Pentax K-S1 vs. Canon EOS M50

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Pentax K-S1 and Canon EOS M50. 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 M50 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Pentax K-S1 Canon EOS M50
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 9.3 cm 8.81 cm
Width 12 cm 11.63 cm
Depth 7 cm 5.87 cm
Weight 485 g 351 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 351 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 387 g
Body Material - Polycarbonate
Enclosure Colour White | Black Black | White
SENSOR Pentax K-S1 Canon EOS M50
Sensor Resolution 20.12 Megapixel 24.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 20,420,000 pixels 25,800,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,120,000 pixels 24,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm) APS-C (22.3 x 14.9 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 25 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Special Protect (SP) coating EOS Integrated Cleaning System
Image Stabiliser - Optical
Sensors - Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Pentax K-S1 Canon EOS M50
Image Processor PRIME MII DIGIC 8
LENS Pentax K-S1 Canon EOS M50
Lens Mounting Type Pentax KAF2 Canon EF-M
FOCUSING Pentax K-S1 Canon EOS M50
Auto Focus TTL phase detection Dual Pixel CMOS AF
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 11 143
Auto Focus Features - Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF, Zone AF, Touch and Drag AF
Face Detection Yes Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Pentax K-S1 Canon EOS M50
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.39"
Viewfinder Resolution - 2,360,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% -
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.95x -
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -2.5 to +1.5 -
Field of View Crop Factor - 1.6
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Pentax K-S1 Canon EOS M50
ISO (Max) 51200 51200
Native ISO 100-51200 100-6400
Extended ISO (Max) - 51200
Light Sensitivity ISO 100-51200, ISO auto (100-51200) ISO auto, ISO 51200, ISO 100-25600
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Evaluative, centre-weighted, partial (6.4%), spot (2.8%)
Exposure Metering Zones 77 384
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, shutter & aperture priority 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 Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, self-portrait, food, panning, sports mode, backlight correction HDR, smooth skin, handheld night scene
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, fisheye, soft focus, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, miniature, Toy camera, HDR Art, Grainy B&W, Water painting, Standard, 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 (100K steps), 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 ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing - 2 steps in 1/3 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes -
X-sync Speed 1/180 sec 1/200sec
Exposure Range EV 0-22 (ISO 100) EV 0-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Pentax K-S1 Canon EOS M50
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 M50
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 10 5
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction Rear curtain sync, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Pentax K-S1 Canon EOS M50
Digital Video Format H.264 H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, DNG (RAW) + JPEG, DNG (RAW) JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - AAC
Microphone Operation Mode Mono -
Microphone Features Sensitivity control -
MEMORY Pentax K-S1 Canon EOS M50
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 - 6000 x 4000
3984 x 2656
2976 x 1984
2400 x 1600
6000 x 3368
3984 x 2240
2976 x 1680
2400 x 1344
5328 x 4000
3552 x 2664
2656 x 1992
2112 x 1600
4000 x 4000
2656 x 2656
1984 x 1984
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 - 3840 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 23.98 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 119.9 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 100 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 59.94 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 50 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Pentax K-S1 Canon EOS M50
Battery Type Pentax D-Li109 Lithium Ion Canon LP-E12 Lithium Ion
Details Pentax D-Li109 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Canon LP-E12 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 480 shots (50% flash usage)
Playback - 4.5 hours
Photo shooting - 235 shots (at 23 °C (AE 50%, FE 50%))
Photo shooting - 370 shots (ECO mode)
Video recording - 1.42 hours
Playback - 4 hours
CONNECTIONS Pentax K-S1 Canon EOS M50
Interface HDMI HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth
Connectivity Features - Wireless Image Transfer
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 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
FEATURES Pentax K-S1 Canon EOS M50
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second, 5.4 frames per second 10 frames per second, 7.4 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 RGB primary colour filter, depth-of-field preview button, histogram display, colour control, in-camera red-eye removal, resizing an image, saturation control, highlight tone priority, highlight point display, brightness control, contrast control, Auto Lighting Optimizer, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, Scene Intelligent Auto technology, Time-Lapse recording, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, silent shooting, Hybrid Auto, diffraction correction, chromatic aberration correction
OTHERS Pentax K-S1 Canon EOS M50
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, eyecup, shoe cap Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, hot shoe cover
Software Drivers & Utilities -
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature -10 °C 0 °C
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