Pentax K-1 II vs. Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM

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In depth comparison and review of Pentax K-1 II and Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM. 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

Pentax K-1 II vs. Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Pentax K-1 II Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM lens
Height 11 cm 8.61 cm
Width 13.65 cm 13.25 cm
Depth 8.55 cm 7 cm
Weight 925 g 414 g
Weight Details Camera body only: 925 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 1010 g
Camera body only: 414 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 461 g
Enclosure Colour Silver Black
Protection Weatherproof, freezeproof, dust-resistant -
Optical Zoom - 2x
Navigation GPS receiver -
SENSOR Pentax K-1 II Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
Sensor Resolution 36.4 Megapixel 24.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 36,770,000 pixels 25,600,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 36,400,000 pixels 24,200,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 35.9 x 24.0 mm Full Frame (36 x 24 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 60 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes -
Sensor Features Ultrasonic Wave Motion Cleaning (UWMC) Self Cleaning Sensor Unit
Image Stabiliser Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism) Optical
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
Sensors Magnetometer, digital level metre -
PROCESSOR Pentax K-1 II Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
Image Processor PRIME IV DIGIC X
LENS Pentax K-1 II Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
Type - Zoom lens - 2x zoom - 24 - 50 mm - f/4.5-6.3 IS STM Canon RF - zoom
Focus Adjustment - Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance - 30 cm
Max View Angle - 84 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment - Manual
Lens Construction - 8 groups / 8 elements
Filter Size - 58 mm
Lens Mounting Type Pentax K Canon RF
Features - Aspherical lens, Stepping Motor (STM) technology, built-in control ring
FOCUSING Pentax K-1 II Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection Dual Pixel CMOS AF
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 33 1053
AE/AF Control - Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF, Head Detection AF, Animal detection AF, Vehicle-tracking AF
Face Detection Yes Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Pentax K-1 II Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
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 0.70x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +1.2 -4 to +1
Viewfinder Information - Exposure compensation, aperture, white balance, image stabilizer, battery status, highlight tone priority, picture mode, ISO sensitivity, memory card status, AF status, electronic level, maximum burst, shooting mode, drive mode, metering mode
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Pentax K-1 II Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
ISO (Max) 819200 204800
Native ISO 100-819200 100-102400
Extended ISO (Max) - 204800
Extended ISO (Min) - 50
Light Sensitivity ISO auto, ISO 100-819200 ISO 50, ISO 204800, ISO 100-102400
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot (3%), partial (5.9%)
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, flexible-priority AE, hybrid auto, scene intelligent auto, special scenes, creative filters, custom
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 1/200sec
Exposure Range EV -3-20 (ISO 100) EV -3-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Pentax K-1 II Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
Type 3.2" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
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
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Pentax K-1 II Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV H.264, AVC, 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 R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
Memory Card Slot Dual 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, 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
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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 - 59.94 fps
3840 x 2160 - 50 fps
3840 x 2160 - 29.97 fps
3840 x 2160 - 25 fps
3840 x 2160 - 23.98 fps
1920 x 1080 - 179.82 fps
1920 x 1080 - 150 fps
1920 x 1080 - 119.9 fps
1920 x 1080 - 100 fps
1920 x 1080 - 59.94 fps
1920 x 1080 - 50 fps
1920 x 1080 - 29.97 fps
1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
1920 x 1080 - 23.98 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Pentax K-1 II Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
Battery Type Pentax D-Li90 Lithium Ion Canon LP-E17 Lithium Ion
Details Pentax D-Li90 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Canon LP-E17 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1040 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 670 shots
Playback - 340 minutes
Photo shooting - 370 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 220 shots (viewfinder)
CONNECTIONS Pentax K-1 II Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
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, Live streaming, wireless video upload to cloud server, wireless image upload to cloud server
Print Standard - DPOF support
Computer Connectivity Mac, Windows 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 3.2 Gen 2 (USB Type-C)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Remote control (E3)
FEATURES Pentax K-1 II Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
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 -
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode Moving Subject HDR, HDR PQ
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, AE lock, AF lock, Dust Delete Data system, in-camera RAW processing, weatherproof, HDR image enhancement technology, auto white balance, 4K time-lapse movie recording, RAW burst mode, movie digital IS, Canon Log 3, Depth Compositing
OTHERS Pentax K-1 II Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
Included Accessories Eyepiece cover, battery charger, body cap, battery grip, eyecup, shoe cap, additional battery, battery grip terminal cover, sync terminal cover Battery charger, dust cap, lens cap, neck strap, battery cover, shoe cap, camera cover
Software Digital Camera Utility 5 Canon EOS Utility
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature -10 °C 0 °C
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