Pentax KP vs. Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Pentax KP and Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C. 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 KP vs. Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Pentax KP Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 10.1 cm 7.11 cm
Width 13.15 cm 12.4 cm
Depth 7.6 cm 5.35 cm
Weight 642 g 424 g
Weight Details Camera body only: 642 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 703 g
Camera body only: 424 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 509 g
Body Material Magnesium alloy -
Enclosure Colour Black Silver | Black
Protection Weatherproof, freezeproof, dust-resistant -
SENSOR Pentax KP Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C
Sensor Resolution 24.32 Megapixel 24.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS Exmor R CMOS
Total Pixels 24,960,000 pixels 25,300,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 24,320,000 pixels 24,200,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm) Full Frame (35.6 x 23.8 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 60 fps 30 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration) Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating
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 Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C
Image Processor PRIME IV BIONZ X
LENS Pentax KP Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C
Lens Mounting Type Pentax KAF2 Sony E-mount
FOCUSING Pentax KP Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 27 693
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function Focus Peaking function, Predictive Focus Control
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF -
Face Detection Face-priority AF function Eye Detect AF, Face Recognition, face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Pentax KP Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.39"
Viewfinder Resolution - 2,359,296 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.95x 0.59x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -2.5 to +1.5 -4 to +3
Interchangeable Focusing Screens Yes -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Pentax KP Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C
ISO (Max) 819200 204800
Native ISO 100-819200 100-51200
Extended ISO (Max) - 204800
Extended ISO (Min) - 50
Light Sensitivity ISO auto, ISO 100-819200 ISO 50, ISO auto (100-12800), ISO 204800, ISO 100-51200
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, average, highlight weighted
Exposure Metering Zones - 1200
Exposure Modes Bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, ISO priority, shutter & aperture priority Bulb, automatic, 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 Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, sunset, landscape, portrait, clear, deep, light, autumn leaves, Retro, partial colour, Toy camera, Posterisation, High contrast monochrome, Pop Colour, Rich-tone monochrome, Soft High-key, Night Scene, Standard, Style Box, Posterisation (B/W)
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, fluorescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, Underwater, 2500K - 9900K
Shutter Type Mechanical electronically-controlled Electronic, 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 ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 2, 3 or 5 steps 3, 5 or 9 steps
X-sync Speed 1/180 sec 1/160 sec
Exposure Range EV -3-20 (ISO 100) EV -3-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Pentax KP Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 921,000 pixels 921,600 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Rotating
Display Features Display brightness control, display colour control, display saturation control Display brightness control
FLASH Pentax KP Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C
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 Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C
Digital Video Format MJPEG, H.264 H.264, XAVC S
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW + JPEG, DNG (RAW), PEF (RAW) JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - Linear PCM
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features Sensitivity control -
MEMORY Pentax KP Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C
Memory Card Slot SD card SD card
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
JPEG 6000 x 4000
JPEG 3936 x 2624
JPEG 3008 x 2000
JPEG 3936 x 2624
JPEG 1968 x 1312
JPEG 5328 x 4000
JPEG 3488 x 2624
JPEG 2656 x 2000
JPEG 3488 x 2624
JPEG 1744 x 1312
JPEG 6000 x 3376
JPEG 3936 x 2216
JPEG 3008 x 1688
JPEG 3008 x 1688
JPEG 1968 x 1112
JPEG 4000 x 4000
JPEG 2624 x 2624
JPEG 2000 x 2000
JPEG 1312 x 1312
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
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 120 fps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Pentax KP Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C
Battery Type Pentax D-Li109 Lithium Ion Sony NP-FZ100
Details Pentax D-Li109 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Sony NP-FZ100 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 - 680 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 740 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Video recording - 140 minutes
CONNECTIONS Pentax KP Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n USB-C, Wireless LAN, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth 4.1
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 DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching
Computer Connectivity 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)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Pentax KP Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second, 0.8 frames per second, 7 frames per second 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 6 frames per second
HDR Mode Auto 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, histogram display, colour control, saturation control, interval shooting mode, Dynamic Range Optimizer, USB charging, built-in help guide, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), x.v.Colour technology, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), fast motion recording, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, PlayMemories Camera Apps support, silent shooting, BRAVIA Sync function, PhotoTV HD, GPS via mobile, S-Log2 gamma setting, slow motion recording, Clear Image Zoom 2.0x, peripheral shading correction, image distortion correction, anti-flicker, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) recording, S-Log3 gamma setting
OTHERS Pentax KP Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, eyecup, shoe cap Body cap
Software Drivers & Utilities -
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature -10 °C 0 °C
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