Canon EOS 1D X vs. Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Canon EOS 1D X and Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL. 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

Canon EOS 1D X vs. Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS 1D X Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included Body only DA L 18-55mm AL lens
Height 16.36 cm 9.65 cm
Width 15.8 cm 12.9 cm
Depth 8.27 cm 7 cm
Weight 1.34 kg 590 g
Body Material Magnesium alloy Stainless steel, fibre reinforced polycarbonate
Enclosure Colour - Black
Protection Waterproof, dust-resistant Dust-resistant
Optical Zoom - 3x
SENSOR Canon EOS 1D X Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL
Sensor Resolution 18.1 Megapixel 16.3 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 19,300,000 pixels 16,500,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 18,100,000 pixels 16,300,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Full Frame (36 x 24 mm) APS-C (23.7 x 15.7 mm)
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Anti-Dust coating, Ultrasonic Wave Motion Cleaning (UWMC) Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Special Protect (SP) coating
Image Stabiliser - Optical (image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
PROCESSOR Canon EOS 1D X Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL
Image Processor Dual DIGIC 5+ PRIME M
LENS Canon EOS 1D X Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL
Type - Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 18 - 55 mm - f/3.5-5.6 DA L AL Pentax KAF - zoom
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 27 - 82.5mm
Focus Adjustment - Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance - 25 cm
Max View Angle - 76 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment - Manual
Lens Construction - 8 groups / 11 elements
Filter Size - 52 mm
Lens Mounting Type Canon EF Pentax KAF2
Features - Aspherical lens
FOCUSING Canon EOS 1D X Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL
Auto Focus TTL phase detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 61 11
Auto Focus Features Predictive Focus Control Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control - Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF
Face Detection Live Face detection AF mode Yes
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS 1D X Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.76x 0.92x
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 X Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL
ISO (Max) 204800 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, centre-weighted, spot 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, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, ISO 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 Soft, Slim, Pastel, Colour, fisheye, natural, bright, Vibrant, Sketch, monochrome, Muted, 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
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Fluorescent, cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), fluorescent light (daylight white)
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/6000 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 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
X-sync Speed 1/250sec 1/180 sec
Exposure Range EV 0-20 (ISO 100) EV 0-22 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Canon EOS 1D X Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL
Type 3.2" LCD display 3" LCD display
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 921,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Built-in
Display Features Display brightness control Display brightness control, display colour control
FLASH Canon EOS 1D X Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL
Camera Flash - Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) - 12
Flash Modes - Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction, P-TTL
Red-Eye Reduction - Yes
Features - AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS 1D X Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, DNG (RAW) + JPEG, DNG (RAW)
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Mono
Microphone Features - Sensitivity control
MEMORY Canon EOS 1D X Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL
Memory Card Slot Dual CompactFlash Card SD card
Supported Memory Cards CompactFlash SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card
Memory Card - 8 GB SDHC
Image Storage JPEG 5184 x 3456
JPEG 4608 x 3072
JPEG 3456 x 2304
JPEG 2560 x 1536
RAW 5184 x 3456
RAW 3888 x 2592
RAW 2592 x 1728
RAW 4928 x 3264
JPEG 4928 x 3264
JPEG 4224 x 2816
JPEG 3456 x 2304
JPEG 2688 x 1792
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 - 60 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps
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 - 60 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 50 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
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon EOS 1D X Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL
Battery Type Canon LP-E4N Lithium Ion Pentax D-Li109 Lithium Ion
Details Canon LP-E4N Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2450 mAh (included) Pentax D-Li109 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life - Photo shooting - 480 shots (D-LI109 battery)
Photo shooting - 1250 shots (lithium AA batteries)
Playback - 4.5 hours (D-LI109 battery)
Playback - 9.3 hours (lithium AA batteries)
CONNECTIONS Canon EOS 1D X Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0 Composite video/audio, USB 2.0
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support DPOF support, PRINT Image Matching
Flash Terminal Hot shoe, PC terminal Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
Remote control
HDMI output
Microphone
LAN
USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
FEATURES Canon EOS 1D X Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 2sec, 12sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 12 frames per second, 14 frames per second 3 frames per second, 6 frames per second
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, face detection, mirror lock, Auto Lighting Optimizer, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), NR Slow Shutter, distortion control, High ISO NR, EOS iTR (Intelligent Tracking and Recognition) AF, EOS iSA (Intelligent Subject Analysis) System, Quad Active Mirror Stopper, touch pad control RGB primary colour filter, depth-of-field preview button, histogram display, cropping an image, resizing an image, shadow point display, interval shooting mode, highlight point display, in-camera film editing, Dynamic Range Adjustment, in-camera RAW processing, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), HDR image enhancement technology, Eye-Fi Card Ready, NR Slow Shutter, High ISO NR, Lens Distortion Correction, SR (Shake Reduction)
OTHERS Canon EOS 1D X Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, eyecup Battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, carrying case, shoulder strap, USB cable, eyecup, shoe cap
Software Drivers & Utilities, Canon PhotoStitch, Canon ZoomBrowser EX, Canon ImageBrowser, Canon Remote Capture, Canon Digital Photo Professional Drivers & Utilities, SILKYPIX Developer Studio 3.0
Max Operating Temperature 45 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C -10 °C
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