Canon EOS 650D vs. Pentax K-1

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Canon EOS 650D and Pentax K-1. Compare design, sensors, proximity features, memory capacities and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right camera for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the digital camera that will best fit your needs.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Canon EOS 650D vs. Pentax K-1 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS 650D Pentax K-1
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 9.98 cm 11 cm
Width 13.31 cm 13.65 cm
Depth 7.88 cm 8.55 cm
Weight 575 g 925 g
Body Material Stainless steel, fibreglass, polycarbonate resin -
Protection - Weatherproof, freezeproof, dust-resistant
Navigation - GPS receiver
SENSOR Canon EOS 650D Pentax K-1
Sensor Resolution 18.0 Megapixel 36.4 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 18,500,000 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) Full Frame (35.9 x 24.0 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 30 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes -
Sensor Features EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Self Cleaning Sensor Unit -
Image Stabiliser - Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
Sensors - Magnetometer, digital level metre
PROCESSOR Canon EOS 650D Pentax K-1
Image Processor DIGIC 5 PRIME IV
LENS Canon EOS 650D Pentax K-1
Lens Mounting Type Canon EF/EF-S Pentax KAF2
FOCUSING Canon EOS 650D Pentax K-1
Auto Focus Hybrid TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 9 33
Auto Focus Features Predictive Focus Control -
AE/AF Control FlexiZone, Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Movie Servo AF -
Face Detection Automatic Face Tracking technology, Live Face detection AF mode -
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS 650D Pentax K-1
Viewfinder Type Optical - eye-level pentamirror Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 95% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.85x 0.70x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +1 -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, exposure bracketing, high-speed sync indicator, flash compensation on/off, highlight tone priority, ISO sensitivity, FE lock, AF point, maximum burst -
Field of View Crop Factor 1.6 -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS 650D Pentax K-1
ISO (Max) 25600 204800
Native ISO - 100-204800
Light Sensitivity ISO 25600, ISO 100-12800, ISO auto (100-6400) ISO auto, ISO 100-204800
Exposure Metering Evaluative, partial (9%), centre-weighted, spot (4%) Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 63 -
Exposure Modes Programme, depth-of-field, 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, handheld night shot, backlight correction HDR -
Special Effects Soft, Warm, Neutral, Vivid, fisheye, soft focus, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, miniature, Toy camera, Art Bold, Grainy B&W, Water painting -
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 1/2 or 1/3 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 650D Pentax K-1
Type 3" LCD display 3.2" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes -
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 1,037,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Rotating (270°) Folding
Display Features Display brightness control Colour control, display brightness control, display saturation control
FLASH Canon EOS 650D Pentax K-1
Camera Flash Pop-up flash -
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 13 -
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, wireless off-camera control -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS 650D Pentax K-1
Digital Video Format MPEG-4, H.264, MOV AVI, MJPEG, H.264
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 Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control -
MEMORY Canon EOS 650D Pentax K-1
Memory Card Slot SD card Dual SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I 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
Image Storage RAW 5184 x 3456
RAW 3888 x 2592
RAW 2592 x 1728
JPEG 5184 x 3456
JPEG 3456 x 2304
JPEG 2592 x 1728
JPEG 1920 x 1280
JPEG 720 x 480
JPEG 4608 x 3456
JPEG 3072 x 2304
JPEG 2304 x 1728
JPEG 1696 x 1280
JPEG 640 x 480
JPEG 5184 x 2912
JPEG 3456 x 1944
JPEG 2592 x 1456
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 720 x 400
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 H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps
1920 x 1080
1280 x 720
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon EOS 650D Pentax K-1
Battery Type Canon LP-E8 Lithium Ion Pentax D-Li90 Lithium Ion
Details Canon LP-E8 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Pentax D-Li90 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 440 shots (at 23 °C)
Photo shooting - 400 shots (at 0 °C)
Photo shooting - 760 shots
Playback - 6.5 hours
CONNECTIONS Canon EOS 650D Pentax K-1
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0 HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n
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 (19 pin mini HDMI Type C)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
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 650D Pentax K-1
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 2sec, 12sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 5 frames per second 3 frames per second, 0.7 frames per second, 6.5 frames per second, 4.4 frames per second
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
Additional Features Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, depth-of-field preview button, digital image rotation, histogram display, AE lock, FE lock, resizing an image, highlight tone priority, GPS ready, highlight point display, in-camera film editing, Dust Delete Data system, Video Snapshot mode, built-in help guide, Auto Lighting Optimizer, peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, Eye-Fi Card Ready, Picture Style Auto, Scene Intelligent Auto technology, High ISO NR, Touch Shutter technology, noise reduction over long exposures, Image Rating Digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, interval shooting mode, peripheral illumination correction, no anti-aliasing filter, Lens Distortion Correction, primary colour filter, Interval Movie Record, Automatic composition correction function, Lateral Chromatic Aberration Correction, anti-aliasing filter simulator, diffraction correction, Pixel Shift Resolution technology, Operation Assist LED lighting
OTHERS Canon EOS 650D Pentax K-1
Included Accessories Carrying strap, battery pack, battery charger, USB cable, A/V cable, eyecup, battery cover, power cable, camera cover Eyepiece cover, carrying strap, battery charger, body cap, eyecup, shoe cap, sync terminal cover
Software Drivers & Utilities, Canon PhotoStitch, Canon Remote Capture, Canon Digital Photo Professional, Canon Picture Style Editor, Canon ImageBrowser EX -
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C -10 °C
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