Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL vs. Pentax 645Z

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL and Pentax 645Z. Compare design, sensors, zoom functions, batteries and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect digital camera. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the camera that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL vs. Pentax 645Z Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Pentax 645Z
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included DA L 18-55mm AL lens Body only
Height 9.65 cm 11.7 cm
Width 12.9 cm 15.6 cm
Depth 7 cm 12.3 cm
Weight 590 g 1.47 kg
Weight Details - Camera body only: 1.47 kg
Camera with battery and memory card: 1.55 kg
Body Material Stainless steel, fibre reinforced polycarbonate -
Enclosure Colour Black -
Protection Dust-resistant Dust-resistant, water-resistant
Optical Zoom 3x -
SENSOR Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Pentax 645Z
Sensor Resolution 16.3 Megapixel 51.4 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 16,500,000 pixels 52,990,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 16,300,000 pixels 51,400,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.7 x 15.7 mm) -
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 30 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Special Protect (SP) coating Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration)
Image Stabiliser Optical (image sensor shift mechanism) -
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes -
PROCESSOR Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Pentax 645Z
Image Processor PRIME M -
LENS Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Pentax 645Z
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 Pentax 645AF
Features Aspherical lens -
FOCUSING Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Pentax 645Z
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 11 27
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 Pentax 645Z
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism Optical - trapezoid prism
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 98%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.92x 0.62x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -2.5 to +1.5 -3.5 to +2
Field of View Crop Factor - 1.3
Interchangeable Focusing Screens Yes -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Pentax 645Z
ISO (Max) 51200 204800
Native ISO - 100-204800
Light Sensitivity ISO 100-51200, ISO auto (100-51200) ISO auto (100-204800), ISO 100-248000
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 77 -
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, ISO priority, shutter & aperture priority Programme, bulb, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, ISO priority, shutter & aperture 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 Natural, bright, Vibrant, monochrome, Muted, landscape, portrait, Cross Process, Bleach Bypass, Radiant, Reversal Film
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) Tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (warm white), fluorescent light (daylight colour), fluorescent light (daylight white)
Shutter Type - Electronic
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 ±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 1/125sec
Exposure Range EV 0-22 (ISO 100) EV -1-21 (ISO 200)
DISPLAY Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Pentax 645Z
Type 3" LCD display 3.2" LCD display
Display Format 921,000 pixels 1,037,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Folding
Display Features Display brightness control, display colour control Display brightness control, display colour control
FLASH Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Pentax 645Z
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-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Pentax 645Z
Digital Video Format H.264 MJPEG, H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, DNG (RAW) + JPEG, DNG (RAW) JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Microphone Operation Mode Mono -
Microphone Features Sensitivity control -
MEMORY Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Pentax 645Z
Memory Card Slot SD card Dual 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 -
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
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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
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BATTERY AND CHARGING Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Pentax 645Z
Battery Type Pentax D-Li109 Lithium Ion Pentax D-Li90 Lithium Ion
Details Pentax D-Li109 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Pentax D-Li90 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 - 650 shots
Playback - 6.67 hours
CONNECTIONS Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Pentax 645Z
Interface Composite video/audio, USB 2.0 HDMI, USB 3.0
Print Standard DPOF support, PRINT Image Matching -
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
USB 3.0 (24 pin Micro-USB-C)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
DC power input
FEATURES Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Pentax 645Z
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec 2sec, 12sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second, 6 frames per second 3 frames per second, 4.5 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) RGB primary colour filter, interval shooting mode, peripheral illumination correction, Eye-Fi Card Ready, NR Slow Shutter, High ISO NR, Lateral Chromatic Aberration Correction, distortion correction function, anti-aliasing filter simulator, diffraction correction
OTHERS Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Pentax 645Z
Included Accessories Battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, carrying case, shoulder strap, USB cable, eyecup, shoe cap Carrying strap, battery charger, body cap, eyecup, shoe cap
Software Drivers & Utilities, SILKYPIX Developer Studio 3.0 Drivers & Utilities
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C -
Min Operating Temperature -10 °C -
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