In depth comparison and review of Pentax KP and Canon EOS RP. 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.
| DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS | Pentax KP | Canon EOS RP |
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| Product Type | Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording | Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system with Live View mode, movie recording |
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| Lens Included | Body only | Body only |
| Height | 10.1 cm | 8.5 cm |
| Width | 13.15 cm | 13.25 cm |
| Depth | 7.6 cm | 7 cm |
| Weight | 642 g | 440 g |
| Weight Details | Camera body only: 642 g Camera with battery and memory card: 703 g |
Camera body only: 440 g Camera with battery and memory card: 485 g |
| Body Material | Magnesium alloy | Aluminium, magnesium alloy, fibreglass-reinforced polycarbonate resin |
| Enclosure Colour | Black | - |
| Protection | Weatherproof, freezeproof, dust-resistant | Dust-resistant, water-resistant |
| SENSOR | Pentax KP | Canon EOS RP |
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| Sensor Resolution | 24.32 Megapixel | 26.2 Megapixel |
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| Optical Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Total Pixels | 24,960,000 pixels | 27,100,000 pixels |
| Effective Sensor Resolution | 24,320,000 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 | 25 fps |
| Sensor Dust Reduction | Yes | Yes |
| Sensor Features | Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration) | Self Cleaning Sensor Unit |
| Image Stabiliser | Optical (image sensor shift mechanism) | - |
| Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser | Yes | - |
| Sensors | Digital level metre | - |
| PROCESSOR | Pentax KP | Canon EOS RP |
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| Image Processor | PRIME IV | DIGIC 8 |
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| LENS | Pentax KP | Canon EOS RP |
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| Lens Mounting Type | Pentax KAF2 | Canon RF |
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| FOCUSING | Pentax KP | Canon EOS RP |
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| Auto Focus | TTL contrast and phase detection | Dual Pixel CMOS AF |
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| Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty | 27 | 4779 |
| 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 |
| Face Detection | Face-priority AF function | Eye Detect AF, Face Detection AF/AE |
| VIEWFINDER | Pentax KP | Canon EOS RP |
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| Viewfinder Type | Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism | Electronic - OLED |
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| Viewfinder Colour Support | - | Colour |
| Viewfinder Diagonal Size | - | 0.39" |
| Viewfinder Resolution | - | 2,360,000 pixels |
| Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage | 100% | 100% |
| Optical Viewfinder Magnification | 0.95x | 0.70x |
| Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range | -2.5 to +1.5 | -4 to +1 |
| Viewfinder Information | - | Shutter speed, exposure compensation, flash charge completion, aperture, white balance, battery status, high-speed sync indicator, highlight tone priority, ISO sensitivity, AF point, flicker detection, metering mode |
| Field of View Crop Factor | - | 1.0 |
| Interchangeable Focusing Screens | Yes | - |
| Features | - | Viewfinder brightness control |
| EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE | Pentax KP | Canon EOS RP |
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| ISO (Max) | 819200 | 102400 |
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| Native ISO | 100-819200 | 100-40000 |
| Extended ISO (Max) | - | 51200 (H1), 102400 (H2) |
| Extended ISO (Min) | - | 50 |
| Light Sensitivity | ISO auto, ISO 100-819200 | ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO 51200, ISO 100-40000 |
| Exposure Metering | Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot | Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot (2.7%), partial (5.5%) |
| Exposure Metering Zones | - | 384 |
| Exposure Modes | 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 |
| Bracketing Modes | Depth of field bracketing, motion bracketing | Focus bracketing, Flash Exposure Bracketing, white balance bracketing |
| Shooting Programs | - | Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, night portrait, food, panning, sports mode, kids, backlight correction HDR, handheld night scene, group photo |
| 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, Custom Effect, 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 | Mechanical electronically-controlled |
| Max Shutter Speed | 1/24000 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 1/2 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 | 1/180 sec |
| Exposure Range | EV -3-20 (ISO 100) | EV -3-20 (ISO 100) |
| DISPLAY | Pentax KP | Canon EOS RP |
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| Type | 3" LCD display | 3" LCD display |
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| Touch Screen | - | Yes |
| Display Format | 921,000 pixels | 1,040,000 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 RP |
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| Camera Flash | Pop-up flash | - |
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| 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 RP |
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| Digital Video Format | MJPEG, H.264 | H.264 |
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| Image Recording Format | JPEG, RAW + JPEG, DNG (RAW), PEF (RAW) | JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, C-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 KP | Canon EOS RP |
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| Memory Card Slot | SD card | SD card |
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| 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 | JPEG 6016 x 4000 JPEG 4608 x 3072 JPEG 3072 x 2048 JPEG 1920 x 1280 RAW 6016 x 4000 |
RAW 6240 x 4160 RAW 3888 x 2592 RAW 5536 x 4160 RAW 6240 x 3504 RAW 4160 x 4160 JPEG 6240 x 4160 JPEG 4160 x 2768 JPEG 3120 x 2080 JPEG 2400 x 1600 JPEG 3888 x 2592 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 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.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 120Mbps H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps - 120Mbps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps - 60Mbps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 60Mbps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps - 30Mbps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 30Mbps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps - 12Mbps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 12Mbps H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 59.94 fps - 26Mbps H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 50 fps - 26Mbps H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 29.97 fps - 13Mbps H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 25 fps - 13Mbps |
| BATTERY AND CHARGING | Pentax KP | Canon EOS RP |
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| Battery Type | Pentax D-Li109 Lithium Ion | Canon LP-E17 Lithium Ion |
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| Details | Pentax D-Li109 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) | Canon LP-E17 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 - 250 shots (at 23 °C (Live View mode)) Photo shooting - 240 shots (at 0 °C (Live View mode)) Photo shooting - 210 shots (at 0 °C (LCD Monitor off)) Photo shooting - 200 shots (at 0 °C (LCD Monitor off)) |
| CONNECTIONS | Pentax KP | Canon EOS RP |
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| Interface | HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n | HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth |
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| Connectivity Features | Remote control via mobile devices, Wireless Image Transfer | Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, Wireless Image Transfer, wireless image printing |
| Print Standard | Exif Print support | Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge 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 3.1 (USB Type-C) HDMI output (19 pin mini HDMI Type C) Audio line-in / microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm) Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm) Remote control |
| FEATURES | Pentax KP | Canon EOS RP |
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| Self-Timer Delay | 2sec, 12sec | 10 sec, 2sec |
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| Continuous Shooting Speed | 3 frames per second, 0.8 frames per second, 7 frames per second | 4 frames per second, 5 frames per second, 2.6 frames per second, 2.3 frames per second (3MP) |
| HDR Mode | Auto HDR mode | HDR Movie 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, AE lock, AF lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, highlight tone priority, GPS ready, interval shooting mode, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, USB charging, Auto Lighting Optimizer, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, HDR image enhancement technology, Scene Intelligent Auto technology, Touch Shutter technology, Time-Lapse recording, Dual Axis Electronic Level, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, silent shooting, GPS via mobile, Dual Pixel CMOS AF technology, distortion correction function, Optical Low Pass Filter (OLFP), diffraction correction, Flicker detection, multiple exposure capture, Digital Lens Optimizer, chromatic aberration correction, anti-flicker, firmware upgradable |
| OTHERS | Pentax KP | Canon EOS RP |
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| Included Accessories | Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, eyecup, shoe cap | Battery charger, body cap, neck strap |
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| Software | Drivers & Utilities | Canon Digital Photo Professional |
| Max Operating Temperature | 40 °C | 40 °C |
| Min Operating Temperature | -10 °C | 0 °C |
| Service & Support | - | Limited warranty - 2 years |
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