Canon EOS 80D vs. Pentax KP

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Canon EOS 80D and Pentax KP. 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.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Canon EOS 80D vs. Pentax KP Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS 80D Pentax KP
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 10.52 cm 10.1 cm
Width 13.9 cm 13.15 cm
Depth 7.85 cm 7.6 cm
Weight 650 g 642 g
Weight Details Camera body only: 650 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 730 g
Camera body only: 642 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 703 g
Body Material Fibreglass-reinforced polycarbonate resin Magnesium alloy
Enclosure Colour - Black
Protection - Weatherproof, freezeproof, dust-resistant
SENSOR Canon EOS 80D Pentax KP
Sensor Resolution 24.2 Megapixel 24.32 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 25,800,000 pixels 24,960,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 24,200,000 pixels 24,320,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (22.5 x 15.0 mm) APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 60 fps 60 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Self Cleaning Sensor Unit Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration)
Image Stabiliser - Optical (image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
Sensors Digital level metre Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Canon EOS 80D Pentax KP
Image Processor DIGIC 6 PRIME IV
LENS Canon EOS 80D Pentax KP
Lens Mounting Type Canon EF/EF-S Pentax KAF2
FOCUSING Canon EOS 80D Pentax KP
Auto Focus TTL phase detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 45 27
Auto Focus Features - Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control FlexiZone, Subject-tracking AF, Predictive AI Servo AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF
Face Detection Yes Face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS 80D Pentax KP
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.95x 0.95x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +1 -2.5 to +1.5
Field of View Crop Factor 1.6 -
Interchangeable Focusing Screens - Yes
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS 80D Pentax KP
ISO (Max) 25600 819200
Native ISO 100-16000 100-819200
Extended ISO (Max) 25600 -
Light Sensitivity ISO auto, ISO 25600, ISO 100-16000 ISO auto, ISO 100-819200
Exposure Metering Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot (3.8%), partial (6%) Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 63 -
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, ISO priority, shutter & aperture priority
Bracketing Modes - Depth of field bracketing, motion bracketing
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, night portrait, food, sports mode, candle, kids, handheld night shot, backlight correction HDR -
Special Effects Fisheye, soft focus, miniature, Toy camera, HDR Art, Grainy B&W, Water painting Soft, Slim, Pastel, fisheye, natural, bright, Vibrant, Sketch, monochrome, Muted, Flat, landscape, portrait, Water Colour, miniature, Cross Process, Retro, Colour Extract, Toy camera, starburst, High contrast, Colour Invert, Bleach Bypass, Posterisation, Radiant, Reversal Film, Shading, Tone Expansion, Bold Monochrome, Unicolour Bold, Colour replace
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 (warm white), Color Temperature Enhancement (CTE), fluorescent light (daylight colour), fluorescent light (daylight white)
Shutter Type Mechanical electronically-controlled Mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/24000 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 2, 3 or 5 steps
X-sync Speed 1/250sec 1/180 sec
Exposure Range EV 1-20 (ISO 100) EV -3-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Canon EOS 80D Pentax KP
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes -
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 921,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Rotating Folding
Display Features Display brightness control Display brightness control, display colour control, display saturation control
FLASH Canon EOS 80D Pentax KP
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 12 6
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction, P-TTL, slow sync
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control, flash exposure bracketing Flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS 80D Pentax KP
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV 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 Mono Stereo
Microphone Features - Sensitivity control
MEMORY Canon EOS 80D Pentax KP
Memory Card Slot SD card 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 No
Image Storage RAW 6000 x 4000
RAW 4500 x 3000
RAW 3000 x 2000
JPEG 6000 x 4000
JPEG 5328 x 4000
JPEG 6000 x 3368
JPEG 2976 x 1984
JPEG 2956 x 1992
JPEG 2976 x 1680
JPEG 1920 x 1280
JPEG 1696 x 1280
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 720 x 480
JPEG 640 x 480
JPEG 720 x 408
JPEG 4000 x 4000
JPEG 2656 x 2656
JPEG 1984 x 1984
JPEG 1280 x 1280
JPEG 480 x 480
JPEG 6016 x 4000
JPEG 4608 x 3072
JPEG 3072 x 2048
JPEG 1920 x 1280
RAW 6016 x 4000
Video Capture MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 90Mbps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 90Mbps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps - 90Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 60Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 60Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 30Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 30Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps - 30Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 60 fps - 26Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 50 fps - 26Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 30 fps - 4Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 25 fps - 4Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 i - 60 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 60 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 50 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 30 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 25 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 24 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon EOS 80D Pentax KP
Battery Type Canon LP-E6N Lithium Ion Pentax D-Li109 Lithium Ion
Details Canon LP-E6N Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Pentax D-Li109 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 1390 shots (at 23 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 1250 shots (at 0 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 340 shots (at 23 °C (Live View mode))
Photo shooting - 310 shots (at 0 °C (Live View mode))
Photo shooting - 390 shots (50% flash usage)
Photo shooting - 420 shots (flash off)
Playback - 4.5 hours
CONNECTIONS Canon EOS 80D Pentax KP
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN, NFC (Near Field Communication) HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Connectivity Features DLNA, remote control via mobile devices, remote live view Remote control via mobile devices, Wireless Image Transfer
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support Exif Print support
Computer Connectivity Mac, Windows Mac, Windows
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI output (19 pin mini HDMI Type C)
Composite video/audio output
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
USB 2.0
HDMI output
Microphone (mini-phone 3.5mm)
FEATURES Canon EOS 80D Pentax KP
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 2sec, 12sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second, 7 frames per second 3 frames per second, 0.8 frames per second, 7 frames per second
HDR Mode HDR Movie mode Auto HDR mode
Additional Features RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, depth-of-field preview button, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, cropping an image, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, Video Snapshot mode, Auto Lighting Optimizer, Eye-Fi Card Ready, Scene Intelligent Auto technology, Time-Lapse recording, Dual Pixel CMOS AF technology Digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, cropping an image, resizing an image, interval shooting mode, highlight point display, in-camera film editing, mirror lock, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, horizon correction, HDR image enhancement technology, Eye-Fi Card Ready, Dynamic Range Compensation, noise reduction over long exposures, Lens Distortion Correction, high ISO speed noise reduction, primary colour filter, colour moire correction, Lateral Chromatic Aberration Correction, Flucard Ready, anti-aliasing filter simulator, diffraction correction, Pixel Shift Resolution technology, multiple exposure capture
OTHERS Canon EOS 80D Pentax KP
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, eyecup Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, eyecup, shoe cap
Software Drivers & Utilities, Canon Digital Photo Professional Drivers & Utilities
Max Operating Temperature 45 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C -10 °C
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