Pentax K-S1 vs. Canon EOS 6D Mark II

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Pentax K-S1 and Canon EOS 6D Mark II. 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-S1 vs. Canon EOS 6D Mark II Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Pentax K-S1 Canon EOS 6D Mark II
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 9.3 cm 11.05 cm
Width 12 cm 14.4 cm
Depth 7 cm 7.48 cm
Weight 485 g 685 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 685 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 765 g
Body Material - Aluminium alloy, fibreglass-reinforced polycarbonate resin
Enclosure Colour White | Black -
Protection - Weatherproof, dust-resistant
Navigation - GPS receiver
SENSOR Pentax K-S1 Canon EOS 6D Mark II
Sensor Resolution 20.12 Megapixel 26.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 20,420,000 pixels 27,100,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,120,000 pixels 26,200,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm) Full Frame (35.9 x 24 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 60 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Special Protect (SP) coating EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Self Cleaning Sensor Unit
Image Stabiliser - Electronic (5-axis)
Sensors - Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Pentax K-S1 Canon EOS 6D Mark II
Image Processor PRIME MII DIGIC 7
LENS Pentax K-S1 Canon EOS 6D Mark II
Lens Mounting Type Pentax KAF2 Canon EF
FOCUSING Pentax K-S1 Canon EOS 6D Mark II
Auto Focus TTL phase detection Dual Pixel CMOS AF / TTL phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 11 -
Auto Focus Features - Predictive Focus Control
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF FlexiZone, Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Predictive AI Servo AF, AI Focus AF
Face Detection Yes Yes
VIEWFINDER Pentax K-S1 Canon EOS 6D Mark II
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 98%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.95x 0.71x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -2.5 to +1.5 -3 to +1
Viewfinder Information - Battery status, AF status, AF point, grid, electronic level, flicker detection, area AF frame, aspect ratio line, shooting mode, drive mode, metering mode, warning symbol
Field of View Crop Factor - 1.0
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Pentax K-S1 Canon EOS 6D Mark II
ISO (Max) 51200 102400
Native ISO 100-51200 200-25600
Extended ISO (Max) - 51200 (H1), 102400 (H2)
Extended ISO (Min) - 50
Light Sensitivity ISO 100-51200, ISO auto (100-51200) ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO 51200, ISO 100-40000, ISO auto (100-40000)
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Evaluative, partial (6.5%), centre-weighted, spot (3.2%)
Exposure Metering Zones 77 63
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, shutter & aperture priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II 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, food, panning, sports mode, candle, kids, backlight correction HDR, handheld night scene, group photo
Special Effects Natural, bright, Vibrant, monochrome, Muted, landscape, portrait, Cross Process, Bleach Bypass, Radiant, Reversal Film, Tone Expansion, Cold vintage, Colour Fade, Bold Monochrome, Unicolour Bold, Clear Tone, Warm Fade, Brilliant Colour, Infrared Filter Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, Fine Detail
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, 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, 2500K - 10000K, fluorescent light (white)
Shutter Type Mechanical electronically-controlled 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 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing - 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/180 sec 1/180 sec
Exposure Range EV 0-22 (ISO 100) EV 1-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Pentax K-S1 Canon EOS 6D Mark II
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 921,000 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Rotating
Display Features Colour control, display brightness control Display brightness control
FLASH Pentax K-S1 Canon EOS 6D Mark II
Camera Flash Pop-up flash -
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 10 -
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction -
Red-Eye Reduction Yes -
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Pentax K-S1 Canon EOS 6D Mark II
Digital Video Format H.264 H.264, MOV
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 Stereo
Microphone Features Sensitivity control -
MEMORY Pentax K-S1 Canon EOS 6D Mark II
Memory Card Slot SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card Included - No
Image Storage - RAW 6240 x 4160
RAW 4680 x 3120
RAW 3120 x 2080
JPEG 6240 x 4160
JPEG 4160 x 2768
JPEG 3120 x 2080
JPEG 2400 x 1600
JPEG 5536 x 4160
JPEG 3680 x 2768
JPEG 2768 x 2080
JPEG 2112 x 1600
JPEG 6240 x 3504
JPEG 4160 x 2336
JPEG 3120 x 1752
JPEG 2400 x 1344
JPEG 4160 x 4160
JPEG 2768 x 2768
JPEG 2080 x 2080
JPEG 1600 x 1600
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 - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 60 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 30 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 50 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Pentax K-S1 Canon EOS 6D Mark II
Battery Type Pentax D-Li109 Lithium Ion Canon LP-E6N Lithium Ion
Details Pentax D-Li109 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Canon LP-E6N Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 480 shots (50% flash usage)
Playback - 4.5 hours
Photo shooting - 1200 shots (at 23 °C (AE 50%, FE 50%))
Photo shooting - 1100 shots (at 0 °C (AE 50%, FE 50%))
CONNECTIONS Pentax K-S1 Canon EOS 6D Mark II
Interface HDMI HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth 4.1
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Computer Connectivity - Mac, Windows
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
USB 2.0
HDMI output (19 pin mini HDMI Type C)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Pentax K-S1 Canon EOS 6D Mark II
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second, 5.4 frames per second 6.5 frames per second
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Additional Features RGB primary colour filter, depth-of-field preview button, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, saturation control, in-camera film editing, in-camera RAW processing, HDR image enhancement technology, hue control, Eye-Fi Card Ready, LED body illumination Audio recording, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, depth-of-field preview button, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, Auto Lighting Optimizer, peripheral illumination correction, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, HDR image enhancement technology, Eye-Fi Card Ready, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, distortion correction function, diffraction correction, chromatic aberration correction, Digital 5-axis Movie IS, 4K time-lapse movie recording
OTHERS Pentax K-S1 Canon EOS 6D Mark II
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, eyecup, shoe cap Eyepiece cover, battery charger, body cap, neck strap, eyecup
Software Drivers & Utilities Drivers & Utilities, Canon Digital Photo Professional 4
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature -10 °C 0 °C
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