In depth comparison and review of Pentax K-1 and Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM. 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.
| DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS | Pentax K-1 | Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM |
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| Product Type | Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording | Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system |
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| Lens Included | Body only | EF-M 15-45mm IS STM lens |
| Height | 11 cm | 8.81 cm |
| Width | 13.65 cm | 11.63 cm |
| Depth | 8.55 cm | 5.87 cm |
| Weight | 925 g | 350 g |
| Weight Details | - | Camera body only: 350 g Camera with battery and memory card: 387 g |
| Enclosure Colour | - | Black | Black with graphite grey lens | White with silver lens |
| Protection | Weatherproof, freezeproof, dust-resistant | - |
| Optical Zoom | - | 3x |
| Navigation | GPS receiver | - |
| SENSOR | Pentax K-1 | Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM |
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| Sensor Resolution | 36.4 Megapixel | 24.1 Megapixel |
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| 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 | Full Frame (35.9 x 24.0 mm) | APS-C (22.3 x 14.9 mm) |
| Frame Rate (Max Resolution) | 30 fps | 24 fps |
| Sensor Dust Reduction | - | Yes |
| Sensor Features | - | EOS Integrated Cleaning System |
| Image Stabiliser | Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism) | Optical |
| Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser | Yes | - |
| Sensors | Magnetometer, digital level metre | - |
| PROCESSOR | Pentax K-1 | Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM |
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| Image Processor | PRIME IV | DIGIC 8 |
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| LENS | Pentax K-1 | Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM |
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| Type | - | Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 15 - 45 mm - f/3.5-6.3 STM Canon EF-M |
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| Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera | - | 24 - 72mm |
| Focus Adjustment | - | Automatic, manual |
| Min Focus Distance | - | 25 cm |
| Max View Angle | - | 84.3 degree(s) |
| Zoom Adjustment | - | Manual |
| Lens Construction | - | 9 groups / 10 elements |
| Filter Size | - | 49 mm |
| Lens Mounting Type | Pentax KAF2 | Canon EF-M |
| Features | - | Full-time manual focusing, Stepping Motor (STM) technology |
| FOCUSING | Pentax K-1 | Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM |
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| Auto Focus | TTL contrast and phase detection | Dual Pixel CMOS AF |
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| Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty | 33 | 143 |
| AE/AF Control | - | Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF, Zone AF, Touch and Drag AF |
| Face Detection | - | Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function |
| VIEWFINDER | Pentax K-1 | Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM |
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| Viewfinder Type | Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism | Electronic - OLED |
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| Viewfinder Colour Support | - | Colour |
| Viewfinder Diagonal Size | - | 0.39" |
| Viewfinder Resolution | - | 2,360,000 pixels |
| Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage | 100% | - |
| Optical Viewfinder Magnification | 0.70x | - |
| Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range | -3 to +1.2 | - |
| Field of View Crop Factor | - | 1.6 |
| EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE | Pentax K-1 | Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM |
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| ISO (Max) | 204800 | 51200 |
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| Native ISO | 100-204800 | - |
| Extended ISO (Max) | - | 51200 |
| Light Sensitivity | ISO auto, ISO 100-204800 | ISO auto, ISO 51200, ISO 100-25600 |
| Exposure Metering | Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot | Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot |
| Exposure Metering Zones | - | 384 |
| Exposure Modes | Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, ISO priority, shutter & aperture priority | Automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority |
| Special Effects | - | Soft, Cool, Warm, Black & White, Neutral, Vivid, purple, blue, green, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, Standard, Fine Detail, Shine, Lime, Peach |
| 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 | Electronic, 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 | ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps |
| X-sync Speed | 1/200sec | 1/200sec |
| Exposure Range | EV -3-20 (ISO 100) | EV -2-20 (ISO 100) |
| DISPLAY | Pentax K-1 | Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM |
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| Type | 3.2" LCD display | 3" LCD display |
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| 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 M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM |
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| Camera Flash | - | Pop-up flash |
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| Guide Number (m / ISO 100) | - | 5 |
| Flash Modes | - | Rear curtain sync, red-eye reduction |
| Red-Eye Reduction | - | Yes |
| Features | - | AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control |
| VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER | Pentax K-1 | Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM |
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| Digital Video Format | AVI, MJPEG, H.264 | H.264 |
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| Image Recording Format | JPEG, RAW + JPEG, DNG (RAW), PEF (RAW) | JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, C-RAW |
| Max Video Resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Audio Signal Format | - | AAC |
| Microphone Operation Mode | Stereo | Stereo |
| Microphone Features | - | Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control |
| MEMORY | Pentax K-1 | Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM |
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| Memory Card Slot | Dual SD card | SD card |
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| 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 | - | 32 GB SDHC |
| Memory Card Included | No | Yes |
| 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 6000 x 3368 JPEG 3984 x 2240 JPEG 2976 x 1680 JPEG 2400 x 1344 JPEG 5328 x 4000 JPEG 3552 x 2664 JPEG 2656 x 1992 JPEG 2112 x 1600 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 - 3840 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 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 - 119.9 fps |
| BATTERY AND CHARGING | Pentax K-1 | Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM |
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| Battery Type | Pentax D-Li90 Lithium Ion | Canon LP-E12 Lithium Ion |
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| Details | Pentax D-Li90 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) | Canon LP-E12 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) |
| Battery Life | Photo shooting - 760 shots Playback - 6.5 hours |
Photo shooting - 275 shots (at 23 °C (EVF on)) Photo shooting - 245 shots (at 0 °C (EVF on)) Photo shooting - 320 shots (at 23 °C (LCD Monitor on)) Photo shooting - 305 shots (at 0 °C (LCD Monitor on)) |
| CONNECTIONS | Pentax K-1 | Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM |
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| Interface | HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n | HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2 |
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| Connectivity Features | - | Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, Wireless Image Transfer, Live streaming |
| Print Standard | - | Direct print, 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 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B) HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D) |
| FEATURES | Pentax K-1 | Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM |
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| Self-Timer Delay | 2sec, 12sec | 10 sec, 2sec |
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| Continuous Shooting Speed | 3 frames per second, 0.7 frames per second, 6.5 frames per second, 4.4 frames per second | 10 frames per second, 7.4 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 | RGB primary colour filter, depth-of-field preview button, AE lock, AF lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, saturation control, highlight tone priority, brightness control, contrast control, Auto Lighting Optimizer, peripheral illumination correction, Time-Lapse recording, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, silent shooting, GPS via mobile, Hybrid Auto, distortion correction function, PC webcam option, tilt adjustment, diffraction correction, slow motion recording, chromatic aberration correction, vertical video support, movie self-timer, Digital Lens Optimizer (DLO) |
| OTHERS | Pentax K-1 | Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM |
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| Included Accessories | Eyepiece cover, carrying strap, battery charger, body cap, eyecup, shoe cap, sync terminal cover | Battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, neck strap, rucksack, additional battery, hot shoe cover |
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| Max Operating Temperature | 40 °C | 40 °C |
| Min Operating Temperature | -10 °C | 0 °C |
| Service & Support | - | Limited warranty - 2 years |
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