Pentax K-1 vs. Canon EOS 200D

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Pentax K-1 and Canon EOS 200D. 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

Pentax K-1 vs. Canon EOS 200D Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Pentax K-1 Canon EOS 200D
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 11 cm 9.26 cm
Width 13.65 cm 12.24 cm
Depth 8.55 cm 6.98 cm
Weight 925 g 453 g
Weight Details - Camera with battery and memory card: 453 g
Body Material - Aluminium alloy, fibreglass-reinforced polycarbonate resin
Enclosure Colour - Black
Protection Weatherproof, freezeproof, dust-resistant -
Navigation GPS receiver -
SENSOR Pentax K-1 Canon EOS 200D
Sensor Resolution 36.4 Megapixel 24.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 36,770,000 pixels 25,800,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 36,400,000 pixels 24,200,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Full Frame (35.9 x 24.0 mm) APS-C (22.3 x 14.9 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 60 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 Pentax K-1 Canon EOS 200D
Image Processor PRIME IV DIGIC 7
LENS Pentax K-1 Canon EOS 200D
Lens Mounting Type Pentax KAF2 Canon EF/EF-S
FOCUSING Pentax K-1 Canon EOS 200D
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection Dual Pixel CMOS AF / TTL phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 33 9
Auto Focus Features - Predictive Focus Control
AE/AF Control - Predictive AI Servo AF, AI Focus AF
Face Detection - Automatic Face Tracking technology
VIEWFINDER Pentax K-1 Canon EOS 200D
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism Optical - fixed eye-level pentamirror
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 95%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.70x 0.87x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +1.2 -3 to +1
Viewfinder Information - Shutter speed, exposure compensation, AE lock, flash charge completion, red-eye reduction, aperture, high-speed sync indicator, flash compensation on/off, highlight tone priority, ISO sensitivity, memory card status, FE lock, AF status, AF point, grid, flicker detection, area AF frame, aspect ratio line, warning symbol
Field of View Crop Factor - 1.6
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Pentax K-1 Canon EOS 200D
ISO (Max) 204800 51200
Native ISO 100-204800 -
Light Sensitivity ISO auto, ISO 100-204800 ISO 51200, ISO 100-25600, ISO auto (100-25600)
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Evaluative, centre-weighted, partial (6%), spot (2.6%)
Exposure Metering Zones - 63
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, ISO priority, shutter & aperture priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash
Shooting Programs - Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, night portrait, food, sports mode, candle, kids, backlight correction HDR, 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, shade, fluorescent light (white)
Shutter Type 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
White Balance Bracketing - Yes
X-sync Speed 1/200sec 1/200sec
Exposure Range EV -3-20 (ISO 100) EV 1-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Pentax K-1 Canon EOS 200D
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 Canon EOS 200D
Camera Flash - Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) - 9.8
Flash Modes - Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, auto mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction - Yes
Features - Flash +/- compensation
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Pentax K-1 Canon EOS 200D
Digital Video Format AVI, MJPEG, H.264 H.264, MOV
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW + JPEG, DNG (RAW), PEF (RAW) JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
MEMORY Pentax K-1 Canon EOS 200D
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
1280 x 720
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 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 - 640 x 480 p - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 p - 25 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Pentax K-1 Canon EOS 200D
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 - 760 shots
Playback - 6.5 hours
Photo shooting - 650 shots (at 23 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 620 shots (at 0 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 260 shots (at 23 °C (Live View mode))
Photo shooting - 240 shots (at 0 °C (Live View mode))
CONNECTIONS Pentax K-1 Canon EOS 200D
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC (Near Field Communication)
Print Standard - Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Computer Connectivity Mac, Windows Mac, Windows
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
HDMI output (19 pin mini HDMI Type C)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Pentax K-1 Canon EOS 200D
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second, 0.7 frames per second, 6.5 frames per second, 4.4 frames per second 5 frames per second
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Additional Features 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 Audio recording, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, depth-of-field preview button, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, built-in help guide, Auto Lighting Optimizer, peripheral illumination correction, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, HDR image enhancement technology, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, distortion correction function, diffraction correction, chromatic aberration correction
OTHERS Pentax K-1 Canon EOS 200D
Included Accessories Eyepiece cover, carrying strap, battery charger, body cap, eyecup, shoe cap, sync terminal cover Eyepiece cover, battery charger, body cap, neck strap, eyecup
Software - Drivers & Utilities, Canon Digital Photo Professional 4
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature -10 °C 0 °C
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