Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL vs. Hasselblad H6D-400c MS

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Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL
Hasselblad H6D-400c MS

In depth comparison and review of Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL and Hasselblad H6D-400c MS. 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-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL vs. Hasselblad H6D-400c MS Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Hasselblad H6D-400c MS
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 4K - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included DA L 18-55mm AL lens Body only
Height 9.65 cm 13.1 cm
Width 12.9 cm 15.3 cm
Depth 7 cm 20.5 cm
Weight 590 g 2.18 kg
Weight Details - Camera with battery, memory card and HC80 lens: 2.18 kg
Body Material Stainless steel, fibre reinforced polycarbonate -
Enclosure Colour Black -
Protection Dust-resistant -
Optical Zoom 3x -
SENSOR Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Hasselblad H6D-400c MS
Sensor Resolution 16.3 Megapixel 100 Megapixel / 400 Megapixel (interpolated)
Optical Sensor Type CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 16,500,000 pixels -
Effective Sensor Resolution 16,300,000 pixels -
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.7 x 15.7 mm) Medium Format (53.4 x 40.0 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 25 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes -
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Special Protect (SP) coating -
Image Stabiliser Optical (image sensor shift mechanism) -
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes -
PROCESSOR Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Hasselblad H6D-400c MS
Image Processor PRIME M -
LENS Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Hasselblad H6D-400c MS
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 18 - 55 mm - f/3.5-5.6 DA L AL Pentax KAF - zoom -
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 27 - 82.5mm -
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual -
Min Focus Distance 25 cm -
Max View Angle 76 degree(s) -
Zoom Adjustment Manual -
Lens Construction 8 groups / 11 elements -
Filter Size 52 mm -
Lens Mounting Type Pentax KAF2 Hasselblad H system
Features Aspherical lens -
FOCUSING Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Hasselblad H6D-400c MS
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection Passive
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 11 -
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function -
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF -
Face Detection Yes -
VIEWFINDER Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Hasselblad H6D-400c MS
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism Optical - 90° reflex
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% -
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.92x 2.7x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -2.5 to +1.5 -4 to +2.5
Interchangeable - Yes
Interchangeable Focusing Screens Yes -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Hasselblad H6D-400c MS
ISO (Max) 51200 12800
Native ISO - 64-12800
Light Sensitivity ISO 100-51200, ISO auto (100-51200) ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 64, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO 12800
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Centre-weighted, spot, centre spot
Exposure Metering Zones 77 -
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, ISO priority, shutter & aperture priority Manual
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 -
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 -
White Balance 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) -
Shutter Type - Mechanical
Max Shutter Speed 1/6000 sec 1/2000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 3600 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps -
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps -
X-sync Speed 1/180 sec -
Exposure Range EV 0-22 (ISO 100) EV 1-21 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Hasselblad H6D-400c MS
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 921,000 pixels 920,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Built-in
Display Features Display brightness control, display colour control -
FLASH Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Hasselblad H6D-400c MS
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 12 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 Flash +/- compensation
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Hasselblad H6D-400c MS
Digital Video Format H.264 H.264, RAW
Image Recording Format JPEG, DNG (RAW) + JPEG, DNG (RAW) JPEG, TIFF, 3FR (RAW)
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Microphone Operation Mode Mono -
Microphone Features Sensitivity control -
MEMORY Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Hasselblad H6D-400c MS
Memory Card Slot SD card SD card, CFast 2.0
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, CFast 2.0
Memory Card 8 GB SDHC -
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		 3FR (RAW) 11600 x 8700 - 100 Megapixels - 211 MB
TIFF 11600 x 8700 - 100 Megapixels - 300 MB
3FR (RAW) 11600 x 8700 - 4-shot (100 Megapixels) - 650 MB
TIFF 11600 x 8700 - 4-shot (100 Megapixels) - 300 MB
3FR (RAW) 23200 x 17400 - 6-shot (400 Megapixels) - 925 MB
TIFF 23200 x 17400 - 6-shot (400 Megapixels) - 1.2 GB
TIFF 16 bit 23200 x 17400 - 6-shot (400 Megapixels) - 2.4 GB
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		 RAW - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Hasselblad H6D-400c MS
Battery Type Pentax D-Li109 Lithium Ion Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific
Details Pentax D-Li109 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) 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)		 -
CONNECTIONS Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Hasselblad H6D-400c MS
Interface Composite video/audio, USB 2.0 HDMI, USB 3.0, Wireless LAN
Connectivity Features - Remote live view, remote control via iOS devices
Print Standard DPOF support, PRINT Image Matching -
Computer Connectivity - Mac, Windows
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output		 USB 3.0
HDMI output (19 pin mini HDMI Type C)
Audio input / output
FEATURES Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Hasselblad H6D-400c MS
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec -
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second, 6 frames per second -
Additional Features RGB primary colour filter, depth-of-field preview button, histogram display, cropping an image, resizing an image, shadow point display, interval shooting mode, highlight point display, in-camera film editing, 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, Lens Distortion Correction, SR (Shake Reduction) Histogram display, Multi-Shot technology
OTHERS Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Hasselblad H6D-400c MS
Included Accessories Battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, carrying case, shoulder strap, USB cable, eyecup, shoe cap -
Software Drivers & Utilities, SILKYPIX Developer Studio 3.0 Hasselblad Phocus, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 45 °C
Min Operating Temperature -10 °C -10 °C
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