Pentax K-50 vs. Canon EOS RP

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Pentax K-50 and Canon EOS RP. 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-50 vs. Canon EOS RP Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Pentax K-50 Canon EOS RP
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 9.65 cm 8.5 cm
Width 12.9 cm 13.25 cm
Depth 7 cm 7 cm
Weight 590 g 440 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 440 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 485 g
Body Material Stainless steel, fibre reinforced polycarbonate Aluminium, magnesium alloy, fibreglass-reinforced polycarbonate resin
Enclosure Colour Black | White | Red -
Protection Weatherproof, freezeproof, dust-resistant Dust-resistant, water-resistant
SENSOR Pentax K-50 Canon EOS RP
Sensor Resolution 16.3 Megapixel 26.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 16,500,000 pixels 27,100,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 16,300,000 pixels 26,200,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.7 x 15.7 mm) Full Frame (35.9 x 24 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 25 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Special Protect (SP) coating Self Cleaning Sensor Unit
Image Stabiliser Optical (image sensor shift mechanism) -
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes -
PROCESSOR Pentax K-50 Canon EOS RP
Image Processor PRIME M DIGIC 8
LENS Pentax K-50 Canon EOS RP
Lens Mounting Type Pentax KAF2 Canon RF
FOCUSING Pentax K-50 Canon EOS RP
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection Dual Pixel CMOS AF
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 11 4779
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF, Zone AF
Face Detection Yes Eye Detect AF, Face Detection AF/AE
VIEWFINDER Pentax K-50 Canon EOS RP
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.39"
Viewfinder Resolution - 2,360,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.92x 0.70x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -2.5 to +1.5 -4 to +1
Viewfinder Information - Shutter speed, exposure compensation, flash charge completion, aperture, white balance, battery status, high-speed sync indicator, highlight tone priority, ISO sensitivity, AF point, flicker detection, metering mode
Field of View Crop Factor - 1.0
Interchangeable Focusing Screens Yes -
Features - Viewfinder brightness control
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Pentax K-50 Canon EOS RP
ISO (Max) 51200 102400
Native ISO - 100-40000
Extended ISO (Max) - 51200 (H1), 102400 (H2)
Extended ISO (Min) - 50
Light Sensitivity ISO 100-51200, ISO auto (100-51200) ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO 51200, ISO 100-40000
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot (2.7%), partial (5.5%)
Exposure Metering Zones 77 384
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
Bracketing Modes - Focus bracketing, Flash Exposure Bracketing, white balance bracketing
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, macro, museum, surf & snow, PET, Blue Sky, food, night scene, sunset, candle, night snapshot, night scene with portrait, kids, Stage, night scene HDR, moving object, forest, backlight silhouette Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, night portrait, food, panning, sports mode, kids, backlight correction HDR, handheld night scene, group photo
Special Effects Soft, Slim, Pastel, Colour, 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 Neutral, Custom Effect, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, Standard, 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), fluorescent light (daylight white) Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (white)
Shutter Type - Mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/6000 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 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing - Yes
X-sync Speed 1/180 sec 1/180 sec
Exposure Range EV 0-22 (ISO 100) EV -3-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Pentax K-50 Canon EOS RP
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 921,000 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Rotating
Display Features Display brightness control, display colour control Display brightness control, display colour control, anti-smudge coating
FLASH Pentax K-50 Canon EOS RP
Camera Flash Pop-up flash -
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 12 -
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction, P-TTL -
Red-Eye Reduction Yes -
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Pentax K-50 Canon EOS RP
Digital Video Format H.264 H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, DNG (RAW) + JPEG, DNG (RAW) JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, C-RAW
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - Linear PCM, AAC
Microphone Operation Mode Mono Stereo
Microphone Features Sensitivity control -
MEMORY Pentax K-50 Canon EOS RP
Memory Card Slot SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card
Memory Card Included - No
Image Storage RAW 4928 x 3264
JPEG 4928 x 3264
JPEG 4224 x 2816
JPEG 3456 x 2304
JPEG 2688 x 1792
RAW 6240 x 4160
RAW 3888 x 2592
RAW 5536 x 4160
RAW 6240 x 3504
RAW 4160 x 4160
JPEG 6240 x 4160
JPEG 4160 x 2768
JPEG 3120 x 2080
JPEG 2400 x 1600
JPEG 3888 x 2592
JPEG 2400 x 1600
JPEG 5536 x 4160
JPEG 3680 x 2768
JPEG 2768 x 2080
JPEG 2112 x 1600
JPEG 6240 x 3504
JPEG 4160 x 2336
JPEG 3120 x 1752
JPEG 2400 x 1344
JPEG 4160 x 4160
JPEG 2768 x 2768
JPEG 2080 x 2080
JPEG 1600 x 1600
Video Capture H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 25 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 24 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 24 fps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 120Mbps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps - 120Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps - 60Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 60Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps - 30Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 30Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps - 12Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 12Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 59.94 fps - 26Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 50 fps - 26Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 29.97 fps - 13Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 25 fps - 13Mbps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Pentax K-50 Canon EOS RP
Battery Type Pentax D-Li109 Lithium Ion Canon LP-E17 Lithium Ion
Details Pentax D-Li109 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Canon LP-E17 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 480 shots (D-LI109 battery)
Photo shooting - 1250 shots (lithium AA batteries)
Playback - 4.5 hours (D-LI109 battery)
Playback - 9.3 hours (lithium AA batteries)
Photo shooting - 250 shots (at 23 °C (Live View mode))
Photo shooting - 240 shots (at 0 °C (Live View mode))
Photo shooting - 210 shots (at 0 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 200 shots (at 0 °C (LCD Monitor off))
CONNECTIONS Pentax K-50 Canon EOS RP
Interface Composite video/audio, USB 2.0 HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth
Connectivity Features - Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, Wireless Image Transfer, wireless image printing
Print Standard DPOF support, PRINT Image Matching Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Computer Connectivity - Mac, Windows
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
USB 3.1 (USB Type-C)
HDMI output (19 pin mini HDMI Type C)
Audio line-in / microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Remote control
FEATURES Pentax K-50 Canon EOS RP
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second, 6 frames per second 4 frames per second, 5 frames per second, 2.6 frames per second, 2.3 frames per second (3MP)
HDR Mode - HDR Movie mode
Additional Features RGB primary colour filter, digital image rotation, histogram display, cropping an image, resizing an image, Scene Detection Technology, interval shooting mode, Dynamic Range Adjustment, in-camera RAW processing, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), HDR image enhancement technology, Eye-Fi Card Ready, NR Slow Shutter, High ISO NR, Dual Axis Electronic Level, date stamp, Lens Distortion Correction RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, depth-of-field preview button, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, highlight tone priority, GPS ready, interval shooting mode, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, USB charging, Auto Lighting Optimizer, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, HDR image enhancement technology, Scene Intelligent Auto technology, Touch Shutter technology, Time-Lapse recording, Dual Axis Electronic Level, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, silent shooting, GPS via mobile, Dual Pixel CMOS AF technology, distortion correction function, Optical Low Pass Filter (OLFP), diffraction correction, Flicker detection, multiple exposure capture, Digital Lens Optimizer, chromatic aberration correction, anti-flicker, firmware upgradable
OTHERS Pentax K-50 Canon EOS RP
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, eyecup, shoe cap Battery charger, body cap, neck strap
Software Drivers & Utilities, SILKYPIX Developer Studio 3.0 Canon Digital Photo Professional
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature -10 °C 0 °C
Service & Support - Limited warranty - 2 years
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