Canon EOS 7D Mark II vs. Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Canon EOS 7D Mark II and Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm. 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 7D Mark II vs. Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS 7D Mark II Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only 5-15mm lens
Height 11.24 cm 5.8 cm
Width 14.86 cm 10.5 cm
Depth 7.82 cm 3.4 cm
Weight 910 g 183 g
Body Material Magnesium alloy -
Enclosure Colour - Black, carmine red | Black, charcoal black | Pure white, cream
Protection Weatherproof, dust-resistant -
Optical Zoom - 3x
Navigation GPS receiver -
SENSOR Canon EOS 7D Mark II Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm
Sensor Resolution 20.2 Megapixel 12.4 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS BSI-CMOS
Total Pixels 20,900,000 pixels 12,760,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,200,000 pixels 12,400,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (22.4 x 15.0 mm) 1/1.7"
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 59.94 fps -
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features EOS Integrated Cleaning System Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration)
Image Stabiliser - Optical (image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
Sensors Digital compass Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Canon EOS 7D Mark II Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm
Image Processor Dual DIGIC 6 -
LENS Canon EOS 7D Mark II Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm
Type - Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 5 - 15 mm - f/2.8-4.5
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 27.5 - 83mm
Focus Adjustment - Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance - 30 cm
Max View Angle - 49.5 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment - Manual
Lens Construction - 7 groups / 8 elements
Filter Size - 40.5 mm
Lens Mounting Type Canon EF/EF-S Pentax Q-mount
Features - Internal focusing system, ED glass, aspherical lens
FOCUSING Canon EOS 7D Mark II Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 65 -
Auto Focus Features - Focus Peaking function, Manual Focus Check Live View
AE/AF Control FlexiZone, Face-priority AF, Movie Servo AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF
Face Detection Face Detection AF/AE Yes
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS 7D Mark II Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism -
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% -
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 1.0x -
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +1 -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS 7D Mark II Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm
ISO (Max) 51200 12800
Native ISO 100-16000 -
Light Sensitivity ISO 51200, ISO 25600, ISO 100-16000, ISO auto (100-16000) ISO auto (100-12800), ISO 100-12800
Exposure Metering Evaluative, centre-weighted, partial (6%), spot (1.8%) Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 252 -
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-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, quick macro, forest, backlight silhouette, Dynamic Range (HDR)
Special Effects Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, Standard Warm, Slim, Antique, fisheye, natural, bright, Vibrant, monochrome, Muted, landscape, portrait, Water Colour, Cross Process, HDR, Colour Extract, Toy camera, High contrast, Colour enhancement, Colour Invert, Shaded, Bleach Bypass, Posterisation, Radiant, Reversal Film, Tone Expansion, Vintage, Colour Fade, Bold Monochrome, Unicolour Bold
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 1/8000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 2, 3, 5, 7 steps in 1/3, 1/2 EV steps 3 steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes -
X-sync Speed 1/250sec 1/2000 sec
Exposure Range EV 0-20 (ISO 100) EV 1-17 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Canon EOS 7D Mark II Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 460,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Built-in
Display Features Display brightness control Display brightness control, display colour control
FLASH Canon EOS 7D Mark II Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 11 4.9
Flash Modes Rear curtain sync, auto mode, flash OFF mode Rear curtain sync, slow synchro, red-eye reduction, P-TTL
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS 7D Mark II Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm
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
Audio Signal Format Linear PCM, AAC -
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Mono
Microphone Features Sensitivity control -
MEMORY Canon EOS 7D Mark II Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm
Memory Card Slot CompactFlash Card, SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards CompactFlash, 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
Memory Card Included No No
Image Storage JPEG 5472 x 3648
JPEG 4864 x 3648
JPEG 5472 x 3072
JPEG 3648 x 3648
JPEG 3648 x 2432
JPEG 3248 x 2432
JPEG 3648 x 2048
JPEG 2432 x 2432
JPEG 2736 x 1824
JPEG 2432 x 1824
JPEG 2736 x 1536
JPEG 1824 x 1824
JPEG 1920 x 1280
JPEG 1696 x 1280
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 1280 x 1280
JPEG 720 x 480
JPEG 640 x 480
JPEG 720 x 408
JPEG 480 x 480
RAW 5472 x 3648
RAW 4104 x 2736
RAW 2736 x 1824
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
Video Capture H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 59.94 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 23.98 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 59.94 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 25 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 24 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 23.98 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 29.97 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 - 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 7D Mark II Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm
Battery Type Canon LP-E6N Lithium Ion Pentax D-LI68 Lithium Ion
Details Canon LP-E6N Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Pentax D-LI68 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 670 shots (at 23 °C (AE 50%, FE 50%))
Photo shooting - 640 shots (at 0 °C (AE 50%, FE 50%))
Playback - 2.7 hours
Photo shooting - 250 shots (50% flash usage)
Photo shooting - 260 shots (flash off)
CONNECTIONS Canon EOS 7D Mark II Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm
Interface HDMI, USB 3.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view -
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support Exif Print support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe, PC terminal Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 3.0
HDMI output (19 pin mini HDMI Type C)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
FEATURES Canon EOS 7D Mark II Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 2sec, 12sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 10 frames per second -
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Additional Features RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, digital noise reduction, date/time stamp, depth-of-field preview button, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, GPS ready, LCD live view mode, interval shooting mode, highlight point display, in-camera film editing, Light Source detection AF, Dust Delete Data system, Auto Lighting Optimizer, in-camera RAW processing, automatic display brightness adjustment, peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Lens Distortion Correction, Dual Pixel CMOS AF technology, slow motion recording, Flicker detection 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
OTHERS Canon EOS 7D Mark II Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm
Included Accessories Eyepiece cover, battery charger, body cap, neck strap, USB cable, eyecup, cable protector Carrying strap, battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, USB cable, shoe cap
Software Drivers & Utilities, Canon PhotoStitch, Canon Digital Photo Professional, Canon Picture Style Editor, Canon ImageBrowser EX Drivers & Utilities
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C -
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C -
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