Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL vs. Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4H + 14-140mm

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Detailed comparison and review of Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL and Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4H + 14-140mm. 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.

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Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL vs. Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4H + 14-140mm Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4H + 14-140mm
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included DA L 18-55mm AL lens 14-140mm lens
Height 9.65 cm 9.34 cm
Width 12.9 cm 13.29 cm
Depth 7 cm 8.39 cm
Weight 590 g 480 g
Body Material Stainless steel, fibre reinforced polycarbonate Magnesium alloy
Enclosure Colour Black Black
Protection Dust-resistant Splashproof, dust-resistant
Optical Zoom 3x 10x
SENSOR Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4H + 14-140mm
Sensor Resolution 16.3 Megapixel 16.05 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS Live MOS
Total Pixels 16,500,000 pixels 17,200,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 16,300,000 pixels 16,050,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.7 x 15.7 mm) Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm)
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Special Protect (SP) coating Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF)
Image Stabiliser Optical (image sensor shift mechanism) Optical (POWER O.I.S.)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes -
PROCESSOR Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4H + 14-140mm
Image Processor PRIME M -
LENS Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4H + 14-140mm
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 18 - 55 mm - f/3.5-5.6 DA L AL Pentax KAF - zoom Zoom lens - 10x zoom - 14 - 140 mm - f/3.5-5.6 G Vario
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 27 - 82.5mm 28 - 280mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 25 cm 30 cm
Max View Angle 76 degree(s) 75 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment Manual Manual
Lens Construction 8 groups / 11 elements 12 groups / 14 elements
Filter Size 52 mm 58 mm
Lens Mounting Type Pentax KAF2 Micro Four Thirds
Features Aspherical lens Internal focusing system, ED glass, aspherical lens, linear AF motor
FOCUSING Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4H + 14-140mm
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 11 49
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function -
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF
Face Detection Yes Face Recognition
VIEWFINDER Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4H + 14-140mm
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Resolution - 2,359,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.92x 1.34x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -2.5 to +1.5 -4 to +4
Interchangeable Focusing Screens Yes -
Features - Auto eye sensor
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4H + 14-140mm
ISO (Max) 51200 25600
Native ISO - 200-12800
Extended ISO (Max) - 25600
Extended ISO (Min) - 100
Light Sensitivity ISO 100-51200, ISO auto (100-51200) ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto, ISO 12800, ISO 25600
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 77 1728
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, ISO priority, shutter & aperture priority Programme, bulb, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
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 Sepia, Vivid, soft focus, natural, monochrome, portrait, miniature, Cross Process, Retro, Expressive, high dynamic, Bleach Bypass, High Key, Low Key, Scenery, Toy effect, Star Filter, Impressive Art, One Point Colour, Dynamic Monochrome, Sunshine, Old Days, Toy Pop, Fantasy, Rough Monochrome, Silky Monochrome
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, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 10000K (100K steps)
Shutter Type - Mechanical
Max Shutter Speed 1/6000 sec 1/8000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 60 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps 7 steps in 1/3, 2/3 or 1 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing - Yes
X-sync Speed 1/180 sec 1/250sec
Exposure Range EV 0-22 (ISO 100) EV 0-18 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4H + 14-140mm
Type 3" LCD display 3" OLED display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 921,000 pixels 1,036,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Rotating
Display Features Display brightness control, display colour control Display brightness control, Touch AF/AE
FLASH Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4H + 14-140mm
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 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, flash +/- compensation
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4H + 14-140mm
Digital Video Format H.264 AVCHD, H.264, MOV
Image Recording Format JPEG, DNG (RAW) + JPEG, DNG (RAW) JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, MPO
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 4096 x 2160
Microphone Operation Mode Mono Stereo
Microphone Features Sensitivity control Wind noise reduction
MEMORY Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4H + 14-140mm
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-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card 8 GB SDHC -
Image Storage RAW 4928 x 3264
JPEG 4928 x 3264
JPEG 4224 x 2816
JPEG 3456 x 2304
JPEG 2688 x 1792
JPEG 4608 x 3456
JPEG 4608 x 3072
JPEG 4608 x 2592
JPEG 3264 x 2448
JPEG 3264 x 2176
JPEG 2336 x 1752
JPEG 2336 x 1560
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 1824 x 1368 - 3D mode
JPEG 1824 x 1216 - 3D mode
JPEG 1824 x 1024 - 3D mode
JPEG 3456 x 3456
JPEG 2448 x 2448
JPEG 1744 x 1744
JPEG 1712 x 1712
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
MOV - 4096 x 2160 - 24 fps - 100Mbps
MOV - 3840 x 2160 - 24 fps - 100Mbps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps - 200Mbps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 200Mbps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 - 59.94 fps - 200Mbps
H.264 - 4096 x 2160 - 24 fps - 100Mbps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 - 24 fps - 100Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps - 200Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 200Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 59.94 fps - 200Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 28Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 59.94 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 59.94 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 17Mbps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4H + 14-140mm
Battery Type Pentax D-Li109 Lithium Ion Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific
Details Pentax D-Li109 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1860 mAh (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 - 500 shots
CONNECTIONS Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4H + 14-140mm
Interface Composite video/audio, USB 2.0 Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication)
Print Standard DPOF support, PRINT Image Matching Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output
Microphone
Headphones
Remote control
FEATURES Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4H + 14-140mm
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second, 6 frames per second 2 frames per second, 20 frames per second, 12 frames per second, 7.5 frames per second, 40 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, built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, date/time stamp, digital image rotation, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, Scene Detection Technology, face detection, Full-time Live View, Wi-Fi Direct
OTHERS Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4H + 14-140mm
Included Accessories Battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, carrying case, shoulder strap, USB cable, eyecup, shoe cap Lens hood, battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, USB cable
Software Drivers & Utilities, SILKYPIX Developer Studio 3.0 Loilo LoiLoScope (Trial), SILKYPIX Developer Studio 4.1 SE, Panasonic PHOTOfunSTUDIO 9.5 Premium Edition
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature -10 °C 0 °C
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