Detailed comparison and review of Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL and Canon EOS R5 C. 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.
| DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS | Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL | Canon EOS R5 C |
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| Product Type | Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording | Digital camera - 8K - mirrorless system |
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| Lens Included | DA L 18-55mm AL lens | Body only |
| Height | 9.65 cm | 10.1 cm |
| Width | 12.9 cm | 14.2 cm |
| Depth | 7 cm | 11.1 cm |
| Weight | 590 g | 680 g |
| Weight Details | - | Camera body only: 680 g Camera with battery and memory card: 770 g |
| Body Material | Stainless steel, fibre reinforced polycarbonate | - |
| Enclosure Colour | Black | - |
| Protection | Dust-resistant | - |
| Optical Zoom | 3x | - |
| SENSOR | Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL | Canon EOS R5 C |
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| Sensor Resolution | 16.3 Megapixel | 45 Megapixel |
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| Optical Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Total Pixels | 16,500,000 pixels | 47,100,000 pixels |
| Effective Sensor Resolution | 16,300,000 pixels | 45,000,000 pixels |
| Optical Sensor Size | APS-C (23.7 x 15.7 mm) | Full Frame (36 x 24 mm) |
| Frame Rate (Max Resolution) | - | 60 fps |
| Sensor Dust Reduction | Yes | Yes |
| Sensor Features | Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Special Protect (SP) coating | Self Cleaning Sensor Unit |
| Image Stabiliser | Optical (image sensor shift mechanism) | Electronic (5-axis) |
| Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser | Yes | - |
| PROCESSOR | Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL | Canon EOS R5 C |
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| Image Processor | PRIME M | DIGIC X |
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| LENS | Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL | Canon EOS R5 C |
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| Type | Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 18 - 55 mm - f/3.5-5.6 DA L AL Pentax KAF - zoom | - |
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| 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 RF |
| Features | Aspherical lens | - |
| FOCUSING | Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL | Canon EOS R5 C |
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| Auto Focus | TTL contrast and phase detection | Dual Pixel CMOS AF II |
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| Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty | 11 | 1053 |
| Auto Focus Features | Focus Peaking function | Focus Peaking function |
| AE/AF Control | Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF | Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Zone AF, Head Detection AF, Animal detection AF, Vehicle-tracking AF |
| Face Detection | Yes | Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function |
| VIEWFINDER | Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL | Canon EOS R5 C |
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| Viewfinder Type | Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism | Electronic - OLED |
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| Viewfinder Colour Support | - | Colour |
| Viewfinder Diagonal Size | - | 0.5" |
| Viewfinder Resolution | - | 5,760,000 pixels |
| Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage | 100% | 100% |
| Optical Viewfinder Magnification | 0.92x | 0.76x |
| Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range | -2.5 to +1.5 | -4 to +2 |
| Field of View Crop Factor | - | 1.0 |
| Interchangeable Focusing Screens | Yes | - |
| EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE | Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL | Canon EOS R5 C |
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| ISO (Max) | 51200 | 102400 |
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| Native ISO | - | 100-51200 |
| Extended ISO (Max) | - | 102400 |
| Extended ISO (Min) | - | 50 |
| Light Sensitivity | ISO 100-51200, ISO auto (100-51200) | ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO 100-51200, ISO auto (100-25600), ISO auto (200-51200) |
| Exposure Metering | Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot | Evaluative, centre-weighted, partial (5.8%), spot (2.9%) |
| Exposure Metering Zones | 77 | 384 |
| Exposure Modes | Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, ISO priority, shutter & aperture priority | Bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash |
| Bracketing Modes | - | Focus bracketing |
| 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, 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), fluorescent light (daylight white) | Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, 2000K - 15000K (100K steps), fluorescent light (white) |
| Shutter Type | - | Mechanical, electronic |
| 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 | ±3 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 |
| X-sync Speed | 1/180 sec | 1/250sec |
| Exposure Range | EV 0-22 (ISO 100) | EV -3-20 (ISO 100) |
| DISPLAY | Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL | Canon EOS R5 C |
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| Type | 3" LCD display | 3.15" LCD display |
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| Touch Screen | - | Yes |
| Display Format | 921,000 pixels | 2,100,000 pixels |
| Display Form Factor | Built-in | Rotating |
| Display Features | Display brightness control, display colour control | Display brightness control, anti-smudge coating |
| FLASH | Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL | Canon EOS R5 C |
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| Camera Flash | Pop-up flash | - |
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| Guide Number (m / ISO 100) | 12 | - |
| Flash Modes | Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction, P-TTL | - |
| Red-Eye Reduction | Yes | - |
| Features | AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control | - |
| VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER | Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL | Canon EOS R5 C |
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| Digital Video Format | H.264 | XF-AVC, Cinema RAW Light, MP4 |
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| Image Recording Format | JPEG, DNG (RAW) + JPEG, DNG (RAW) | JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, C-RAW, HEIF, RAW + HEIF |
| Max Video Resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 8192 x 4320 |
| Audio Signal Format | - | Linear PCM, AAC LC |
| Microphone Operation Mode | Mono | Mono |
| Microphone Features | Sensitivity control | - |
| MEMORY | Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL | Canon EOS R5 C |
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| Memory Card Slot | SD card | SD card, CFexpress |
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| Supported Memory Cards | SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card | SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card, CFexpress |
| 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 |
8192 x 5464 5808 x 3872 4176 x 2784 2400 x 1600 5088 x 3392 7280 x 5464 5152 x 3872 3712 x 2784 2112 x 1600 8192 x 4608 5808 x 3264 4176 x 2344 2400 x 1344 5456 x 5456 3872 x 3872 2784 x 2784 1600 x 1600 |
| 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 |
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| BATTERY AND CHARGING | Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL | Canon EOS R5 C |
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| Battery Type | Pentax D-Li109 Lithium Ion | Canon LP-E6NH Lithium Ion |
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| Details | Pentax D-Li109 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 - 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) |
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| CONNECTIONS | Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL | Canon EOS R5 C |
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| Interface | Composite video/audio, USB 2.0 | HDMI, USB 3.1, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.0 |
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| Connectivity Features | - | Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, Wireless Image Transfer, wireless video upload to cloud server, wireless image upload to cloud server |
| Print Standard | DPOF support, PRINT Image Matching | DPOF support, Exif Print support |
| Flash Terminal | Hot shoe | Hot shoe |
| Connector Type | USB 2.0 Composite video/audio output |
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (USB Type-C) HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D) Audio line-in / microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm) Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm) Remote control Timecode in/out |
| FEATURES | Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL | Canon EOS R5 C |
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| Features | - | SMPTE Colour Bars, zebra pattern, waveform monitor |
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| Self-Timer Delay | 2sec, 12sec | 10 sec, 2sec |
| Continuous Shooting Speed | 3 frames per second, 6 frames per second | 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 20 frames per second, 12 frames per second, 6 frames per second, 3.9 frames per second, 6.8 frames per second, 9.2 frames per second, 5.1 frames per second, 4.9 frames per second |
| 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) | Sharpness control, histogram display, colour control, cropping an image, resizing an image, saturation control, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, Pre-Rec function, built-in cooling fan, USB charging, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, HDR image enhancement technology, Bayer mosaic RGB filter, Noise Reduction control, fast motion recording, silent shooting, distortion correction function, simultaneous multi-format recording, Optical Low Pass Filter (OLFP), diffraction correction, slow motion recording, chromatic aberration correction, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) recording, 4:2:2 10-bit internal rercording, tally light, 12-bit RAW, Canon Log 3, Perceptual Quantisation (PQ) recording, Black Gamma control |
| OTHERS | Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL | Canon EOS R5 C |
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| Included Accessories | Battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, carrying case, shoulder strap, USB cable, eyecup, shoe cap | Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, cable protector |
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| Software | Drivers & Utilities, SILKYPIX Developer Studio 3.0 | - |
| Max Operating Temperature | 40 °C | 40 °C |
| Min Operating Temperature | -10 °C | 0 °C |
| Service & Support | - | Limited warranty - 2 years |
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