Pentax K-1 II vs. Canon EOS R7

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Pentax K-1 II and Canon EOS R7. Compare design, sensors, zoom functions, batteries and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect digital camera. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the camera that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Pentax K-1 II vs. Canon EOS R7 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Pentax K-1 II Canon EOS R7
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 11 cm 9.04 cm
Width 13.65 cm 13.2 cm
Depth 8.55 cm 9.17 cm
Weight 925 g 530 g
Weight Details Camera body only: 925 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 1010 g
Camera body only: 530 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 612 g
Body Material - Magnesium alloy, high-strength engineering plastic
Enclosure Colour Silver -
Protection Weatherproof, freezeproof, dust-resistant Dust-resistant, water-resistant
Navigation GPS receiver -
SENSOR Pentax K-1 II Canon EOS R7
Sensor Resolution 36.4 Megapixel 32.5 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 36,770,000 pixels 34,400,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 36,400,000 pixels 32,500,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 35.9 x 24.0 mm APS-C (22.3 x 14.8 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 60 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Ultrasonic Wave Motion Cleaning (UWMC) EOS Integrated Cleaning System
Image Stabiliser Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism) Optical (image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
Sensors Magnetometer, digital level metre -
PROCESSOR Pentax K-1 II Canon EOS R7
Image Processor PRIME IV DIGIC X
LENS Pentax K-1 II Canon EOS R7
Lens Mounting Type Pentax K Canon RF
FOCUSING Pentax K-1 II Canon EOS R7
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection Dual Pixel CMOS AF II
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 33 651
AE/AF Control - Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF, Head Detection AF, Animal detection AF, Body detection AF, Vehicle-tracking AF
Face Detection Yes -
VIEWFINDER Pentax K-1 II Canon EOS R7
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.39"
Viewfinder Resolution - 2,360,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.70x 1.15x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +1.2 -4 to +2
Field of View Crop Factor - 1.6
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Pentax K-1 II Canon EOS R7
ISO (Max) 819200 25600
Native ISO 100-819200 100-12800
Extended ISO (Max) - 25600
Light Sensitivity ISO auto, ISO 100-819200 ISO 100-12800, ISO auto (100-25600), ISO 16000-25600
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Evaluative, centre-weighted, partial (5.8%), spot (2.9%)
Exposure Metering Zones - 384
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, ISO priority, shutter & aperture priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash
Bracketing Modes - Focus bracketing, white balance bracketing
Special Effects - Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, Standard, 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 (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), Color Temperature Enhancement (CTE), fluorescent light (daylight white), ASTRO TRACER Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (white)
Shutter Type Mechanical electronically-controlled Electronic, mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/16000 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 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing - 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing - Yes
X-sync Speed 1/200sec 1/250sec, 1/320 sec
Exposure Range EV -3-20 (ISO 100) EV -2-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Pentax K-1 II Canon EOS R7
Type 3.2" LCD display 3" LCD display
Display Format 1,037,000 pixels 1,620,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Rotating
Display Features Colour control, display brightness control, display saturation control Display brightness control, display colour control
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Pentax K-1 II Canon EOS R7
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV MPEG-4, H.264, HEVC, H.265, MP4
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW + JPEG, DNG (RAW), PEF (RAW) JPEG, RAW, C-RAW, HEIF
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - Linear PCM, AAC
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features Wind noise reduction -
MEMORY Pentax K-1 II Canon EOS R7
Memory Card Slot Dual SD card Dual 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, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card
Memory Card Included No No
Image Storage RAW 7360 x 4912
JPEG 7360 x 4912
JPEG 5760 x 3840
JPEG 4224 x 2816
JPEG 1920 x 1280
RAW 4800 x 3200
JPEG 4800 x 3200
6960 x 4640
4800 x 3200
3472 x 2320
2400 x 1600
6160 x 4640
4256 x 3200
3072 x 2320
2112 x 1600
6960 x 3904
4800 x 2688
3472 x 1952
2400 x 1344
4640 x 4640
3200 x 3200
2320 x 2320
1600 x 1600
Video Capture 1920 x 1080 i - 60 fps
1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps
1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps
1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps
1280 x 720 p - 60 fps
1280 x 720 p - 50 fps
3840 x 2160 p - 59.94 fps
3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps
3840 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps
3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps
3840 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps
1920 x 1080 p - 119.9 fps
1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps
1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps
1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps
1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps
1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
1920 x 1080 p - 23.98 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Pentax K-1 II Canon EOS R7
Battery Type Pentax D-Li90 Lithium Ion Canon LP-E6NH Lithium Ion
Details Pentax D-Li90 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Canon LP-E6NH Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Canon LP-E6N Li-ion rechargeable battery (optional)
Canon LP-E6 Li-ion rechargeable battery (optional)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 670 shots
Playback - 340 minutes
Photo shooting - 770 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 500 shots (EVF on)
CONNECTIONS Pentax K-1 II Canon EOS R7
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n HDMI, USB 3.2 Gen 2, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2
Connectivity Features - Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, Live streaming, wireless video upload to cloud server, wireless image upload to cloud server, wireless image printing
Print Standard - DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Computer Connectivity Mac, Windows -
Flash Terminal Hot shoe, PC terminal -
Connector Type USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 (USB Type-C)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Remote control
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Pentax K-1 II Canon EOS R7
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second, 1 frame per second, 0.7 frames per second, 6.4 frames per second, 4.4 frames per second 15 frames per second
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Additional Features Audio recording, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, interval shooting mode, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, High ISO NR, no anti-aliasing filter, Lens Distortion Correction, primary colour filter, colour moire correction, Lateral Chromatic Aberration Correction, anti-aliasing filter simulator, diffraction correction, Pixel Shift Resolution System II RGB primary colour filter, depth-of-field preview button, camera orientation detection, histogram display, cropping an image, resizing an image, highlight point display, Auto Lighting Optimizer, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, HDR image enhancement technology, Scene Intelligent Auto technology, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, distortion correction function, Optical Low Pass Filter (OLFP), diffraction correction, Digital Lens Optimizer, chromatic aberration correction, anti-flicker, firmware upgradable, Canon Log 3
OTHERS Pentax K-1 II Canon EOS R7
Included Accessories Eyepiece cover, battery charger, body cap, battery grip, eyecup, shoe cap, additional battery, battery grip terminal cover, sync terminal cover Battery charger, neck strap, EF-EOS R lens adapter
Software Digital Camera Utility 5 -
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature -10 °C 0 °C
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