Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL vs. Fujifilm X Series X-T100 + Fujinon XC 15-45mm OIS PZ

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Detailed comparison and review of Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL and Fujifilm X Series X-T100 + Fujinon XC 15-45mm OIS PZ. 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. Fujifilm X Series X-T100 + Fujinon XC 15-45mm OIS PZ Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Fujifilm X Series X-T100 + Fujinon XC 15-45mm OIS PZ
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included DA L 18-55mm AL lens Fujinon XC 15-45mm OIS PZ lens
Height 9.65 cm 8.3 cm
Width 12.9 cm 12.1 cm
Depth 7 cm 4.74 cm
Weight 590 g 399 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 399 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 448 g
Body Material Stainless steel, fibre reinforced polycarbonate -
Enclosure Colour Black Dark silver | Champagne gold | Black
Protection Dust-resistant -
Optical Zoom 3x 3x
SENSOR Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Fujifilm X Series X-T100 + Fujinon XC 15-45mm OIS PZ
Sensor Resolution 16.3 Megapixel 24.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 16,500,000 pixels -
Effective Sensor Resolution 16,300,000 pixels 24,200,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.7 x 15.7 mm) APS-C (23.5 x 15.7 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 15 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Special Protect (SP) coating Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration)
Image Stabiliser Optical (image sensor shift mechanism) Optical
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes -
PROCESSOR Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Fujifilm X Series X-T100 + Fujinon XC 15-45mm OIS PZ
Image Processor PRIME M -
LENS Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Fujifilm X Series X-T100 + Fujinon XC 15-45mm OIS PZ
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 18 - 55 mm - f/3.5-5.6 DA L AL Pentax KAF - zoom Fujinon zoom lens - 3x zoom - 15 - 45 mm - f/3.5-5.6 XC OIS PZ - zoom
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 27 - 82.5mm 23 - 69mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 25 cm 13 cm
Macro Focus Range - 5cm
Max View Angle 76 degree(s) -
Zoom Adjustment Manual Motorised drive
Lens Construction 8 groups / 11 elements 9 groups / 10 elements
Filter Size 52 mm 52 mm
Lens Mounting Type Pentax KAF2 Fujifilm X Mount
Features Aspherical lens ED glass, aspherical lens, stepping motor
FOCUSING Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Fujifilm X Series X-T100 + Fujinon XC 15-45mm OIS PZ
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 11 91
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function -
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye priority AF
Face Detection Yes Eye Detect AF, Face Detection Self-timer, face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Fujifilm X Series X-T100 + Fujinon XC 15-45mm OIS PZ
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% -
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.92x 0.62x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -2.5 to +1.5 -4 to +2
Interchangeable Focusing Screens Yes -
Features - Auto eye sensor
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Fujifilm X Series X-T100 + Fujinon XC 15-45mm OIS PZ
ISO (Max) 51200 51200
Native ISO - 200-12800
Extended ISO (Max) - 25600 (H1), 51200 (H2)
Extended ISO (Min) - 100
Light Sensitivity ISO 100-51200, ISO auto (100-51200) ISO 100, ISO auto, ISO 200-12800, ISO 51200, ISO 25600
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, spot, average
Exposure Metering Zones 77 256
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, ISO priority, shutter & aperture priority Bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes - Dynamic Range Bracketing, Film Simulation Bracketing, ISO sensitivity bracketing, white balance 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 Fisheye, soft focus, miniature, Film Simulation, partial colour, Toy camera, DeFog, High Key, Low Key, Pop Colour, Cross Screen, HDR Art, Dynamic tone
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) Fine, incandescent, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), Underwater, 2500K - 10000K
Shutter Type - Mechanical, electronic
Max Shutter Speed 1/6000 sec 1/32000 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 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps -
White Balance Bracketing - Yes
X-sync Speed 1/180 sec 1/180 sec
Exposure Range EV 0-22 (ISO 100) -
DISPLAY Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Fujifilm X Series X-T100 + Fujinon XC 15-45mm OIS PZ
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 921,000 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Tilting (3-way)
Display Features Display brightness control, display colour control Display brightness control, display colour control
FLASH Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Fujifilm X Series X-T100 + Fujinon XC 15-45mm OIS PZ
Camera Flash Pop-up flash -
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 Fujifilm X Series X-T100 + Fujinon XC 15-45mm OIS PZ
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 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - Linear PCM
Microphone Operation Mode Mono Stereo
Microphone Features Sensitivity control -
MEMORY Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Fujifilm X Series X-T100 + Fujinon XC 15-45mm OIS PZ
Memory Card Slot SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card 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
Memory Card Max Supported Size - 256 GB
Image Storage RAW 4928 x 3264
JPEG 4928 x 3264
JPEG 4224 x 2816
JPEG 3456 x 2304
JPEG 2688 x 1792
6000 x 4000
6000 x 3376
4000 x 4000
4240 x 2832
4240 x 2384
2832 x 2832
3008 x 2000
3008 x 1688
2000 x 2000
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 - 3840 x 2160 p - 15 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 23.98 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 59.94 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 50 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 24 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 23.98 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Fujifilm X Series X-T100 + Fujinon XC 15-45mm OIS PZ
Battery Type Pentax D-Li109 Lithium Ion Fujifilm NP-W126S Lithium Ion
Details Pentax D-Li109 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Fujifilm NP-W126S 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 - 430 shots
CONNECTIONS Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Fujifilm X Series X-T100 + Fujinon XC 15-45mm OIS PZ
Interface Composite video/audio, USB 2.0 HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1
Connectivity Features - Wireless Image Transfer, wireless image printing
Print Standard DPOF support, PRINT Image Matching Direct print, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (sub-mini phone stereo 2.5 mm)
FEATURES Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Fujifilm X Series X-T100 + Fujinon XC 15-45mm OIS PZ
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second, 6 frames per second 3 frames per second, 6 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) Digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, interval shooting mode, in-camera RAW processing, Motion Panorama, primary colour filter, Photobook assist
OTHERS Pentax K-500 + DA L 18-55mm AL Fujifilm X Series X-T100 + Fujinon XC 15-45mm OIS PZ
Included Accessories Battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, carrying case, shoulder strap, USB cable, eyecup, shoe cap Dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable, camera grip
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 - parts and labour - 1 year
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