Pentax K-3 II vs. Canon EOS 1300D

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Pentax K-3 II and Canon EOS 1300D. 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-3 II vs. Canon EOS 1300D Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Pentax K-3 II Canon EOS 1300D
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 10.25 cm 10.13 cm
Width 13.15 cm 12.9 cm
Depth 7.75 cm 7.76 cm
Weight 700 g 485 g
Body Material Stainless steel, magnesium alloy Carbon fibre/fibreglass-reinforced polycarbonate resin
Enclosure Colour Black Black
Protection Weatherproof, freezeproof, dust-resistant -
Navigation GPS receiver -
SENSOR Pentax K-3 II Canon EOS 1300D
Sensor Resolution 24.35 Megapixel 18.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 24,710,000 pixels 18,700,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 24,350,000 pixels 18,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm) APS-C (22.3 x 14.9 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 30 fps
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), anti-aliasing simulator function -
Sensors Accelerometer, magnetometer, digital level metre -
PROCESSOR Pentax K-3 II Canon EOS 1300D
Image Processor - DIGIC 4+
LENS Pentax K-3 II Canon EOS 1300D
Lens Mounting Type Pentax K Canon EF/EF-S
FOCUSING Pentax K-3 II Canon EOS 1300D
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 27 9
Auto Focus Features - Predictive Focus Control
AE/AF Control - Predictive AI Servo AF
Face Detection Yes Yes
VIEWFINDER Pentax K-3 II Canon EOS 1300D
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism Optical - fixed eye-level pentamirror
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 95%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.95x 0.8x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -2.5 to +1.5 -2.5 to +0.5
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, FE lock, maximum burst, monochrome shooting
Field of View Crop Factor - 1.6
Interchangeable Focusing Screens Yes -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Pentax K-3 II Canon EOS 1300D
ISO (Max) 51200 12800
Native ISO 100-51200 -
Light Sensitivity ISO 100-51200, ISO auto (100-51200) ISO 12800, ISO 100-6400, ISO auto (100-6400)
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Evaluative, partial (10%), centre-weighted
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
Shooting Programs - Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, night portrait, food, sports mode
Special Effects Soft, Slim, Pastel, fisheye, natural, bright, Vibrant, Sketch, monochrome, Muted, 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 Neutral, fisheye, soft focus, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, miniature, Toy camera, Grainy B&W, Standard
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) Fluorescent, cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade
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 2, 3 or 5 steps 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing - Yes
X-sync Speed 1/180 sec 1/200sec
Exposure Range EV -3-20 (ISO 100) EV 1-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Pentax K-3 II Canon EOS 1300D
Type 3.2" LCD display 3" LCD display
Display Format 1,037,000 pixels 920,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Built-in
Display Features Colour control, contrast control, display brightness control Display brightness control
FLASH Pentax K-3 II Canon EOS 1300D
Camera Flash - Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) - 9.2
Flash Modes - Fill-in mode, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction - Yes
Features - AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Pentax K-3 II Canon EOS 1300D
Digital Video Format AVI, MJPEG, H.264 H.264, MOV
Image Recording Format JPEG, DNG (RAW), PEF (RAW) JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Microphone Operation Mode Mono Mono
MEMORY Pentax K-3 II Canon EOS 1300D
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
Memory Card Included No No
Image Storage RAW 6016 x 4000
JPEG 6016 x 4000
JPEG 4608 x 3072
JPEG 3072 x 2048
JPEG 1920 x 1280
RAW 5184 x 3456
JPEG 5184 x 3456
JPEG 3456 x 2304
JPEG 2592 x 1728
JPEG 1920 x 1280
JPEG 720 x 480
Video Capture 1920 x 1080
1280 x 720
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 p - 60 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 p - 50 fps
MOV - 640 x 480 p - 30 fps
MOV - 640 x 480 p - 25 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Pentax K-3 II Canon EOS 1300D
Battery Type Pentax D-Li90 Lithium Ion Canon LP-E10 Lithium Ion
Details Pentax D-Li90 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Canon LP-E10 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 720 shots
Playback - 6.2 hours
Photo shooting - 500 shots (at 23 °C (AE 50%, FE 50%))
Photo shooting - 410 shots (at 0 °C (AE 50%, FE 50%))
CONNECTIONS Pentax K-3 II Canon EOS 1300D
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 3.0 Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication)
Connectivity Features - Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, Wireless Image Transfer
Print Standard Exif Print support 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 3.0
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Remote control
USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output (19 pin mini HDMI Type C)
FEATURES Pentax K-3 II Canon EOS 1300D
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second, 4.5 frames per second, 8.3 frames per second 3 frames per second
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Additional Features Audio recording, sharpness control, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, saturation control, interval shooting mode, in-camera film editing, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, HDR image enhancement technology, Shade Correction, Eye-Fi Card Ready, High ISO NR, no anti-aliasing filter, Lens Distortion Correction, primary colour filter, Automatic composition correction function, colour moire correction, Lateral Chromatic Aberration Correction, Flucard Ready, anti-aliasing filter simulator, diffraction correction, Pixel Shift Resolution technology, colour fringe correction RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, depth-of-field preview button, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, highlight tone priority, GPS ready, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, built-in help guide, Auto Lighting Optimizer, peripheral illumination correction, Eye-Fi Card Ready, Scene Intelligent Auto technology, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction
OTHERS Pentax K-3 II Canon EOS 1300D
Included Accessories Eyepiece cover, carrying strap, battery charger, body cap, eyecup, shoe cap, sync terminal cover Battery pack, battery charger, neck strap, USB cable, eyecup, battery cover, power cable
Software Drivers & Utilities Drivers & Utilities, Canon Digital Photo Professional, Canon Picture Style Editor, Canon EOS Utility
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature -10 °C 0 °C
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