Pentax K-1 II vs. Canon EOS 850D

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of Pentax K-1 II and Canon EOS 850D. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare design, sensors, proximity characteristics, memory capacities, but also other key features of both cameras and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the camera that best fits your needs and expectations.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Pentax K-1 II vs. Canon EOS 850D Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Pentax K-1 II Canon EOS 850D
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 4K - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 11 cm 10.26 cm
Width 13.65 cm 13.1 cm
Depth 8.55 cm 7.62 cm
Weight 925 g 471 g
Weight Details Camera body only: 925 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 1010 g
Camera body only: 471 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 515 g
Body Material - Aluminium alloy, fibreglass-reinforced polycarbonate resin
Enclosure Colour Silver Black
Protection Weatherproof, freezeproof, dust-resistant -
Navigation GPS receiver -
SENSOR Pentax K-1 II Canon EOS 850D
Sensor Resolution 36.4 Megapixel 24.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 36,770,000 pixels 25,800,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 36,400,000 pixels 24,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 35.9 x 24.0 mm APS-C (22.3 x 14.9 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 30 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Ultrasonic Wave Motion Cleaning (UWMC) EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Self Cleaning Sensor Unit
Image Stabiliser Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism) Electronic (5-axis)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes -
Sensors Magnetometer, digital level metre Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Pentax K-1 II Canon EOS 850D
Image Processor PRIME IV DIGIC 8
LENS Pentax K-1 II Canon EOS 850D
Lens Mounting Type Pentax K Canon EF/EF-S
FOCUSING Pentax K-1 II Canon EOS 850D
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection Dual Pixel CMOS AF / TTL phase detection / TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 33 45
Auto Focus Features - Focus Peaking function, Manual Focus Assist
AE/AF Control - Eye detection AF, Zone AF, AI Focus AF, AI Servo AF, Large Zone AF
Face Detection Yes Yes
VIEWFINDER Pentax K-1 II Canon EOS 850D
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism Optical - fixed eye-level pentamirror
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 95%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.70x 0.82x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +1.2 -3 to +1
Viewfinder Information - Grid, electronic level, flicker detection, aspect ratio line, spot metering circle
Field of View Crop Factor - 1.6
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Pentax K-1 II Canon EOS 850D
ISO (Max) 819200 25600
Native ISO 100-819200 100-25600
Extended ISO (Max) - 51200
Light Sensitivity ISO auto, ISO 100-819200 ISO 51200, ISO 100-25600, ISO auto (100-25600)
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Evaluative, partial (6.5%), centre-weighted, spot (2%)
Exposure Metering Zones - 216
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, ISO priority, shutter & aperture priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes - Flash Exposure Bracketing, white balance bracketing
Shooting Programs - Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, night portrait, food, sports mode, candle, kids, backlight correction HDR, smooth skin, handheld night scene, group photo
Special Effects - Neutral, fisheye, soft focus, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, miniature, Toy camera, HDR Art, Grainy B&W, Water painting, Fine Detail
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets 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 Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, 2000K - 10000K, fluorescent light (white)
Shutter Type Mechanical electronically-controlled Mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/4000 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
X-sync Speed 1/200sec 1/200sec
Exposure Range EV -3-20 (ISO 100) EV 1-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Pentax K-1 II Canon EOS 850D
Type 3.2" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 1,037,000 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Rotating
Display Features Colour control, display brightness control, display saturation control Display brightness control
FLASH Pentax K-1 II Canon EOS 850D
Camera Flash - Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) - 12
Flash Modes - Fill-in mode, auto mode
Red-Eye Reduction - Yes
Features - AF illuminator, wireless off-camera control
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Pentax K-1 II Canon EOS 850D
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW + JPEG, DNG (RAW), PEF (RAW) JPEG, RAW + JPEG, C-RAW
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - AAC
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo -
Microphone Features Wind noise reduction -
MEMORY Pentax K-1 II Canon EOS 850D
Memory Card Slot Dual 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 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
RAW 6000 x 4000
JPEG 6000 x 4000
JPEG 3984 x 2656
JPEG 2976 x 1984
JPEG 2400 x 1600
JPEG 5328 x 4000
JPEG 3552 x 2664
JPEG 2656 x 1992
JPEG 2112 x 1600
JPEG 6000 x 3368
JPEG 3984 x 2240
JPEG 2976 x 1680
JPEG 2400 x 1344
JPEG 4000 x 4000
JPEG 2656 x 2656
JPEG 1984 x 1984
JPEG 1600 x 1600
Video Capture 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
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 23.98 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 59.94 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 50 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Pentax K-1 II Canon EOS 850D
Battery Type Pentax D-Li90 Lithium Ion Canon LP-E17 Lithium Ion
Details Pentax D-Li90 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Canon LP-E17 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 670 shots
Playback - 340 minutes
Photo shooting - 800 shots (at 23 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 730 shots (at 0 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 310 shots (at 23 °C (Live View mode))
Photo shooting - 290 shots (at 0 °C (Live View mode))
CONNECTIONS Pentax K-1 II Canon EOS 850D
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1
Connectivity Features - Remote control via mobile devices, Wireless Image Transfer
Print Standard - Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Computer Connectivity Mac, Windows -
Tripod Mount Connection Point - 1/4" socket
Flash Terminal Hot shoe, PC terminal Hot shoe
Connector Type 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)
USB / AV output
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
HDMI output (19 pin mini HDMI Type C)
FEATURES Pentax K-1 II Canon EOS 850D
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second, 1 frame per second, 0.7 frames per second, 6.4 frames per second, 4.4 frames per second 7.5 frames per second, 7 frames per second
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Additional Features 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 RGB primary colour filter, depth-of-field preview button, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, Auto Lighting Optimizer, peripheral illumination correction, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, HDR image enhancement technology, Time-Lapse recording, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, GPS via mobile, distortion correction function, diffraction correction, chromatic aberration correction
OTHERS Pentax K-1 II Canon EOS 850D
Included Accessories Eyepiece cover, battery charger, body cap, battery grip, eyecup, shoe cap, additional battery, battery grip terminal cover, sync terminal cover Battery charger, body cap, neck strap
Software Digital Camera Utility 5 -
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature -10 °C 0 °C
Service & Support - Limited warranty - 2 years
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