Pentax K-70 + DA 18-55mm WR vs. Canon EOS R6 Mark II

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Pentax K-70 + DA 18-55mm WR and Canon EOS R6 Mark II. 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-70 + DA 18-55mm WR vs. Canon EOS R6 Mark II Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Pentax K-70 + DA 18-55mm WR Canon EOS R6 Mark II
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included DA 18-55mm WR lens Body only
Height 9.3 cm 9.84 cm
Width 12.55 cm 13.84 cm
Depth 7.4 cm 8.84 cm
Weight 628 g 588 g
Weight Details Camera body only: 628 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 688 g
Camera body only: 588 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 670 g
Enclosure Colour Black Black
Protection Weatherproof, freezeproof, dust-resistant -
Optical Zoom 3.1x -
SENSOR Pentax K-70 + DA 18-55mm WR Canon EOS R6 Mark II
Sensor Resolution 24.0 Megapixel 24.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 24,780,000 pixels 25,600,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 24,240,000 pixels 24,200,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm) Full Frame (36 x 24 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 60 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Special Protect (SP) coating Self Cleaning Sensor Unit
Image Stabiliser Optical (image sensor shift mechanism) Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
Sensors Digital level metre -
PROCESSOR Pentax K-70 + DA 18-55mm WR Canon EOS R6 Mark II
Image Processor PRIME MII DIGIC X
LENS Pentax K-70 + DA 18-55mm WR Canon EOS R6 Mark II
Type Zoom lens - 3.1x zoom - 18 - 55 mm - f/3.5-5.6 DA AL WR Pentax KAF - zoom -
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 27.5 - 84mm -
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 Canon RF
Features Aspherical lens, weatherproof -
FOCUSING Pentax K-70 + DA 18-55mm WR Canon EOS R6 Mark II
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection Dual Pixel CMOS AF
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 11 4897
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function -
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF, Movie Servo AF, Zone AF, Face Only AF, Animal detection AF, right/left eye select
Face Detection Yes Eye Detect AF, Face Detection AF/AE
VIEWFINDER Pentax K-70 + DA 18-55mm WR Canon EOS R6 Mark II
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.5"
Viewfinder Resolution - 3,690,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.95x 0.76x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -2.5 to +1.5 -4 to +2
Viewfinder Information - Exposure compensation, white balance, image stabilizer, battery status, highlight tone priority, picture mode, ISO sensitivity, memory card status, AF point, electronic level, maximum burst, shooting mode, drive mode, metering mode
Interchangeable Focusing Screens Yes -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Pentax K-70 + DA 18-55mm WR Canon EOS R6 Mark II
ISO (Max) 102400 204800
Native ISO 100-102400 100-102400
Extended ISO (Max) - 204800
Extended ISO (Min) - 50
Light Sensitivity ISO auto, ISO 100-102400 ISO 50, ISO 204800, ISO 100-102400
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot (3%), partial (5.9%)
Exposure Metering Zones 77 384
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, ISO priority, shutter & aperture priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash, flexible-priority AE, scene intelligent auto, custom
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, fisheye, natural, bright, Vibrant, Sketch, monochrome, Muted, Flat, 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, Bold Monochrome, Unicolour Bold, Colour replace Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, Standard, Fine Detail
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (warm white), Color Temperature Enhancement (CTE), fluorescent light (daylight colour), fluorescent light (daylight white) Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (white)
Shutter Type Mechanical electronically-controlled Electronic, mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/6000 sec 1/8000 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 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing - 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
X-sync Speed 1/180 sec 1/250sec
Exposure Range EV 0-22 (ISO 100) EV -3-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Pentax K-70 + DA 18-55mm WR Canon EOS R6 Mark II
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 921,000 pixels 1,620,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Rotating Rotating
Display Features Display brightness control, display colour control, display saturation control, red backlight mode Display brightness control, anti-smudge coating
FLASH Pentax K-70 + DA 18-55mm WR Canon EOS R6 Mark II
Camera Flash Pop-up flash -
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 12 -
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction, P-TTL, slow sync -
Red-Eye Reduction Yes -
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Pentax K-70 + DA 18-55mm WR Canon EOS R6 Mark II
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV H.264, H.265
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW + JPEG, DNG (RAW), PEF (RAW) JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, C-RAW, HEIF, RAW + HEIF, CR3 (RAW)
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - Linear PCM, AAC
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features Sensitivity control -
MEMORY Pentax K-70 + DA 18-55mm WR Canon EOS R6 Mark II
Memory Card Slot SD card Dual SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card
Memory Card Included No No
Image Storage 6000 x 4000
4608 x 3072
3072 x 2048
1920 x 1440
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Video Capture H.264 - 1920 x 1080 i - 60 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 60 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 50 fps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 59.94 fps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 179.82 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 150 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 119.88 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 23.98 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
H.265 - 3840 x 2160 p - 59.94 fps
H.265 - 3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps
H.265 - 3840 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps
H.265 - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps
H.265 - 3840 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps
H.265 - 1920 x 1080 p - 179.82 fps
H.265 - 1920 x 1080 p - 150 fps
H.265 - 1920 x 1080 p - 119.88 fps
H.265 - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps
H.265 - 1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps
H.265 - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps
H.265 - 1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps
H.265 - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
H.265 - 1920 x 1080 p - 23.98 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Pentax K-70 + DA 18-55mm WR Canon EOS R6 Mark II
Battery Type Pentax D-Li109 Lithium Ion Canon LP-E6NH Lithium Ion
Details Pentax D-Li109 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Canon LP-E6NH Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 410 shots (50% flash usage)
Photo shooting - 480 shots (flash off)
Playback - 4.5 hours
Photo shooting - 760 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 450 shots (viewfinder)
CONNECTIONS Pentax K-70 + DA 18-55mm WR Canon EOS R6 Mark II
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n HDMI, USB 3.2 Gen 2, IEEE 802.11b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.0
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, Wireless Image Transfer, wireless video upload to cloud server, wireless image upload to cloud server
Print Standard Exif Print support DPOF support
Computer Connectivity Mac, Windows Mac, Windows
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone 3.5mm)
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (USB Type-C)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Remote control (E3)
FEATURES Pentax K-70 + DA 18-55mm WR Canon EOS R6 Mark II
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second, 6 frames per second 3 frames per second, 4.3 frames per second, 5 frames per second, 3.5 frames per second, 20 frames per second, 30 frames per second, 12 frames per second, 7 frames per second, 5.5 frames per second, 5.2 frames per second, 40 frames per second, 9.2 frames per second, 6.6 frames per second
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Additional Features RGB primary colour filter, digital image rotation, histogram display, cropping an image, resizing an image, interval shooting mode, in-camera film editing, mirror lock, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, horizon correction, HDR image enhancement technology, Dynamic Range Compensation, no anti-aliasing filter, Dual Axis Electronic Level, astrophotography optimised, noise reduction over long exposures, Lens Distortion Correction, high ISO speed noise reduction, colour moire correction, Lateral Chromatic Aberration Correction, anti-aliasing filter simulator, diffraction correction, Pixel Shift Resolution technology, multiple exposure capture RGB primary colour filter, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, highlight point display, AF/AE tracking, HDR image enhancement technology, Touch Shutter technology, auto white balance, 4K time-lapse movie recording, RAW burst mode, movie digital IS, Canon Log 3, white balance shift
OTHERS Pentax K-70 + DA 18-55mm WR Canon EOS R6 Mark II
Included Accessories Battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, eyecup, shoe cap Battery charger, neck strap, shoe cap, camera cover
Software Drivers & Utilities Canon EOS Utility
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature -10 °C 0 °C
Service & Support - Limited warranty - 2 years
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