flash compensation on/off, highlight tone priority, ISO sensitivity, memory card status | - |
| Field of View Crop Factor | 1.6 | - |
| EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE | Canon EOS 1200D | Pentax K-1 II |
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| ISO (Max) | 12800 | 819200 |
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| Native ISO | - | 100-819200 |
| Light Sensitivity | ISO 12800, ISO 100-6400, ISO auto (100-6400) | ISO auto, ISO 100-819200 |
| Exposure Metering | Evaluative, partial (10%), centre-weighted | Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot |
| Exposure Metering Zones | 63 | - |
| Exposure Modes | Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority | Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, ISO priority, shutter & aperture priority |
| Shooting Programs | Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, night portrait, sports mode | - |
| Special Effects | Neutral, fisheye, soft focus, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, miniature, Toy camera, Grainy B&W | - |
| White Balance | Custom, automatic, presets | Custom, automatic, presets |
| White Balance Presets | Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (white) | Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), Color Temperature Enhancement (CTE), fluorescent light (daylight white), ASTRO TRACER |
| Shutter Type | - | Mechanical electronically-controlled |
| Max Shutter Speed | 1/4000 sec | 1/8000 sec |
| Min Shutter Speed | 30 sec | 30 sec |
| Exposure Compensation | ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps | ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps |
| Auto Exposure Bracketing | 3 steps in 1/3, 1/2 or 2 EV steps | - |
| White Balance Bracketing | Yes | - |
| X-sync Speed | 1/200sec | 1/200sec |
| Exposure Range | EV 1-20 (ISO 100) | EV -3-20 (ISO 100) |
| DISPLAY | Canon EOS 1200D | Pentax K-1 II |
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| Type | 3" LCD display | 3.2" LCD display |
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| Display Format | 460,000 pixels | 1,037,000 pixels |
| Display Form Factor | Built-in | Folding |
| Display Features | Display brightness control | Colour control, display brightness control, display saturation control |
| FLASH | Canon EOS 1200D | Pentax K-1 II |
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| Camera Flash | Pop-up flash | - |
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| Guide Number (m / ISO 100) | 9.2 | - |
| Flash Modes | Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction | - |
| Red-Eye Reduction | Yes | - |
| Features | AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation | - |
| VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER | Canon EOS 1200D | Pentax K-1 II |
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| Digital Video Format | H.264, MOV | H.264, MOV |
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| Image Recording Format | JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG | JPEG, RAW + JPEG, DNG (RAW), PEF (RAW) |
| Max Video Resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| Microphone Operation Mode | Mono | Stereo |
| Microphone Features | - | Wind noise reduction |
| MEMORY | Canon EOS 1200D | Pentax K-1 II |
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| Memory Card Slot | SD card | Dual SD card |
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| Supported Memory Cards | SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card | SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card |
| Memory Card Included | No | No |
| Image Storage | RAW 5184 x 3456 JPEG 5184 x 3456 JPEG 5184 x 2912 JPEG 4608 x 3456 JPEG 3456 x 2304 JPEG 3456 x 1944 JPEG 3072 x 2304 JPEG 2592 x 1728 JPEG 2592 x 1456 JPEG 2304 x 1728 JPEG 1920 x 1280 JPEG 1920 x 1080 JPEG 1696 x 1280 JPEG 720 x 480 JPEG 720 x 400 JPEG 640 x 480 JPEG 3456 x 3456 JPEG 2304 x 2304 JPEG 1728 x 1728 JPEG 1280 x 1280 JPEG 480 x 480 |
RAW 7360 x 4912 JPEG 7360 x 4912 JPEG 5760 x 3840 JPEG 4224 x 2816 JPEG 1920 x 1280 RAW 4800 x 3200 JPEG 4800 x 3200 |
| Video Capture | MOV - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps MOV - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps MOV - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps MOV - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps MOV - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps MOV - 640 x 480 - 30 fps MOV - 640 x 480 - 25 fps |
1920 x 1080 i - 60 fps 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps 1280 x 720 p - 60 fps 1280 x 720 p - 50 fps |
| BATTERY AND CHARGING | Canon EOS 1200D | Pentax K-1 II |
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| Battery Type | Canon LP-E10 Lithium Ion | Pentax D-Li90 Lithium Ion |
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| Details | Canon LP-E10 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) | Pentax D-Li90 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) |
| Battery Life | Photo shooting - 500 shots (at 23 °C (AE 50%, FE 50%)) Photo shooting - 410 shots (at 0 °C (AE 50%, FE 50%)) |
Photo shooting - 670 shots Playback - 340 minutes |
| CONNECTIONS | Canon EOS 1200D | Pentax K-1 II |
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| Interface | Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0 | HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n |
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| Print Standard | Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support | - |
| Computer Connectivity | - | Mac, Windows |
| Flash Terminal | Hot shoe | Hot shoe, PC terminal |
| Connector Type | USB 2.0 Composite video/audio output HDMI output |
USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B) HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D) Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm) Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm) |
| FEATURES | Canon EOS 1200D | Pentax K-1 II |
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| Self-Timer Delay | 10 sec, 2sec | 2sec, 12sec |
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| Continuous Shooting Speed | 3 frames per second | 3 frames per second, 1 frame per second, 0.7 frames per second, 6.4 frames per second, 4.4 frames per second |
| HDR Mode | - | Auto HDR mode |
| Additional Features | Auto power save, depth-of-field preview button, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, highlight tone priority, GPS ready, LCD live view mode, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, Video Snapshot mode, built-in help guide, Auto Lighting Optimizer, peripheral illumination correction, Eye-Fi Card Ready, Scene Intelligent Auto technology, noise reduction over long exposures, primary colour filter | Audio recording, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, interval shooting mode, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, High ISO NR, no anti-aliasing filter, Lens Distortion Correction, primary colour filter, colour moire correction, Lateral Chromatic Aberration Correction, anti-aliasing filter simulator, diffraction correction, Pixel Shift Resolution System II |
| OTHERS | Canon EOS 1200D | Pentax K-1 II |
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| Included Accessories | Battery pack, battery charger, neck strap, USB cable, eyecup, battery cover, power cable, camera cover | Eyepiece cover, battery charger, body cap, battery grip, eyecup, shoe cap, additional battery, battery grip terminal cover, sync terminal cover |
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| Software | Drivers & Utilities, Canon PhotoStitch, Canon Digital Photo Professional, Canon Picture Style Editor, Canon ImageBrowser EX | Digital Camera Utility 5 |
| Max Operating Temperature | 40 °C | 40 °C |
| Min Operating Temperature | 0 °C | -10 °C |
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