Detailed comparison and review of Pentax K-3 II and Canon EOS 800D. 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.
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS | Pentax K-3 II | Canon EOS 800D |
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Product Type | Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording | Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording |
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Lens Included | Body only | Body only |
Height | 10.25 cm | 9.99 cm |
Width | 13.15 cm | 13.1 cm |
Depth | 7.75 cm | 7.62 cm |
Weight | 700 g | 532 g |
Weight Details | - | Camera body only: 532 g |
Body Material | Stainless steel, magnesium alloy | Aluminium alloy, fibreglass-reinforced polycarbonate resin |
Enclosure Colour | Black | - |
Protection | Weatherproof, freezeproof, dust-resistant | - |
Navigation | GPS receiver | - |
SENSOR | Pentax K-3 II | Canon EOS 800D |
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Sensor Resolution | 24.35 Megapixel | 24.2 Megapixel |
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Optical Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
Total Pixels | 24,710,000 pixels | 25,800,000 pixels |
Effective Sensor Resolution | 24,350,000 pixels | 24,200,000 pixels |
Optical Sensor Size | APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm) | APS-C (22.3 x 14.9 mm) |
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) | - | 60 fps |
Sensor Dust Reduction | - | Yes |
Sensor Features | Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), anti-aliasing simulator function | EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Self Cleaning Sensor Unit |
Sensors | Accelerometer, magnetometer, digital level metre | Digital level metre |
PROCESSOR | Pentax K-3 II | Canon EOS 800D |
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Image Processor | - | DIGIC 7 |
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LENS | Pentax K-3 II | Canon EOS 800D |
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Lens Mounting Type | Pentax K | Canon EF/EF-S |
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FOCUSING | Pentax K-3 II | Canon EOS 800D |
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Auto Focus | TTL contrast and phase detection | TTL phase detection |
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Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty | 27 | 45 |
AE/AF Control | - | Subject-tracking AF, Predictive AI Servo AF, AI Focus AF |
Face Detection | Yes | Yes |
VIEWFINDER | Pentax K-3 II | Canon EOS 800D |
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Viewfinder Type | Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism | Optical - eye-level pentamirror |
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Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage | 100% | 95% |
Optical Viewfinder Magnification | 0.95x | 0.82x |
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range | -2.5 to +1.5 | -3 to +1 |
Field of View Crop Factor | - | 1.6 |
Interchangeable Focusing Screens | Yes | - |
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE | Pentax K-3 II | Canon EOS 800D |
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ISO (Max) | 51200 | 51200 |
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Native ISO | 100-51200 | - |
Light Sensitivity | ISO 100-51200, ISO auto (100-51200) | ISO 51200, ISO 100-25600, ISO auto (100-25600) |
Exposure Metering | Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot | Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot (3.5%), partial (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 |
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, handheld night scene |
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, 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) | 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 800D |
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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 | Built-in | Rotating |
Display Features | Colour control, contrast control, display brightness control | Display brightness control |
FLASH | Pentax K-3 II | Canon EOS 800D |
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Camera Flash | - | Pop-up flash |
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Guide Number (m / ISO 100) | - | 12 |
Flash Modes | - | Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction |
Red-Eye Reduction | - | Yes |
Features | - | AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control, flash exposure bracketing |
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER | Pentax K-3 II | Canon EOS 800D |
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Digital Video Format | AVI, MJPEG, H.264 | H.264 |
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Image Recording Format | JPEG, DNG (RAW), PEF (RAW) | JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG |
Max Video Resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
Audio Signal Format | - | Linear PCM, AAC |
Microphone Operation Mode | Mono | - |
MEMORY | Pentax K-3 II | Canon EOS 800D |
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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 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 6000 x 4000 JPEG 6000 x 4000 JPEG 6000 x 3368 JPEG 5328 x 4000 JPEG 3984 x 2656 JPEG 3984 x 2240 JPEG 3552 x 2664 JPEG 2976 x 1984 JPEG 2976 x 1680 JPEG 2656 x 1992 JPEG 1920 x 1280 JPEG 1920 x 1080 JPEG 1696 x 1280 JPEG 4000 x 4000 JPEG 2656 x 2656 JPEG 1984 x 1984 JPEG 1280 x 1280 RAW 4500 x 3000 RAW 3008 x 2000 |
Video Capture | 1920 x 1080 1280 x 720 |
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BATTERY AND CHARGING | Pentax K-3 II | Canon EOS 800D |
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Battery Type | Pentax D-Li90 Lithium Ion | Canon LP-E17 Lithium Ion |
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Details | Pentax D-Li90 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) | Canon LP-E17 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) |
Battery Life | Photo shooting - 720 shots Playback - 6.2 hours |
Photo shooting - 600 shots (at 23 °C (LCD Monitor off)) Photo shooting - 550 shots (at 0 °C (LCD Monitor off)) Photo shooting - 270 shots (at 23 °C (Live View mode)) Photo shooting - 230 shots (at 0 °C (Live View mode)) |
CONNECTIONS | Pentax K-3 II | Canon EOS 800D |
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Interface | Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 3.0 | Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth |
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Connectivity Features | - | Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view |
Print Standard | Exif Print support | Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support |
Computer Connectivity | - | Mac, Windows |
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 HDMI output (19 pin mini HDMI Type C) Composite video/audio output Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm) |
FEATURES | Pentax K-3 II | Canon EOS 800D |
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Self-Timer Delay | 2sec, 12sec | 10 sec, 2sec |
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Continuous Shooting Speed | 3 frames per second, 4.5 frames per second, 8.3 frames per second | 6 frames per second |
HDR Mode | Auto HDR mode | HDR Movie 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, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, Auto Lighting Optimizer, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, noise reduction over long exposures, Lens Distortion Correction, high ISO speed noise reduction, Dual Pixel CMOS AF technology, diffraction correction |
OTHERS | Pentax K-3 II | Canon EOS 800D |
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Included Accessories | Eyepiece cover, carrying strap, battery charger, body cap, eyecup, shoe cap, sync terminal cover | Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, eyecup |
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Software | Drivers & Utilities | Drivers & Utilities, Canon Digital Photo Professional |
Max Operating Temperature | 40 °C | 40 °C |
Min Operating Temperature | -10 °C | 0 °C |