Pentax KP vs. Sony Alpha9 II ILCE-9M2

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of Pentax KP and Sony Alpha9 II ILCE-9M2. 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. Sony Alpha9 II ILCE-9M2 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Pentax KP Sony Alpha9 II ILCE-9M2
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 9.64 cm
Width 13.15 cm 12.89 cm
Depth 7.6 cm 7.75 cm
Weight 642 g 678 g
Weight Details Camera body only: 642 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 703 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 678 g
Body Material Magnesium alloy Magnesium alloy
Enclosure Colour Black Black
Protection Weatherproof, freezeproof, dust-resistant Dust-resistant, moisture-resistant
SENSOR Pentax KP Sony Alpha9 II ILCE-9M2
Sensor Resolution 24.32 Megapixel 24.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS Exmor RS CMOS
Total Pixels 24,960,000 pixels 28,300,000 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, APS-C compatible mode
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 Alpha9 II ILCE-9M2
Image Processor PRIME IV BIONZ X
LENS Pentax KP Sony Alpha9 II ILCE-9M2
Lens Mounting Type Pentax KAF2 Sony E-mount
FOCUSING Pentax KP Sony Alpha9 II ILCE-9M2
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, 4D FOCUS system
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF -
Face Detection Face-priority AF function Face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Pentax KP Sony Alpha9 II ILCE-9M2
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.5"
Viewfinder Resolution - 3,686,400 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.95x 0.78x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -2.5 to +1.5 -4 to +3
Field of View Crop Factor - 1.0
Interchangeable Focusing Screens Yes -
Features - Viewfinder brightness control, colour temperature control
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Pentax KP Sony Alpha9 II ILCE-9M2
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 102400, 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 Dynamic Range Bracketing, Flash Exposure 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 Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, sunset, landscape, portrait, clear, deep, light, autumn leaves, Retro, partial colour, Toy camera, Posterisation, High contrast monochrome, Pop Colour, Soft High-key, Night Scene, Standard, Style Box
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, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), Underwater, 2500K - 9900K, fluorescent light (daylight white)
Shutter Type Mechanical electronically-controlled Mechanical, electronic
Max Shutter Speed 1/24000 sec 1/32000 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 steps in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1, 2 or 3 EV steps, 9 steps in 1/3, 1/2, 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 -3-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Pentax KP Sony Alpha9 II ILCE-9M2
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 921,000 pixels 1,440,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Folding
Display Features Display brightness control, display colour control, display saturation control Display brightness control
FLASH Pentax KP Sony Alpha9 II ILCE-9M2
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 Alpha9 II ILCE-9M2
Digital Video Format MJPEG, H.264 AVCHD, 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 - Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel), Linear PCM
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features Sensitivity control -
MEMORY Pentax KP Sony Alpha9 II ILCE-9M2
Memory Card Slot SD card Dual 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
6000 x 4000
3936 x 2624
3008 x 2000
5328 x 4000
3488 x 2624
2656 x 2000
6000 x 3376
3936 x 2216
3008 x 1688
4000 x 4000
2624 x 2624
2000 x 2000
1312 x 1312
1968 x 1112
1744 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 - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 120 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 120 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 25Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 i - 30 fps - 16Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 60 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 60 fps - 17Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 60Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 17Mbps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Pentax KP Sony Alpha9 II ILCE-9M2
Battery Type Pentax D-Li109 Lithium Ion Sony NP-FZ100 Lithium Ion
Details Pentax D-Li109 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Sony NP-FZ100 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2280 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 390 shots (50% flash usage)
Photo shooting - 420 shots (flash off)
Playback - 4.5 hours
Photo shooting - 690 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 500 shots (LCD Monitor off)
Video recording - 200 minutes (LCD Monitor on)
Video recording - 195 minutes (LCD Monitor off)
CONNECTIONS Pentax KP Sony Alpha9 II ILCE-9M2
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n HDMI, USB 2.0, NFC (Near Field Communication), IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.1
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, Wireless Image Transfer Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view
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 (USB Type-C)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Network (RJ-45)
FEATURES Pentax KP Sony Alpha9 II ILCE-9M2
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, 5 frames per second, 20 frames per second, 10 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, sharpness control, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, saturation control, contrast control, Dynamic Range Optimizer, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Clear Image Zoom, noise reduction over long exposures, Lens Distortion Correction, high ISO speed noise reduction, silent shooting, BRAVIA Sync function, PhotoTV HD, slow motion recording, peripheral shading correction, Flickering Reduction function
OTHERS Pentax KP Sony Alpha9 II ILCE-9M2
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, eyecup, shoe cap Eyepiece cover, body cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable, shoe cap
Software Drivers & Utilities -
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature -10 °C 0 °C
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