Canon EOS Rebel T5 + EF-S 18-55mm IS II vs. Pentax K-70 + DA 18-55mm WR

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Side by side comparison and review of Canon EOS Rebel T5 + EF-S 18-55mm IS II and Pentax K-70 + DA 18-55mm WR. 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 Rebel T5 + EF-S 18-55mm IS II vs. Pentax K-70 + DA 18-55mm WR Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS Rebel T5 + EF-S 18-55mm IS II Pentax K-70 + DA 18-55mm WR
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included EF-S 18-55mm IS II lens DA 18-55mm WR lens
Height 9.97 cm 9.3 cm
Width 12.96 cm 12.55 cm
Depth 7.79 cm 7.4 cm
Weight 435 g 628 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 628 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 688 g
Body Material Carbon fibre/fibreglass-reinforced polycarbonate resin -
Enclosure Colour Black Black
Protection - Weatherproof, freezeproof, dust-resistant
Optical Zoom 3x 3.1x
SENSOR Canon EOS Rebel T5 + EF-S 18-55mm IS II Pentax K-70 + DA 18-55mm WR
Sensor Resolution 18.0 Megapixel 24.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 18,700,000 pixels 24,780,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 18,000,000 pixels 24,240,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (22.3 x 14.9 mm) APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 30 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction - Yes
Sensor Features - Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Special Protect (SP) coating
Image Stabiliser Optical Optical (image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
Sensors - Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Canon EOS Rebel T5 + EF-S 18-55mm IS II Pentax K-70 + DA 18-55mm WR
Image Processor DIGIC 4 PRIME MII
LENS Canon EOS Rebel T5 + EF-S 18-55mm IS II Pentax K-70 + DA 18-55mm WR
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 18 - 55 mm - f/3.5-5.6 IS II Canon EF-S Zoom lens - 3.1x zoom - 18 - 55 mm - f/3.5-5.6 DA AL WR Pentax KAF - zoom
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 29 - 88mm 27.5 - 84mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 25 cm 25 cm
Max View Angle 74.3 degree(s) 76 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment Manual Manual
Lens Construction 9 groups / 11 elements 8 groups / 11 elements
Filter Size 58 mm 52 mm
Lens Mounting Type Canon EF/EF-S Pentax KAF2
Features Aspherical lens Aspherical lens, weatherproof
FOCUSING Canon EOS Rebel T5 + EF-S 18-55mm IS II Pentax K-70 + DA 18-55mm WR
Auto Focus TTL phase detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 9 11
Auto Focus Features Predictive Focus Control Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control Predictive AI Servo AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF
Face Detection Live Face detection AF mode Yes
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS Rebel T5 + EF-S 18-55mm IS II Pentax K-70 + DA 18-55mm WR
Viewfinder Type Optical - eye-level pentamirror Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 95% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.8x 0.95x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -2.5 to +0.5 -2.5 to +1.5
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 -
Interchangeable Focusing Screens - Yes
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS Rebel T5 + EF-S 18-55mm IS II Pentax K-70 + DA 18-55mm WR
ISO (Max) 6400 102400
Native ISO - 100-102400
Light Sensitivity ISO auto (100-3200), ISO 100-6400 ISO auto, ISO 100-102400
Exposure Metering Evaluative, partial (10%), centre-weighted Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 63 77
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 Landscape, portrait mode, macro, museum, surf & snow, PET, Blue Sky, food, night scene, sunset, candle, night snapshot, night scene with portrait, kids, Stage, night scene HDR, moving object, forest, backlight silhouette
Special Effects Neutral, fisheye, soft focus, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, miniature, Toy camera, Grainy B&W 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, 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 1/4000 sec 1/6000 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 1/180 sec
Exposure Range EV 1-20 (ISO 100) EV 0-22 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Canon EOS Rebel T5 + EF-S 18-55mm IS II Pentax K-70 + DA 18-55mm WR
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Display Format 460,000 pixels 921,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Rotating
Display Features Display brightness control Display brightness control, display colour control, display saturation control, red backlight mode
FLASH Canon EOS Rebel T5 + EF-S 18-55mm IS II Pentax K-70 + DA 18-55mm WR
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 9.2 12
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 AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS Rebel T5 + EF-S 18-55mm IS II Pentax K-70 + DA 18-55mm WR
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV H.264, MOV
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 Rebel T5 + EF-S 18-55mm IS II Pentax K-70 + DA 18-55mm WR
Memory Card Slot SD card SD card
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
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
6000 x 4000
4608 x 3072
3072 x 2048
1920 x 1440
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
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
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon EOS Rebel T5 + EF-S 18-55mm IS II Pentax K-70 + DA 18-55mm WR
Battery Type Canon LP-E10 Lithium Ion Pentax D-Li109 Lithium Ion
Details Canon LP-E10 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Pentax D-Li109 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%))
Video recording - 1.25 hours (at 23 °C)
Video recording - 1.17 hours (at 0 °C)
Photo shooting - 410 shots (50% flash usage)
Photo shooting - 480 shots (flash off)
Playback - 4.5 hours
CONNECTIONS Canon EOS Rebel T5 + EF-S 18-55mm IS II Pentax K-70 + DA 18-55mm WR
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0 HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Connectivity Features - Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support Exif Print support
Computer Connectivity - Mac, Windows
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0 (mini-USB Type B)
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output (19 pin mini HDMI Type C)
USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone 3.5mm)
FEATURES Canon EOS Rebel T5 + EF-S 18-55mm IS II Pentax K-70 + DA 18-55mm WR
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 2sec, 12sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second 3 frames per second, 6 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 RGB primary colour filter, digital image rotation, histogram display, cropping an image, resizing an image, interval shooting mode, in-camera film editing, mirror lock, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, horizon correction, HDR image enhancement technology, Dynamic Range Compensation, no anti-aliasing filter, Dual Axis Electronic Level, astrophotography optimised, noise reduction over long exposures, Lens Distortion Correction, high ISO speed noise reduction, colour moire correction, Lateral Chromatic Aberration Correction, anti-aliasing filter simulator, diffraction correction, Pixel Shift Resolution technology, multiple exposure capture
OTHERS Canon EOS Rebel T5 + EF-S 18-55mm IS II Pentax K-70 + DA 18-55mm WR
Included Accessories Eyepiece cover, battery charger, body cap, neck strap, USB cable, eyecup Battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, eyecup, shoe cap
Software Drivers & Utilities, Canon PhotoStitch, Canon Digital Photo Professional, Canon Picture Style Editor, Canon ImageBrowser EX Drivers & Utilities
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C -10 °C
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