Detailed comparison and review of Pentax KP and Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5S. 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.
| DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS | Pentax KP | Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5S |
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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 | 9.81 cm |
| Width | 13.15 cm | 13.85 cm |
| Depth | 7.6 cm | 8.74 cm |
| Weight | 642 g | 580 g |
| Weight Details | Camera body only: 642 g Camera with battery and memory card: 703 g |
Camera body only: 580 g Camera with battery and memory card: 660 g |
| Body Material | Magnesium alloy | Magnesium alloy |
| Enclosure Colour | Black | Black |
| Protection | Weatherproof, freezeproof, dust-resistant | Splashproof, freezeproof, dust-resistant |
| SENSOR | Pentax KP | Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5S |
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| Sensor Resolution | 24.32 Megapixel | 10.28 Megapixel |
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| Optical Sensor Type | CMOS | Live MOS |
| Total Pixels | 24,960,000 pixels | 11,930,000 pixels |
| Effective Sensor Resolution | 24,320,000 pixels | 10,280,000 pixels |
| Optical Sensor Size | APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm) | Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm) |
| Frame Rate (Max Resolution) | 60 fps | 60 fps |
| Sensor Dust Reduction | Yes | Yes |
| Sensor Features | Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration) | Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF), Dual Native ISO technology |
| 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 | Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5S |
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| Image Processor | PRIME IV | Venus Engine 10 |
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| LENS | Pentax KP | Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5S |
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| Lens Mounting Type | Pentax KAF2 | Micro Four Thirds |
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| FOCUSING | Pentax KP | Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5S |
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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, Depth From Defocus (DFD) technology |
| AE/AF Control | Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF | Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF |
| Face Detection | Face-priority AF function | Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function |
| VIEWFINDER | Pentax KP | Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5S |
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| Viewfinder Type | Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism | Electronic - OLED |
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| Viewfinder Colour Support | - | Colour |
| Viewfinder Resolution | - | 3,680,000 pixels (1280 x 960 x 3) |
| Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage | 100% | 100% |
| Optical Viewfinder Magnification | 0.95x | 1.52x |
| Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range | -2.5 to +1.5 | -4 to +3 |
| Field of View Crop Factor | - | 2 |
| Interchangeable Focusing Screens | Yes | - |
| Features | - | Auto eye sensor |
| EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE | Pentax KP | Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5S |
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| ISO (Max) | 819200 | 25600 |
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| Native ISO | 100-819200 | 80-51200 |
| Extended ISO (Max) | - | 102400 (H1), 204800 (H2) |
| Light Sensitivity | ISO auto, ISO 100-819200 | ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto, ISO 102400, ISO 51200, ISO 12800, ISO 25600, ISO 204800 |
| Exposure Metering | Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot | Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot |
| Exposure Metering Zones | - | 1728 |
| Exposure Modes | Bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, ISO priority, shutter & aperture priority | Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority |
| Bracketing Modes | Depth of field bracketing, motion bracketing | Focus bracketing, white balance bracketing, aperture 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 | Sepia, Vivid, soft focus, natural, monochrome, portrait, miniature, Cross Process, Retro, Expressive, high dynamic, Bleach Bypass, High Key, Low Key, Scenery, Toy effect, Star Filter, Impressive Art, One Point Colour, Dynamic Monochrome, Sunshine, Old Days, Toy Pop, Fantasy, Rough Monochrome, Silky Monochrome |
| 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) | Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 10000K (100K steps) |
| Shutter Type | Mechanical electronically-controlled | Mechanical |
| Max Shutter Speed | 1/24000 sec | 1/8000 sec |
| Min Shutter Speed | 30 sec | 60 sec |
| Exposure Compensation | ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps | ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps |
| Auto Exposure Bracketing | 2, 3 or 5 steps | 7 steps in 1/3, 2/3 or 1 EV steps |
| White Balance Bracketing | - | Yes |
| X-sync Speed | 1/180 sec | 1/250sec |
| Exposure Range | EV -3-20 (ISO 100) | EV 0-18 (ISO 100) |
| DISPLAY | Pentax KP | Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5S |
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| Type | 3" LCD display | 3.2" LCD display |
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| Touch Screen | - | Yes |
| Display Format | 921,000 pixels | 1,620,000 pixels |
| Display Form Factor | Folding | Rotating |
| Display Features | Display brightness control, display colour control, display saturation control | Display brightness control, display colour control, display contrast control, display saturation control, Touch AF |
| FLASH | Pentax KP | Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5S |
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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 | Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5S |
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| Digital Video Format | MJPEG, H.264 | AVCHD, H.264, MOV, H.265 |
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| Image Recording Format | JPEG, RAW + JPEG, DNG (RAW), PEF (RAW) | JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG |
| Max Video Resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 4096 x 2160 |
| Audio Signal Format | - | Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel), Linear PCM, AAC |
| Microphone Operation Mode | Stereo | Stereo |
| Microphone Features | Sensitivity control | Wind noise reduction |
| MEMORY | Pentax KP | Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5S |
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| Memory Card Slot | SD card | Dual 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 |
3680 x 2760 3840 x 2560 4016 x 2256 2592 x 1944 2736 x 1824 2816 x 1584 1824 x 1368 1920 x 1280 1920 x 1080 2752 x 2752 1936 x 1936 1360 x 1360 3328 x 2496 - 4K PHOTO 3504 x 2336 - 4K PHOTO 3840 x 2160 - 4K PHOTO 2880 x 2880 - 4K PHOTO |
| 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 |
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps - 28Mbps AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 59.94 fps - 24Mbps AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 59.94 fps - 17Mbps AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 23.98 fps - 24Mbps AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 28Mbps AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 24Mbps AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 17Mbps H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 60 fps H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps H.264 - 4096 x 2160 p - 24 fps H.264 - 4096 x 2160 p - 25 fps H.264 - 4096 x 2160 p - 59.94 fps - 150Mbps H.264 - 4096 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps - 150Mbps H.264 - 4096 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps - 150Mbps H.264 - 4096 x 2160 p - 50 fps - 150Mbps H.264 - 4096 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 150Mbps |
| BATTERY AND CHARGING | Pentax KP | Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5S |
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| Battery Type | Pentax D-Li109 Lithium Ion | Panasonic DMW-BLF19 Lithium Ion |
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| Details | Pentax D-Li109 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) | Panasonic DMW-BLF19 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 - 440 shots (LCD Monitor on) Photo shooting - 410 shots (EVF on) |
| CONNECTIONS | Pentax KP | Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5S |
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| Interface | HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n | HDMI, USB 3.1, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2 |
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| Connectivity Features | Remote control via mobile devices, Wireless Image Transfer | - |
| Print Standard | Exif Print support | Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support |
| Computer Connectivity | Mac, Windows | - |
| Flash Terminal | Hot shoe | Hot shoe, PC terminal |
| Connector Type | USB 2.0 HDMI output Microphone (mini-phone 3.5mm) |
USB 3.1 (24 pin Micro-USB-C) HDMI output (19 pin HDMI Type A) Microphone/line input (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm) Remote control (sub-mini phone 2.5 mm) Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm) TC input / output |
| FEATURES | Pentax KP | Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5S |
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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 | 2 frames per second, 8 frames per second, 5 frames per second, 12 frames per second, 6 frames per second, 7 frames per second, 30 frames per second (4K), 60 frames per second (4K) |
| 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 | Audio recording, built-in speaker, date/time stamp, digital image rotation, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, highlight point display, in-camera RAW processing, text stamp, Touch Shutter technology, Time-Lapse recording, primary colour filter, slow motion recording, Focus Stacking, Post Focus function, 4:2:2 10-bit internal rercording |
| OTHERS | Pentax KP | Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5S |
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| Included Accessories | Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, eyecup, shoe cap | Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, sync terminal cover, cable holder, hot shoe cap, BNC adapter |
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| Software | Drivers & Utilities | - |
| Max Operating Temperature | 40 °C | 40 °C |
| Min Operating Temperature | -10 °C | -10 °C |
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