In depth comparison and review of Canon EOS 1D C and Pentax K-S1. 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 | Canon EOS 1D C | Pentax K-S1 |
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| Product Type | Digital camera - 4K - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording | Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording |
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| Lens Included | Body only | Body only |
| Height | 16.36 cm | 9.3 cm |
| Width | 15.8 cm | 12 cm |
| Depth | 8.27 cm | 7 cm |
| Weight | 1.545 kg | 485 g |
| Body Material | Magnesium alloy | - |
| Enclosure Colour | - | White | Black |
| Protection | Waterproof, dust-resistant | - |
| SENSOR | Canon EOS 1D C | Pentax K-S1 |
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| Sensor Resolution | 18.1 Megapixel | 20.12 Megapixel |
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| Optical Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Total Pixels | 19,300,000 pixels | 20,420,000 pixels |
| Effective Sensor Resolution | 18,100,000 pixels | 20,120,000 pixels |
| Optical Sensor Size | Full Frame (36 x 24 mm) | APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm) |
| Sensor Dust Reduction | Yes | Yes |
| Sensor Features | EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Anti-Dust coating | Special Protect (SP) coating |
| Sensors | Digital level metre | - |
| PROCESSOR | Canon EOS 1D C | Pentax K-S1 |
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| Image Processor | Dual DIGIC 5+ | PRIME MII |
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| LENS | Canon EOS 1D C | Pentax K-S1 |
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| Lens Mounting Type | Canon EF | Pentax KAF2 |
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| FOCUSING | Canon EOS 1D C | Pentax K-S1 |
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| Auto Focus | TTL contrast and phase detection | TTL phase detection |
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| Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty | 61 | 11 |
| AE/AF Control | Face-priority AF, Predictive AI Servo AF | Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF |
| Face Detection | Live Face detection AF mode | Yes |
| VIEWFINDER | Canon EOS 1D C | Pentax K-S1 |
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| Viewfinder Type | Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism | Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism |
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| Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage | 100% | 100% |
| Optical Viewfinder Magnification | 0.76x | 0.95x |
| Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range | -3 to +1 | -2.5 to +1.5 |
| Viewfinder Information | Shutter speed, exposure compensation, AE lock, flash charge completion, aperture, white balance, metering system, battery status, flash compensation on/off, highlight tone priority, ISO sensitivity, memory card status, FE lock, AF status, AF point | - |
| Field of View Crop Factor | 1.0 | - |
| Interchangeable Focusing Screens | Yes | - |
| EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE | Canon EOS 1D C | Pentax K-S1 |
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| ISO (Max) | 204800 | 51200 |
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| Native ISO | - | 100-51200 |
| Light Sensitivity | ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO 204800, ISO 100-51200, ISO auto (100-51200) | ISO 100-51200, ISO auto (100-51200) |
| Exposure Metering | Evaluative, multi-spot, partial (6.5%), centre-weighted, spot (2.5%) | Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot |
| Exposure Metering Zones | 252 | 77 |
| Exposure Modes | Programme, bulb, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash | Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, shutter & aperture priority |
| Shooting Programs | - | Landscape, portrait mode, macro, museum, surf & snow, PET, Blue Sky, food, night scene, sunset, candle, night snapshot, night scene with portrait, kids, Stage, night scene HDR, moving object, forest, backlight silhouette |
| Special Effects | Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait | Natural, bright, Vibrant, monochrome, Muted, landscape, portrait, Cross Process, Bleach Bypass, Radiant, Reversal Film, Tone Expansion, Cold vintage, Colour Fade, Bold Monochrome, Unicolour Bold, Clear Tone, Warm Fade, Brilliant Colour, Infrared Filter |
| White Balance | Custom, automatic, presets | Custom, automatic, presets |
| White Balance Presets | Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (white) | 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) |
| Shutter Type | - | Mechanical electronically-controlled |
| Max Shutter Speed | 1/8000 sec | 1/6000 sec |
| Min Shutter Speed | 1/30 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 | 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps | - |
| White Balance Bracketing | Yes | Yes |
| X-sync Speed | 1/250sec | 1/180 sec |
| Exposure Range | EV 0-20 (ISO 100) | EV 0-22 (ISO 100) |
| DISPLAY | Canon EOS 1D C | Pentax K-S1 |
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| Type | 3.2" LCD display | 3" LCD display |
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| Display Format | 1,040,000 pixels | 921,000 pixels |
| Display Form Factor | Built-in | Built-in |
| Display Features | Display brightness control | Colour control, display brightness control |
| FLASH | Canon EOS 1D C | Pentax K-S1 |
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| Camera Flash | - | Pop-up flash |
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| Guide Number (m / ISO 100) | - | 10 |
| 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 | Canon EOS 1D C | Pentax K-S1 |
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| Digital Video Format | MJPEG, H.264, MOV | H.264 |
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| Image Recording Format | JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG | JPEG, DNG (RAW) + JPEG, DNG (RAW) |
| Max Video Resolution | 4096 x 2160 | 1920 x 1080 |
| Microphone Operation Mode | Mono | Mono |
| Microphone Features | Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control | Sensitivity control |
| MEMORY | Canon EOS 1D C | Pentax K-S1 |
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| Memory Card Slot | Dual CompactFlash Card | SD card |
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| Supported Memory Cards | CompactFlash, UDMA CompactFlash | SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card |
| Image Storage | JPEG 5184 x 3456 JPEG 4608 x 3072 JPEG 3456 x 2304 JPEG 2592 x 1728 RAW 5184 x 3456 RAW 3888 x 2592 RAW 2592 x 1728 |
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| Video Capture | MJPEG - 4096 x 2160 - 24 fps - 500Mbps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps - 90Mbps - Super 35mm Crop mode H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 90Mbps - Super 35mm Crop mode H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps - 90Mbps - Super 35mm Crop mode H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 50Mbps - Super 35mm Crop mode H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps - 180Mbps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 180Mbps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps - 90Mbps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 90Mbps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps - 90Mbps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30Mbps H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps - 80Mbps H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps - 80Mbps H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps - 27Mbps H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps - 27Mbps H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps - 10Mbps H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps - 10Mbps |
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps |
| BATTERY AND CHARGING | Canon EOS 1D C | Pentax K-S1 |
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| Battery Type | Canon LP-E4N Lithium Ion | Pentax D-Li109 Lithium Ion |
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| Details | Canon LP-E4N Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2450 mAh (included) | Pentax D-Li109 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) |
| Battery Life | Video recording - 1.42 hours (4K resolution) Video recording - 2.17 hours (Full HD resolution) Photo shooting - 1120 shots (at 23 °C) Photo shooting - 860 shots (at 0 °C) |
Photo shooting - 480 shots (50% flash usage) Playback - 4.5 hours |
| CONNECTIONS | Canon EOS 1D C | Pentax K-S1 |
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| Interface | Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0 | HDMI |
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| Connectivity Features | Wi-Fi ready | - |
| Print Standard | Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support | DPOF support, Exif Print support |
| Flash Terminal | Hot shoe | Hot shoe |
| Connector Type | USB 2.0 Composite video/audio output Remote control HDMI output Microphone (mini-phone 3.5mm) LAN Headphones (mini-phone 3.5mm) |
USB 2.0 HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D) |
| FEATURES | Canon EOS 1D C | Pentax K-S1 |
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| Self-Timer Delay | 10 sec, 2sec | 2sec, 12sec |
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| Continuous Shooting Speed | 3 frames per second, 12 frames per second, 14 frames per second | 3 frames per second, 5.4 frames per second |
| HDR Mode | - | Auto HDR mode |
| Additional Features | Audio recording, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, digital noise reduction, depth-of-field preview button, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, GPS ready, LCD live view mode, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, mirror lock, Auto Lighting Optimizer, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), distortion control, High ISO NR, Canon Log Gamma mode, noise reduction over long exposures | RGB primary colour filter, depth-of-field preview button, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, saturation control, in-camera film editing, in-camera RAW processing, HDR image enhancement technology, hue control, Eye-Fi Card Ready, LED body illumination |
| OTHERS | Canon EOS 1D C | Pentax K-S1 |
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| Included Accessories | Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, USB cable, A/V cable, eyecup | Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, eyecup, shoe cap |
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| Software | Drivers & Utilities, Canon PhotoStitch, Canon ImageBrowser, Canon Remote Capture, Canon Digital Photo Professional, Canon Picture Style Editor | Drivers & Utilities |
| Max Operating Temperature | 45 °C | 40 °C |
| Min Operating Temperature | 0 °C | -10 °C |
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