Canon EOS 650D vs. Pentax K-50

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Canon EOS 650D and Pentax K-50. 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 650D vs. Pentax K-50 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS 650D Pentax K-50
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 Body only
Height 9.98 cm 9.65 cm
Width 13.31 cm 12.9 cm
Depth 7.88 cm 7 cm
Weight 575 g 590 g
Body Material Stainless steel, fibreglass, polycarbonate resin Stainless steel, fibre reinforced polycarbonate
Enclosure Colour - Black | White | Red
Protection - Weatherproof, freezeproof, dust-resistant
SENSOR Canon EOS 650D Pentax K-50
Sensor Resolution 18.0 Megapixel 16.3 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 18,500,000 pixels 16,500,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 18,000,000 pixels 16,300,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (22.3 x 14.9 mm) APS-C (23.7 x 15.7 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps -
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Self Cleaning Sensor Unit 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 650D Pentax K-50
Image Processor DIGIC 5 PRIME M
LENS Canon EOS 650D Pentax K-50
Lens Mounting Type Canon EF/EF-S Pentax KAF2
FOCUSING Canon EOS 650D Pentax K-50
Auto Focus Hybrid TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 9 11
Auto Focus Features Predictive Focus Control Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control FlexiZone, Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Movie Servo AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF
Face Detection Automatic Face Tracking technology, Live Face detection AF mode Yes
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS 650D Pentax K-50
Viewfinder Type Optical - eye-level pentamirror Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 95% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.85x 0.92x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +1 -2.5 to +1.5
Viewfinder Frames Autofocus frame -
Viewfinder Information Shutter speed, exposure compensation, AE lock, AF-in-focus, flash charge completion, red-eye reduction, aperture, white balance, exposure bracketing, high-speed sync indicator, flash compensation on/off, highlight tone priority, ISO sensitivity, FE lock, AF point, maximum burst -
Field of View Crop Factor 1.6 -
Interchangeable Focusing Screens - Yes
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS 650D Pentax K-50
ISO (Max) 25600 51200
Light Sensitivity ISO 25600, ISO 100-12800, ISO auto (100-6400) ISO 100-51200, ISO auto (100-51200)
Exposure Metering Evaluative, partial (9%), centre-weighted, spot (4%) Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 63 77
Exposure Modes Programme, depth-of-field, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, ISO priority, shutter & aperture priority
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, night portrait, sports mode, handheld night shot, backlight correction HDR 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 Soft, Warm, Neutral, Vivid, fisheye, soft focus, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, miniature, Toy camera, Art Bold, Grainy B&W, Water painting 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 Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (white) Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), fluorescent light (daylight white)
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 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
White Balance Bracketing Yes -
X-sync Speed 1/200sec 1/180 sec
Exposure Range EV 1-20 (ISO 100) EV 0-22 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Canon EOS 650D Pentax K-50
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes -
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 921,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Rotating (270°) Built-in
Display Features Display brightness control Display brightness control, display colour control
FLASH Canon EOS 650D Pentax K-50
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 13 12
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction, P-TTL
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS 650D Pentax K-50
Digital Video Format MPEG-4, 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 Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control Sensitivity control
MEMORY Canon EOS 650D Pentax K-50
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
Image Storage RAW 5184 x 3456
RAW 3888 x 2592
RAW 2592 x 1728
JPEG 5184 x 3456
JPEG 3456 x 2304
JPEG 2592 x 1728
JPEG 1920 x 1280
JPEG 720 x 480
JPEG 4608 x 3456
JPEG 3072 x 2304
JPEG 2304 x 1728
JPEG 1696 x 1280
JPEG 640 x 480
JPEG 5184 x 2912
JPEG 3456 x 1944
JPEG 2592 x 1456
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 720 x 400
JPEG 3456 x 3456
JPEG 2304 x 2304
JPEG 1728 x 1728
JPEG 1280 x 1280
JPEG 480 x 480
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 650D Pentax K-50
Battery Type Canon LP-E8 Lithium Ion Pentax D-Li109 Lithium Ion
Details Canon LP-E8 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Pentax D-Li109 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 440 shots (at 23 °C)
Photo shooting - 400 shots (at 0 °C)
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 650D Pentax K-50
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 Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output (19 pin mini HDMI Type C)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
FEATURES Canon EOS 650D Pentax K-50
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 2sec, 12sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 5 frames per second 3 frames per second, 6 frames per second
Additional Features Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, depth-of-field preview button, digital image rotation, histogram display, AE lock, FE lock, resizing an image, highlight tone priority, GPS ready, highlight point display, in-camera film editing, Dust Delete Data system, Video Snapshot mode, built-in help guide, Auto Lighting Optimizer, peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, Eye-Fi Card Ready, Picture Style Auto, Scene Intelligent Auto technology, High ISO NR, Touch Shutter technology, noise reduction over long exposures, Image Rating RGB primary colour filter, digital image rotation, histogram display, cropping an image, resizing an image, Scene Detection Technology, interval shooting mode, 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, Dual Axis Electronic Level, date stamp, Lens Distortion Correction
OTHERS Canon EOS 650D Pentax K-50
Included Accessories Carrying strap, battery pack, battery charger, USB cable, A/V cable, eyecup, battery cover, power cable, camera cover Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, eyecup, shoe cap
Software Drivers & Utilities, Canon PhotoStitch, Canon Remote Capture, Canon Digital Photo Professional, Canon Picture Style Editor, Canon ImageBrowser EX Drivers & Utilities, SILKYPIX Developer Studio 3.0
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C -10 °C
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