Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL vs. Canon EOS 7D Mark II

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Detailed comparison and review of Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL and Canon EOS 7D Mark II. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare design, sensors, proximity characteristics, memory capacities, but also other key features of both cameras and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the camera that best fits your needs and expectations.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL vs. Canon EOS 7D Mark II Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included DA L 18-55mm AL lens Body only
Height 9.65 cm 11.24 cm
Width 12.9 cm 14.86 cm
Depth 7 cm 7.82 cm
Weight 590 g 910 g
Body Material Stainless steel, fibre reinforced polycarbonate Magnesium alloy
Enclosure Colour Black -
Protection Dust-resistant Weatherproof, dust-resistant
Optical Zoom 3x -
Navigation - GPS receiver
SENSOR Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Sensor Resolution 16.3 Megapixel 20.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 16,500,000 pixels 20,900,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 16,300,000 pixels 20,200,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.7 x 15.7 mm) APS-C (22.4 x 15.0 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 59.94 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Special Protect (SP) coating EOS Integrated Cleaning System
Image Stabiliser Optical (image sensor shift mechanism) -
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes -
Sensors - Digital compass
PROCESSOR Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Image Processor PRIME M Dual DIGIC 6
LENS Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Canon EOS 7D Mark II
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 Pentax KAF2 Canon EF/EF-S
Features Aspherical lens -
FOCUSING Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 11 65
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function -
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF FlexiZone, Face-priority AF, Movie Servo AF
Face Detection Yes Face Detection AF/AE
VIEWFINDER Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.92x 1.0x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -2.5 to +1.5 -3 to +1
Interchangeable Focusing Screens Yes -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Canon EOS 7D Mark II
ISO (Max) 51200 51200
Native ISO - 100-16000
Light Sensitivity ISO 100-51200, ISO auto (100-51200) ISO 51200, ISO 25600, ISO 100-16000, ISO auto (100-16000)
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Evaluative, centre-weighted, partial (6%), spot (1.8%)
Exposure Metering Zones 77 252
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, ISO priority, shutter & aperture priority Programme, 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, forest, backlight silhouette -
Special Effects 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 Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, Standard
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), fluorescent light (daylight white) Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (white)
Shutter Type - Mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/6000 sec 1/8000 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 2, 3, 5, 7 steps in 1/3, 1/2 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing - Yes
X-sync Speed 1/180 sec 1/250sec
Exposure Range EV 0-22 (ISO 100) EV 0-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Display Format 921,000 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Built-in
Display Features Display brightness control, display colour control Display brightness control
FLASH Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 12 11
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction, P-TTL Rear curtain sync, auto mode, flash OFF mode
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Digital Video Format H.264 H.264, MOV
Image Recording Format JPEG, DNG (RAW) + JPEG, DNG (RAW) JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Audio Signal Format - Linear PCM, AAC
Microphone Operation Mode Mono Stereo
Microphone Features Sensitivity control Sensitivity control
MEMORY Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Memory Card Slot SD card CompactFlash Card, SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card CompactFlash, SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card 8 GB SDHC -
Memory Card Included - No
Image Storage RAW 4928 x 3264
JPEG 4928 x 3264
JPEG 4224 x 2816
JPEG 3456 x 2304
JPEG 2688 x 1792
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
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 - 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
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
BATTERY AND CHARGING Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Battery Type Pentax D-Li109 Lithium Ion Canon LP-E6N Lithium Ion
Details Pentax D-Li109 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Canon LP-E6N 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)
Photo shooting - 670 shots (at 23 °C (AE 50%, FE 50%))
Photo shooting - 640 shots (at 0 °C (AE 50%, FE 50%))
CONNECTIONS Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Interface Composite video/audio, USB 2.0 HDMI, USB 3.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Connectivity Features - Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view
Print Standard DPOF support, PRINT Image Matching Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe, PC terminal
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
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)
FEATURES Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second, 6 frames per second 10 frames per second
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
Additional Features 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) 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
OTHERS Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Included Accessories Battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, carrying case, shoulder strap, USB cable, eyecup, shoe cap Eyepiece cover, battery charger, body cap, neck strap, USB cable, eyecup, cable protector
Software Drivers & Utilities, SILKYPIX Developer Studio 3.0 Drivers & Utilities, Canon PhotoStitch, Canon Digital Photo Professional, Canon Picture Style Editor, Canon ImageBrowser EX
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature -10 °C 0 °C
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