Pentax Q7 vs. Canon EOS Rebel SL2 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Pentax Q7 and Canon EOS Rebel SL2 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM. 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 Q7 vs. Canon EOS Rebel SL2 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Pentax Q7 Canon EOS Rebel SL2 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included Body only EF-S 18-55mm IS STM lens
Height 5.8 cm 9.26 cm
Width 10.2 cm 12.24 cm
Depth 3.35 cm 6.98 cm
Weight 180 g 406 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 406 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 453 g
Body Material Reinforced polycarbonate plastic -
Enclosure Colour Black | Silver | Yellow Black
Optical Zoom - 3x
SENSOR Pentax Q7 Canon EOS Rebel SL2 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM
Sensor Resolution 12.4 Megapixel 24.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type BSI-CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 12,760,000 pixels 25,800,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 12,400,000 pixels 24,200,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/1.7" APS-C (22.3 x 14.9 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 60 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration) EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Self Cleaning Sensor Unit
Image Stabiliser Optical (image sensor shift mechanism) Optical
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes -
Sensors Digital level metre -
PROCESSOR Pentax Q7 Canon EOS Rebel SL2 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM
Image Processor - DIGIC 7
LENS Pentax Q7 Canon EOS Rebel SL2 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM
Type - Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 18 - 55 mm - f/4.0-5.6 IS STM Canon EF-S
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 29 - 88mm
Focus Adjustment - Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance - 25 cm
Max View Angle - 74.3 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment - Manual
Lens Construction - 10 groups / 12 elements
Filter Size - 58 mm
Lens Mounting Type Pentax Q-mount Canon EF/EF-S
Features - Full-time manual focusing, Stepping Motor (STM) technology
FOCUSING Pentax Q7 Canon EOS Rebel SL2 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection Dual Pixel CMOS AF / TTL phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 25 9
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function, Manual Focus Check Live View Predictive Focus Control
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF Predictive AI Servo AF, AI Focus AF
Face Detection Yes -
VIEWFINDER Pentax Q7 Canon EOS Rebel SL2 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM
Viewfinder Type - Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism
Optical Viewfinder Magnification - 0.87x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range - -3 to +1
Viewfinder Information - Shutter speed, exposure compensation, AE lock, flash charge completion, red-eye reduction, aperture, high-speed sync indicator, flash compensation on/off, highlight tone priority, ISO sensitivity, memory card status, FE lock, AF status, AF point, warning symbol, bulb mode
Field of View Crop Factor - 1.6
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Pentax Q7 Canon EOS Rebel SL2 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM
ISO (Max) 12800 51200
Native ISO 100-12800 100-25600
Extended ISO (Max) - 51200
Light Sensitivity ISO auto (100-12800), ISO 100-12800 ISO 51200, ISO 100-25600, ISO auto (100-25600)
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Evaluative, partial (9%), centre-weighted, spot (4%)
Exposure Metering Zones - 63
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, macro, museum, surf & snow, PET, Blue Sky, food, multiple exposure, night scene, sunset, candle, night snapshot, night scene with portrait, kids, Stage, night scene HDR, moving object, quick macro, backlight silhouette, Dynamic Range (HDR) Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, night portrait, food, sports mode, candle, kids, backlight correction HDR, handheld night scene, group photo
Special Effects Slim, Colour, fisheye, natural, bright, Vibrant, monochrome, Muted, landscape, portrait, Water Colour, Cross Process, HDR, Colour Extract, Toy camera, High contrast, Colour Invert, Bleach Bypass, Posterisation, Radiant, Reversal Film, Shading Neutral, fisheye, soft focus, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, miniature, Toy camera, HDR Art, Grainy B&W, Water painting, 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 Electronic Mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/4000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
X-sync Speed 1/2000 sec -
Exposure Range EV 1-17 (ISO 100) EV 1-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Pentax Q7 Canon EOS Rebel SL2 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 460,000 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Rotating
Display Features Display brightness control, display colour control Display brightness control
FLASH Pentax Q7 Canon EOS Rebel SL2 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 4.9 -
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction -
Red-Eye Reduction Yes -
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Pentax Q7 Canon EOS Rebel SL2 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV H.264, MOV
Image Recording Format JPEG, DNG (RAW) + JPEG, DNG (RAW) JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Microphone Operation Mode Mono Stereo
MEMORY Pentax Q7 Canon EOS Rebel SL2 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM
Memory Card Slot SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card Included - No
Image Storage DNG (RAW) 4000 x 3000
JPEG 4000 x 3000
JPEG 4000 x 2664
JPEG 4000 x 2248
JPEG 3072 x 2304
JPEG 3072 x 2048
JPEG 3072 x 1728
JPEG 1920 x 1440
JPEG 1920 x 1280
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 2992 x 2992
JPEG 2304 x 2304
JPEG 1440 x 1440
RAW 6000 x 4000
JPEG 6000 x 4000
JPEG 3984 x 2656
JPEG 2976 x 1984
JPEG 2400 x 1600
JPEG 5328 x 4000
JPEG 3552 x 2664
JPEG 2656 x 1992
JPEG 2112 x 1600
JPEG 6000 x 3368
JPEG 3984 x 2240
JPEG 2976 x 1680
JPEG 2400 x 1344
JPEG 4000 x 4000
JPEG 2656 x 2656
JPEG 1984 x 1984
JPEG 1600 x 1600
Video Capture H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 25 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 24 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 24 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 60Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 30Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps - 30Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 12Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 60 fps - 26Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 30 fps - 4Mbps
H.264 - 640 x 480 p - 60 fps - 9Mbps
H.264 - 640 x 480 p - 30 fps - 3Mbps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Pentax Q7 Canon EOS Rebel SL2 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM
Battery Type Pentax D-LI68 Lithium Ion Canon LP-E17 Lithium Ion
Details Pentax D-LI68 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Canon LP-E17 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 240 shots
Photo shooting - 250 shots (50% flash usage)
Photo shooting - 260 shots (flash off)
Playback - 2.7 hours
Photo shooting - 840 shots (at 23 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 770 shots (at 0 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 290 shots (at 23 °C (Live View mode))
Photo shooting - 260 shots (at 0 °C (Live View mode))
CONNECTIONS Pentax Q7 Canon EOS Rebel SL2 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0 HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC (Near Field Communication)
Print Standard Exif Print support Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Computer Connectivity - Mac, Windows
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output
USB 2.0
HDMI output (19 pin mini HDMI Type C)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Pentax Q7 Canon EOS Rebel SL2 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 1.5 frames per second, 5 frames per second 2.5 frames per second, 5 frames per second
Additional Features Audio recording, RGB primary colour filter, digital image rotation, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, shadow point display, interval shooting mode, highlight point display, in-camera film editing, face detection, in-camera RAW processing, Scene Auto Selector, HDR image enhancement technology, Shade Correction, Eye-Fi Card Ready, distortion control, High ISO NR Audio recording, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, depth-of-field preview button, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, built-in help guide, HDR image enhancement technology, Eye-Fi Card Ready
OTHERS Pentax Q7 Canon EOS Rebel SL2 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM
Included Accessories Carrying strap, battery charger, body cap, USB cable, shoe cap Eyepiece cover, battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, neck strap, eyecup
Software Drivers & Utilities, SILKYPIX Developer Studio 3.0 LE -
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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