In depth comparison and review of Pentax KP and Leica SL2. 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 | Leica SL2 |
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| Product Type | Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording | Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system |
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| Lens Included | Body only | Body only |
| Height | 10.1 cm | 10.7 cm |
| Width | 13.15 cm | 14.6 cm |
| Depth | 7.6 cm | 4.2 cm |
| Weight | 642 g | 835 g |
| Weight Details | Camera body only: 642 g Camera with battery and memory card: 703 g |
Camera body only: 835 g |
| Body Material | Magnesium alloy | Aluminium, leatherette, magnesium |
| Enclosure Colour | Black | Black |
| Protection | Weatherproof, freezeproof, dust-resistant | Weatherproof, splashproof, freezeproof, IP54 |
| SENSOR | Pentax KP | Leica SL2 |
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| Sensor Resolution | 24.32 Megapixel | 47 Megapixel |
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| Optical Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Total Pixels | 24,960,000 pixels | - |
| Effective Sensor Resolution | 24,320,000 pixels | 46,726,912 pixels |
| Optical Sensor Size | APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm) | Full Frame (36 x 24 mm) |
| Frame Rate (Max Resolution) | 60 fps | 60 fps |
| Sensor Dust Reduction | Yes | - |
| Sensor Features | Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration) | - |
| Image Stabiliser | Optical (image sensor shift mechanism) | Optical (image sensor shift mechanism) |
| Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser | Yes | - |
| Sensors | Digital level metre | - |
| PROCESSOR | Pentax KP | Leica SL2 |
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| Image Processor | PRIME IV | Leica Maestro III |
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| LENS | Pentax KP | Leica SL2 |
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| Lens Mounting Type | Pentax KAF2 | Leica L |
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| FOCUSING | Pentax KP | Leica SL2 |
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| Auto Focus | TTL contrast and phase detection | TTL contrast detection |
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| Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty | 27 | 225 |
| Auto Focus Features | Focus Peaking function | Focus Peaking function |
| AE/AF Control | Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF | Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF |
| Face Detection | Face-priority AF function | Yes |
| VIEWFINDER | Pentax KP | Leica SL2 |
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| Viewfinder Type | Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism | Electronic - OLED |
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| Viewfinder Colour Support | - | Colour |
| Viewfinder Resolution | - | 5,760,000 pixels |
| Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage | 100% | - |
| Optical Viewfinder Magnification | 0.95x | - |
| Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range | -2.5 to +1.5 | - |
| Interchangeable Focusing Screens | Yes | - |
| EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE | Pentax KP | Leica SL2 |
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| ISO (Max) | 819200 | 50000 |
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| Native ISO | 100-819200 | - |
| Light Sensitivity | ISO auto, ISO 100-819200 | ISO 50-50000, ISO auto (100-50000) |
| Exposure Metering | Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot | Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot |
| Exposure Modes | Bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, ISO priority, shutter & aperture priority | Programme, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority |
| Bracketing Modes | Depth of field bracketing, motion 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 | - |
| 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, daylight, shade, 2000K - 11500K, HMI (5600K), fluorescent warm (4000K), fluorescent cold (4500K) |
| Shutter Type | Mechanical electronically-controlled | Electronic, mechanical electronically-controlled |
| Max Shutter Speed | 1/24000 sec | 1/8000 sec |
| Min Shutter Speed | 30 sec | 60 min |
| 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, 5 steps in 1/3 EV step |
| X-sync Speed | 1/180 sec | 1/250sec |
| Exposure Range | EV -3-20 (ISO 100) | - |
| DISPLAY | Pentax KP | Leica SL2 |
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| Type | 3" LCD display | 3.2" LCD display |
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| Touch Screen | - | Yes |
| Display Format | 921,000 pixels | 2,100,000 pixels |
| Display Form Factor | Folding | Built-in |
| Display Features | Display brightness control, display colour control, display saturation control | - |
| FLASH | Pentax KP | Leica SL2 |
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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 | Leica SL2 |
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| Digital Video Format | MJPEG, H.264 | H.264, MOV |
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| Image Recording Format | JPEG, RAW + JPEG, DNG (RAW), PEF (RAW) | JPEG, DNG (RAW) |
| Max Video Resolution | 1920 x 1080 | - |
| Microphone Operation Mode | Stereo | Stereo |
| Microphone Features | Sensitivity control | - |
| MEMORY | Pentax KP | Leica SL2 |
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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-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I 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 |
DNG (RAW) 8368 x 5584 JPEG 8368 x 5584 JPEG 6000 x 4000 JPEG 4272 x 2848 |
| 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 |
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| RAM Installed | - | 4 GB |
| BATTERY AND CHARGING | Pentax KP | Leica SL2 |
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| Battery Type | Pentax D-Li109 Lithium Ion | Leica BP-SCL4 Lithium Ion |
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| Details | Pentax D-Li109 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) | Leica BP-SCL4 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1860 mAh (included) |
| Battery Life | Photo shooting - 390 shots (50% flash usage) Photo shooting - 420 shots (flash off) Playback - 4.5 hours |
Photo shooting - 370 shots (EVF off) |
| CONNECTIONS | Pentax KP | Leica SL2 |
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| Interface | HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n | HDMI, USB-C, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2 |
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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 |
| Print Standard | Exif Print support | - |
| Computer Connectivity | Mac, Windows | - |
| Tripod Mount Connection Point | - | 1/4" socket |
| Flash Terminal | Hot shoe | Hot shoe |
| Connector Type | USB 2.0 HDMI output Microphone (mini-phone 3.5mm) |
USB 3.1 Gen 1 (USB Type-C) HDMI output (19 pin HDMI Type A) Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm) Audio line-in (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm) |
| FEATURES | Pentax KP | Leica SL2 |
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| Self-Timer Delay | 2sec, 12sec | 2sec, 12sec |
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| Continuous Shooting Speed | 3 frames per second, 0.8 frames per second, 7 frames per second | 3 frames per second, 20 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 6 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 | Built-in speaker, USB powered, USB charging |
| OTHERS | Pentax KP | Leica SL2 |
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| Included Accessories | Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, eyecup, shoe cap | Carrying strap, battery charger, body cap |
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| Software | Drivers & Utilities | Leica FOTOS App |
| Max Operating Temperature | 40 °C | 40 °C |
| Min Operating Temperature | -10 °C | -10 °C |
| Service & Support | - | Limited warranty - 2 years |
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