Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL vs. Nikon 1 AW1 + 1 NIKKOR AW 11-27.5mm

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests
Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL
Nikon 1 AW1 + 1 NIKKOR AW 11-27.5mm

In depth comparison and review of Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL and Nikon 1 AW1 + 1 NIKKOR AW 11-27.5mm. 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. Nikon 1 AW1 + 1 NIKKOR AW 11-27.5mm Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Nikon 1 AW1 + 1 NIKKOR AW 11-27.5mm
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - mirrorless system
Lens Included DA L 18-55mm AL lens 1 NIKKOR AW 11-27.5mm lens
Height 9.65 cm 7.15 cm
Width 12.9 cm 11.33 cm
Depth 7 cm 3.75 cm
Weight 590 g 313 g
Body Material Stainless steel, fibre reinforced polycarbonate -
Enclosure Colour Black Black | White | Silver
Protection Dust-resistant Waterproof, freezeproof, dust-resistant, shakeproof
Optical Zoom 3x 2.5x
Navigation - GPS receiver, GPS/GLONASS receiver
SENSOR Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Nikon 1 AW1 + 1 NIKKOR AW 11-27.5mm
Sensor Resolution 16.3 Megapixel 14.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 16,500,000 pixels 15,130,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 16,300,000 pixels 14,200,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.7 x 15.7 mm) 13.2 x 8.8 mm
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 -
Sensors - Magnetometer, altimeter, digital level metre
PROCESSOR Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Nikon 1 AW1 + 1 NIKKOR AW 11-27.5mm
Image Processor PRIME M EXPEED 3A
LENS Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Nikon 1 AW1 + 1 NIKKOR AW 11-27.5mm
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 18 - 55 mm - f/3.5-5.6 DA L AL Pentax KAF - zoom Zoom lens - 2.5x zoom - 11 - 27.5 mm - f/3.5-5.6 - zoom
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 27 - 82.5mm 30 - 74mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 25 cm 30 cm
Max View Angle 76 degree(s) 72 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment Manual Manual
Lens Construction 8 groups / 11 elements 6 groups / 8 elements
Filter Size 52 mm 40.5 mm
Lens Mounting Type Pentax KAF2 Nikon 1
Features Aspherical lens ED glass, aspherical lens
FOCUSING Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Nikon 1 AW1 + 1 NIKKOR AW 11-27.5mm
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 11 135
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function -
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF
Face Detection Yes Yes
VIEWFINDER Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Nikon 1 AW1 + 1 NIKKOR AW 11-27.5mm
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism -
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% -
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.92x -
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -2.5 to +1.5 -
Field of View Crop Factor - 2.7
Interchangeable Focusing Screens Yes -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Nikon 1 AW1 + 1 NIKKOR AW 11-27.5mm
ISO (Max) 51200 6400
Light Sensitivity ISO 100-51200, ISO auto (100-51200) ISO auto (160-800), ISO auto (160-3200), ISO auto (160-6400), ISO 160-6400
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Centre-weighted, spot, matrix
Exposure Metering Zones 77 -
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, ISO priority, shutter & aperture priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, i-TTL program flash
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, night landscape, Underwater
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, Vivid, Custom Effect, monochrome, landscape, portrait
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) Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, sunlight, Flash, shade, Underwater
Max Shutter Speed 1/6000 sec 1/16000 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
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps -
X-sync Speed 1/180 sec 1/60sec
Exposure Range EV 0-22 (ISO 100) -
DISPLAY Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Nikon 1 AW1 + 1 NIKKOR AW 11-27.5mm
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Display Format 921,000 pixels 921,000 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 Nikon 1 AW1 + 1 NIKKOR AW 11-27.5mm
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 12 5
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction, P-TTL Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control AF illuminator
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Nikon 1 AW1 + 1 NIKKOR AW 11-27.5mm
Digital Video Format H.264 H.264, MOV
Image Recording Format JPEG, DNG (RAW) + JPEG, DNG (RAW) JPEG, RAW + JPEG, NEF (RAW)
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Microphone Operation Mode Mono Stereo
Microphone Features Sensitivity control Sensitivity control
MEMORY Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Nikon 1 AW1 + 1 NIKKOR AW 11-27.5mm
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
Memory Card 8 GB SDHC -
Included Memory Card - 16 GB SDHC
Image Storage RAW 4928 x 3264
JPEG 4928 x 3264
JPEG 4224 x 2816
JPEG 3456 x 2304
JPEG 2688 x 1792		 4608 x 3072
3456 x 2304
2304 x 1536
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 - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 240 - 400 fps
H.264 - 320 x 120 - 1200 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Nikon 1 AW1 + 1 NIKKOR AW 11-27.5mm
Battery Type Pentax D-Li109 Lithium Ion Nikon EN-EL20 Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific
Details Pentax D-Li109 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) 1 x Nikon EN-EL20 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 Nikon 1 AW1 + 1 NIKKOR AW 11-27.5mm
Interface Composite video/audio, USB 2.0 HDMI, USB 2.0
Connectivity Features - Wi-Fi ready
Print Standard DPOF support, PRINT Image Matching Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe -
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output		 USB 2.0
HDMI output
FEATURES Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Nikon 1 AW1 + 1 NIKKOR AW 11-27.5mm
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second, 6 frames per second 5 frames per second, 30 frames per second, 15 frames per second, 60 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) Audio recording, date/time stamp, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, face detection, Depth Indicator, Eye-Fi Card Ready, Action Control, Smart Photo Selector, Motion Snapshot
OTHERS Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Nikon 1 AW1 + 1 NIKKOR AW 11-27.5mm
Included Accessories Battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, carrying case, shoulder strap, USB cable, eyecup, shoe cap Carrying strap, battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, carrying case, USB cable, O-ring, O-ring protector
Software Drivers & Utilities, SILKYPIX Developer Studio 3.0 Drivers & Utilities, Nikon ViewNX 2, Nikon Short Movie Creator
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature -10 °C -10 °C
Underwater Use - Yes
Underwater Depth - Up to 15 m
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