Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL vs. Sigma SD Quattro + 30mm F1.4 DC HSM | Art

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Side by side comparison and review of Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL and Sigma SD Quattro + 30mm F1.4 DC HSM | Art. 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. Sigma SD Quattro + 30mm F1.4 DC HSM | Art Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Sigma SD Quattro + 30mm F1.4 DC HSM | Art
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - mirrorless system
Lens Included DA L 18-55mm AL lens 30mm F1.4 DC HSM | Art lens
Height 9.65 cm 9.51 cm
Width 12.9 cm 14.7 cm
Depth 7 cm 9.08 cm
Weight 590 g 625 g
Body Material Stainless steel, fibre reinforced polycarbonate Magnesium alloy
Enclosure Colour Black -
Protection Dust-resistant Splashproof, dust-resistant
Optical Zoom 3x -
SENSOR Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Sigma SD Quattro + 30mm F1.4 DC HSM | Art
Sensor Resolution 16.3 Megapixel 29.5 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS X3 CMOS
Total Pixels 16,500,000 pixels 33,200,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 16,300,000 pixels 29,500,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.7 x 15.7 mm) APS-C (23.4 x 15.5 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 -
PROCESSOR Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Sigma SD Quattro + 30mm F1.4 DC HSM | Art
Image Processor PRIME M -
LENS Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Sigma SD Quattro + 30mm F1.4 DC HSM | Art
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 18 - 55 mm - f/3.5-5.6 DA L AL Pentax KAF - zoom 30 f/1.4 DC HSM | Art
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 27 - 82.5mm 45mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 25 cm 30 cm
Max View Angle 76 degree(s) 50.7 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment Manual -
Lens Construction 8 groups / 11 elements 8 groups / 9 elements
Filter Size 52 mm 62 mm
Lens Mounting Type Pentax KAF2 Sigma SA
Features Aspherical lens Full-time manual focusing, rear focusing system, Hyper Sonic Motor (HSM), aspherical lens, Sigma USB dock compatible
FOCUSING Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Sigma SD Quattro + 30mm F1.4 DC HSM | Art
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 11 9
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function -
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF -
Face Detection Yes Face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Sigma SD Quattro + 30mm F1.4 DC HSM | Art
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism Electronic - LCD
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Resolution - 2,360,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.92x 1.1x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -2.5 to +1.5 -4 to +2
Field of View Crop Factor - 1.5
Interchangeable Focusing Screens Yes -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Sigma SD Quattro + 30mm F1.4 DC HSM | Art
ISO (Max) 51200 -
Native ISO - 100-6400
Light Sensitivity ISO 100-51200, ISO auto (100-51200) -
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 77 -
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, ISO priority, shutter & aperture priority Programme, automatic, 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 -
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) -
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 ±5 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 1/180 sec
Exposure Range EV 0-22 (ISO 100) EV 0-17 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Sigma SD Quattro + 30mm F1.4 DC HSM | Art
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Display Format 921,000 pixels 1,620,000 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 Sigma SD Quattro + 30mm F1.4 DC HSM | Art
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 Sigma SD Quattro + 30mm F1.4 DC HSM | Art
Digital Video Format H.264 -
Image Recording Format JPEG, DNG (RAW) + JPEG, DNG (RAW) JPEG, RAW
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 -
Microphone Operation Mode Mono -
Microphone Features Sensitivity control -
MEMORY Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Sigma SD Quattro + 30mm F1.4 DC HSM | Art
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 -
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
5440 x 3616
2720 x 1808
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 Sigma SD Quattro + 30mm F1.4 DC HSM | Art
Battery Type Pentax D-Li109 Lithium Ion Sigma BP-61 Lithium Ion
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)
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CONNECTIONS Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Sigma SD Quattro + 30mm F1.4 DC HSM | Art
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 (9 pin USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin mini HDMI Type C)
Remote control input
FEATURES Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Sigma SD Quattro + 30mm F1.4 DC HSM | Art
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec 10 sec, 2sec
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) -
OTHERS Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Sigma SD Quattro + 30mm F1.4 DC HSM | Art
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, USB cable
Software Drivers & Utilities, SILKYPIX Developer Studio 3.0 -
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature -10 °C 0 °C
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