Pentax KP vs. Canon EOS R5

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of Pentax KP and Canon EOS R5. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare design, sensors, proximity characteristics, memory capacities, but also other key features of both cameras and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the camera that best fits your needs and expectations.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Pentax KP vs. Canon EOS R5 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Pentax KP Canon EOS R5
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 8K - mirrorless system with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 10.1 cm 9.75 cm
Width 13.15 cm 13.58 cm
Depth 7.6 cm 8.8 cm
Weight 642 g 650 g
Weight Details Camera body only: 642 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 703 g
Camera body only: 650 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 738 g
Body Material Magnesium alloy Magnesium alloy, fibreglass-reinforced polycarbonate resin
Enclosure Colour Black -
Protection Weatherproof, freezeproof, dust-resistant Dust-resistant, water-resistant
SENSOR Pentax KP Canon EOS R5
Sensor Resolution 24.32 Megapixel 45 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 24,960,000 pixels 47,100,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 24,320,000 pixels 45,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm) Full Frame (35.9 x 23.9 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 60 fps 30 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration) EOS Integrated Cleaning System
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 Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Pentax KP Canon EOS R5
Image Processor PRIME IV DIGIC X
LENS Pentax KP Canon EOS R5
Lens Mounting Type Pentax KAF2 Canon RF
FOCUSING Pentax KP Canon EOS R5
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection Dual Pixel CMOS AF II
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 27 5940
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF, Zone AF, Animal-tracking AF
Face Detection Face-priority AF function Eye Detect AF, Face Detection AF/AE
VIEWFINDER Pentax KP Canon EOS R5
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.5"
Viewfinder Resolution - 5,760,000 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 - Shutter speed, exposure compensation, flash charge completion, aperture, white balance, image stabilizer, exposure bracketing, battery status, high-speed sync indicator, frames-remaining counter, highlight tone priority, ISO sensitivity, AF lock, electronic level, maximum burst, flicker detection, drive mode, metering mode
Field of View Crop Factor - 1.0
Interchangeable Focusing Screens Yes -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Pentax KP Canon EOS R5
ISO (Max) 819200 102400
Native ISO 100-819200 100-51200
Extended ISO (Max) - 102400
Extended ISO (Min) - 50
Light Sensitivity ISO auto, ISO 100-819200 ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO 100-51200, ISO auto (100-51200)
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Evaluative, centre-weighted, partial (5.8%), spot (2.9%)
Exposure Metering Zones - 384
Exposure Modes Bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, ISO priority, shutter & aperture priority Bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash
Bracketing Modes Depth of field bracketing, motion bracketing White balance bracketing
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, 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, fluorescent light (white)
Shutter Type Mechanical electronically-controlled Electronic, mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/24000 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 2, 3 or 5 steps 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing - Yes
X-sync Speed 1/180 sec 1/250sec
Exposure Range EV -3-20 (ISO 100) -
DISPLAY Pentax KP Canon EOS R5
Type 3" LCD display 3.15" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 921,000 pixels 2,100,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Rotating
Display Features Display brightness control, display colour control, display saturation control Display brightness control, display colour control, anti-smudge coating
FLASH Pentax KP Canon EOS R5
Camera Flash Pop-up flash -
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 6 -
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 Flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Pentax KP Canon EOS R5
Digital Video Format MJPEG, H.264 H.265
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW + JPEG, DNG (RAW), PEF (RAW) JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, C-RAW, HEIF, RAW + HEIF
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 8192 x 4320
Audio Signal Format - Linear PCM
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Mono
Microphone Features Sensitivity control -
MEMORY Pentax KP Canon EOS R5
Memory Card Slot SD card SD card, CFexpress
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, CFexpress
Memory Card Included No No
Image Storage JPEG 6016 x 4000
JPEG 4608 x 3072
JPEG 3072 x 2048
JPEG 1920 x 1280
RAW 6016 x 4000
8192 x 5464
5808 x 3872
4176 x 2784
2400 x 1600
5088 x 3392
7280 x 5464
5152 x 3872
3712 x 2784
2112 x 1600
8192 x 4608
5808 x 3264
4176 x 2344
2400 x 1344
5456 x 5456
3872 x 3872
2784 x 2784
1600 x 1600
3648 x 3648
2432 x 2432
1824 x 1824
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 - 1280 x 720 p - 30 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 25 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 24 fps
H.265 - 8192 x 4320 p - 29.97 fps
H.265 - 8192 x 4320 p - 25 fps
H.265 - 8192 x 4320 p - 23.98 fps
H.265 - 7680 x 4320 p - 29.97 fps
H.265 - 7680 x 4320 p - 25 fps
H.265 - 7680 x 4320 p - 23.98 fps
H.265 - 4096 x 2160 p - 119.9 fps
H.265 - 4096 x 2160 p - 100 fps
H.265 - 4096 x 2160 p - 59.94 fps
H.265 - 4096 x 2160 p - 50 fps
H.265 - 4096 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps
H.265 - 4096 x 2160 p - 25 fps
H.265 - 4096 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps
H.265 - 3840 x 2160 p - 119.9 fps
H.265 - 3840 x 2160 p - 100 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 - 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 KP Canon EOS R5
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 - 390 shots (50% flash usage)
Photo shooting - 420 shots (flash off)
Playback - 4.5 hours
Photo shooting - 320 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 490 shots (LCD Monitor on)
CONNECTIONS Pentax KP Canon EOS R5
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n HDMI, USB 3.1, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, Wireless Image Transfer Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, Wireless Image Transfer, wireless video upload to cloud server, wireless image upload to cloud server, wireless image printing
Print Standard Exif Print support DPOF support, Exif Print support
Computer Connectivity Mac, Windows Mac, Windows
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI output
Microphone (mini-phone 3.5mm)
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (USB Type-C)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Audio line-in / microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Remote control
FEATURES Pentax KP Canon EOS R5
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second, 0.8 frames per second, 7 frames per second 20 frames per second, 12 frames per second
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Additional Features Digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, cropping an image, resizing an image, interval shooting mode, highlight point display, in-camera film editing, mirror lock, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, horizon correction, HDR image enhancement technology, Eye-Fi Card Ready, Dynamic Range Compensation, noise reduction over long exposures, Lens Distortion Correction, high ISO speed noise reduction, primary colour filter, colour moire correction, Lateral Chromatic Aberration Correction, Flucard Ready, anti-aliasing filter simulator, diffraction correction, Pixel Shift Resolution technology, multiple exposure capture RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, depth-of-field preview button, camera orientation detection, histogram display, cropping an image, resizing an image, highlight tone priority, highlight point display, USB charging, Auto Lighting Optimizer, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), HDR image enhancement technology, Scene Intelligent Auto technology, Touch Shutter technology, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, silent shooting, distortion correction function, diffraction correction, multiple exposure capture, Dual Pixel RAW, Digital Lens Optimizer, 4K time-lapse movie recording, anti-flicker, firmware upgradable
OTHERS Pentax KP Canon EOS R5
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, eyecup, shoe cap Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, cable protector, USB-C cable
Software Drivers & Utilities Canon Picture Style Editor, Canon EOS Utility, Canon Digital Photo Professional 4, Canon Digital Photo Professional Express
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature -10 °C 1 °C
Service & Support - Limited warranty - 1 year
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